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Serbian right-wingers rally against Western plan for Kosovo

Hundreds of Serbian nationalists have rallied outside the presidency building in Belgrade demanding that President Aleksandar Vucic rejects a Western plan to normalize ties with breakaway Kosovo and pulls out of negotiations

The Independent UK

Serb nationalists pledge riots if Belgrade tries to improve ties with Kosovo

Hundreds of hardline Serb nationalists and pro-Russia activists rallied in downtown Belgrade, threatening riots if Serbia accepts a Western-backed plan aimed at mending ties with Kosovo, its former mainly Albanian southern province.

Reuters

Russia estimated to have lost ‘almost half’ of its key battle tanks during Ukraine war

Losses force Moscow to rely on older Soviet-era tanks, report from military think tank says

The Independent UK

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Russia donates 25,000 tonnes of wheat to ally Cuba as ties deepen

Russia on Wednesday gave Cuba an "emergency" donation of 25,000 tons of wheat to combat shortages on the island, a sign of deepening ties between the two long-time allies.

Reuters

U.S. lawmakers want terrorist designation for Russia's Wagner Group

A group of Democratic and Republican senators said on Wednesday they would try again to pass legislation that would require the State Department to designate Russian mercenary company Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO).

Reuters

Russian army has lost half its tanks in Ukraine war so far, think tank says

Russia had lost ‘around 50% of its pre invasion fleet’, the International Institute of Strategic Studies says

Evening Standard

Ukraine to boycott OSCE meeting in Vienna if Russia attends

Ukraine has informed the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe that it won’t attend the next meeting of its parliamentary assembly if sanctioned Russian lawmakers are allowed to participate

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Topless air rage plane passenger 'bit attendant before trying to break into cockpit'

As crew fought to get some clothes on the semi-naked woman on the Stavropol to Moscow flight in Russia, she screamed: “Please go away from me. Kill me here, but I will smoke.”

Daily Mirror

Russian journalist gets 6 years in penal colony over Ukraine war

The Kremlin has banned the spread of ‘false information’ or criticism about the Russian army during the war in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

NATO Chief Heads to Ankara as Türkiye Holds up Nordics

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg conceded Wednesday that Türkiye has blocked efforts to let Finland and Sweden join the world’s biggest security alliance at the same time, and said he is heading to Ankara to discuss the issue with the Turkish president and foreign minister. Finland and neighboring Sweden abandoned decades…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Bombers Intercepted by NORAD Near Alaska

Several Russian strategic bombers and fighter jets were intercepted by North American air defense forces as they flew over international airspace near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said, in routine incidents unrelated to tensions over the war in Ukraine. The aircraft, which were identified on Monday, did…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU expected to sanction IRGC entities over drones sent to Russia for war

Until recently, most of the EU focus was on Iran's nuclear program and not on the IRGC military activity abroad.

Axios

Russian army has lost up to half of key battle tanks, analysts estimate

Experts say Moscow has large number of cold-war era models in storage so can continue war in Ukraine for some time

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin has already LOST war with Ukraine, top US general claims

Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley has slammed Russia for launching an unprovoked attack on Ukraine and admitted they've "lost strategically, operationally, and tactically"

Daily Mirror

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Ukraine war: 'soccer plot' raises fears of fresh Russian attempts to destabilise neighbouring Moldova

Moldova has been sliding into yet another crisis following the resignation of its prime minister, Natalia Gavrilita, and fears that Russia was plotting a coup to overthrow the pro-western president, Maia Sandu.

Daily Mirror

Ukraine invasion exposed Europe's 'vulnerabilities', admits UK defence chief

But Ben Wallace branded fears the UK would not be able to take over a key NATO responsibility as 'just b*******' when he was tackled about the claim on live television

France 24

Filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov on Russia’s climate of violence

His latest film “Tchaikovsky’s Wife” is a surreal and stylish historical drama, shining a light on a woman overshadowed by her famous composer husband. Director Kirill Serebrennikov tells us how Antonina Miliukova railed against the anti-woman climate in 19th century Russia, and how institutional violence and propaganda have become features…

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin deploys supersonic nuclear bombers over sea just north of UK in threat

It is the second time this week that Russian President Vladimir Putin has deployed his strategic aircraft in the Norwegian Sea in what has been interpreted as a warning to the West

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Infographic: How much have NATO members spent on Ukraine?

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the 30 members of the alliance have committed at least $80bn of aid to Kyiv.

Reuters

Ukraine defence minister confident West will send jets

Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Wednesday he was "absolutely" confident Western countries will supply fighter jets to Kyiv to help fight Russia's invasion even though some have been cool on the idea so far.

Reuters

'Executed' Russian Wagner fighter shown unharmed in new video

A Russian mercenary shown on video this week ostensibly being executed for desertion by the Wagner private militia has appeared, unharmed, with Wagner's chief on another clip aired on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Security guard filmed images of colleagues’ families inside embassy, court told

David Smith has admitted sending classified documents to the Russian Embassy anonymously in May and November 2020.

The Times of India

India's imports from Russia up 384% in April-January

NEW DELHI: India's imports from Russia has jumped about five times to $37.31 billion during April-January this fiscal on account of increasing inbound shipments of crude oil from that country, according to the commerce ministry data.

The Independent UK

EU seeks new Russia sanctions package, targets Iran's drones

The European Union is considering a new set of sanctions totaling 11 billion euros to against Russia and also some third countries providing vital equipment that Moscow uses to boost its troops on the battlegrounds in Ukraine

Evening Standard

British embassy guard ‘endangered colleagues when spying for Russia as Ukraine war loomed’

At the Old Bailey David Ballantyne Smith faced claims he had put embassy staff “in danger”

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