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Brittney Griner's case was difficult for US negotiators for one key reason: She was guilty

The release from Russian prison of WNBA star Britney Griner has been greeted with general delight in the United States.

The Conversation

Ukraine: Electricians fight to restore power to villages in Mykolaiv and Kherson

As the temperature drops below freezing in Ukraine, Russia has launched wave after wave of missile attacks on the country's energy infrastructure in a bid to destroy morale and force the Ukrainians to sue for peace. FRANCE 24 correspondents Robert Parsons, Pauline Godart and Raid Abu Zaideh report from the…

France 24

Hill rebukes Trump's Paul Whelan boasts

Paul Whelan's brother also called Trump's comments "offensive," adding that he never mentioned him in office

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No year-end press conference for Putin amid Russia’s faltering war in Ukraine

Kremlin says traditional event will not take place in further sign leader is becoming more remote

The Guardian - UK

Goods pile up in North Korea after trains resume from Russia, think-tank says

Satellite images show goods from Russia appear to be piling up in a North Korean railyard, about a month after trains were reported crossing the border for the first time since the pandemic began, a U.S.-based think-tank said on Monday.

Reuters

Griner dunks in first basketball workout since Russian detention

"She seems to have endured this in pretty incredible ways," Griner's agent said.

Axios

Trump admits he turned down prisoner swap to exchange Paul Whelan and Viktor Bout

Imprisoned ex-marine was arrested and detained in Russia on former president’s watch

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Ukraine PM urges more military aid to counter Russia attacks

Ukraine’s prime minister is appealing for Patriot missile batteries and other hi-tech air defense systems to counter Russian attacks, as more Russian shelling was reported on Monday in the eastern regions of Ukraine where Moscow is trying to make battlefield gains

The Independent UK

Why does India still use and trade asbestos?

Russia is among the nations that supply India with asbestos, a substance banned in several countries.

Al Jazeera

Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout joins ultranationalist party

Bout, who was released in prisoner exchange, could seek a seat in parliament, and has spoken of ‘pride’ in Putin

The Guardian - UK

Major fire damages second Russian shopping centre in four days

Fire broke out at construction supplies centre in Balashikha

The Independent UK

‘Huge number’ killed in strike on Russian mercenary group’s HQ

Ukraine said to have struck as Foreign Secretary James Cleverly accuses Vladimir Putin of ‘turning back the clock’

Evening Standard

Released Russian arms dealer Bout joins ultranationalist party

Viktor Bout was freed last week from a 25-year US prison sentence in swap for basketball star Brittney Griner.

Al Jazeera

UN Aid Chief to Visit Kherson on Ukraine Trip amid Power Outages

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths arrived in Ukraine on a four-day trip on Monday as officials raced to repair energy facilities hit by Russian air strikes that have caused winter power outages. The under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator will visit the southern city of Mykolaiv as well…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Oil Resumes Slide as Weak Economy Outweighs Supply Risks

Oil prices fell on Monday, deepening a multi-week decline, as a weakening global economy offset supply woes stemming from the closure of a key pipeline supplying the United States and Russian threats of a production cut. Brent crude futures were down 38 cents, or 0.4%, at $75.72 a barrel by…

Reuters

Russia's logistic logjam worsens in winter, curbs coal exports to China

Infrastructure bottlenecks in Russia worsened with the winter season as rising demand for Asia-bound cargoes amid European sanctions on Moscow led to rail jams and worsened prospects for coal sales to China, according to data and market sources.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine says it killed Wagner mercenaries, who are they?

Controversial armed group emerged from being a murky guns-for-hire enterprise to a public extension of the Russian army.

France 24

The battle for Bakhmut: Ukrainian city's last residents survive under artillery fire

Battle is raging in Bakhmut. The city is currently the most active and violent front line in the war for Ukraine. After a string of defeats in Kharkiv and Kherson, the Russian army is scrambling to make gains, pouring soldiers and Wagner mercenaries into Bakhmut. FRANCE 24's reporters James André…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says US Is Not Taking a Constructive Approach to Istanbul Talks

Russia on Monday accused the United States of not taking a constructive approach to diplomatic talks in Istanbul, but said the Turkish city was a convenient place for such contacts to take place. A meeting between US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns and Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's SVR…

Reuters

Freed Russian arms dealer Bout joins Kremlin-loyal ultranationalist party

Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer freed on Thursday after 14 years in U.S. custody in exchange for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, has joined the Kremlin-loyal ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), its leader said on Monday.

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: US policy makes Ukraine fight by rules Russia doesn’t follow

Last week, Ukraine pulled off an audacious military feat: three drone strikes deep inside Russia, one against a target less than 150 miles from Moscow.

The Guardian - UK

‘People can’t afford milk’: Moldovans weigh political future as Ukraine war hits economy

Pro-Kremlin rhetoric is catching on with some as winter heating and basic foods become unaffordable

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin’s army unlikely to make ‘significant advance for months’ in Ukraine, says UK

Vladimir Putin’s troops are so bogged down in Ukraine that they are “unlikely to make operationally significant advances within the next several months,” British defence chiefs said on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi FM: We Are Seeking to Build Bridges Between East and West

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah stressed on Sunday that the Kingdom and Gulf countries were working on building bridges between the east and west. He cited the recent Riyadh-hosted summits that brought together the leaders of China and the United States as Saudi Arabia’s attempt to…

Reuters

Russia says U.S. not 'constructive' yet in talks - RIA

Russia sees Istanbul as a "comfortable place" to conduct diplomacy with the United States but does not yet believe Washington has adopted a constructive approach in talks, the RIA Novosti news agency cited Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin as saying on Monday.

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