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Griner back in U.S. in 'good spirits' as Russia's Bout lands in Moscow

Basketball star Brittney Griner landed in the United States on Friday after 10 months in Russian detention following a prisoner swap with arms dealer Viktor Bout who flew home hours earlier to embrace his family on the airport tarmac in Moscow.

Reuters

Russia pardoned Zambian prisoner to fight in Ukraine -Zambia foreign minister

Russia has told Zambia it pardoned a Zambian prisoner to go and fight in Ukraine, where he was killed, the southern African country's Foreign Affairs Minister Stanley Kakubo said on Friday.

Reuters

First Thing: Brittney Griner lands in US after being freed from Russian prison

Basketball star arrives in Texas after US releases convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout in dramatic prisoner swap. Plus, the first-ever unicorn license granted

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UK sanctions Russian tank commander

A Russian tank commander has been targeted as part of sanctions put on 30 indivduals and entities by the UK on Friday.

Evening Standard

TotalEnergies exits Russian gas firm's board, takes $3.7bn hit

French energy group TotalEnergies said Friday it was withdrawing from the board of Russian gas giant Novatek and taking a $3.7 billion hit in the wake of sanctions against Moscow.

Radio France Internationale

Russian, U.S. diplomats hold technical talks in Istanbul

Russian and U.S. diplomats met in Istanbul on Friday to discuss a number of technical issues in their relationship, Russia's deputy foreign minister and the U.S. Embassy in Ankara said.

Reuters

Brittney Griner is back home in the U.S. after a prisoner swap with Russia

American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10 months in detention in Russia.

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Brittney Griner back home in U.S. after Russian prisoner swap

American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10 months in detention in Russia.

WEKU

Ukrainian security service accuses Orthodox cleric of supporting Russia

Ukraine's SBU security service accused a senior Orthodox Christian cleric on Friday of engaging in anti-Ukrainian activity by supporting Russian policies in social media posts.

Reuters

Russian opposition figure gets 8-1/2 years' jail on 'false information' charge

Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin was sentenced in court to eight-and-a-half years in prison on Friday on charges of spreading "false information" about the army.

Reuters

Brittney Griner lands back on US soil after being freed from Russia in prisoner swap for Viktor Bout

Plane carrying the WNBA star landed in San Antonio at around 5.30am ET on Friday morning

The Independent UK

Plane believed to be carrying Griner lands in US

A plane believed to be carrying Brittney Griner has landed in the United States

The Independent UK

What happened to WNBA star Brittney Griner and why was she detained in Russia?

The basketball star was finally released on 8 December after being detained in Moscow for 10 months

The Independent UK

Putin ‘launches new Iranian drone attacks in Ukraine after stocks resupplied’

The collaboration between Russia and Iran is a violation of a 2015 UN Security Council resolution

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The Conversation

The CIA and the new cold war: what history tells us about its influence today – podcast

This episode of The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast tells the inside story of the CIA v Russia – from cold war conspiracy to “black” propaganda in Ukraine.

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Ukraine is calling for a boycott of 'The Nutcracker.' Ballet companies aren't budging

Ukraine's culture minister said his country's allies could stop Russia from weaponizing its culture by temporarily boycotting Russian artists, including The Nutcracker composer Tchaikovsky.

Reuters

No Modi-Putin summit this year after they met in September- Indian govt source

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold an annual in-person summit this year, an Indian government source said on Friday, after the two held discussions on the sidelines of an event in September.

The Guardian - UK

‘Only 100 metres apart’: Ukrainians and Russians face off in Donetsk

The eastern city of Bakhmut – where soldiers suffer bitter cold and lack of supplies – is now the war’s most violent front

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 289

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 289th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin: Russia Has No Current Plans to Annex More Ukrainian Territories

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia doesn’t plan on annexing more territories in its war against Ukraine. "There is no question of that. But there is nevertheless a lot of work ahead to liberate the territories; in a number of new regions of the Russian Federation there are occupied…

Reuters

Canada adds sanctions on Russia, Iran, Myanmar over human rights

Canada on Friday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, Iran and Myanmar, citing alleged human rights violations by their governments.

The Independent UK

Russia appears to deploy fresh stocks of Iranian kamikaze drones

Ukraine has reported attacks by Iranian-sourced one-way unmanned aerial vehicles for the first time in three weeks, the UK’s Ministry of Defence said.

Bangkok Post

Army hospital first stop for freed athlete Griner

American basketball star Brittney Griner arrived back in the United States on Friday morning after being released from a Russian prison in exchange for Victor Bout, an arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death”.

Reuters

Russia's Bout feels terrible, wants drawings back from U.S. -TASS

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout feels terrible after his long prisoner swap journey and his family expects that the United States will hand over his documents and drawings to the Russian embassy, TASS news agency reported, citing his wife.

Reuters

Putin says West's desire for global dominance increases conflict risks

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said the West's desire to maintain its dominance on the world stage was increasing the risks of conflict.

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