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Ukraine: Putin’s Russia declared ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ by European Parliament

Moscow suggests designating European Parliament as a ‘sponsor of idiocy’ in response

The Independent UK

'Pro-Russia' hackers down EU Parliament website for hours

The European Parliament's website was unavailable for several hours on Wednesday due to a denial-of-service attack by "Pro-Kremlin" hackers, after its lawmakers designated Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, the institute's president said.

Reuters

Russian-backed Kyiv monastery raided over suspected subversion

Ukrainian official says suspected Russian citizens and pro-Russia literature found in raids on Orthodox sites

The Guardian - UK

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Hosting Putin, Armenian leader complains of lack of help from Russian-led alliance

Armenia's leader vented his frustration on Wednesday at the failure of a Russian-led security alliance to come to his country's aid in the face of what he called aggression by Azerbaijan.

Reuters

Russia hits Ukraine with new missile strikes, knocking out power and water

The capital Kyiv and the western city of Lviv were among the cities hit in the latest round of attacks aimed at the country's infrastructure.

WEKU

Kyiv rattled as attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure cut power

Explosions rattled Kyiv on Wednesday and an infrastructure facility was hit amid reports of a barrage of Russian missile strikes across Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Russian missiles strike energy facilities across Ukraine, causing blackouts

The Kyiv regional governor said the strikes had hit the "housing sector and critical infrastructure facilities."

Axios

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Switzerland adopts EU’s eighth package of sanctions

The Swiss government said on Wednesday it had adopted further sanctions against Russia, in line with the European Union's eighth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin 'fighting for life' as Russians driven out of Kherson, says Zelensky aide

A senior military adviser in the office of Ukraine's President said the liberation of Kherson has sparked a paranoid episode, with Putin convinced his closest cronies could be plotting to take him down

Daily Mirror

Russia's parliament moves to extend anti-sanctions regulation

Russia's parliament on Wednesday passed a first reading of a bill to extend Moscow's package of anti-sanctions regulation, the TASS news agency reported.

Reuters

At least six die in Ukraine as dozens of missiles target civilian infrastructure

Latest attacks come after overnight strike on maternity ward kills newborn baby in Zaporizhzhia region

The Guardian - UK

Gary Lineker admits he feels "uncomfortable" with BBC coverage at World Cup

BBC presenter Gary Lineker says the broadcaster's editorial stance on the Qatar World Cup has been informed by past mistakes they made at the 2018 tournament in Russia

Daily Mirror

Chechens fighting for Ukraine see chance to 'free' their homeland

Speaking amid the boom of artillery on Ukraine's frontlines, the masked soldier said his ultimate goal was to liberate a land farther east - the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Reuters

Ukraine's president welcomes EU Parliament designation of Russia as 'terrorism sponsor'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed a decision by the European Parliament on Wednesday to designate Russia as a "state sponsor of terrorism."

Reuters

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Ukrainian energy minister accuses Russia of 'gas blackmail'

Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko accused Moscow on Wednesday of using "gas blackmail" for geopolitical purposes after Russia's Gazprom said it could start reducing gas supplies to Moldova via Ukraine from Nov. 28.

Reuters

European Parliament declares Russia a state sponsor of terrorism

The European Parliament on Wednesday designated Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, arguing that its military strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets such as energy infrastructure, hospitals, schools and shelters violated international law.

Reuters

Some Russian commanders knew of sexual violence or encouraged it, says lawyer advising Kyiv

There is evidence that Russian commanders in several instances were aware of sexual violence by military personnel in Ukraine “and in some cases, encouraging it or even ordering it,” according to an international criminal lawyer assisting Kyiv’s war crimes investigations.

Reuters

Pope compares Russia's war in Ukraine to 1930s famine inflicted by Stalin

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that Ukrainians were suffering today from the "martyrdom of aggression" and compared Russia's war in Ukraine to the "terrible genocide" of the 1930s, when Soviet leader Josef Stalin inflicted famine on the country.

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The Independent UK

Macron ‘in denial’ about Russian intentions ahead of Ukraine invasion, says Boris Johnson

Former PM also claims Germany wanted Ukraine to fall swiftly to avoid economic pain

The Guardian - UK

How Putin is preparing children to ‘die for the motherland’

Putin is turbocharging his indoctrination of young people, says historian Ian Garner

Reuters

Russia asks Turkey to refrain from full-scale Syria offensive

Russia has asked Turkey to refrain from a full-scale ground offensive in Syria, senior Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev said on Wednesday, because such actions could trigger an escalation of violence.

The Independent UK

Ukraine: Two-day-old baby ‘killed in Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia maternity ward’

The baby’s mother and a doctor have been rescued from the rubble

Reuters

Russian court orders Google to restore parliament YouTube channel - Duma

A Russian court on Wednesday ordered Google to reinstate the blocked YouTube channel of the State Duma, Russia's parliament, the Duma said in a statement.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Negotiations can’t end the Russia-Ukraine war until one side has lost

In recent days we see an increase in calls for a negotiated solution of the war in Ukraine. From the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, from progressive members of Congress and from leading international relations scholars, a growing number of voices urge the U.S. to invest in negotiations between Russia…

Evening Standard

Russia ‘likely to have exhausted’ Iranian kamikaze drone supply - UK

The British Ministry of Defence said they initially replaced cruise missiles as the main Russian weapon in Ukraine

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