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How Russia is using gas as a political tool to win support for the Ukraine war

Russia is using its dominance of the European oil and gas market, where it accounts for 40% of EU gas consumption, to attempt to reduce support for Ukraine.

The Conversation

Energy crisis: why the UK will be at the mercy of international gas prices for years to come

The UK is trying to ensure households and businesses have enough energy this winter by turning to international markets buoyed by booming US liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply, and reinstating retired storage capabilities. But the impact of Russia’s recent decision to switch off its Nord Stream 1 pipeline has proven…

The Conversation

Russian submarine and destroyer in dramatic Irish Sea chase as Defence Forces 'monitor' situation

An oil tanker ship for the Russian navy has drawn the attention of security experts who track Russian naval activity after it was spotted off the Cork coast. The Irish Defence Forces say they are 'monitoring the situation'.

Irish Mirror

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Finland says EU curb on Russian visas a step 'in right direction'

The European Union's move to restrict travel visas for Russians due to Moscow's war in Ukraine is a step "in the right direction" if implemented by member states, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Major events in the life and career of Mikhail Gorbachev

The Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual antagonism to the United States Before Mikhail Gorbachev came along

The Independent UK

German Economy Ministry officials flagged over possible Russia ties - Die Zeit

The German Economy Ministry has asked the country's domestic intelligence agency BfV to look into two senior ministry officials over concerns about their possible ties to Russia, Die Zeit weekly reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says EU should ban all Russian state media

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the European Union on Wednesday to ban all Russian state TV channels and "propagandists", an apparent reference to Russian state media employees.

Reuters

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Daily Dose Ep 1138: Mamata’s nephew gets ED summons, last Soviet leader dies

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from Punjab, Jharkhand, New Delhi, West Bengal, Pakistan, and Russia.

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Don't underestimate Russia's military strength, German defence chief warns

Germany's chief of defence has warned that the West must not underestimate Moscow's military strength, saying Russia has the scope to open up a second front should it choose to do so.

Reuters

EU foreign ministers agree to suspend visa deal with Russia - top diplomat

European Union foreign ministers agreed on Wednesday to fully suspend a visa facilitation agreement with Russia, making it harder and more costly for Russian citizens to enter the EU, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borell said.

Reuters

Iran delivers European ‘peace initiative’ on Ukraine to Russia

Iran says it received the proposal from a European leader, but refuses to name the official.

Al Jazeera

Pro-Kremlin commentators criticise Gorbachev’s legacy of ‘instability’

‘We are still correcting his mistakes,’ says one Russian parliamentarian

The Independent UK

Russia halts gas supplies to Germany as France warns of winter rationing and power cuts

Paris mulls rationing as Europe’s energy crisis deepens

The Independent UK

Slice of life: Gorbachev's Pizza Hut ad a time capsule.

Call it a slice of life

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The Independent UK

World War 3: Seven times it has been wrongly declared or predicted

Moscow’s remark echo a string of previous sinister predictions

The Conversation

When Russia and Ukraine eventually restart peace talks, involving women – or not – could be a key factor in an agreement actually sticking

Ukraine and Russia launched peace talks just days after Russia invaded in early February, 2022 – but since then, peace negotiations have started and stopped multiple times.

Evening Standard

Gorbachev’s successors: who led Russia after the last leader of the Soviet Union?

Three people have been president of Russia since the Soviet Union disintegrated

Reuters

IAEA mission to nuclear plant arrives in Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant in southern Ukraine arrived in the Ukrainian-held city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, from where they will travel to the Russian-occupied power station.

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EU will suspend agreement with Russia that eases visa issuance - Hungary minister

The European Union will suspend an agreement with Russia that eases visa issuance, but there will not be a blanket visa ban imposed as there is no unanimity on that, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Facebook on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

The Standard View: Mikhail Gorbachev’s passing marks the end of an extraordinary time in world history

The death of Mikhail Gorbachev last night marks the end of an extraordinary time in world history, when the apparently inexorable changes that followed the Second World War were undone. He was the man who, more than anyone, drew back the Iron Curtain.

The Independent UK

Voices: Mikhail Gorbachev was a hero of our time

Former foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind pays tribute to a great statesman

Evening Standard

What is Nord Stream 1? Russia turns off natural gas pipeline

Everything we need to know about Nord Stream 1

Evening Standard

Mikhail Gorbachev — the towering figure of Russian politics who will never be forgotten

He was Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev – the man who made Glasnost (transparency) and Perestroika (economic reform) household words far beyond the Soviet Union he fought to reform. To the young people I watched greet him hungrily in East Germany in 1989 as a symbol that change was possible, he was…

Evening Standard

In age of Putin’s aggression, we should salute Gorbachev’s integrity, says Boris

World leaders offer their tributes to Mikhail Gorbachev, the Russian president who helped bring down the Iron Curtain

Reuters

Russia, US discussing possible New START Treaty commission talks - Interfax

Russia and the United States are discussing a possible meeting of their bilateral consultative commission on the New START Treaty, the Interfax news agency quoted Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Wednesday.

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