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Putin and MBS discuss oil in phone call less than week after Biden visit to Saudi Arabia

The two leaders also discussed the friendly relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia.

Axios

Turkey: Ukraine grain export deal to be signed in Istanbul

Turkish officials say a deal on a U.N. plan to unblock the shipment of Ukrainian grain and to allow Russia to export grain and fertilizers will be signed in Istanbul on Friday

The Independent UK

Russia moves to annex occupied Ukrainian land by September

The Kremlin is in a dash to hold referendums in Ukrainian territories occupied by its troops to give grounds for President Vladimir Putin to absorb them into Russia as early as September, according to people familiar with the strategy.

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Ukraine calls for international tribunal to bring Putin to justice more quickly

Trying top Russian regime members for act of aggression could bring indictments ‘within three months’, says official

The Guardian - UK

Israel aims to stop Russian move against Jewish nonprofit

Israel’s prime minister says he's sending a delegation to Moscow in hopes of halting a Russian order to shutter the operations of a major nonprofit organization that promotes Jewish immigration to Israel

The Independent UK

Hungary foreign minister in Moscow for gas supply talks

Hungary’s foreign minister says he wants to discuss ensuring gas supplies for his country during Russia visit.

Al Jazeera

Half of Russian spies in Europe expelled since Ukraine invasion, says MI6 chief

Richard Moore says 400 intelligence officers operating under diplomatic cover have been expelled

The Guardian - UK

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Turkey says Russia, Ukraine to sign U.N. grain export deal Friday

Russia, Ukraine and Turkey will gather on Friday to sign a deal proposed by the United Nations to free up grain exports from Ukraine's besieged Black Sea ports, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's office said on Thursday.

Reuters

Putin has suffered ‘epic fail’ in Ukraine, head of MI6 says

Richard Moore, the chief of the UK Secret Intelligence Service, said the war is ‘obviously not over’ but Russia may be starting ‘to run out of steam’.

The Independent UK

National Crime Agency calls for more funding to tackle Russian kleptocracy

UK’s organised crime-fighting force complains it only has a third of the money per officer received by the FBI

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine Recap: Putin goes in search of friends while his ministers threaten his enemies

It’s childish, I realise, but I experienced a frisson of amused pleasure on watching the video of Vladimir Putin pacing up and down for nearly a minute while waiting for the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to show up for their photo opportunity when the two leaders were visiting Tehran…

The Conversation

UFC star Khamzat Chimaev posts controversial statement about "Motherland" Russia

Chimaev was born in the Chechen Republic of Russia before migrating to Sweden with his mother at the age of 18, and has now made a controversial post defending his "Motherland"

Daily Mirror

Russia about to 'run out of steam' in Ukraine, British spy chief says

Russia's military is likely to start an operational pause of some kind in Ukraine in the coming weeks, giving Kyiv a key opportunity to strike back, Britain's spy chief said on Thursday.

Reuters

The bombed Mariupol theater troupe is back on stage with a homegrown Ukrainian play

Displaced when Russia bombed their historic building, a Mariupol theater troupe has reconstituted what's left of the group and is putting on a play by a famous Ukrainian playwright.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine Russia expert Tim White to answer reader questions about the conflict in ‘Ask Me Anything’ event

Can Ukraine really win this war? Will Russia need to move to full mobilisation, with forced conscription? Submit your questions now

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war must end to prevent nuclear ‘abyss’: Lukashenko

Belarusian leader calls for deal on ending the conflict, but says any peace agreement depends entirely on Kyiv.

The Independent UK

Italian, Russian share rare spacewalk amid Ukraine tensions

An Italian astronaut has teamed up with a Russian cosmonaut in a rare spacewalking show of unity

Chicago Sun-Times

Russia disputes ‘wrongful detention’ classification for Brittney Griner

Griner has been jailed since she was arrested in mid-February at a Moscow airport after vape canisters containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage.

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Reuters

Deal to resume Ukraine Black Sea grain exports to be signed Friday - Turkey

Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will sign a deal on Friday to resume Ukraine's Black Sea grain exports, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's office said on Thursday.

Reuters

EU sanctions 10 Syrians accused of enlisting Russia mercenaries

The European Union widened its sanctions net on Thursday to add 10 Syrian men to its asset freeze and travel ban list over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying they were responsible for recruiting mercenaries to fight alongside Russian forces.

The Independent UK

World stands on ‘abyss of nuclear war’ over Ukraine conflict, says Lukashenko

The Belarusian president claimed Western countries ‘fomented’ Russia’s war with Ukraine

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says report he is ill is fake news by Russian hackers

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy posted a video on Instagram from his office on Thursday to reassure Ukrainians that he is well after what he said was a fake news report about his health by Russian hackers.

Reuters

Residents of captured Ukrainian port city try to survive among its ruins

Fighting for control of this strategic Ukrainian port city ended two months ago with victory for Russia after thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands forced to flee.

The Conversation

Russia and Iran's growing friendship shows their weakness not their strength

Facing economic and military difficulties in his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president Vladimir Putin popped up this week in Iran’s capital Tehran. His plan was to show the world that, despite sanctions on Moscow and international aid for Ukraine’s resistance, he was not isolated.

Daily Mirror

Teen killed while waiting at bus stop in Ukraine during Russian missile strike

Heartbreaking images from the aftermath of the attack show the young boy's father sitting on the ground crying while holding the lifeless hand

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