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Former Marine Trevor Reed on Russian imprisonment: "I wouldn't let myself hope"

"The psychiatric treatment facility, I was in there with seven other prisoners in a cell," Reed said.

Axios

UK sending hundreds more troops to Eastern Europe to counter Russian aggression

The UK is to deploy hundreds more soldiers to Estonia in June to help bolster defences in the face of Russian aggression and will also form two new headquarters in the Baltics

Daily Mirror

US could offer Ukraine advanced anti-ship missiles to break through Russian naval blockade

Washington is actively considering sending two types of powerful anti-ship missiles to Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Russian soldier says he will accept punishment for Ukraine war crime

Tank commander Vadim Shysimarin, 21, tells court he was ‘nervous’ and ‘didn’t want to kill’ unarmed civilian

The Guardian - UK

Putin promises to bolster Russia's IT security in face of cyber attacks

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the number of cyber attacks on Russia by foreign "state structures" had increased several times over and that Russia must bolster its cyber defences by reducing the use of foreign software and hardware.

Reuters

Bach says Russia ban is to protect athletes, not punish them

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says Russian athletes and officials who have been banned from international sporting events because of the war in Ukraine are being protected rather than punished

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin in chilling warning about 'real aggression' against Russia in new speech

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims there has been a surge in foreign attacks conducted by "state agents" rather than individual hackers against Moscow since the start of his “special operation” in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

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Finland says Russia suspending natural gas supplies

Finland's state-owned energy company says Russia will cut off natural gas to Finland after the Nordic country that applied for NATO membership this week refused President Vladimir Putin’s demand to pay in rubles

The Independent UK

Russian bombardment has turned Ukraine’s Donbas into ‘hell,’ Zelenskyy says

KYIV, Ukraine — With its grip tightened along the southern coast, Russia redoubled its assault on Ukraine’s Donbas region Friday, turning parts of the country’s eastern industrial heartland into “hell,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Los Angeles Times

VIDEO: War In Ukraine: Devastation Of Russian Unit That Failed To Cross River In East Ukraine

This video shows the bleak aftermath of a Russian military unit’s botched attempt to cross the Seversky Donets river in eastern Ukraine.

Zenger

VIDEO: War In Ukraine: Russian Troops Fire Mortar Rounds At Ukrainian Targets

This is the moment Russian troops fire mortar rounds at Ukrainian targets.

Zenger

VIDEO: Beaten To The Punch: Russian Troops Destroy Two Battalions Of Ukrainian Tanks Mid-Preparation

This is the moment Russian troops destroy two battalions of Ukrainian armored vehicles preparing to launch an attack.

Zenger

Germany's Schroeder to quit Rosneft board as backlash mounts

Russian state energy company Rosneft says former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder plans to leave its board of directors as a backlash over his ties with Russia and its energy sector mounts

The Independent UK

Russia vows ‘countermeasures’ as NATO looks set to expand

Russian defence chief says military units will be launched in response to Finland and Sweden’s attempt to join alliance.

Al Jazeera

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The Conversation

After initial silence, the Biden administration is making moves to free WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian detention

A week before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Russian authorities arrested American basketball star Brittney Griner at the Moscow airport. She was charged with drug smuggling after Russian officials allegedly found vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis in her luggage.

The Independent UK

‘I did not want to kill,’ Russian soldier tells Ukraine war crimes trial

The judge may hand down a verdict when the court next convenes on Monday

Reuters

Cargo vessel set to ship U.S. medical, defence supplies towards Ukraine

The U.S. is spanning a sea bridge over the Atlantic to support Ukraine with crucial equipment in its war against Russia, a senior official said on Friday, as a huge cargo ship at the Belgian port of Antwerp got ready to set sail for Germany.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's daughter brazenly defends her dad's war in Ukraine in rant

Vladimir Putin’s eldest daughter, Maria Vorontsova, has defended her father’s war in Ukraine, saying the West had “always done everything possible to ensure” that Russia failed as a state"

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany, Qatar Sign Energy Partnership Agreement

Germany and Qatar signed on Friday a declaration to deepen their energy partnership, with a focus on trade in hydrogen and liquefied natural gas (LNG), as Europe's biggest economy looks for alternative supplies amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The partnership deal foresees regular meetings between authorities from both countries and…

Reuters

Finnish brewery launches NATO beer to mark membership application

A small Finnish brewery a few dozen miles from the Russian border has launched a new beer to toast its country's application to join the NATO military alliance.

Al Jazeera

UN: 18 million people facing severe hunger in Sahel region

It cites the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine, COVID-19 pandemic, climate-induced shocks and rising costs as reasons.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Struggling in Ukraine, Russia Paves Way to Sign Up Over-40s for Army

In a sign of Russia's urgent need to bolster its war effort in Ukraine, parliament said on Friday it would consider a bill to allow Russians over 40 and foreigners over 30 to sign up for the military. The website of the State Duma, parliament's lower house, said the move…

The Guardian - UK

Bliss review – relentlessly grim drama haunted by the ghosts of war

Hunger and disease stalk Russia in the aftermath of conflict in this play based on a story by Andrey Platonov

Reuters

U.S. Embassy welcomes plan to name Moscow square 'Defenders of Donbas'

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said on Friday that it was surprised but not offended by a proposal to name a nearby intersection "Defenders of Donbas Square", suggesting disingenuously that it was to honour Ukrainian soldiers fighting Russian aggression.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war boosts Europeanism in border-wary Greece

Despite the government’s pro-Western policy, everyday Greeks remain wary of both the US and Russia.

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