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Russia airs video of captured Britons asking for prisoner swap

State TV airs video showing two fighters on the day Ukraine broadcast video of pro-Russia politician asking for swap.

Al Jazeera

Mystery deepens over Putin's missing defence minister as daughter shares message

Some sources claim missing General Sergei Shoigu, 66, suffered a "massive heart attack" while others say Russia President Vladimir Putin ordered him to operate from a nuclear bunker

Daily Mirror

Deadly strikes at onetime refuge in Ukraine’s west amid final fight for Mariupol

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Missile strikes on Monday killed seven people in Lviv, a western Ukrainian city once considered a relative safe haven, local officials said, as Russian forces pressed ahead with their drive to seize the strategic southern port city of Mariupol, where Ukraine has vowed that desperate defenders would…

Los Angeles Times

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Captured Britons put on Russian TV asking Boris Johnson to help free them

Moscow parades Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin, with pair calling for Ukraine to agree prisoner swap

The Guardian - UK

How the image of a besieged and victimized Russia came to be so ingrained in the country's psyche

The range of anti-Russian measures taken by countries around the world since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is virtually unprecedented and hearkens back to the darkest days of the Cold War.

The Conversation

Putin discusses Russia-Ukraine talks, Middle East with Palestinian leader Abbas

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Reuters

Russia faces first foreign default since 1918 – here's how it could complicate Putin's ability to wage war in Ukraine

Russia may be on the cusp of its first default on its foreign debt since the Bolsheviks ousted Czar Nicholas II a century ago.

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Russian TV host's furious outburst after warship Moskva sinks: 'How could you lose it?'

Vladimir Solovyov was articulating the Kremlin leader’s own anger when he launched a full-frontal attack on the Navy over the sinking of the Moskva in a nationwide broadcast

Daily Mirror

Two Captured Britons Appear on Russian State TV, Ask to Be Swapped

Two British fighters captured in Ukraine by Russian forces appeared on Russian state TV on Monday and asked to be exchanged for a pro-Russian politician who is being held by the Ukrainian authorities. It was unclear how freely the two men - Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin - were able…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two British fighters captured by Russia ask to be exchanged for Putin ally ‘Prince of Darkness’

Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin ask Boris Johnson to bring them back to UK

The Independent UK

Putin ally held in Ukraine suggests prisoner swap for Mariupol forces - video

Pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk appealed in a video released by Ukraine's security service on Monday to be handed over to Moscow in a prisoner swap for Ukrainian forces and civilians trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol.

Reuters

Two captured British fighters ask to be swapped with Vladimir Putin ally ‘the prince of darkness’

They asked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to help bring them home in exchange for Ukraine releasing Viktor Medvedchuk

Evening Standard

Fukuyama: We can still save democracy

The man who brought us "The End of History" says America faces long-term "political decay," but it's not too late

Salon

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

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How likely is it that Russia will launch a nuclear attack?

Vladimir Putin has placed the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear weapons forces on ‘high alert’, prompting fears over what could happen next

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's nuclear bomber planes called 'Bears' fly in Ukraine striking distance

Video taken over the weekend in Ukraine showed four of Russia's feared TU-95s flying close to the border as the Kremlin ramps up attacks in response to the Mockva sinking

Reuters

After Russian pullback, Ukraine's northern Sumy region prepares for new assault

Russia's forces may have pulled back in some parts of Ukraine more than a week ago, but the territorial defence force in the northern Sumy region is training and bracing for further attacks.

Daily Mirror

Brit ready to house Ukrainian family pays £3,000 for hotel as they wait WEEKS for visa

Maryna and teenage daughter Anna left Kyiv with nothing after Vladimir Putin's forces invaded, spending two days at a station in the freezing cold before they could board a train taking them to freedom

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Evening Standard

Seven dead as Russian missile strikes on Lviv, officials say

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said seven people were killed and 12 wounded in overnight missile strikes

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Putin may not worry he will ever face justice, but recent history shows he should

The grotesque images of civilians being slaughtered in Ukraine echo the horrors I witnessed covering the war in Bosnia three decades ago, and President Joe Biden was right to use the word “genocide” to describe the mass murder Russia is committing in Ukraine.

Reuters

Russian teacher rejected Kremlin propaganda, then paid the price

Days after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Andrei Shestakov opened a set of files in a WhatsApp group chat for history teachers like himself in his town in east Russia.

Radio France Internationale

Ukrainian forces prepare for last-ditch defence of strategic Mariupol

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of wanting to "destroy" the entire eastern region of Donbas, as the last remaining forces in the strategic port of Mariupol prepared Monday for a final defence.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's first 1,000 days - his 50 biggest scandals, rows and U-turns as PM

From proroguing Parliament to prurient probes to Partygate, we have rounded up all the biggest scandals and controversies to dog Britain's only criminal Prime Minister as he marks 1,000 days in Downing Street

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Fighters Ready to Join Next Phase of Ukraine War

During a visit to Syria in 2017, Vladimir Putin lavished praise on a Syrian general whose division played an instrumental role in defeating insurgents in the country’s long-running war. The Russian president told him his cooperation with Russian troops "will lead to great successes in the future." Now members of…

The Independent UK

Syrian fighters ready to join next phase of Ukraine war

The next chapter of the war in Ukraine could see Russia bringing in greater numbers of battle-hardened fighters from Syria, observers say

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