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The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ancient gold treasures kept out of Putin’s grasp; ‘arsenal of the free world’; why Russia’s history is not Ukraine’s history

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Pro-Kremlin Maestro Gergiev Named Head Of Bolshoi Theatre

Russia on Friday appointed notoriously pro-Kremlin maestro Valery Gergiev, a personal friend of President Vladimir Putin for decades, to lead Moscow's world famous Bolshoi Theatre.

International Business Times

The director of Russia's Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev, is also put in charge of the Bolshoi

The Russian government has named the renowned director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg to also lead Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre

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Putin loyalist Valery Gergiev installed as director of Bolshoi theatre

Star conductor becomes latest Kremlin supporter to lead a major Russian cultural institution

The Guardian - UK

Officials walk out as Russia’s Sergei Lavrov speaks at European security meeting

Foreign ministers of Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had said they would not attend the talks due to Mr Lavrov’s participation

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's Interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with The Associated Press that winter will complicate fighting

The Independent UK

Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism

In its landmark ruling, issued in response to a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, the court labeled what the suit called the LGBTQ+ “movement” operating in Russia as an extremist organization and banned it.

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Praise and criticism as world reacts to death of Henry Kissinger

Vladimir Putin among those offering condolences and praising former US secretary of state, amid division over legacy

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling

Russia’s Supreme Court has effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country

The Independent UK

Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ as ‘extremist’

Russia’s Supreme Court has issued a ban on the activities of the ‘international LGBT movement’ in the latest crackdown.

Al Jazeera

Russia Bans 'International LGBT Movement' For 'Extremism'

Russia on Thursday banned the "international LGBT movement," claiming it was an extremist group in a move that cements a long crackdown on the community as the Kremlin pushes ultra-conservative social values.

International Business Times

Russia outlaws ‘international LGBT public movement’ as extremist

Human rights activists say supreme court’s vague wording provides wide scope for persecution

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s Supreme Court bans 'international LGBT movement', effectively outlawing activism

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country.

France 24

Russian attempt to control narrative in Ukraine employs age-old tactic of 'othering' the enemy

Controlling the narrative has long been crucial to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his war against Ukraine.

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The Independent UK

Russia's Lavrov faces Western critics at security meeting, walks out after speech

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has faced Western critics while attending international security talks in Northern Macedonia

The Independent UK

Russia’s top court bans LGBT+ activism as ‘extremist’ in latest crackdown

The Supreme Court backs request fom Vladimir Putin’s government – despite the LGBT+ ‘movement’ being not one defined entity. Activists fear ruling will bring broad swathe of arrests and prosecutions

Al Jazeera

A hard, bloody winter awaits Ukrainian and Russian soldiers, say experts

Neither side is ready to give up, and neither can win in the medium term, but negotiations could come next year.

The Guardian - UK

Henry Kissinger dies celebrated, but why? His achievements have long since crumbled

He may have overseen the 20th century, but the champion of US power was also a symbol of its dangerous neo-imperialism, says commentator Simon Tisdall

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The Guardian - US

Henry Kissinger: tributes to ‘old friend’ and ‘giant of history’ mix with criticism of controversial legacy – as it happened

Leaders of China, France, Russia and Italy pay tribute amid critical statements over his record in Latin America and Cambodia

The Independent UK

Putin urges Russian women to have ‘eight or more’ children amid soaring deaths in his Ukraine war

Russian president says women having large families is ‘our goal for the coming decades’

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war – live: Baby injured and families trapped under rubble as Putin’s troops hit record losses

Four more people may be under the rubble, including a child, authorities said

Salon

Trump lawyers cite Russian interference

Trump repeatedly rejected claims Russian interference in 2016. Now his attorneys are citing it in court filing

The Guardian - UK

Foreigners entering Russia could be forced to sign ‘loyalty pledge’

Interior minister plan would include prohibitions on criticism of the Russian state and foreign policy

Al Jazeera

Russia to require foreigners to sign ‘loyalty agreement’

Visitors would be required to respect Russian values and laws that ensure the country’s national interest.

International Business Times

'Point Of No Return': Why Kyiv Won't Sit Down With The Kremlin

When delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met in Belarus for secretive peace talks weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, it took Ukraine's lead negotiator less than an hour to lose hope.

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