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Kremlin: seizure of Western assets is retaliatory move, could be expanded

The Kremlin said on Wednesday Moscow's move to take temporary control of the assets of Finnish energy group Fortum FORTUM. HE and its former German subsidiary Uniper was in retaliation for what it called the illegal seizure of Russian assets abroad.

Reuters

Putin and Armenian PM discuss Lachin Corridor in phone call

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed the Lachin Corridor in a phone call, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Tucker Carlson receives a job offer from Russian state TV after Fox News firing

Putin-linked propagandists troll American media with their bid for the ousted far-right pundit’s attention

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South Africa, Due to Host Putin, Rows Back from Pledge to Quit War Crimes Court

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa rowed back on Wednesday from a pledge to quit the International Criminal Court, months before he is due to host Russia's Vladimir Putin who is wanted by the ICC for suspected war crimes. Ramaphosa had said on Tuesday that the ruling African National Congress would…

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Africa, due to host Putin, rows back from pledge to quit war crimes court

Reuters

Vladimir Putin ‘abandons’ efforts to take more territory in Ukraine ahead of ‘landmark’ counter-offensive

Head of Ukrainian military intelligence says Russia has switched to defensive positions ahead of Kyiv’s long-awaited counterattack

Evening Standard

How ‘Putin’s chef’ and his Wagner Group are cashing in on Sudan

They’ve drawn most attention in eastern Ukraine, but it seems wherever war breaks out – from Syria to Sudan – this group of mercenaries can be found profiting from bloodshed, writes World Affairs Editor Kim Sengupta

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Belarusians wary of being drawn into war with Ukraine

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has welcomed thousands of Russian troops to his country, allowed the Kremlin to use it to launch the invasion of Ukraine last year, and offered to station some of Moscow’s tactical nuclear weapons there

The Independent UK

China Pushes Largest-ever Expansion of Nuclear Arsenal

China is pushing ahead with the largest-ever expansion of its nuclear arsenal, modernizing the atomic deterrent with an eye on any future conflicts with the United States, experts say. The SIPRI think tank estimates that China has a stockpile of around 350 nuclear warheads -- small fry when compared with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin signs decree to control two foreign firms’ assets in Russia

Move seen as sign that Moscow may take further action if Russian assets abroad are seized to pay for Ukraine war damage.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine-Russia war – live: China says it won’t ‘add fuel to fire’ in first war call with Zelensky

President Xi is the most powerful world leader to have refrained from denouncing Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 427

As the war enters its 427th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 427 of the invasion

Zelenskiy speaks to Xi for first time since Russian invasion; Navalny faces new charges that could carry 30 year sentence; British jets intercept Russians

The Guardian - AU

Tucker Carlson receives a job offer after his departure from Fox News: Russian state-owned media

Putin-linked propagandists troll American media with their bid for the ousted far-right pundit’s attention

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South Africa’s president and ANC sow confusion over leaving ICC

Cyril Ramaphosa renews efforts to leave court over arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin but his party says otherwise

The Independent UK

UK undersea cables worth £7.4 trillion a day under ‘real threat’ from Russia

Lord West of Spithead said undersea cables and pipelines could be vulnerable to hostile activity

ABC News

Taliban kills mastermind behind Kabul airport bombing, Ed Sheeran faces court on copyright allegations — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

Reuters

NASA chief sees Russians and Americans together on space station through 2030

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Tuesday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, but said in Ottawa that he expected Russians and Americans to work together on the International Space Station (ISS) until it is decommissioned.

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US lawyer pleads guilty to dealing with Russian oligarch under sanctions

A New York lawyer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to making $3.8 million in payments to maintain properties that were beneficially owned by Viktor Vekselberg, a Russian billionaire oligarch under U.S. sanctions, court records showed.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 426 of the invasion

One killed and ten injured in strike on museum in Kupyansk; UK’s MoD says daily Russian casualties are falling

Evening Standard

Does Putin have a body double and live in a bunker? Kremlin forced to deny rumours

Some reports claim up to three actors are appearing as the Russian president in public

Reuters

South Africa to try to withdraw from ICC again - Ramaphosa

By Carien du Plessis

Al Jazeera

Ukraine calls on world to pressure Russia over grain deal

The Black Sea grain deal will expire on May 18 unless Russia agrees to its renewal.

Daily Mirror

Humiliating strip-searches carried out daily on female workers at retail company

Female workers at the Wildberries, run by Putin-friendly billionaire Tatyana Bakalchuk, are being forced to strip down to prove that they haven't taken banned items home

Daily Mirror

Pro-Putin Russian oligarch with 'secret link to UK' mysteriously found dead at home

Around 40 high profile Russian figures have died in curious circumstance since the bloody invasion of Ukraine, including sudden "suicides", mysterious falls from windows and helicopter crashes

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