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'Frightened' Russians turn to antidepressants during Ukraine war as sales surge 48%

A Western official said Russians 'are feeling worried, feeling concerned, feeling frightened', as sales of antidepressants surged by 48% and spending on the medication by 70% in the first nine months of this year

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin crony directly threatens nuclear world war if Russia lose Ukraine war

Dmitry Medvedev has warned multiple times at his desire to use nuclear weapons on the West, saying there are specific reasons Russia could find to justify the Kremlin using them

Daily Mirror

Putin: Moscow reserves right to quit grain deal, but won't stop grain reaching Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow reserved the right to withdraw again from a Turkish-brokered grain shipment deal that it had returned to - but that if it did so, it would not impede grain shipments from Ukraine to Turkey.

Reuters

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UK adds two Roman Abramovich ‘business associates’ to Russia sanctions list

Oligarchs Alexander Abramov and Alexander Frolov among four steel and petrochemical tycoons put on list

The Guardian - UK

Don't expect Putin to fall anytime soon, says Western official

President Vladimir Putin has been weakened by his decision to invade Ukraine, but a change in power at the top in Russia is unlikely any time soon due to the autocratic nature of its political system, a Western official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ukraine conflict, sanctions set to blow hole in Russia's finances

The cost of Russia's military mobilisation and the impact of Western sanctions are set to blow a hole in the government's budget forecasts and drain Moscow's reserves to their lowest level in years, according to analysts' latest calculations.

Reuters

Indonesian ambassador warns Australia Aukus pact must not fuel a hypersonic arms race

Siswo Pramono says the two countries remain in close talks on ensuring the safety of Australia’s plans to acquire nuclear-powered submarines

The Guardian - AU

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Russia resumes Ukraine grain-export deal in abrupt reversal

Russia agreed to resume a deal allowing safe passage of Ukrainian crop exports, abruptly reversing course after Turkey and the United Nations pushed ahead with the shipments over Moscow’s objections. Wheat prices dropped on the news.

Tribune News Service

Putin ‘weakened’ by Ukraine war but no leadership change expected ‘anytime soon’

‘This is going to continue to be a long, difficult bloody conflict,’ a western official said.

The Independent UK

Putin calls for modernisation of Russian military weapons

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the weapons used by Russia's military should be modernised.

Reuters

We must not be fooled if Vladimir Putin tries to pause his war

The onset of winter mud and rain has changed little across the Ukraine battlegrounds. There are few decisive breakthroughs in sight.

Evening Standard

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine moves toward ‘war of drones’ as winter looms

President Vladimir Putin’s swift and severe response to an attack on his Black Sea fleet reflects a war that is increasingly marked by a duel between long range Russian missiles and Ukraine’s innovative array of drones and truck bombs.

Bangkok Post

Putin discussed upcoming G20 summit with Indonesian president

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed an upcoming G20 summit with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in a phone call, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

Reuters

China, Russia, India enabling Myanmar’s military rule: Report

Group of international legislators call on world to move beyond ASEAN’s ‘failed’ peace plan and recognise Mynamar’s NUG.

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Evening Standard

Russia will resume grain deal to keep vital supplies leaving Ukraine’s ports

Russia has agreed to rejoin a deal brokered by Turkey and the UN to keep vital grain supplies moving out of Ukraine’s ports and reaching the world’s hungriest.

Daily Mirror

Russian army discussing when and how to use nuclear weapons, US officials warn

A National Security Council official said the United States has been “clear from the outset that Russia’s comments about the potential use of nuclear weapons are deeply concerning” and that officials are taking them seriously

WEKU

Russia rejoins U.N. deal to ship grain from Ukraine, easing food insecurity concerns

Russia, which had suspended participation over the weekend, says the grain deal is back on after assurances that shipping corridors would not be used for military purposes.

The Independent UK

Abramovich associates on latest list of UK oligarchs sanctioned over Ukraine war

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly confirmed on Wednesday that the Government is sanctioning four new Russian oligarchs.

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UK sanctions four Russian steel and petrochemical tycoons

Britain has sanctioned four Russian steel and petrochemical business owners, including the former head of steel producer Evraz, the government said on Wednesday, its latest measures taken against Moscow over the war in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Tens of millions of lives at risk if Putin reimposes grain blockade, says Zelensky

Tens of millions of lives will be put at risk if Vladimir Putin is allowed to reimpose a blockade on grain exports from Ukraine, its president Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Zelenskyy calls on world to protect Ukraine grain corridor

Ukrainian leader says humanitarian corridor needs “reliable and long-term defence”.

ABC News

Putin's conscripts can end up at Ukraine's largest POW camp. They can only hope for a trade

The ABC is given a rare look inside Ukraine's central prisoner of war camp, where Russia's hapless soldiers are stuck in an eerie half-world between the war's living and its dead.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson to be keynote speaker at blockchain conference in Singapore

Former PM will address meeting to discuss global ‘migration to the digital economy’

The Independent UK

Johnson suspects Putin will not resort to nuclear strike in war with Ukraine

The former prime minister says the act would ‘immediately tender Russia’s resignation from the club of civilised nations’.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin’s hands suggest he may be unwell, says former British Army chief

Lord Richard Dannatt said observations on Russian leader’s appearance suggest he may not be as healthy as he wishes to portray

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