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Putin demands all-Russia war effort as he declares martial law in occupied Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he was introducing martial law in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine that Moscow claimed last month as its own territory but is struggling to defend from Ukrainian advances.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin declares martial law in Ukraine allowing him to force civilians into army

The decree states that the Kremlin has the power to carry out mobilization measures, as well as the "authority to implement measures to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation"

Daily Mirror

Why did Russia invade Ukraine and what could happen next?

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

The Independent UK

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Berlusconi reveals he’s ‘reconnected’ with Putin and received a ‘sweet’ letter from Russian leader

The pair exhanged vodka and ‘sweet letters’

The Independent UK

US and UK hold emergency talks about need to respond to Putin at ‘pace’ amid nuclear fears

The US and Britain need to respond at “pace” to Vladimir Putin’s increasing targeting of civilian infrastructure and areas in Ukraine, a Cabinet minister said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Russia's Iranian drones complicate Israel's balancing act

The Iranian-made drones that Russia sent slamming into central Kyiv this week are complicating Israel's balancing act between Russia and the West

The Independent UK

Russia’s military leadership ‘increasingly dysfunctional’ with 4 out of 5 invasion key generals dismissed

Four out of five of Vladimir Putin’s generals with “direct operational command of elements of his February 2022 invasion” of Ukraine have been dismissed, British defence chiefs said on Wednesday.

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Berlusconi says Russia's Putin gifted him vodka, sweet note

Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi was heard on audiotape boasting that he had recently reconnected with Russian President Vladimir Putin and exchanged gifts of vodka, wine and “sweet” letters

The Independent UK

The 20th Party Congress and the Crowning of Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping’s maneuverings to ensure his personal domination in the CCP, long in the planning, threaten to upset a bedrock of the durability of the party.

The News Lens

Ukrainians Return Home by the Millions Even as War Rages On

Family, penury, and guilt are motivating refugees to come back.

Businessweek

Russia unveils ‘organised relocation’ for entire Ukraine region

Moscow is poised to evacuate thousands of people from an entire Ukrainian region, removing them across the border to Russia.

The New Daily

Berlusconi 'given 20 bottles of vodka from Vladimir Putin for birthday and sweet letter'

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has reportedly admitted in leaked audio that Putin sent him '20 bottles of vodka' along with a 'very sweet letter' for his birthday

Daily Mirror

No more "blank check": Ukraine aid under threat in Republican-controlled House

Even House Republicans who have been outspoken about supporting Ukraine say there has been a noticeable shift.

Axios

Putin boosts Russia's war footing as battle looms for Ukraine's Kherson

President Vladimir Putin ordered all of Russia to support the war effort in Ukraine on Wednesday, as the Russian-appointed administration of Kherson prepared to evacuate the only regional capital Moscow has captured during its invasion.

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Daily Mirror

Villagers forced to starve as Russian forces devoured chickens, pigs, and dogs

Russian soldiers occupied villages of Chernihiv Oblast, reportedly locking up nearly 400 people, including infants, in a basement where parents fed them scraps of rations for a month

Bangkok Post

Wars aren't won with peace economies

Politically, the G7 and likeminded countries around the world have adopted a war footing to stop Russian aggression. Russian President Vladimir Putin violated the most fundamental principle of international law by launching an unprovoked attack on another member of the United Nations -- an institution created explicitly to prevent such…

Benzinga

'They Sent Us, Like Meat': Putin's Army Abducts Men From Streets, Offices And Homeless Shelters: Report

In an effort to get Russian men to help invade Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin’s police and military officers have resorted to snatching citizens from public places in Moscow and St. Petersburg over the past weeks, before taking them to military enlistment offices.

The Independent UK

Audiobook features talks between Trump and Bob Woodward

More than eight hours of conversations between Donald Trump and Bob Woodward will be released next week as an audiobook

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The Independent UK

Trump heard on tape boasting about his ‘airtight’ non-disclosure agreements with former aides

‘I respect Putin. I think Putin likes me. I think I like him,’ former president says

Reuters

Italy's Berlusconi says has exchanged "sweet letters" with Putin

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Tuesday he was back in touch with Russian President Vladimir Putin and had recently exchanged "sweet letters" with him, according to an audio released by an Italian news agency.

Reuters

Ukraine lawmakers brand Chechnya 'Russian-occupied' in dig at Kremlin

Ukraine's parliament voted on Tuesday to declare the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria "temporarily Russian-occupied" land in a resolution certain to anger Moscow, which takes a zero-tolerance line on any talk of separatism inside its borders.

The Conversation

Iranian drones used by Russia in Ukraine show that there's already one victor in that war: Iran

The war in Ukraine is helping one country achieve its foreign policy and national security objectives, but it’s neither Russia nor Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Berlusconi said he received vodka from Putin for birthday, reports say

La Presse agency publishes audio suggesting 20 bottles arrived for 86th birthday after pair ‘re-establish’ ties

The Independent UK

Russian court rejects Navalny's 2nd prison sentence appeal

A court in Russia has rejected imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s second appeal of a nine-year sentence

Irish Mirror

Mary Lou McDonald nominated for embarrassing award alongside Vladimir Putin

Ms McDonald is set to be unveiled as the winner of the CASE (Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe) SLAPP Politician of the Year award

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