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No more Macron-Putin phone calls; France now rated 'unfriendly' by Moscow

Presidents Emmanuel Macron of France and Vladimir Putin of Russia have not been in telephone contact for the past two months. A Kremlin spokesman said France is now considered an "unfriendly" country and discussions between the two leaders are "unnecessary".

Radio France Internationale

Erdogan says Turkey-Russia delegation meetings fruitful

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss developments in Syria with Russian leader Vladimir Putin during his visit to Russia on Friday.

Reuters

Ukraine, Syria expected to top Erdogan-Putin talks in Russia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Russia for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

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Russia ‘ready to discuss’ prisoner swap but will resist pressure to free Brittney Griner

Biden ‘hopeful’ about Griner release after foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warns Russia will not tolerate ‘megaphone diplomacy’

The Guardian - US

Kremlin says Griner swap must be discussed without publicity

The Kremlin says it’s open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue

The Independent UK

Pope meets Russian Orthodox number two ahead of meeting with Patriarch

Pope Francis met Bishop Anthony, the second most powerful leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Friday ahead of an expected summit next month with its Patriarch Kirill, who supports the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Putin and Erdogan contacts underline complex Russia-Turkey ties

Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan meet on Friday for the second time in just over two weeks, after Turkey helped broker a deal to resume Ukraine's Black Sea grain exports which were blocked by Russia's invasion.

Reuters

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Xi tested as Chinese nationalists bristle at Pelosi Taiwan visit

China’s Xi Jinping needs to show tough response to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit without damaging the Chinese economy.

Al Jazeera

War in Ukraine can't be ended by ignoring Russia - Erdogan aide

A top aide to Turkey's president said on Friday the international community cannot end the war in Ukraine by ignoring Moscow, as Tayyip Erdogan headed to Russia to meet his counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

Kremlin: Turkey Has Legitimate Security Concerns over Syria

The Kremlin said on Friday that Turkey has legitimate security concerns over Syria and that it will take them into account ahead of a meeting between Russian President Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. However, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters it was important to avoid actions that could…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Looking at the world with Cold War pessimism

We are still standing at the same crossroads we were at after Hiroshima. Do we walk along the road of peace, economic prosperity and mutual respect among nations, or do we stumble down the road to nuclear nightmare?

Chicago Sun-Times

Turkey Continues its Drone War in Northern Syria

A Tal Tamr Military Council member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was killed by a Turkish drone strike in Tal Jumaa on Thursday. The areas east of the Euphrates witnessed an increase in Turkish drone attacks, which killed leaders and prominent fighters of the People’s Defense Units. The new…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Vladimir Putin’s forces ‘undermining security and safety’ of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, says MoD

Russian forces have “likely undermined the security and safety” of Ukraine’s biggest nuclear power plant, UK defence chiefs warned on Friday.

Evening Standard

100,000 North Korean soldiers could be sent to join Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine

North Korea has made it clear through “diplomatic channels” that as well as providing builders to repair war damage, it is ready to supply a vast fighting force, reported Regnum news agency

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Ready to Discuss Prisoner Swap with US, Lavrov Says

Russia said on Friday it was ready to discuss prisoner swaps with the United States through an existing diplomatic channel, a day a Russian court sentenced basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for a drugs offence. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said President Vladimir Putin and his US…

Radio France Internationale

Turkey's Erdogan due in Russia to 'sound out' Putin on Ukraine and Syria

Ending the war in Ukraine and starting a new one in Syria are expected to dominate talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Guardian - UK

Cost of living squeeze deepens as recession looms; Felixstowe port strike dates set – as it happened

Strike action will begin on 21st August after talks failed to produce a reasonable pay offer, says Unite union

Asharq Al-Awsat

Three Grain Ships Set to Leave Ukraine; NATO Chief Says Russia Must Not Win

Three ships carrying a total of 58,041 tons of corn have been authorized to leave Ukrainian ports on Friday as part of a deal to unblock grain exports, as a Russian offensive forced Ukraine to cede territory in the east. The first vessel carrying Ukrainian grain allowed to leave port…

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Shells hit power lines at Ukraine nuclear plant, fighting in east

Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of shelling Europe's biggest nuclear power plant as fighting raged again in the crucial border region of the Donbas and three more ships left ports carrying previously blockaded Ukrainian grain.

Tribune News Service

Dom Amore: Brittney Griner verdict, sentence, leaves us to only wait and hope for a nightmare to end

HARTFORD, Conn. — Brittney Griner stared blankly from behind white bars as the ruling was translated for her. Her eyes were empty and when they did shift focus it was only downward.

Daily Mirror

Ukraine intelligence boss says Vladimir Putin is using 'body double' in fresh claims

There have long been theories and claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin has used body doubles due to issues around his health

Al Jazeera

Turkey’s Erdogan to meet Putin in Russia: What to expect

The Sochi summit comes after Ankara helped broker a grain deal that has eased global food crisis fears.

Daily Mirror

Ukraine war is Europe's most dangerous moment since WW2, NATO chief warns

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Russia's war in Ukraine is an 'attack on our values and the world order we want' - and added that western allies must prepare to keep sending arms to Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Russia threatens JAIL for parents whose children do not support pro-war 'Z' symbol

The exchange highlights the scale to which Putin’s closest backers are embracing extreme authoritarianism as his war effort stalls amid strong opposition from Ukraine

The Conversation

Ukraine Recap: grain and gas were problems the west should have seen coming

There was a perceptible sense of relief on Monday when the Razoni, a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel, left the port of Odesa with 26,000 tons of grain bound for Tripoli in Lebanon. This was the first ship out of the port city since Vladimir Putin sent his military machine into Ukraine…

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