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Dissidents of Russian culture face dilemma between silence and exile

The Kremlin has effectively taken over Russia’s culture industry as the invasion of Ukraine prompted intensifying repression – with cancelled concerts, theatre directors sacked and artists arrested. All this poses a dilemma for Russian writers, singers, directors and the like: do they leave to ensure their safety and free expression,…

France 24

Factbox-Policy views of final two candidates in race to succeed UK's Boris Johnson

The race to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister was on Wednesday reduced to the final two candidates, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, who will go forward for a summer of campaigning to win over the around 200,000 Conservative Party members who make the final decision.

Reuters

Russia ready to expand war aims beyond Donbas, says Sergei Lavrov

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has indicated that Moscow will expand its war aims in Ukraine beyond the Donbas region.

Evening Standard

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Meet the Vladimir Putin lovers who are begging warlord to INVADE their country

Foreign fans of Russian president Vladimir Putin have said they want Moldova to become part of Russia after their government began preliminary talks with the European Union

Daily Mirror

EXPLAINER: Can Europe live without Russian natural gas?

Europe is bracing for the possibility that the key Nord Stream 1 pipeline that brings natural gas from Russia to Germany won't reopen as scheduled after routine maintenance

The Independent UK

Russia has expanded its war aims in Ukraine, says bullish Lavrov

Moscow’s military plans could intensify if the West sends Ukraine more long-range missiles, he added

The Independent UK

Russia, Turkey and Iran meet in Tehran: Presidents talk on war in Syria and Ukraine

Vladimir Putin works his Middle East connections. For his first international outing since the war in Ukraine, he went to Iran to meet with supreme leader Ali Khamenei and Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Iran and Russia are seeking closer ties in the face of Western sanctions. Also on the…

France 24

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EU seeks 15% cut in gas consumption on Russian supply woes

The European Union proposed that the bloc cut its natural gas consumption by 15% over the next eight months in a plan that would affect all households, power producers and industry.

Tribune News Service

Russia's Putin: We are yet to see the quality of returned Nord Stream 1 equipment

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that it was not clear in what condition the Nord Stream 1 turbine will be returned in after repairs in Canada, adding to uncertainty about the pipeline, which is due back in operation after maintenance.

Reuters

Anton Dolin: ‘Putin’s war is against the world, not just Ukraine’

Anton Dolin, a Russian film critic who was subject to abuse in Moscow over his anti-war views, now lives in Latvia.

Al Jazeera

While Zelensky grapples with betrayal, Putin is growing more dangerous

The fortunes of war engulfing Ukraine are as unpredictable and ominous as ever. There is not much good news for any of us. Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the chiefs of his intelligence services, and the prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova — accusing them of allowing Russian agents to flourish in Ukraine’s…

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin wants Russia life expectancy to increase to 78, in same year he turns 78

Moscow has dismissed rumours about the Russian leader’s health

The Independent UK

Putin left waiting awkwardly alone at international summit

‘Mr Erdogan won the rematch,’ says one Turkish headline

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin puppet says Russia should 'nuke' UK but has prediction for Ireland

A Russia-1 TV host claimed that a United Ireland was on the way

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Al Jazeera

Brussels asks EU member states to slash gas use by 15%

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warns a full cutoff of Russian gas flows to Europe is ‘a likely scenario’.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin visited Iran to 'arrange bolthole in case he's forced to flee Kremlin'

Vladimir Putin's former speech writer Abbas Gallyamov - who now lives overseas - said the hush-hush nature of his visit to Tehran on Tuesday was so he could agree an asylum deal for himself, his family, and his cronies if his cruel war sparks domestic civil unrest

Benzinga

Vladimir Putin's Trip To Tehran Ends With Endorsement From Iran And Clashes With Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin's first major summit outside the country since Ukraine's invasion ended with an endorsement from Iran for its response to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and a clash with Turkey over Syria.

Reuters

EU tells members to cut gas usage amid new Putin warning

The European Union told member states on Wednesday to cut gas usage by 15% until March as an emergency step after President Vladimir Putin warned that Russian supplies sent via the biggest pipeline to Europe could be reduced further and might even stop.

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Can Russia Revive the Adana Agreement between Syria and Turkey?

Whenever Turkey threatens to launch a military operation in northern Syria to establish a “safe zone,” Russia puts on the mediation table the revival of the Sochi Agreement on the east of the Euphrates, in preparation for the implementation of the Adana Agreement.

The Independent UK

EU draws up energy plan in case of Russian gas cutoff

European Union Commissioners are putting the finishing touches to a drastic plan to make sure that any Russian cutoff of natural gas supplies to the bloc will not disrupt industries and send an additional chill through homes next winter

The Guardian - UK

Erdoğan asks Russia and Iran to back Turkey’s incursion into Syria

Turkish president cites Kurdish forces in north-west Syria as justification for extending zone of control

Al Jazeera

Syria, a close Russia ally, breaks diplomatic ties with Ukraine

The Syrian foreign ministry says its decision to break with Kyiv was in accordance to the ‘principle of reciprocity’.

Reuters

Fidgeting Putin kept waiting for Erdogan ahead of talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin was left waiting and fidgeting for 50 seconds by Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan ahead of talks in Tehran on Tuesday, prompting Turkish media to draw parallels with Putin making him and other leaders stand by in the past.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin gets taste of his own medicine as he's kept waiting by President Erdogan

Ukrainians seized on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's 48-second snub of Vladimir Putin after he arrived in Iran yesterday - a power play often employed by Russia's tyrannical leader

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 147

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 147th day, we take a look at the main developments.

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