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Queen's not stripped of ranking points but Wimbledon still under review over Russia ban

The All England Tennis Club announced last month that Russian and Belarusian players would be banned from competing at Wimbledon this summer, amid the war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Belarus urges Russia-led military alliance to unite against West

Lukashenko, a key Moscow ally, accused the West of supporting Nazi ideas and of being ‘at war with Russia’ in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Belarus ‘deploying special forces soldiers on Ukraine border’, says MoD

Belarus has deployed special forces soldiers along the Ukraine border, the UK Ministry of Defence has said.

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Daniil Medvedev holding out hope ‘unfair’ Wimbledon ban is overturned

The organisers of Wimbledon announced a ban of Russian and Belarusian players from competing last month

The Independent UK

Lukashenko urges Russia-led CSTO military alliance to unite against West

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday urged other members of a Russian-dominated military alliance to stand united, and accused the West of hoping to prolong the conflict in Ukraine to try to weaken Russia as much as possible.

Reuters

Live updates | Ukraine says Russia strikes at Donetsk sites

The Ukrainian military says Russian forces focused their latest attacks in Ukraine on the Donetsk region in the east, targeting civilian and military sites in multiple towns

The Independent UK

Western sanctions block $16-$18 billion worth of Belarusian exports to EU, U.S. - PM

Sanctions that have been imposed on Belarus have blocked $16-$18 billion worth of its annual exports to the West, the Belta news agency cited Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko as saying late on Sunday.

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Dark side of Eurovision - political tensions, scandals and drug allegations

Eurovision isn't just about the glitter and ridiculous costumes - it's had its fair share of scandals and political rows over the years

Daily Mirror

G7 to discuss action to break Russian blockade of Ukraine grain exports

Meetings in Germany will look at alternative routes to ports as ‘44 million people march towards starvation’

The Guardian - UK

Rafael Nadal determined to stand up for banned Russian players at Wimbledon

All Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from this year’s Wimbledon following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Svitolina: Russian, Belarusian Players Must Speak about War

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina wants Russian and Belarusian players to say whether they oppose the war in her nation. "For us, for Ukrainians, it’s very important that they speak out, that they choose which side they take. We want to know, we want to feel safe about that. Because…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Svitolina: Russian, Belorussian players must speak about war

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina wants Russian and Belarusian players to say whether they oppose the war in her nation

The Independent UK

Eurovision: If Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra triumph it won't be a sympathy vote, says an expert

Voting in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on May 14 in Turin may look different for one specific reason – neither Russia or Belarus are taking part.

The Conversation

Leonid Kravchuk, first president of Ukraine, dies aged 88

Former leader relinquished his country’s Soviet nuclear arsenal, the third-largest in the world

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Ukrainian priests pursue unholy row in burned-out Borodyanka

Two clerics’ war fuelled by interchurch tensions, with claims of abetting deportations and colluding with the Kremlin

Evening Standard

Russia to help ally Belarus create Iskander-type missile, President Alexander Lukashenko says

The Iskander, a mobile ballistic missile system codenamed SS-26 Stone by Nato, replaced the Soviet Scud missile

The Guardian - UK

Couple face Belarus prison and loss of surrogate child amid UK visa delays

Graeme Batsman says his Filipina wife’s passport has been caught up in an ‘admin issue’ in Britain

Reuters

Belarus to deploy special forces to southern border near Ukraine

Belarus will deploy special operations troops in three areas near its southern border with Ukraine, the armed forces said on Tuesday as President Alexander Lukashenko talked up the role of Russian-made missiles in boosting the country's defences.

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The Guardian - UK

Music for the Dead and Resurrected by Valzhyna Mort review – a bright new voice from an endless winter

This exceptional collection from the Belarus-born poet digs into what happens when the self goes missing in an authoritarian regime

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Should You Scoop Up Shares of Western Union on the Dip?

Shares of money transfer services provider Western Union (WU) have tumbled recently on the back of a broader market dip and concerns surrounding the halt of its operations in Russia and Belarus. Although strategic partnerships could help expand its global network significantly, a decline in retail money transfers and expenses…

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UK Slaps Fresh Sanctions on Russia, Belarus

The UK on Sunday said it was slapping fresh sanctions on Russia and Belarus over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, including import tariffs on precious metals and export bans. The import tariffs, including on platinum and palladium, target trade worth £1.4 billion ($1.7 billion or 1.6 billion euros), while export bans…

Reuters

Britain to increase tariffs on Russian platinum, palladium in new sanctions

Britain announced on Sunday it will increase tariffs on platinum and palladium imports from Russia and Belarus in a new package of sanctions targeting 1.7 billion pounds ($2.10 billion) of trade, which it said aimed to further weaken Russian President Vladimir Putin's war machine.

Evening Standard

UK announces £1.7billion in fresh sanctions for Russia and Belarus to ‘thwart war’

The total value of good subject to sanctions has now exceeded £4billion

The Guardian - UK

UK expands import sanctions against Russia and Belarus

Latest £1.7bn sanctions include UK import tariffs on metals and chemicals

The Independent UK

Russia and Belarus to face new sanctions targeting ‘£1.7 billion of trade’

The sanctions outlined by the International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Chancellor Rishi Sunak involve import tariffs and export bans.

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