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Was Ukraine’s incursion of Russia a tactical stroke of genius? It sent a strong message to Putin – and the West

Ukrainians have long become used to grim news reports from their besieged lands. But that’s suddenly changed. Following its remarkably successful incursion of Russia’s Kursk region, cheerful Ukrainian journalists are now covering the war from captured Russian territory.

The Conversation

Russian authorities scramble to quell Ukraine’s week-long Kursk incursion

Confused messaging from leaders as Kremlin attempts to play down significance of events

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine 'drones' blitz second Putin airbase to destroy Russian bomber and fighter planes

Russian governor of Lipetsk region said ‘massive attack’ by Ukrainian drones caused explosions at airfield

Evening Standard

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Freed prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza: I told the Russians ‘I’ll be back sooner than you think’

Dissident says his removal from Russia was illegal and that he will return to his motherland soon

The Independent UK

Russian prisoner swap deal was to have included Alexei Navalny

Negotiations, which began months earlier, originally included release of late opposition leader

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s hitman, spies and a credit card fraudster: The prisoners returned to Russia in historic swap

While there is only one known assassin among them, all of the Russians exchanged in Thursday’s trade have unique, and in most cases, quite surreal, backstories, reports Justin Rohrlich

The Independent UK

How Putin Might Gain Or Lose From The Prisoner Swap

When eight Russian citizens including a convicted hitman touched down in Moscow on Thursday in a historic prisoner swap with the West, President Vladimir Putin greeted them like heroes.

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FSB and sleeper agents among the Russians freed in prisoner swap

Members of Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, and sleeper agents living abroad were among those freed in a multinational prisoner swap on Thursday. The children of deep-cover agents posing as Argentinian expats in Slovenia were not even aware of their Russian heritage until they were transported to Moscow along…

France 24

Kremlin acknowledges intelligence operatives among the Russians who were freed in swap

New details have emerged on the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, with the Kremlin acknowledging for the first time that some of the Russians held in the West were from its security services

The Independent UK

Russian Prisoner Swap Planes Land In Germany And Poland

Planes land in Germany and Poland for high-profile Russian prisoner swap involving former FSB colonel and release of German citizens.

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Russia Arrests Man Accused Of Car Bombing On Ukrainian Orders

FSB arrests suspect for Moscow car bombing allegedly linked to Ukraine, amid denials and tensions.

The Independent UK

What to know about the growing number of treason and espionage cases in today's Russia under Putin

Treason cases were once rare in Russia, a handful each year

The Independent UK

Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began

Treason cases were once rare in Russia, a handful each year

The Guardian - UK

Kyiv children’s hospital evacuated after power and oxygen supplies lost in missile strike; Italy accuses Russia of war crime – as it happened

Ukraine’s president vows to retaliate over strike that hit Ohmatdyt children’s hospital as Italy says attack must be condemned by international community

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French researcher admits military secrets charges, claims Russia

Laurent Vinatier is the latest Western citizen arrested by Moscow amid accusations of ‘hostage diplomacy’.

The Conversation

Is Putin drawing inspiration from Stalin’s military purge? Despite parallels, probably not

May 2024 was a noteworthy month for Russia’s military. Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu with economist Andrey Belousov. Several military leaders were also arrested by the FSB, the Russian successor to the Soviet KGB.

International Business Times

From Beijing To Paris -- Russia's Fractious Relations With Sports

Doping, sanctions, Ukraine, an escalating war of words: Sporting powerhouse Russia's behaviour since breaking the Olympic truce in 2008 with the invasion of Georgia has taxed the patience of sporting bodies.

The Guardian - UK

The Kremlin’s Noose by Amy Knight review – vital primer on Putin’s Russia and Boris Berezovsky’s death

The American historian and expert on Russia has written a definitive study of the flamboyant life and mysterious death of the oligarch, a confidant of Yeltsin and a man to whom Putin was once indebted

The Guardian - UK

Jailed journalist Evan Gershkovich to soon stand trial, Russian prosecutor indicates

Wall Street Journal reporter faces ‘false and baseless charge’ and ‘sham trial’, say paper’s publisher and editor in chief

The Independent UK

Future PM must focus on EU trading relationship to fix Brexit damage, says business group

Federation of Small Businesses calls for future government to put ‘more emphasis’ on improved EU relationship

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Russian legal foundation linked to Kremlin activities in Europe

Exclusive: Leaked internal documents show Pravfond has spent millions of euros to finance propaganda and legal campaigns

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