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Why Vladimir Putin needs Xi Jinping now more than ever

The autocrats may be exaggerating when they tout their ‘no-limits’ friendship, but Beijing is indeed willing to step up its support if the Russian regime reaches the brink of collapse, experts tell Arpan Rai

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner's Russian Imprisonment Outraged the Country. So Should Vladimir Kara-Murza's.

The journalist and dissident, who was sentenced to 25 years in a penal colony for criticizing the Russian government, has not received the same attention.

Reason

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Putin visits troops in Ukraine; Kyiv marks Orthodox Easter; Lula criticised over peace efforts

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Musk Applauds China-France Push to End Russia-Ukraine War

China and France have engaged in talks to lay the groundwork for a peace plan to resolve the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to Bloomberg News.

The Street

How ‘Putin’s chef’ and his Wagner Group are cashing in on conflicts around the world

They’ve drawn most attention in eastern Ukraine, but it seems wherever war breaks out – from Syria to Sudan – this group of mercenaries can be found profiting from bloodshed, writes World Affairs Editor Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Backs Talks to End Russia's War in Ukraine

China and France have engaged in talks to lay the groundwork for a peace plan to resolve the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to Bloomberg News.

The Street

When and how will Ukraine start counteroffensive against Russia?

Western weapons pour into Ukraine as officials in Kyiv promise new attacks will start soon.

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Britain sanctions Russians linked to jailing of Putin critic Kara-Murza

Britain on Friday sanctioned a Russian judge and four others linked to the arrest and alleged poisonings of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza who was jailed for 25 years this week for treason and other offences.

Reuters

Russia watching for new Western sanctions, says they would hit world economy

The Kremlin said on Friday it was monitoring reports of a possible ban on exports to Russia by Western countries, and that new sanctions would damage the global economy.

Reuters

Russia crosses new lines in crackdown on Putin's enemies

With virtually all the Kremlin's opponents already jailed or in exile, and liberal press outlets and human rights groups forced to shut down, it might have appeared that years of repression in Russia had achieved their objective.

Reuters

Putin looks back to WWII with refurb of Stalin-era bomb shelters

Although a missile attack deep into Russia is unlikely, bunkers built long ago are being made ready for use

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine’s ‘rightful place’ is in Nato says Jens Stoltenberg on surprise visit to Kyiv

‘Let me be clear, Ukraine’s rightful place is in the Euro-Atlantic family,’ says Jens Stoltenberg

Evening Standard

Zelensky says now is the time for Ukraine to join Nato as alliance chief visits Kyiv

‘Nato stands with you today, tomorrow and for as long as it takes,’ Jens Stoltenberg says on first visit to Kyiv since Russia’s invasion started

The Independent UK

Zelensky presses NATO on membership, long-range weapons

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday pressed NATO to invite Kyiv to join the alliance and send more fighter jets and long-range weapons, as battles with Russia raged on in the east of the country.

AFP

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Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin suffers breakdown after changing cancer medicine, Kremlin source claims

Rumours of Vladimir Putin suffering a temporary "nervous breakdown" came amid speculation he used a body double to represent him while visiting high-ranking Russian generals in Ukraine

The New Daily

Ukraine appeals to NATO chief for membership, more arms

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told visiting NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg it is time to offer his country membership.

Evening Standard

Russia likely to have suffered ‘heavy losses’ in the south of Ukraine, says UK

Russia is likely to have suffered “heavy losses” in the south of Ukraine, British defence chiefs have said.

The Independent UK

MP accused of using young girl’s post-mortem examination as ‘clickbait’

Andrew Bridgen was criticised in the Commons by Penny Mordaunt.

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The Independent UK

Elderly Russian woman fined for calling Zelensky ‘handsome’

Pensioner fined after saying Ukraine’s president was ‘handsome’ and ‘funny’

The Guardian - AU

Kremlin’s foreign minister to meet UN secretary general; US considering ban on exports to Russia – as it happened

Sergei Lavrov to meet António Guterres on Monday; US to discuss export ban at G7 leaders’ summit

Tribune News Service

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‘Controlled demolition’ planned for collapsed NY parking garage

AFP

'Unbridled grief': Ukrainian woman buries toddler son, husband after strike

Sloviansk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Rescuers dug frantically for Anastasia Komarista's two-year-old son in the rubble of their east Ukraine housing block for hours after Russian strikes last week.Then they dug for her husband.

The Conversation

Russia's legal interpretation of 'espionage' has broadened since the Soviet era – as the case of Evan Gershkovich shows

The case of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich, who on April 18, 2023, saw his appeal against investigative detention on spying charges turned down by a Russian court, has echoes of an earlier era. Not since the Cold War, the Kremlin noted, has an American journalist been charged with…

Reuters

Kremlin critic Yashin defiant after losing appeal against long jail term

Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin on Wednesday predicted he would one day help build a "new and free Russia" after losing his appeal against an eight-and-a-half year prison sentence on a charge of spreading false information about the army.

AFP

Kremlin critic Yashin loses appeal in widening crackdown

Moscow (AFP) - Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin on Wednesday lost an appeal against what his supporters say was a politically motivated decision to jail him for eight and a half years for criticising Moscow's assault on Ukraine.

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