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Russia Bans 'International LGBT Movement' For 'Extremism'

Russia on Thursday banned the "international LGBT movement," claiming it was an extremist group in a move that cements a long crackdown on the community as the Kremlin pushes ultra-conservative social values.

International Business Times

Russia outlaws ‘international LGBT public movement’ as extremist

Human rights activists say supreme court’s vague wording provides wide scope for persecution

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s Supreme Court bans 'international LGBT movement', effectively outlawing activism

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country.

France 24

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Russia’s top court bans LGBT+ activism as ‘extremist’ in latest crackdown

The Supreme Court backs request fom Vladimir Putin’s government – despite the LGBT+ ‘movement’ being not one defined entity. Activists fear ruling will bring broad swathe of arrests and prosecutions

The Independent UK

Finland closes last border crossing with Russia amid rising tensions

NATO member Finland on Wednesday closed its last remaining border crossing with Russia after the government decided to seal the entire border with its eastern neighbor amid rising political tensions.

France 24

Finland closes last crossing point with Russia, sealing off entire border as tensions rise

NATO member Finland has closed its last remaining border crossing with Russia

The Independent UK

Russia Ramping Up Attacks In Donetsk Region

Russian forces were ramping up attacks in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, Moscow and Kyiv said, as they vie to secure elusive territorial gains before the end of the year.

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Russia ramping up attacks in eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka

Russian forces were ramping up attacks in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, Moscow and Kyiv said, as they vie to secure elusive territorial gains before the end of the year.

France 24

'Point Of No Return': Why Kyiv Won't Sit Down With The Kremlin

When delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met in Belarus for secretive peace talks weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, it took Ukraine's lead negotiator less than an hour to lose hope.

International Business Times

Ukraine spy chief’s wife recovering after being poisoned

Poisoning of Kyrylo Budanov’s wife, Marianna Budanova, suggests Moscow has undercover assets in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Russia limits women’s access to abortion, citing demographic changes

Experts say crackdown on abortion drugs and services is part of a project to instil ‘certain values’ in society.

Al Jazeera

Free speech groups criticise German ban on Russian journalists’ book

Russian businessman claims book defamed him, while authors say aim is to destroy their reputation

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 641

Ukraine says Russia launches most intensive drone attack on Kyiv since start of the war; former Russian PM added to Kremlin’s list of ‘foreign agents’

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin declares former Russian PM a ‘foreign agent’ – as it happened

Mikhail Kasyanov served as prime minister for the first four years of Vladimir Putin’s administration

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The Independent UK

Putin G20 speech: What Russian leader said in virtual address about Ukraine war ‘tragedy’

This is the first time Putin has used placatory language on an international diplomatic table on his stance on Ukraine war

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 638

As the war enters its 638th day, these are the main developments.

The Independent UK

Finland erects barriers at border with Russia to control influx of migrants. The Kremlin objects

Finnish border guards and soldiers have begun erecting barriers including concrete obstacles topped with barbed-wire at some crossing points on the Nordic country’s lengthy border with Russia

The Guardian - AU

North Korea’s spy satellite is a big deal, regardless of how advanced its technology is

Rocket launch underlines Kim Jong-un’s ability to sidestep UN sanctions and suggests ballistic missile building abilities have reached a higher level

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The Independent UK

The White House says it's concerned Iran may provide ballistic missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine

The White House says it's very concerned that Iran may provide ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine

The Independent UK

Germany's defense minister unveils more help for Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is vowing to keep supporting Ukraine’s efforts to win its war against Russia, pledging further military aid worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion)

Foreign Policy

Russia Is the Loser in the Israel-Hamas War

Moscow’s decade as the arbiter of the Middle East is coming to an end.

Evening Standard

Volodymyr Zelensky says he's survived 'five or six' assassination attempts by Putin's forces

Ukraine's president also accused the Kremlin of helping Hamas launch attacks in Israel in October and warned the Ukraine-Russia conflict could spiral into a third world war

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian optimism fades at start of another winter of war

Rumours of tensions at the top, exhaustion after two years of fighting and frustration with allies dampen the mood in Kyiv

Reason

Will Russia Ever Be Free?

Promise and peril in post-Putin Russia

Evening Standard

Russia launches drone strikes on Kyiv for second night in a row

On Saturday, Ukrainian officials said all drones heading towards Kyiv were destroyed but some hit infrastructure facilities elsewhere

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