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Kremlin foe Navalny's demands in prison: moonshine, a balalaika and a pet kangaroo -- all denied

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has released excerpts of his correspondence with prison administrators, detailing his sarcastic demands for things like a bottle of moonshine, a balalaika and even a kangaroo

The Independent UK

Armenia is not Russia's ally in Ukraine war, says PM Pashinyan

Armenia is not a Russian ally in the Ukraine war and is worried about the impact of that crisis on its relations with other countries, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, drawing a cautious response in Moscow.

Reuters

Moldova is trying to join the EU, but it will have a hard time breaking away from Russia's orbit

Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest countries, straddles Ukraine to its east and European Union countries to its west – placing it in an arguably vulnerable position in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.

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Putin says 'ill-wishers' are trying to destabilise Russia

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that certain "ill-wishers" were stepping up efforts to destabilise Russia and urged members of his cabinet not to allow this "under any circumstances".

Reuters

How Dmitry Medvedev went from being Russia’s president to Vladimir Putin’s attack dog

Outlandish threats to bomb the German parliament, kill British politicians and bring about ‘nuclear apocalypse’ seem to be keeping Putin happy – but is anyone outside Russia actually listening? Arpan Rai reports

The Independent UK

Kremlin says Ukrainian NATO membership would cause problems for many years

The Kremlin said on Friday that if Ukraine joined NATO then it would cause problems for many years to come, an issue he said many European Union countries understood though the United States ultimately called the tunes at the military alliance.

Reuters

Ukraine war: Yevgeny Prigozhin and the 'warrior constituency' that could threaten Putin from the right

As he claimed victory in the battle for Bakhmut, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Wagner private military company (PMC), gave another of his firebrand interviews. He lambasted, in unequivocal terms, the Russian minister of defence and his chief of staff, Russia’s “deep state” – namely, the presidential administration and the…

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Russia-Ukraine war – live: Putin’s forces ‘kill 250 Ukrainian soldiers’ in thwarted major offensive

Grainy video shows tanks and military equipment being blown up in Donetsk

The Independent UK

Treason trial of Russian hypersonic missile scientist begins

Anatoly Maslov is one of three scientists involved in Russia’s hypersonic missile programme that are standing trial.

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin 'thought lazy NATO would abandon Ukraine to Russian troops'

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg claimed the Kremlin leader believed the West would soon tire of backing President Volodymyr Zelensky's regime, but added: “Putin cannot wait us out"

Daily Mirror

Ukraine war: why Putin's appeals to masculinity to recruit for the military will not work

Hardliners in Russia have been calling for a full-scale mobilisation for some time, but so far Vladimir Putin has resisted the temptation for a full call-up due to its expected unpopularity. Instead, Russia is attempting to persuade thousands of men to enlist voluntarily as contract soldiers. The Kremlin’s recruitment campaign…

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Moscow drone attacks are a morale booster for Ukraine and a warning for Russia – here's why

A wave of approximately 30 drones appeared in skies around the Russian capital, Moscow, on May 30. Though widely sensationalised as a major attack against the heart of the Russian government, they caused only minor damage, mostly to high-rise buildings.

The Conversation

Ahead of OPEC+ meet, Kremlin says ties with Saudi Arabia are constructive, trusting

The Kremlin said on Thursday that relations with Saudi Arabia were constructive and based on mutual understanding and respect ahead of an OPEC+ meeting.

Reuters

David Pratt: As recent days reminded us, the whole of Ukraine is now a frontline

THESE past few days, I’ve had the sharpest of reminders that the war is everywhere in Ukraine...

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Chechen troops said to mobilise as Russian children flee border

Russia’s Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov says more than 1,000 children due for evacuation from border areas.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: two wounded after Belgorod strike, says governor; investigation into ‘locked’ shelter in Kyiv – as it happened

Governor of Russian border town says drone fell on road way; claims that three people killed in capital sought safety in locked shelter

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Vladimir Putin’s war: terror without purpose

Editorial: The fog of war is thick in Ukraine, but certain strategic and moral truths remain crystal clear

The Independent UK

Russian court prepares way for new trial against jailed Kremlin foe Navalny

A Moscow court has set a new date for a hearing paving the way for another trial of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that could keep him in prison for decades

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The Moscow drone attacks bring Russia’s war to its doorstep – and put Putin’s alternative reality at risk

Conspiracy theories abound as to who is behind the strikes, but the idea that all is going to plan is getting harder to sustain, says Russia researcher Jade McGlynn

The Guardian - UK

Russia not planning to declare martial law after Moscow drone attacks, says Kremlin

Putin appears to play down incident despite calls to declare state of war and ‘mobilise the whole of society’

Reuters

Kremlin: Russia backs Kosovo's Serbs, their rights must be respected

Russia supports Kosovo's Serbian population and believes their legal rights and interests must be protected, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

How Putin’s taste for jail jargon changed Russia

Growing up in St Petersburg, Russia’s leader was fascinated with prison songs and sambo, a form of wrestling.

The Independent UK

Tara Reade, who accused Biden of sexual assault, says she has ‘defected’ to Russia at event with Kremlin spy

‘I feel very surrounded by protection and safety’

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: What’s behind the drone attacks on Russia

In today’s newsletter: Could yesterday’s assault on Moscow prompt a response that helps Zelenskiy’s long-trailed counteroffensive – or hurts it?

ABC News

Are Russian President Vladimir Putin's claims about Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow part of a false flag strategy?

Vladimir Putin blames Ukraine for the largest drone attack on Russia, but a warfare expert casts doubt on the claim and raises questions of a false flag strategy being deployed by the Kremlin.

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