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In shadow of Ukraine war, Putin presents bouquets on Women's Day

President Vladimir Putin presented flowers to a female war correspondent and medical workers from Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine on Wednesday in a Kremlin ceremony to mark International Women's Day, thanking them for their achievements at what he called a challenging time for the country.

Reuters

OPINION - Ukraine war is at a crucial stage, and China’s next move could be key

It often happens like this in war. Conflicts get bogged down. What’s going to happen seems to narrow — one hill, then another hill — until suddenly it feels wide open again. This is now the case in Ukraine. Two unanswered questions, one concerning Russia and the other China, will…

Evening Standard

Kremlin says Nord Stream attack reports are 'coordinated', demands open investigation

Western media reports on the blowing-up of the Nord Stream gas pipelines are a coordinated bid to divert attention and Russia is perplexed that U.S. officials can assume anything about the attacks without an investigation, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

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Bakhmut may fall 'in coming days', NATO's Stoltenberg warns

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Wednesday that the devastated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut may fall into Russian hands in the coming days after months of intense fighting. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24

Russian forces unlikely to capture significantly more territory this year, says US – as it happened

US director of national intelligence says Russian military likely unable to carry on current level of fighting, even with possible capture of Bakhmut

The Guardian - AU

Tanks for the memories: How Putin has changed Russian film

Two films about tanks highlight how Vladimir Putin and his cronies rule Russian culture with an iron fist.

360info

Strained Relationship For Israel Between Russia And Ukraine Due To The Jewish Communities

A year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, some Israeli officials may feel the time is right to step up aid to Kyiv as tension rise

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Battle for Bakhmut takes center stage in war in Ukraine

Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine, has been the focus of a Russian attacks for six months in the war’s longest and bloodiest battle

The Independent UK

Ukraine calls on Academy to review Top Gun: Maverick’s Oscars eligibility

The Ukrainian World Congress urged the organisation to be ‘vigilant’ against ‘any attempts to influence Hollywood and American society’.

The Independent UK

UK allowed sanctioned Abramovich associate to sell £16m mansion

Former Chelsea FC director Eugene Tenenbaum says proceeds from sale were frozen in line with government sanctions regime

The Guardian - UK

Russian mercenary sends truckload of champagne to Ukrainian women in mocking gift

The Kremlin-linked war brute Yevgeny Prigozhin was seen in a video mockingly signing one case of sparkling wine before it was loaded onto a lorry in footage released on Telegram

Daily Mirror

Assad to Visit Moscow in Mid-March for Talks with the Kremlin

The Kremlin confirmed on Monday media leaks about preparations for an imminent visit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Russia, refraining from giving additional details about the ongoing arrangements. A source close to the Russian Foreign Ministry told Asharq Al-Awsat said that the Russian and Syrian sides attached great importance…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Western allies take note: if you want to beat Putin in Ukraine, target his wicked little helper in Belarus

Alexander Lukashenko put our airbases and resources at Russia disposal. His fall would accelerate victory for Ukraine, says Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of the democratic opposition in Belarus

The Guardian - UK

Who are the Wagner mercenaries and why are they so involved in Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but their leader’s frank dispatches have increasingly rattled the Moscow establishment

The Independent UK

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WEKU

Yevgeny Prigozhin, 'Putin's Chef,' has emerged from the shadows with his Wagner Group

Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as "Putin's Chef" because of his company's origins in the catering business, now fields a mercenary army of 50,000. Its role in Ukraine is central to Russia's war effort.

ABC News

The Soviet spy films that inspired a young Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin grew up in "brute, almost Darwinian conditions". But his skills as a master manipulator would take him far.

Bangkok Post

Ukraine vows to fortify defences in frontline Bakhmut

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukraine pledged on Monday to bolster its defences in frontline Bakhmut, after reports that Kyiv was withdrawing from the city that's become a symbolic prize in the war.

Daily Mirror

Mutiny among Russian fighters as Wagner chief moans troops aren't being supplied

Yevgeny Prigozhin's soldiers have joined the regular Russian army as they battle Ukrainian forces to capture Bakhmut, an eastern city that has become the frontline of the current conflict

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The Guardian - UK

‘A generational shift’: war prompts Ukrainians to embrace their language

Kremlin has banned Ukrainian from occupied territory schools but elsewhere language is on the rise

Fortune

How the IMF naively parroted Putin’s fake statistics–and botched its economic forecast for Russia

The IMF simply does not have the data it needs to independently calculate Russia’s GDP by any accepted method.

WEKU

Justice Department task force takes aim at Russian oligarchs and their riches

The Justice Department's Task Force KleptoCapture, set up in the days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has gone after Kremlin-aligned elites, including their luxury yachts and opulent homes.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wagner Chief Says Russian Position at Bakhmut at Risk without Promised Ammunition

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary force warned that Russia's position around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was in peril unless his troops got ammunition, the latest sign of tension between the Kremlin and the private militia chief. Ukrainian military officials and analysts also reported leaders of Russia's 155th…

The National (Scotland)

David Pratt: Finger-pointing grows over poisonings in Iran's schools

It’s estimated that at least 900 girls have been poisoned in a series of bizarre gas attacks

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's 'secret brood of children being raised in luxury' while war rages on

Vladimir Putin and his rumoured lover enjoy a secret life of luxury at a forest palace and the Russian President is reportedly furious that people are now aware of their lavish lifestyle as war rages on in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

‘Putin has gone mad from power’: Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin speaks out from Russian prison

Sentenced to eight years in jail, Yashin discusses the war in Ukraine, Russian opposition and how the west can help

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