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Putin, secure in power, sets stage for long and draining war

Vladimir Putin casts the war in Ukraine as a watershed when Russia finally stood up to the West - but some within the elite fear he has committed his country to a long and fruitless drain on lives and resources.

Reuters

Russia declares battlefield gains as Ukraine urges faster military aid

Russia said on Wednesday it had broken through two of Ukraine's fortified defence lines in the east and Kyiv spoke of relentless Russian attacks making it "difficult for us", as Western allies announced more military aid for Kyiv including artillery rounds.

Reuters

Russia prepares ‘air fight’ as Ukraine ground war grinds on

NATO officials push for quick procurement of air defences for Ukraine as Russia eyes the skies for battlefield edge.

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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

Putin talks to Azeri president, discusses disputed southern Caucasus region

Russian President Vladimir Putin talked to Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev and noted the importance of ensuring stability and security in the southern Caucasus region, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russian businessman guilty in hacking, insider trade scheme

A Russian millionaire with ties to the Kremlin has been convicted of participating in an elaborate insider trading scheme using secret earnings information from companies such as Microsoft that was stolen from U.S. computer networks

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin dramatically classifies files 'proving president was treated for cancer'

The proof of Vladimir Putin’s treatment by cancer doctors was deduced from the existence of contracts with the hospital - which were listed on a Russian public procurement website

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Moldova bars fans from soccer match with Serbia amid Russia coup plot concerns

Moldova has barred fans from attending a soccer match against a Serbian team, officials announced on Tuesday, a day after the Moldovan president said saboteurs from Serbia could be part of an alleged Kremlin coup plot.

Reuters

Ukrainians blow up bridge in Bakhmut amid reports Russia closing in

Kyiv denies retreat imminent as Kremlin throws troops at capturing city before one-year anniversary of war

The Guardian - UK

When did Russia invade Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

Russia's Prigozhin admits links to what U.S. says was election-meddling troll farm

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, said on Tuesday that he founded and financed and the Internet Research Agency, a company Washington says is a "troll farm" which meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Reuters

Kremlin: NATO Becoming More Involved in Ukraine Conflict

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the US-led NATO military alliance demonstrated its hostility towards Russia every day, and was becoming more and more involved in the conflict in Ukraine. "NATO is an organization which is hostile to us and which proves this hostility every day," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US defence head says Ukrainian counteroffensive is expected in the spring

Ukraine is expected to launch its own offensive in the spring, said US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday as Russian forces continue their fight to seize the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. The announcement came as NATO defence ministers gathered for talks on how to step up their…

France 24

Kremlin: NATO becoming more involved in Ukraine conflict

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the U.S.-led NATO military alliance demonstrated its hostility towards Russia every day, and was becoming more and more involved in the conflict in Ukraine.

Reuters

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Has Russia been planning a coup in Ukraine's neighbour, Moldova? Here's what we know

Moldova's president says Russian plans involved using external saboteurs to put the nation "at the disposal of Russia" and derail its aspirations to one day join the European Union.

Reuters

Kremlin moves to rein in Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin

His private army is pushing hard to give Russia a battlefield win in Ukraine, but mounting evidence suggests the Kremlin has moved to curb what it sees as the excessive political clout of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary group.

The Guardian - UK

Moldova president accuses Russia of plotting to oust pro-EU government

Maia Sandu says plan revealed by Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been confirmed

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin war commander survives assassination bid after being sent poison in post

Major-General Apti Alaudinov, 50, a pal of Chechnyan warlord Ramzan Kadyrov and commander of the region's soldiers in Ukraine, received a letter saturated with an unknown deadly toxin

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Asharq Al-Awsat

United States Tells Citizens: Leave Russia Immediately

The United States has told its citizens to leave Russia immediately due to the war in Ukraine and the risk of arbitrary arrest or harassment by Russian law enforcement agencies. "US citizens residing or travelling in Russia should depart immediately," the US embassy in Moscow said. "Exercise increased caution due…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Says It Is in Contact with Syrian Authorities over Quake Relief

The Kremlin said on Monday that it was in contact with Syrian authorities over providing relief to areas affected by last week's earthquake and that it was finding ways to continue supplying humanitarian aid there. At least 34,000 people have died since a major earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria last…

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin to make major speech ahead of Ukraine war anniversary amid ambush fears

The Russian warmonger will give an address to the country's federal assembly on February 21 "on the current situation", according to a Kremlin spokesman

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Continues to Shell Ukraine amid Grinding Push in East

Russian forces over the weekend continued to shell Ukrainian cities amid a grinding push to seize more land in the east of the country, with Ukrainian officials saying that Moscow is having trouble launching its much-anticipated large-scale offensive there. One person was killed and one more was wounded on Sunday…

The Independent UK

Russia continues to shell Ukraine amid grinding push in east

Russian forces over the weekend continued to shell Ukrainian cities amid a grinding push to seize more land in the east of the country

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's billionaire ally warns Ukraine war could last two more years

The head of the Wagner private army, which is fighting for the Kremlin against Ukraine, said it may take two years for Russia to complete their ultimate war goals

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s war has reinvigorated the west’s defence of liberty. That unity must not crack now

The democracies have confounded the Russian tyrant with their resolve to support Ukraine. That must be sustained in 2023

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