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US accuses South Africa of providing arms to Russia

Ambassador says weapons were brought to Russia on cargo ship from Simon’s Town naval base, local media reports

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023

Russian woman who left note on grave of Putin's parents convicted amid dissent crackdown

A Russian court has given a two-year suspended sentence to a St_ Petersburg woman who left a note on the grave of President Vladimir Putin’s parents that said they had “raised a freak and a killer.”

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

UK becomes first country to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles

Britain on Thursday became the first country to begin supplying Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles, which will allow Kyiv's forces to hit Russian troops and supply dumps deep behind the front lines. The development comes as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country’s military needed more time to prepare an…

France 24 · May 11, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: UK to send long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, says defence secretary – as it happened

Ben Wallace confirms reports that UK is donating Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine

The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2023

Russia denies reports of Ukrainian breakthroughs along front lines

Russia's defence ministry on Thursday denied reports that Ukrainian forces had broken through in various places along the front lines and said the military situation was under control.

Reuters · May 10, 2023

Kremlin calls Poland’s decision to rename Kaliningrad a ‘hostile act’

Russian city will now be known as Królewiec in official documents, its name in the 15th and 16th centuries

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2023

Oligarch Ilan Shor: A Russian pawn trying to destabilise Moldova?

In the past few months, Moldova – a small country located between Romania and Ukraine – has seen a wave of protests against its pro-European government. The country's authorities accuse Russia of using hybrid warfare to destabilise Moldova. They regularly manage to infiltrate groups thought to be taking orders from…

France 24 · May 10, 2023

Germany calls China systemic rival, seeks clarity on Russia

Germany’s foreign minister has described China as increasingly becoming a “systemic rival” on the world stage

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

Kremlin calls Polish decision to rename Kaliningrad 'hostile act'

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Poland's decision to rename the Russian city of Kaliningrad in its official documents was a "hostile act", as ties continue to fray over the Ukraine war.

Reuters · May 10, 2023

OPINION - Vladimir Putin is flailing like never before, as his latest bleak speech shows

Watching the ritual May Victory Day parade as a correspondent in Moscow a couple of decades ago, I was always struck by its distinctive mix — a noisy exhibition of modern military power but also a day that harked back to past victories, with Second World War veterans waving forlorn…

Evening Standard · May 10, 2023