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Poland reaches agreement on transit of Ukrainian grain

Poland has reached an agreement on restarting transit of Ukrainian grains through its territory as of Friday, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus said on Tuesday, adding transits would be monitored and sealed. The news came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the heavily shelled frontline town of Avdiivka in the…

France 24 · Apr 18, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin and Zelenskiy visit troops near frontline

Russian president in southern Kherson region while Ukrainian counterpart seen in Avdiivka

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2023

Putin visits Russian-controlled Ukraine to discuss war with senior general

President Vladimir Putin has visited military headquarters in Russian-controlled Ukraine, the Kremlin said, where he discussed the war with a general from Russia's airborne troops who has reportedly taken up a powerful new role in the invasion.

Reuters · Apr 18, 2023

Wife of jailed Putin critic says 25-year sentence is 'recognition' of his work

The wife of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza said on Monday that the 25-year prison sentence a Russian court handed him was recognition of the effectiveness of his work and showed that authorities fear him.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2023

Putin critic jailed for 25 years in harshest anti-war ruling yet

Russia sentenced a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin to 25 years in prison in the harshest sentence yet handed down to an opposition activist.

Tribune News Service · Apr 17, 2023

Is Alexei Navalny being slowly killed in captivity?

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being gradually poisoned behind bars, his allies claim.

The Week · Apr 17, 2023

Opposition figure's sentence underlines Russian intolerance

The 25-year treason sentence imposed on prominent Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza on Monday was a particularly severe show of authorities’ intensifying intolerance of criticism of the war in Ukraine and other dissenting opinions

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza jailed for 25 years in Russia treason case

Outspoken Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza has been jailed for a quarter of a century by a Moscow court.

The New Daily · Apr 17, 2023

Slovakia joins Poland, Hungary in banning imports of Ukrainian grain

Slovakia's government on Monday approved a ban on imports of Ukrainian grain and other food products, following similar moves by Poland and Hungary. The news came after US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy said she had made a first visit in jail to Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter…

France 24 · Apr 17, 2023

Russia rejects Japanese criticism of Pacific naval drills

Russia on Monday brushed off Japanese criticism of naval exercises by its Pacific Fleet, saying it needed to be on guard against a variety of regional threats while focusing on Ukraine.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2023