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Ukraine recap: Russian setbacks on the battlefield, Putin's limited military and diplomatic options

While his troops struggle to regroup in the face of a lightning-fast Ukrainian offensive in the northeast, Vladimir Putin is in Samarkand, fabled halfway point of the silk road in Uzbekistan, for a summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). While he is there he has a busy schedule…

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Ukraine war: this map holds an important clue about Kremlin fears of Nato expansion

As Russian forces withdrew in the face of the recent Ukrainian counteroffensives, the Kremlin repeated its claim that its military invaded because of the threat of Nato’s possible expansion.

The Conversation

On the sidelines of SCO, all eyes on Russia-India-China ties

Russia has attempted to revive the RIC trilateral format, with little luck so far

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Putin's uncontrolled foot motions are back as he meets 'fellow dictators' in Uzbekistan

More speculation over the health of President Vladimir Putin has arisen after the Russian leader's foot was seen shaking at a conference with other world leaders. Putin has been dogged by theories over if he is ill for some time

Daily Mirror

Putin’s options narrow after Ukraine scores battlefield rout

Humiliated by lightning Ukrainian gains on the battlefield, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces narrowing options as he seeks to turn the tide in his struggling nearly seven-month-old invasion.

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Russian officials publicly call for Vladimir Putin's resignation after military losses

Criticism of the President is creeping upwards, with Boris Nadezhdin, a former liberal politician, saying recently live on TV that Mr Putin had been misled into thinking Ukraine would capitulate if he invaded

Daily Mirror

Russia's reliance on mercenaries in Ukraine points to the weakness of its military – and Putin's strategy of deflecting blame

Ukrainian forces are gaining ground in the war against Russia. Since early September 2022, they have launched a massive counteroffensive in Ukraine’s northeast region of Kharkiv, reclaiming large swaths of territory.

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Russia's harsh purge against alleged 'Nazis' in occupied Ukraine follows Soviet playbook for rooting out real Nazis from Germany after WWII

Even as the Ukrainian military in September 2022 retook some territory lost to the Russian invasion, Moscow has been quietly fortifying the land it holds, which it intends to keep. Russian forces still control about 20% of Ukraine, and the Kremlin states it is not prepared to stop fighting.

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Russia-Ukraine war: EU says supply of weapons to Ukraine ‘absolutely vital’; missile strikes Zelenskiy’s home town – as it happened

Ursula von der Leyen tells EU member states it is the responsibility of all of them to ensure Ukraine can defend itself

The Guardian - AU

Vladimir Putin's top ally and the editor of his favourite newspaper 'suddenly' dies

Vladimir Putin's top crony and editor of his favourite paper, Vladimir Nikolayevich Sungorkin, 68, has suddenly died - as his passing comes amid a string of mysterious deaths of the tyrant's allies

Daily Mirror

Putin, Xi to meet as Russia seeks support for Ukraine invasion

The leaders of Russia and China are set to hold talks in Samarkand on the sidelines of a regional security summit.

Al Jazeera

Factbox-How does the Xi and Putin 'no limits' partnership work?

The last time Xi Jinping met Vladimir Putin face to face just before the Ukraine war, the two 69-year-old leaders sealed a "no limits" partnership between China and Russia that triggered anxiety in the West.

Reuters

The man embroiled in Russia and Ukraine’s propaganda war over a nuclear plant

A former deputy spokesman at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant who helped tell the world that Russian troops had seized the strategic site, is now in exile, no longer in his job and, according to a document from his ex-employer, is suspected by Ukrainian intelligence of collaborating with Russia.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin's limo 'attacked in assassination attempt' as Ukraine war rages

The Russian president was travelling by limousine when there was allegedly a "loud bang" from its left front wheel before the vehicle was consumed by heavy smoke.

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Kremlin says it has 'hardly any hope' for new U.S. ambassador -RIA

The Kremlin on Thursday said it had "hardly any hope" for the new U.S. ambassador to Russia, Russian state-owned news agency RIA reported.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine's Zelensky Vows 'Victory' on Visit to Liberated Kharkiv Region

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday promised "victory" on a visit to the strategic city of Izyum that was recently recaptured from Russia by Kyiv's army in a lightning counter-offensive. The visit came at a decisive moment in Russia's six-month-old invasion, with Ukraine expelling Moscow's forces from swathes of the…

The Guardian - UK

Moscow’s local allies were told ‘Russia is here for ever’. Now they flee Ukraine

Supporters in shock as Kremlin reneges on vow that helped project power into captured towns and villages

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest news: what we know on day 204 of the invasion

Volodymyr Zelenskiy makes surprise visit to liberated city of Izium. Ukrainian president later involved in car crash in Kyiv but not seriously hurt

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Putin acknowledges China's concerns over Ukraine in sign of friction

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he understood China's Xi Jinping had concerns about the crisis in Ukraine, a surprise acknowledgement of friction with Beijing over the war after a week of stunning Russian losses on the ground.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's limo 'attacked in assassination attempt' amid Ukraine war

The limousine attack could have been an assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin, according to an unconfirmed claim, after a loud bang struck the left wheel of the car

The Guardian - UK

Former Soviet states eye opportunities as Russia struggles in Ukraine

Moscow’s influence in the Caucasus and central Asia is being unravelled by its ‘special military operation’

Reuters

Ukraine welcomes report on international security guarantees rejected by Moscow

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his government are studying proposals drawn up by senior officials and the former head of NATO that envisage Western countries providing future security guarantees to Kyiv.

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine at a glance: what we know on day 203 of the invasion

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says around 8,000 sq km have been liberated in counteroffensive in north-east Ukraine

Reuters

U.S. distances itself from Bill Richardson meetings in Russia where Americans jailed

The United States distanced itself on Wednesday from a visit by former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson to Russia where WNBA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan remain jailed.

Reuters

Kremlin: No comment on reported U.S. envoy visit to discuss prisoner swap

The Kremlin said on Wednesday it had no comment on reports that a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Bill Richardson, had travelled to Moscow to discuss a potential exchange of imprisoned Americans and Russians.

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