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Russia says no agreement reached with Turkey on Ukrainian grain sale

The Kremlin said on Thursday that no agreement had been reached to sell grain from Ukraine to Turkey - which Ukraine says Russia has stolen from it - but that work on a deal was continuing.

Reuters · Jun 9, 2022

Russia's Navalny scolds Google and Meta for helping Putin

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny scolded Google and Meta Platforms Inc on Thursday for shutting down advertising, a step he said had undermined the opposition and thus was a gift to President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters · Jun 9, 2022

Vladimir Putin's campaign a 'big failure' as he fails to justify war, expert claims

Vladimir Putin and his state media cronies repeatedly used the term "denazification" during the early weeks of the Ukrainian war to justify Moscow's full-scale invasion of the country

Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022

Food held hostage: How to free up Black Sea route for global supplies?

Talk about competing narratives. Russia's foreign minister is in Turkey's capital, where his hosts talked up the prospect of a UN-brokered plan to free up the Black Sea and the food supplies blocked by the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin wants the waters de-mined and the West to lift "sanctions"…

France 24 · Jun 8, 2022

Ukraine forces outgunned up to 40 to one by Russian forces, intelligence report reveals

Exclusive: Grinding conflict in east is ‘seriously demoralising’ Ukrainian forces, dossier says

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Vladimir Putin making big mistake by constantly threatening nuclear war, experts say

A damning new report about the Russian dictator's highly provocative statements on the possible use of nuclear weapons suggests the Kremlin’s strategy may be backfiring on them

Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022

Moscow’s chief rabbi ‘in exile’ after resisting Kremlin pressure over war

Pinchas Goldschmidt left Russia just weeks after invasion of Ukraine, daughter-in-law says

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022

Putin, Raisi discuss need to revive Iran nuclear deal in phone call

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi spoke by phone on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, and discussed the need to continue diplomatic efforts and reach an agreement on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

Russian proxies plan vote in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region on joining Russia

The Russian-installed administration in the occupied part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region plans to stage a referendum later this year on joining Russia, Russian news agencies quoted one of its members as saying.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

Kremlin says sanctions must be lifted for Russian grain to reach markets

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Western sanctions against Moscow must be lifted before Russian grain could be delivered to international markets.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022