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Why the US sending Patriot air-defence systems to Ukraine isn't just about hitting Russian missiles

The Biden administration has finally agreed to send its most advanced air-defence system to Ukraine to help repel Russian aerial attacks. But analysts say the move is less about weapons and missiles, and much more about politics.

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Russia threatens ‘consequences’ if Ukraine receives US Patriot missile system

Russia says any weapons systems or crew that accompany it will become ‘legitimate priority targets’

The Independent UK

Vatican apologises to Russia over 'cruellest' fighters in Ukraine claim by Pope

Pope Francis' comment that the Chechens and Buryats fighting in the Russian army were "the most cruel" involved in the Ukraine war has led to an apology to Russia by the Vatican

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Russia warns of ‘consequences’ if US air defence missiles are sent to Ukraine

‘The US has effectively become a party’ to the war, the Kremlin said

Evening Standard

Russia warns 'consequences' if US missiles sent to Ukraine

Russia’s Foreign Ministry is warning that if the United States confirms reports that it plans to deliver sophisticated air defense missiles to Ukraine, it would be a “provocative move" that could prompt a response from Moscow

The Independent UK

Russia questions suitability of Biden's nominated ambassador to Moscow

Russia on Wednesday questioned the suitability of the woman nominated by President Joe Biden to be the next U.S. ambassador to Moscow, suggesting Lynne Tracy might feel more at home in a hardline think-tank.

Reuters

Putin says more prisoner swaps with US ‘possible’

Russia swapped US basketball star Brittney Griner with the prolific arms dealer Bout at Abu Dhabi airport

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Russian state media lauds Putin's 'win' on Viktor Bout exchange

Russian state media on Friday lauded President Vladimir Putin for "winning" a prisoner exchange with the United States by swapping U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Reuters

Russia says U.S. withdrawal from INF treaty 'created vacuum'

Russia said on Thursday that the United States' withdrawal from a treaty banning intermediate-range nuclear missiles was a destructive act that had created a vacuum and stoked additional security risks.

Reuters

‘Racist’ interview with Pope Francis causes fury in Russia

Francis says Chechen and Buryat minorities in Russia’s army more cruel in Ukraine than other soldiers

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine says 'dubious' Russians found in raid on Kyiv monastery

Ukraine's security service said on Wednesday it had found "dubious" Russian citizens, large sums of cash in various currencies and pro-Russian literature during a raid on a 1,000-year-old Kyiv monastery denounced by Moscow as "godless".

Reuters

Ukraine to investigate videos of alleged war crimes against Russian prisoners. Here's what we know about the footage

Ukraine says it will investigate footage that Moscow alleges shows Ukrainian forces executing Russian prisoners of war.

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Russia’s Lavrov denies report of heart condition hospitalisation

The Associated Press news agency had said Lavrov was taken to hospital after arriving for the G20 summit.

Al Jazeera

Russian Foreign Ministry says Moscow in occasional contact with U.S

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that Moscow had contacts with U.S. officials from time to time.

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Russia to summon British ambassador over Black Sea Fleet drone strike

Russia will summon Britain's ambassador to Moscow over what it said was the involvement of British specialists in a Ukrainian drone strike on its Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

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Russia says it will retaliate if EU confiscates state assets

Russia will retaliate if its state and citizens' assets are confiscated by the European Union, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

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Russia Says Outgoing PM Truss Was a ‘Catastrophically Illiterate’ Disgrace

Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday welcomed the departure of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, saying she was a disgrace of a leader who would be remembered for her "catastrophic illiteracy". "Britain has never known such a disgrace of a prime minister," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a social…

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Moscow says U.S. sanctions charges against 5 Russians are 'cynical' bid to intimidate

Russia sees charges brought by the United States against five Russian nationals for alleged sanctions violations as an attempt to intimidate the business community in Russia and abroad, its foreign ministry said on Thursday.

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Russia mocks 'catastrophic' Liz Truss as world reacts to Prime Minister's resignation

Russia's foreign ministry welcomed the departure of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, calling her a disgrace of a leader who would be remembered for her "catastrophic illiteracy"

Reuters

Russia dismisses claims by former diplomat who resigned over war

Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed claims by a former diplomat who resigned over the war in Ukraine, casting him as a low level turncoat who was far less significant figure that a famous Soviet traitor.

Reuters

Russia: U.S. 'encouragement' of Ukraine complicates diplomatic solution

Russia is open for diplomacy, but Washington's encouragement of Ukraine's "bellicose mood" complicates diplomatic efforts to solve the conflict, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday.

Reuters

Russian PM has asked for role in Nord Stream probe, Sweden says

Russia's prime minister has sent a letter to the Swedish government requesting a role for Russian authorities in the investigation into the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipelines, Sweden's foreign ministry said on Friday.

Reuters

Nord Stream investigation finds evidence of detonations, Swedish police say

A crime scene investigation of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Europe found evidence of detonations, strengthening suspicions of "gross sabotage", Sweden's Security Service said on Thursday.

Reuters

Kazakhstan snubs Russian demand to expel Ukrainian ambassador

Kazakh authorities on Wednesday rejected a demand from Russia that they expel Ukraine's ambassador over comments about killing Russians, chiding Moscow for what they called an inappropriate tone between "equal strategic partners".

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin calls 'sabotage' of Nord Stream pipes 'international terrorism'

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has called the leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines "unprecedented sabotage" and "an act of international terrorism" with Russia and the West making veiled accusations

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