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Hardline Putin critic faces jail after arrest in Moscow

A hard-line critic of Vladimir Putin who accused the Russian president of weakness and indecision in Ukraine has been arrested in Moscow.

Evening Standard

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Russia and Ukraine issue tit-for-tat warnings after Moscow pulls out of Black Sea grain deal; the sole remaining resident of one Ukrainian village who curses Putin every morning

The Guardian - AU

What is the Wagner mercenary group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin?

Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but his former friend’s attempted mutiny and threats against Russia’s defence establishment have exposed cracks in the president’s authority

The Independent UK

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Russian authorities detain a hard-liner who accused Putin of weakness in Ukraine

A prominent Russian hard-liner who accused President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine has been detained on charges of extremism, a signal the Kremlin has toughened its approach with hawkish critics after last month’s abortive rebellion by the Wagner mercenary company

The Independent UK

Russia-Africa summit provides a global stage for Moscow to puff up its influence

Forty-three African heads of state attended the 2019 Russia-Africa summit. They had high hopes that Russia would emerge as a new source of investment and trade for the continent. Russian president Vladimir Putin promised to double Russian trade with Africa in five years to US$40 billion.

The Conversation

Russia defence ministry says navy carried out live fire 'exercise' in Black Sea

Russia's navy carried out a live fire "exercise" in the northwest Black Sea, Moscow's defence ministry said Friday, two days after the Kremlin said it would consider ships travelling to Ukraine through the waterway carriers of military cargo, and therefore legitimate targets.

Radio France Internationale

Russia detains prominent hardliner who accused Putin of weakness in Ukraine

A prominent Russian hardliner who accused President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine was detained Friday on charges of extremism, a signal the Kremlin has toughened its approach with hawkish critics after last month's abortive rebellion by the Wagner mercenary company. Read our live blog to see how…

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Zelenskiy condemns Donetsk attack in which he says two children died – as it happened

Ukraine president accuses Russia of killing two children and hitting a school

The Guardian - AU

By pulling out of the Ukrainian grain deal, Russia risks alienating its few remaining partners

By pulling out of a landmark deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea, Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken a gamble that could badly damage Moscow’s relations with many of its partners that have stayed neutral or even been supportive of the Kremlin’s invasion of its neighbor

The Independent UK

US imposes new sanctions aimed at choking off Russia's access to battlefield supplies and revenue

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on roughly 120 firms and people in an effort to choke off Moscow’s access to products, money and financial channels that support its continued invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia steps up assault on Ukraine’s ports and threatens attack on ships

It comes as Ukraine is said to have used cluster bombs sent by the US in battle for the first time

The Independent UK

Soviet spies in Africa: How the KGB expanded Russian influence during the Cold War

Russian influence in Africa has deep historical roots, from supporting an attempted coup in Ghana to spreading fake political news in Algeria and training African fighters in Crimea. FRANCE 24 looks back on four little-known Soviet operations aimed at furthering Russian interests in Africa during the Cold War

France 24

Grain prices rise after Russian pullout of Black Sea deal sparks food crisis fears

Moscow criticised as concern grows about impact of climbing agricultural commodity prices on poorer countries

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: US cluster bombs being used by Kyiv against Russia, White House confirms – as it happened

Controversial munitions being deployed in the field, says John Kirby; UN security council to meet over grain deal collapse

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Al Jazeera

Russia and Ukraine warn each other travelling ships part of war

Russia’s defence ministry said ships travelling to Ukraine considered to be potentially transporting military cargo.

The Independent UK

Ukraine says Russia ‘blackmailing world with hunger’ after attack on port city of Odesa

Having pulled out of a deal to allow Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea, Moscow has repeatedly struck one of the port cities involved in some of the fiercest assaults of its invasion

The Independent UK

‘Their secrets will be safe with us’: MI6 spy boss in extraordinary call for Russian officials to turn on Putin

Sir Richard Moore: ‘Many Russians are wrestling with the same dilemmas and the same tugs of conscience as their predecessors did in 1968’

The Independent UK

China prepares for naval drills with Russia in sign of continuing support amid Ukraine conflict

China says it's navy ships are preparing for joint exercises with Russia's sea forces in a sign of Beijing's continuing support for Moscow's invasion of neighboring Ukraine

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 511 of the invasion

Russia again attacks Ukrainian port of Odesa after pulling out of grain deal; fire reported at military base in Crimea

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow warns ships in Black Sea; video appears to show Prigozhin for first time since mutiny – as it happened

Defence ministry says it will consider all ships travelling to Black Sea ports as potential carriers of military equipment

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 511

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 511th day.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Export of used cars to Russia to be banned over Ukraine war

The government is set to ban exports of used cars to Russia as part of additional sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, according to sources.

France 24

From Khrushchev’s KGB to Putin: the deep roots of Russian influence in Africa

When Russian President Vladimir Putin develops his network of influence in Africa, he isn’t doing so at random. He is drawing on the rich history of Soviet relations with African countries that dates back to the 1960s and the efforts made by Russian spies during the Cold War to counter…

The Independent UK

Russia targets key Ukraine Black Sea port of Odesa, a day after halting grain export deal

Ukrainian forces have shot down 25 exploding drones and six cruise missiles from a pre-dawn Russian attack on the port of Odesa

France 24

Deported Ukrainian children return from Russia – to a slow recovery

Thousands of children were kidnapped and deported to Russia shortly after Moscow invaded Ukraine last year. Some are returning home to Ukraine, where they are given counselling and therapy sessions to deal with their harrowing war experiences. FRANCE 24 met a group of repatriated children who have been reunited with…

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