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Kremlin: Griner-Bout swap not sign of improving U.S.-Russia ties

The Kremlin said on Friday that a high-profile prisoner swap should not be seen as a step towards improving bilateral relations between Moscow and Washington, Russian state news agencies reported.

Reuters

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

Huge fire engulfs shopping centre in Moscow suburb

At least one person dies in blaze raging through Mega Khimki shopping centre.

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Putin says 'an agreement will have to be reached' for Ukraine conflict to end

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that ultimately an agreement would need to be struck to end fighting in Ukraine, nearly ten months after the Kremlin launched its "special military operation" there. French energy group TotalEnergies said earlier that it was withdrawing its representatives from the board of Russian gas…

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin says ‘agreement will have to be reached’ to end conflict – as it happened

Russian president says negotiations to end war likely to be necessary but he is wary following Minsk agreements

The Guardian - AU

Fire rages through shopping mall in Moscow suburbs

Fire engulfed one of the largest shopping malls near Moscow early on Friday, emergency services said, leading to the collapse of part of the structure, which complicated firefighters' efforts to douse the flames.

Reuters

Idaho murders – live: Graduation ceremony honours victims as neighbour describes ‘scream’ from day of murder

Follow live updates on the murder investigation of four University of Idaho students

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Moscow fire: Huge blaze at shopping centre with explosions heard and one dead

Explosions were heard coming from a shopping mall in Russia, one of the biggest in Europe, with a massive fire breaking out that is covering 1,800 metres by 1,800 metres

Daily Mirror

Russia still set on ‘liberating’ annexed portions of Ukraine, says Kremlin

Russia says there is ‘a lot of work ahead’ to liberate the territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia

The Independent UK

U.S. plans sanctions on Russia, China - officials

The United States plans to impose new sanctions against Russia and China on Friday that include punishing Moscow for its use of Iranian drones in its war against Ukraine, two U.S. officials said on Thursday.

Reuters

Neighbors to University of Idaho homicides tell of party culture near home, unusually quiet night

MOSCOW, Idaho — Several residents on the block where four University of Idaho students were found dead last month recalled a boisterous party atmosphere in the enclosed neighborhood located just off campus, with the occupants of the large rental home at its core often hosting friends into the early morning…

Tribune News Service

Russia arms dealer Bout arrives in Moscow, hugs mother, wife - TV

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout arrived in Moscow on Thursday after he was exchanged in a prisoner swap with the United States and hugged his mother and wife after stepping onto the tarmac, images on live television showed.

Reuters

U.S. citizen Sarah Krivanek deported from Russia

Sarah Krivanek, a U.S. citizen ordered deported by a Russian court over a domestic dispute, has left Russia, Krivanek said while aboard a plane about to leave Moscow's airport late on Thursday.

Reuters

Griner’s release raises fresh concerns about fate of Paul Whelan

As US welcomes release of basketball star Brittney Griner, calls grow to free other US citizen detained in Russia.

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Moscow police debunk rumours around white car seen in bodycam video from night of Idaho student murders

Investigators have determined that all the details associated with bodycam of the unrelated incident, including cars captured on it, are not related to the murders

ABC News

Putin, secret talks and the 'Merchant of Death': US basketball star Brittney Griner's long road to freedom from a Russian penal colony

The young basketball star became embroiled in a tussle between the United States and Vladimir Putin right at the moment the Russian strongman was isolated and increasingly desperate for leverage.

The Guardian - UK

Viktor Bout: the ‘Lord of War’ at centre of Brittney Griner prisoner swap

Moscow has never forgotten the notorious arms dealer, who reportedly keeps a photo of Vladimir Putin in his US cell

The Independent UK

Why is US Marine Paul Whelan detained in Russia?

Canada-born businessman convicted on dubious espionage charges by Moscow court following 2018 arrest and sentenced to 16 years in prison

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University of Idaho student pens emotional op-ed on how murders have rocked Moscow

In an opinion piece for the Idaho Statesman, journalism major Katarina Hockema describes the community’s unwaning frustration

Reuters

For Brittney Griner, months as Russian prisoner end on UAE tarmac

After months of painstaking negotiations with Moscow, it became clear to President Joe Biden's administration that it faced a grave choice - to exchange notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner or else get no American to bring home.

Daily Mirror

Bomb shelters readied in Moscow as Russians fear 'major gaps' in air defences

A military expert from Russia has made a rare admission that Ukraine has discovered areas which could leave the city unprepared for any air attack sparking 'deep alarm' among the Kremlin’s war supporters

Reuters

Brittney Griner's detainment, conviction and release

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was released on Thursday in a prisoner swap with Russia after the two-time Olympic champion and player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)spent more than nine months detained on a drug possession offense. Here are some of the key moments in her ordeal:

France 24

IAEA's Grossi on Ukraine: 'We expect that no use of a nuclear weapon will take place'

Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), addressed the danger of nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine in an interview with FRANCE 24 from Vienna. "We expect that no use of a nuclear weapon whatsoever will take place in this or in any other…

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin guzzles champagne as he blames Ukraine for Russian's military strikes

Vladimir Putin appears to confess to war crimes and blame Ukraine for strikes while guzzling champagne at a reception at the Kremlin in Moscow

The Independent UK

Putin vows to persist with strikes in Ukraine, ignoring West

The Kremlin says it’s up to Ukraine’s president to end the conflict in the country, suggesting terms that Kyiv has repeatedly rejected

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