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The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Brittney Griner freed from Russian custody in prisoner swap

Biden declares ‘She is safe. She is on a plane. She is on her way home’

The Independent UK

Kremlin appears to scale back its ambitions in Ukraine

Russia said on Thursday that it was still set on securing at least the bulk of the parts of east and south Ukraine that it has claimed as its own, but appeared to give up on seizing other areas in the west and northeast that Ukraine has recaptured.

Reuters

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian prison

Griner was traded for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. The swap did not include former Marine Paul Whelan who remains imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges the U.S. says are false.

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Brittney Griner, U.S. basketball star caught up in Russia crisis

A U.S. official said on Thursday that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been jailed in Russia in charges of possessing and smuggling illegal drugs, was now in U.S. custody.

Reuters

Russia says goal of Zaporizhzhia nuclear safety zone is to 'stop Ukraine shelling'

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the main goal of a proposed safety zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine was to "stop Ukraine shelling" the facility, while Kyiv said Moscow was storing advanced weapons on the site.

Reuters

Kremlin: Russia plans to 'liberate' parts of Ukraine that Moscow annexed

(This story has been refiled to fix typo in 'plans' in the headline)

Reuters

India to make Russia its number one oil supplier in move that could scupper impact of price cap

Exclusive: Analysts tell The Independent that India is now expected to overtake EU as largest importer of Russian crude following European ban

The Independent UK

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Scrutiny of Ukraine church draws praise, fear of overreach

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is being praised and criticized for proposing legislation that could crack down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church for alleged ties to Moscow

The Independent UK

Putin vows to continue targeting Ukraine’s power grid

President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia will continue to strike Ukraine’s energy grid after waves of missile attacks that have left swaths of the country without clean water and electricity. Pope Francis broke down and cried as he spoke of the suffering of Ukrainians during a prayer at Rome's…

France 24

Russian troops take part in tactical drills in Belarus

Russia said on Thursday its troops were taking part in tactical exercises in Belarus, amid fears that Moscow is pressing its ally to get more involved in the Ukraine war.

Reuters

Idaho murders - updates: Eerie new crime scene detail emerges as Moscow police target mystery car

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

The Independent UK

Putin Says Nuclear Tensions 'Rising' but Moscow Won't Deploy First

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that nuclear tensions were rising, though he insisted "we have not gone crazy" and Moscow would not be the first to deploy them in the Ukraine conflict. Speaking more than nine months after his forces launched their military operation, Putin warned the conflict could…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US: Russia looking to Iran to supply more drones, missiles

Struggling to maintain a steady supply of arms for its war in Ukraine, Moscow is looking to Iran once again to resupply the Russian military with drones and surface-to-surface missiles

The Independent UK

EU eyes Russian officials, banks, industry for sanctions

The European Union has proposed travel bans and asset freezes on almost 200 more Russian officials and military officers as part of a new round of sanctions aimed at ramping up pressure on Moscow over its war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Police chief vows murder probe of four friends massacred in house won’t go cold

James Fry, head of Moscow Police Department, in the US, said the force are trawling trough 2,600 email tip-offs and 2,700 calls from members of the public to find the University of Idaho killer

The Independent UK

Idaho police address rumours about ‘hoodie guy’ seen near Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen hours before murders

Police have said the man seen on a Twitch livestream near the victims hours before they were killed is not considered a suspect

The Independent UK

Russian court upholds ex-reporter's 22-year treason sentence

A court in Moscow has rejected an appeal from a former journalist who was convicted of treason and given a 22-year prison sentence

The Independent UK

Kremlin calls US defence bill ‘extremely confrontational’

Moscow claims the bill could lead to further destabilisation of the situation in Europe

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Factbox-Flurry of military activity in Belarus stirs concern in Ukraine

Constant Belarusian and Russian military activity in Belarus has stirred concerns that a new attack on neighbouring Ukraine could be possible in the coming months.

Reuters

Ukraine jails priest accused of assisting Russian troops

A Ukrainian priest from a church affiliated with Russia has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of assisting Russian, the Prosecutor General's Office said on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Is Ukraine’s new drone a game-changer in the war?

A mysterious weapon has hit one of Russia’s largest and most important military airfields.

The Independent UK

Murdered Idaho student’s family mull legal action as police chief breaks down and vows case ‘isn’t cold’

Kaylee Goncalves’ father Steve Goncalves accused officials of ‘messing up a million times’ during the ongoing murder probe

Reuters

Russian officer who fled to Kazakhstan could be deported, family says

A Russian military officer who illegally crossed into Kazakhstan because he objected to the invasion of Ukraine has been detained there, his family said, leaving Kazakh authorities with a diplomatic dilemma over whether to hand him over to Moscow.

The Independent UK

Idaho police say individuals cleared as suspects in college student murders may be reinterviewed

Several people including the two surviving roommates and a man seen with two of the victims at a food truck have been cleared as suspects in the killings

Al Jazeera

Latvia switches off the liberal Russian TV channel it took in

Rain TV loses broadcasting licence following a scandal between the liberal Russian opposition and their host country.

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