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Putin accuses Ukraine of 'dirty bomb' plans, says risks of world conflict high

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia was aware of Ukrainian plans to use a "dirty bomb", echoing an unsubstantiated allegation repeatedly made by Moscow in recent days.

Reuters

Ukraine refugees told not to return yet as energy crisis looms

Government tells citizens to wait until spring, amid fears damaged networks ‘will not cope’ as fighting continues

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin watches Russian nuclear test after preparing for 'enemy attack'

The defence ministry in Moscow claimed the exercises were being undertaken to prepare for a possible enemy attack on Russia as the country's military tested their nuclear weapons

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Kremlin says it will keep making 'vigorous' case on alleged Ukraine dirty bomb threat

Russia said on Wednesday it would continue to make the case to the international community that it believed Ukraine intended to detonate a "dirty bomb" with radioactive contaminants.

Reuters

Ukrainians expect tough fight for Kherson; Russia stages nuclear war games

Ukrainian troops at the front line said on Wednesday they were expecting a bitter fight for the southern Kherson region, which Russia now appeared to be reinforcing after days in which it seemed possible that Moscow might withdraw.

Reuters

White House blasts Brittney Griner’s appeal hearing as a ‘sham’

President Joe Biden said U.S. efforts to secure the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner are ongoing but have not swayed the Kremlin, hours after a Russian court rejected her appeal of a nine-year drug smuggling sentence.

Tribune News Service

What is a penal colony? Brittney Griner follows Navalny and Pussy Riot to notorious ‘concentration camp’ prison

The WNBA star’s lawyers said their client will be transferred to a Russian penal colony in the next few months

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U.S. in 'constant contact' with Russia about Griner, Biden says

The United States is in "constant contact" with Moscow about Brittney Griner, the U.S. WNBA basketball star being held in Russia, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday, after her appeal against a nine-year sentence for drug smuggling was denied.

Reuters

Homophobia as a wartime marketing tool: Some Russians fear the West will make them gay

The Russian Book Union recently sent a letter to the Russian Duma, one of the chambers of the country’s parliament, expressing concern that a proposed bill expanding the scope of forbidden LGBTQ+ “propaganda” could lead to the banning of works of classic literature, including books by Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky,…

The Conversation

What are dirty bombs and why is Russia talking about them?

Russia is taking highly disputed claims that Ukraine plans to use a dirty bomb on its own soil to the UN security council

The Guardian - UK

Russian court upholds Brittney Griner’s nine-year sentence

US basketball star’s appeal rejected by Moscow court in what the White House calls ‘another sham judicial proceeding’.

Al Jazeera

Paris probes alleged links between French MEP, former senator and Russia

The Paris prosecutor's office is investigating a franco-russian association, in an effort to establish whether the organisation's leaders, a French MEP and a former senator, obtained advantages in exchange for promoting positions favourable to Moscow.

Radio France Internationale

Nato holds European nuclear exercises as Russia war tensions simmer

Nato is holding long-planned annual nuclear exercises in northwestern Europe as tensions simmer over the war in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use any means to defend Russian territory. Moscow is set to hold its own nuclear drills.

Radio France Internationale

Russian court rejects appeal of jailed US basketball star Griner

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by WNBA star Brittney Griner against her nine-year sentence for drug smuggling, Interfax reported.

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Reuters

Explainer-What is a dirty bomb and why is Russia talking about one now?

In Russia's latest advocacy campaign over its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has focused on accusations that Kyiv might be planning to use a so-called "dirty bomb" - a conventional explosive device laced with toxic nuclear material.

Reuters

Russian official: IAEA proposal for secure zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is 'reasonable'

A senior Russian official said on Tuesday that Moscow was generally supportive of the idea of creating a secure zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the TASS news agency reported.

Benzinga

White House Calls Russia's Ruling To Uphold Brittney Griner's Prison Sentence 'A Sham'

A Russian court upheld Brittney Griner’s sentence on drug smuggling charges, clearing the way for her to serve nine years in a penal colony unless the U.S.

France 24

Russian court upholds US basketball star Brittney Griner's 9-year prison sentence

A Russian court on Tuesday dismissed American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against a nine-year sentence for possessing and smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.

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Moscow barbers describe fight for survival as mobilisation cuts staff and customers

Faced with a sharp drop in clients since Russia began mobilising men to fight in Ukraine, Moscow barber Artemiy Zolotorevsky is learning to cut women's hair to keep his business afloat.

The Guardian - UK

Russia steps up Ukraine ‘dirty bomb’ claim in letter delivered to UN

Kyiv’s allies dismiss allegation it could use such a weapon on its own soil as scientifically absurd and a distraction effort

The Independent UK

Ukraine warns of Russian ‘secret work’ at nuclear plant, as US set to send anti-air missiles

Energy firm raises alarm at Zaporizhzhia as Washington considers Hawk shipments

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Repeats Ukraine ‘Dirty Bomb’ Claim, Says West Is Wrong to Dismiss it

The Kremlin on Tuesday repeated its claim that Ukraine plans to use a radioactive "dirty bomb", warning the West it was dangerous to dismiss Moscow's position. Ukraine, the United States, Britain and France have all rejected Moscow's claims - voiced by several officials in recent days - that Kyiv could…

Reuters

Kremlin repeats Ukraine 'dirty bomb' claim, says West is wrong to dismiss it

The Kremlin on Tuesday repeated its claim that Ukraine plans to use a radioactive "dirty bomb", warning the West it was dangerous to dismiss Moscow's position.

The Independent UK

Russian court hears appeal by Griner against 9-year sentence

A Russian court has started hearing American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession

Reuters

Scholz: Drone attacks on Ukraine are sign of Russia's desperation

Russia's sustained drone attacks represent a new low point in its war against Ukraine but are also a sign of Moscow's desperation, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a conference on Tuesday to plan for Ukraine's reconstruction.

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