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Ukraine war: Lavrov walks out of UN security council; Russians flee country to avoid military draft – as it happened

Queues seen at Russia’s land borders and flights sell out as Moscow begins drafting citizens into army to fight in Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Number of Russians crossing border has ‘intensified’ after Putin’s mobilisation order, Finland says

‘The number has clearly picked up,’ says one official

The Independent UK

Facing setbacks, Vladimir Putin makes his biggest gamble yet in Ukraine

The Russian leader has already lost several big bets in Ukraine. He may be taking his largest risk yet by mobilizing more troops and pushing ahead with plans to annex Ukrainian territory.

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Russia can defend new regions with nuclear weapons: Medvedev

Putin ally says Ukrainian territories that vote to join Russia will be protected by Moscow as ‘sham’ referendums near.

Al Jazeera

Russia agents in Ukraine defence sector pass battle plans to Moscow: Zelenskiy official

Russia has agents in Ukraine's defence sector who pass information to Moscow and allow Russia to anticipate Ukrainian moves on the battlefield, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's representative to the Ukrainian parliament said on Thursday.

Reuters

Russian draft prompts exodus by some men as air fares jump

Some Russian men headed swiftly to the borders on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation, with traffic at frontier crossings with Finland and Georgia surging and prices for air tickets from Moscow rocketing.

Reuters

Russia's Medvedev: new regions can be defended with strategic nuclear weapons

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that any weapons in Moscow's arsenal, including strategic nuclear weapons, could be used to defend territories incorporated in Russia from Ukraine.

Reuters

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 211

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 211th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Russia to face further UN pressure as Zelensky urges punishment

In the wake of an appeal to the United Nations by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for Moscow to be punished for its invasion, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will on Thursday face top Western diplomats, including US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in a special meeting convened by the Security…

Radio France Internationale

Analysis-As Putin escalates Ukraine war, China stands awkwardly by him

Xi Jinping is unlikely to abandon his "old friend" Vladimir Putin, even as the Russian leader's decision to send thousands more troops to Ukraine and his nuclear threats strain Beijing's "no limits" partnership with Moscow, experts said.

Reuters

Russia to Face UN Heat as Zelensky Urges Punishment

Russia is set to face direct pressure Thursday at the United Nations over its invasion of Ukraine, whose leader Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to the world to punish Moscow. As global leaders convened for the annual General Assembly, the Security Council will hold a special session among foreign ministers called by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Crown Prince Succeeds in Mediating Release of Foreign Prisoners

Mediation sessions by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud succeeded on Wednesday in arranging the freeing of 10 prisoners of different nationalities as part of a prisoner release between Moscow and Kyiv. Britain and Sweden, both of which have citizens that were released under Saudi mediation,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

N. Korea Denies Exporting Weapons to Russia

North Korea on Wednesday denied it was providing arms to Russia, state media said, weeks after the United States said Moscow was turning to Pyongyang to replenish its stocks depleted by invading Ukraine. "We have never exported weapons or ammunition to Russia before and we will not plan to export…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine war – live: Russia-held territories hold referendum today to break away from Kyiv

UK foreign secretary warns that Vladimir Putin planning to escalate war

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy lays out his case against Russia to UN

Ukraine’s president has laid out his case against Russia’s invasion at the United Nations and demanded punishment from world leaders

Daily Mirror

More than 1,300 arrests in Russia as cops filmed dragging away anti-war protesters

More than 1,300 people have been arrested with large numbers of Russians having taken to the streets of cities to protest about Vladimir Putin's decision to mobilise reservists for the first time since WWll

Al Jazeera

Russia must be punished for its crime of invasion: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian president addressed UN meeting in video address just hours after Russia announced plans to call up 300,000.

The Independent UK

US ‘will retaliate with devastating strike’ if Putin follows through on nuclear threat

It comes after Moscow’s chilling warning to the West

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Some Russians flee Ukraine conscription as Moscow remains defiant at U.N

Some draft-age Russians rushed to leave the country on Thursday to escape their country's biggest conscription drive since World War Two, as world powers at the United Nations demanded Moscow be held accountable for alleged atrocities in Ukraine.

The Guardian - AU

Russia protests: more than 1,300 arrested at anti-war demonstrations

More than 500 detained in both Moscow and St Petersburg, says monitoring group, after Putin orders call-up of military reservists

The Independent UK

Putin issuing nuclear threats to cover up ‘catastrophic failure’ in Ukraine, says Truss

‘It’s not a bluff’: Russian leader’s chilling threat to use ‘means of destruction’

ABC News

Russians protesting against military mobilisation arrested as Moscow frees prisoners of war

Russian security forces reportedly detain more than 1,300 people during protests which erupted after Vladimir Putin announced plans to call up 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Cornered by war, Putin makes another nuclear threat

President Vladimir Putin says he won’t hesitate to use nuclear weapons to protect Russian territory, a threat that comes as Moscow is poised to annex swaths of Ukraine that Moscow has taken over after hastily called referendums there

Al Jazeera

‘Thrown into the meat grinder’: Russians react to mobilisation

After President Putin announced the partial mobilisation of population, ‘how to leave Russia’ spikes on search engines.

France 24

'I'm scared': More than 1,300 arrested at anti-mobilisation protests across Russia

At least 1,337 people have been arrested at demonstrations across Russia against President Vladimir Putin's announcement of a partial mobilisation of civilians to fight in Ukraine, a police monitoring group said Wednesday.

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