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Polar bear shot 30 times will never walk again and drags itself around on front paws

A Moscow zoo is looking after a polar bear left half-paralysed when it was shot over 30 times. 'Dikson' has a "great appetite" but may never walk again after being airlifted out of his home when found injured

Daily Mirror

Kremlin: No comment on reported U.S. envoy visit to discuss prisoner swap

The Kremlin said on Wednesday it had no comment on reports that a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Bill Richardson, had travelled to Moscow to discuss a potential exchange of imprisoned Americans and Russians.

Reuters

Kremlin says other regions besides Europe willing to buy Russian gas

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Russia forced to import North Korean military kit, Ministry of Defence says

The impact of sanctions and military losses in Ukraine has forced Moscow to rely on equipment from Iran and North Korea.

The Independent UK

Russian media grapples with covering Ukrainian blitz – without earning the Kremlin’s ire

The embarrassing rout of Russian forces in northeastern Ukraine has sparked some embarrassing – and shocking – moments on Russian TV as the media grapples with covering battlefield losses without earning the Kremlin’s ire.

France 24

China keeps West guessing about economic pressure on Russia

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is keeping the West guessing about whether Beijing will cooperate with tougher sanctions on Moscow as he meets President Vladimir Putin a year after declaring a “no limits” friendship ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Strength of ‘limitless’ China-Russia ties to be tested at summit

Military setback in Ukraine further weakens Russian position as leaders prepare to jostle for regional influence in Uzbekistan

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Richardson visits Moscow as Griner, Whelan remain jailed

Bill Richardson, who has worked to secure the releases of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, visited Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian leaders

The Independent UK

Russian intelligence officers and military commanders flee Crimea, Kyiv claims – as it happened

Russian intelligence officers and military commanders in south ‘urgently resettling families’, Ukraine claims

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine reclaims more territory from Russia in counteroffensive

Ukraine recaptures towns seized in the early days of Russia’s invasion, urges Western powers to send more weapons.

Al Jazeera

Russia’s Putin to meet Indian PM Modi to boost trade ties

Russian leader, Indian PM will hold talks in Uzbekistan on Friday to discuss trade and fertiliser sales, Kremlin says.

Al Jazeera

U.S. warns that Russia will step up covert political influence to undermine sanctions

The United States expects that Russia will increasingly turn to covert political financing in the coming months to undermine international sanctions over the war in Ukraine and maintain Moscow's influence abroad, a senior Biden administration official said on Tuesday, citing declassified U.S. intelligence.

Reuters

Ukraine takes control of entire Kharkiv region and towns seized at onset of Russian invasion

Flags raised on areas previously occupied as Russian troops pushed out from over 6,000 sq km of territory

The Guardian - UK

US Allows Russia’s Lavrov to Travel to United Nations

The United States has given Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a visa to travel to New York for the United Nations' annual gathering of world leaders next week with half the delegation Moscow requested, a Russian diplomatic source said on Tuesday. Moscow had asked Washington for 56 visas, according to…

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Ukraine Piles Pressure on Retreating Russian Troops

Ukrainian troops piled pressure on retreating Russian forces Tuesday, pressing a counteroffensive that has produced major gains and a stunning blow to Moscow's military prestige. As the advance continued, Ukraine’s border guard services said the army took control of Vovchansk — a town just 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Russia…

France 24

With its counter-offensive in the east, Ukraine 'wants to prove victory is possible'

The Ukrainian army is continuing its counter-offensive in the east, claiming on Monday to have recaptured 20 settlements from Russian forces in just 24 hours. For Tetyana Ogarkova of the Ukraine Crisis Media Center NGO, the advance does not constitute a military turning point but has reinforced Ukrainian hopes of…

Reuters

What are Vladimir Putin's options after Russian military setback in Ukraine?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has yet to publicly comment on a lightning rout of his forces in north-eastern Ukraine, but is under pressure from nationalists at home to regain the initiative.

The Hindu

Russia makes bid to woo Indian tourists to counter western sanctions

Moscow, St. Petersburg send large delegations to OTM travel show to attract tourists

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The Independent UK

Kremlin hails importance of Putin-Xi meeting in Samarkand

The Kremlin has hailed the significance of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, noting it’s particularly important amid the tensions with the West

Reuters

EU sanctions prevent Moscow from making up military losses, top diplomat says

European Union sanctions are severely hurting Moscow's potential to sustain its weapons and military equipment in the war on Ukraine, the EU's top diplomat said on Tuesday, arguing almost half of Russia's technology depended on European imports.

Radio France Internationale

Ukraine counter-offensive continues, as Russian retreat has Moscow's morale on the ropes

Ukrainian troops are exerting intense pressure on retreating Russian forces as a counter-offensive that has produced major territorial gains for Kyiv continues, to the detriment of Moscow's morale and military prestige.

Reuters

Moscow-led security group to discuss deadly Armenia, Azerbaijan clashes

The council of the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) will meet via video link on Tuesday evening to discuss the outbreak of hostilities along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border overnight, a Kremlin aide said.

Daily Mirror

City has a secret second underground network built by its paranoid leader

Unofficial reports and intelligence from the US has suggested that there is a secret second underground network, titled Metro-2, beneath the streets of Russian capital Moscow

Reuters

Russian brewers tap local market for hops as foreign supplies dry up

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The Independent UK

‘Prestigious’ Russian anti-Nato unit withdraws from Kharkiv

British Ministry of Defence says it will take Moscow ‘years to rebuild capacity’

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