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Lavrov in Egypt Next Week as Part of African Tour

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will kick off a tour of Africa next week that includes Egypt, which he described as Moscow’s “number one” partner in the continent. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said his trip, from July 24 to 28, will include Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda and the Republic…

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Russia Defends Veto of Aid to Northwest Syria for One Year

Russia defended its veto of a UN resolution that would have extended humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million Syrians in the opposition-held northwest from Turkey for a year, insisting that its demand for only a six-month extension was essential and accusing Western nations of using "sly" tactics and trying "to…

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Ukraine Grain Deal Expected Friday as Russian Gas Flows Resume

Ukraine and Russia are set to sign a deal Friday to unblock grain exports and relieve a global food crisis, as a critical Russian gas pipeline to Europe reopened. But there was no respite in the conflict on the ground, with Russian artillery on Thursday pounding Ukraine's second largest city…

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Ukraine and Russia seal grain deal as U.S. pledges more military aid

Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on Friday to unblock grain exports from Black Sea ports and ease an international food crisis while the United States pledged more military support five months into the invasion.

Reuters

Israel aims to stop Russian move against Jewish nonprofit

Israel’s prime minister says he's sending a delegation to Moscow in hopes of halting a Russian order to shutter the operations of a major nonprofit organization that promotes Jewish immigration to Israel

The Independent UK

Hungary foreign minister in Moscow for gas supply talks

Hungary’s foreign minister says he wants to discuss ensuring gas supplies for his country during Russia visit.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war must end to prevent nuclear ‘abyss’: Lukashenko

Belarusian leader calls for deal on ending the conflict, but says any peace agreement depends entirely on Kyiv.

Al Jazeera

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Russia disputes ‘wrongful detention’ classification for Brittney Griner

Griner has been jailed since she was arrested in mid-February at a Moscow airport after vape canisters containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage.

Chicago Sun-Times

Residents of captured Ukrainian port city try to survive among its ruins

Fighting for control of this strategic Ukrainian port city ended two months ago with victory for Russia after thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands forced to flee.

Reuters

Russia and Iran's growing friendship shows their weakness not their strength

Facing economic and military difficulties in his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president Vladimir Putin popped up this week in Iran’s capital Tehran. His plan was to show the world that, despite sanctions on Moscow and international aid for Ukraine’s resistance, he was not isolated.

The Conversation

Moscow says US must respect Russian law in Griner case

The spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry says the United States has shown disrespect for Russian law by characterizing basketball star Brittney Griner’s jailing on drug charges as “wrongful detention.”

The Independent UK

Tehran Summit Highlights Parties’ Diversion from Points of Agreement

The outcomes of the Iranian-Russian-Turkish summit on Syria revealed the continued divergence in the positions of its three parties, which was confirmed by the explicit rejection by Tehran and Moscow of any Turkish military move in the north of the country. They warned of its impact on the stability of…

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Russian Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Restarted after Maintenance

The Nord Stream gas pipeline linking Russia to Germany restarted on Thursday after 10 days of maintenance work, its operator told AFP. "It's working," a Nord Stream spokesman said, without specifying the amount of gas being delivered. The German government had feared the pipeline would not be reopened by Moscow…

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EU imposes more sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine invasion

The European Union has imposed more sanctions on Russia after the 27 EU member states backed a series of measures that would include gold imports and tighten export controls on some high-technology goods

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HIMARS and howitzers: West helps Ukraine with key weaponry

The deliveries of Western arms have been crucial for Ukraine’s efforts to fend off Russian attacks in the nearly five-month-old war

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US Says Iran Risks Dependency on Russia

The United States on Wednesday warned Iran that it risked dependency on an isolated Russia after it welcomed President Vladimir Putin, although the CIA chief acknowledged the two nations have uneasy ties. Putin on Tuesday visited Tehran for a three-way summit with his counterparts from Iran and Turkey that was…

The Guardian - UK

Russia ‘about to run out of steam’, head of UK intelligence says – as it happened

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US to Send More Rocket Systems to Ukraine, Moscow Signals Wider War Aims

The United States on Wednesday promised to send more precision rocket systems to Kyiv, soon after Moscow signaled it was aiming to seize more Ukrainian territory beyond the eastern industrial region of Donbas. The announcement came as the European Commission called on EU members to slash demand for natural gas…

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 148 of the invasion

Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline restarts with gas flowing from Russia to Germany after maintenance; Moscow’s military ‘tasks’ now go beyond Donbas to permanently occupy southern Ukraine, Russia’s foreign minister says

Daily Mirror

Moscow fire: Hundreds evacuated as blaze rips through tower block sending smoke into sky

A massive fire has swept through a Moscow apartment block with around 150 firefighters tackling the blaze that has also led to around 400 people being evacuated

Reuters

Russian firefighters use helicopter to battle major Moscow building blaze

Around 150 firefighters battled a major blaze on the roof of a Moscow apartment building early on Thursday and used a helicopter to try to douse the flames, news agencies and eyewitnesses said.

Evening Standard

Russia ready to expand war aims beyond Donbas, says Sergei Lavrov

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has indicated that Moscow will expand its war aims in Ukraine beyond the Donbas region.

The Independent UK

Russia has expanded its war aims in Ukraine, says bullish Lavrov

Moscow’s military plans could intensify if the West sends Ukraine more long-range missiles, he added

Al Jazeera

Anton Dolin: ‘Putin’s war is against the world, not just Ukraine’

Anton Dolin, a Russian film critic who was subject to abuse in Moscow over his anti-war views, now lives in Latvia.

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin wants Russia life expectancy to increase to 78, in same year he turns 78

Moscow has dismissed rumours about the Russian leader’s health

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