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Russia fast-tracks citizenship to residents in southern Ukraine

Putin signs decree accelerating process for residents in southern regions to acquire Russian passports and citizenship.

Al Jazeera

Cherelle Griner wants U.S. to do more to secure release of wife Brittney Griner

The Phoenix Mercury center has been detained since Feb. 17 after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.

Chicago Sun-Times

Analysis: UN's grain-for-fertiliser plan holds little appeal for Moscow

Russia has little to gain from agreeing to a U.N. proposal that it unblock Ukraine's grain exports via the Black Sea in exchange for the freeing of Russian and Belarusian fertiliser exports from Western sanctions, industry experts in Russia say.

Reuters

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Released from Russia, Jehovah's Witness returns to Denmark

A Danish Jehovah’s Witness has returned to Denmark after spending five years in a Russian prison under Moscow’s crackdown on the religious group

The Independent UK

Moscow says it is preparing measures against English-language media in Russia

Moscow is working on measures against English-language media in response to "unfriendly actions" by foreign governments towards Russian media, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

Reuters

EU to make breaking sanctions against Russia a crime, seizing assets easier

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to make breaking European Union sanctions against Russia a crime, a move that would allow EU governments to confiscate assets of companies and individuals that evade EU restrictions against Moscow.

Reuters

EU cracks widen over Ukraine as Italy, Hungary urge truce

Italy and Hungary have urged the EU to call explicitly for a ceasefire in Ukraine and peace talks with Russia, putting themselves at odds with other member states determined to take a hard line with Moscow ahead of a summit next week.

Reuters

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Russia ‘ready to let Ukraine export food’ as crisis warnings mount

Moscow suggests it could end blockade of Black Sea ports under international pressure

The Independent UK

Orthodox spiritual leader says Russian church has 'disappointed us' over Ukraine

The Russian Orthodox Church has let Christian Orthodox fathers down by supporting Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual head of some 260 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, said in an interview.

Reuters

Nike Not Renewing Franchise Agreements in Russia, Says Newspaper

US sportswear maker Nike has not renewed agreements with its largest franchisee in Russia, the Vedomosti daily reported on Wednesday, marking the latest exit by a major US brand since Russian forces entered Ukraine. Nike said on March 3 it would temporarily suspend operations at all its Nike-owned and -operated…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia pushed closer to brink of default after U.S. payment license expires

The United States pushed Russia closer to the brink of a historic debt default on Wednesday by not extending its license to pay bondholders, as Washington ramps up pressure following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Nike not renewing franchise agreements in Russia - newspaper

U.S. sportswear maker Nike has not renewed agreements with its largest franchisee in Russia, the Vedomosti daily reported on Wednesday, marking the latest exit by a major U.S. brand since Russian forces entered Ukraine in February.

Reuters

As fighting rages in Ukraine’s east, the EU pledges more aid

Ukrainian official says Russia’s invasion enters its ‘most active phase’ as battles rage in the country’s east.

Al Jazeera

Russian oil's Achilles' heel: insurance

Russia has so far deflected much of the impact of sanctions on its oil trade but the insurance industry threatens to throw a spanner in the works unless Moscow and its customers can plug a gap left by Western underwriters.

Reuters

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France 24

Fighting reaches 'outskirts' of key east Ukraine city Severodonetsk

Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has reached the limits of the key eastern Ukraine city of Severodonetsk, the regional governor said Wednesday, describing the combat as "very difficult". Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

Reuters

Russia seeks to put stranglehold on twin Ukrainian cities

Russian forces sought to encircle Ukrainian troops in twin eastern cities straddling a river as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Moscow was seeking to destroy the industrial Donbas region where it has focused its attacks.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine live news: Kyiv appeals for rocket launchers

Describing an ‘extremely bad’ situation as Ukraine battles for Severodonetsk, FM Kuleba calls for more weapons.

France 24

Population decline in Russia: ‘Putin has no choice but to win’ in Ukraine

With a slumping birth rate, a death rate on the rise and immigration slowly falling, Russia is experiencing population decline. Despite having launched some of the most encouraging childbirth policies, Putin is now facing a major problem for someone who believes population is synonymous with power, says French demographer Laurent…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine: 200 Bodies Found in Basement in Mariupol’s Ruins

Workers digging through the rubble of an apartment building in Mariupol found 200 bodies in the basement, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday, as more horrors come to light in the ruined city that has seen some of the worst suffering of the 3-month-old war. The bodies were decomposing and the stench…

Reuters

Russian parliament passes bill allowing Moscow to close Western news bureaus

Russia's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill giving prosecutors powers to shut foreign media bureaus in Moscow if a Western country has been "unfriendly" to Russian media, following the closure of some Russian state news outlets in the West.

Reuters

Demand by Orthodox Church of Ukraine over monastery could widen rift

The Orthodox Church of Ukraine is seeking permission from the government to take over a building on the grounds of a historic monastery in Kyiv, a move likely to widen a rift with a separate Ukrainian church that adheres to Moscow.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: 200 bodies found under the rubble in Mariupol

Workers found 200 bodies in the basement of a destroyed apartment building in Mariupol, Ukrainian authorities say.

Reuters

Russia moves to bar foreigners from using its surrogate mothers

Russian lawmakers voted on Tuesday to bar foreigners from using the services of Russian surrogate mothers as Moscow's relations with Western countries continue to sour over its war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Russia launches all-out assault to encircle Ukraine troops in east

Moscow is attempting to seize the Donbas region of two eastern provinces, Donetsk and Luhansk

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin is doomed madman who started 'stupid war', jailed foe tells Moscow court

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been labelled a "crazy thief" who started a pointless war in Ukraine, his main political rival Alexei Navalny said during a court hearing in Moscow

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