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EXPLAINER: Effects of EU Russia oil ban, Moscow's response

The European Union has agreed to slash Russian oil imports in a tough escalation of the bloc’s campaign of sanctions to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia says it is facing difficulties exporting grain due to sanctions on ships

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow is facing difficulties exporting grain due to sanctions against its ships.

Reuters

Ukraine’s Muslim Crimea battalion yearns for lost homeland

Standing amid the charred remains of a roadside hotel on a major highway near Kyiv, Isa Akayev explained what drove him to build his Muslim volunteer unit and fight for Ukraine.

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Kremlin Says It Can Re-route Oil Exports to Minimize Losses from EU Embargo

The Kremlin warned on Wednesday that the European Union's sanctions on Russian oil would hit the global energy market, but said Moscow could re-route exports to limit its own losses. EU leaders this week agreed an embargo on Russian crude oil imports that aims to halt 90% of Russia's oil…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Timeline: The Bolsheviks to Putin: a history of Russian defaults

In 1918, Soviet revolutionary Leon Trotsky told Western creditors aghast at the Bolsheviks' repudiation of Russia's external debt: "Gentlemen, you were warned."

Reuters

Russia says US rocket supplies to Ukraine could draw ‘third country’ into war

Moscow warns weapon supply to Ukraine from US will increase risk of direct confrontation

The Independent UK

Live updates | Ukraine reports battle gains and challenges

A regional governor in southern Ukraine says Russian troops are retreating and blowing up bridges to obstruct a possible Ukrainian advance

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 98

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 98th day, we take a look at the main developments.

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China 'Bars' Russian Airlines with Foreign Planes

China has barred Russia’s airlines from flying foreign-owned jetliners into its airspace, the Russian news outlet RBK reported, after President Vladimir Putin threw the aircrafts' ownership into doubt by allowing them to be re-registered in Russia to avoid seizure under sanctions over Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. The European Union, home…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why did Russia invade Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

China's Russia dealings irk US, but don't breach sanctions

China’s support for Russia through oil and gas purchases is irking Washington and raising the risk of U.S. retaliation

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin's new general mysteriously vanishes just a month after being hired

Vladimir Putin appointed General Aleksandr Dvornikov in April in an effort to rejuvenate his faltering forces before the focus shifted to Donbas - but US officials believe he may have sacked him already

Daily Mirror

Exclusive: Embedded with the Karpatska Sich battalion in Ukraine's Donbas

The Ukrainian army is determined to slow down Russia's steady advance in the country’s eastern Donbas region as Moscow concentrates its efforts on encircling the area. Reporting from the northwestern frontline in the Donbas, FRANCE 24's Jonathan Walsh and Amar al Hameedawi followed the Karpatska Sich battalion as they fight…

France 24

US to Send Ukraine Advanced Weapons, as Battle for East Rages

President Joe Biden has said the United States will send more advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, as Russian troops press their ferocious bid to complete the capture of a key eastern city. The battle for Severodonetsk has grown in intensity in recent days, with heavy casualties on both the Ukrainian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Severodonetsk mayor says only 20% of city still under Ukrainian control

Ukrainian forces are holding just 20 percent of Severodonetsk, the mayor of the eastern city said on Wednesday as Russian forces pushed further into the Donbas region. The Russian advance comes as the United States said it will provide Ukraine with advanced rockets to help it force Moscow to negotiate…

Los Angeles Times

Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province

DNIPRO, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces desperately tried to block a complete Russian takeover of one of the country’s two eastern provinces Tuesday, with Russian troops clawing out incremental gains even as European leaders agreed to a partial oil embargo aimed at starving Moscow’s mammoth war machine.

Reuters

Russia's nuclear forces holding manoeuvre drills - report

Russia's nuclear forces are holding drills in the Ivanovo province, northeast of Moscow, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russians reach centre of Ukraine industrial city; U.S. to give Kyiv advanced rockets

Russian forces fought their way into the centre of Ukraine's industrial city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday, edging closer to claiming a big prize in their offensive in the eastern Donbas region.

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Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province

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Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province

France 24

Do sanctions work? EU bets on oil embargo while Moscow blocks grain exports

It took one month of haggling for the European Union to agree on a Russian oil embargo that offers an exemption for holdout Hungary. How big or how small a caveat? After all, the EU is reducing dependency on Russian oil by 90 percent. In the long run, it's a…

Reuters

U.N. had 'constructive' talks in Moscow on Russian grain, fertilizer exports

A senior U.N. official had "constructive discussions" in Moscow with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov on facilitating Russian grain and fertilizer exports to global markets, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin ally in chilling threat to kidnap NATO defence minister in Ukraine

Senior politician Oleg Morozov - an elected lawmaker in the dominant United Russia party - said the West's decision to supply Ukraine with weapons might provoke Moscow into reviewing its military goals

Los Angeles Times

Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province

Reuters

Canada imposes Russia-related sanctions 22 individuals, 4 entities

Canada said Tuesday it was imposing new sanctions on Russia and putting restrictions on 22 individuals and four entities in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

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