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Russia Says West Helping Ukraine Prepare Fake Allegations of War Crimes

Moscow said on Monday that the United States and Britain were helping Ukraine prepare fake claims about the alleged persecution of civilians in Ukraine to feed to international media in an attempt to smear Russia. Since Russian troops withdrew from towns and villages around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Ukrainian troops…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Austrian Chancellor Tells Putin to End Ukraine War

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Monday that he urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the invasion of Ukraine and raised the issue of "serious war crimes” committed by the Russian military. Nehammer was the first European leader to meet Putin in Moscow since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia says West helping Ukraine prepare fake allegations of war crimes

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Russia could triple troop numbers in bid to take Donbas, say Western officials

Moscow’s troops are ill-disciplined but becoming desensitised to war and committing ‘revolting’ acts, one official said.

The Independent UK

Russian ambassador accuses Poland of seizing diplomatic property

Russia's ambassador to Poland on Monday accused the Polish authorities of seizing Russian diplomatic property in Warsaw as the two countries' already fraught relations have soured further over Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine.

Reuters

Army experience drives Ukraine's Vereshchuk to secure prisoner release

It's the five years spent serving in the Ukrainian army that drives Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk's passion to secure the release of every single prisoner of war being held in Russia.

Reuters

Austrian leader holds 'open and tough' talks with Putin in Moscow

Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer held "direct, open and tough" talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, in a visit that drew mixed European reactions including surprise, scepticism and condemnation.

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Russia’s Ukraine invasion has escalated a brewing battle over space

WASHINGTON — A 57-second video posted by the Russian government last month caught the attention of scientists and diplomats, but not in a way that inspired optimism about the future of global cooperation in outer space.

Los Angeles Times

Polish panel: Russia behind Polish leader's plane crash

A Polish government special commission has reinforced its previous allegations that the 2010 plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others in Russia was the result of Moscow's assassination plan

The Independent UK

Austrian chancellor confronts Putin over Ukraine war crimes

Karl Nehammer becomes first western leader to hold face-to-face talks with Russian president since invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Russia will not pause military operation in Ukraine for peace talks

Russia will not pause its military operation in Ukraine for subsequent rounds of peace talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.

Reuters

French bank Société Générale loses billions in Russian pull-out

French banking group Société Générale has announced that it is ceasing activities in Russia and selling its majority stake in the indigenous operation Rosbank, French firms have been urged to leave Russia in the wake of Moscow's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Vladimir Putin vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to western military alliance

The Independent UK

Ukraine conflict: Kazakhstan's difficult balancing act between need for Russian support and popular opposition to the war

Vliadimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine has put pressure on the leadership of neighbouring Kazakhstan, which only two months ago hosted Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) troops on its soil. The country’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, turned to Putin for military help in January when his rivals hijacked peaceful protests…

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Bangkok Post

Russians switch to homegrown social media amid Ukraine crackdown

TBILISI/BERLIN: When YouTube stopped users in Russia from monetising their clips following the invasion of Ukraine, George Kavanosyan, a Moscow-based environmentalist with 60,000 followers on the platform tried to switch to its local equivalent, RuTube.

Reuters

Russian ex-journalist on trial for treason: 'I will fight until the end'

Russian former reporter Ivan Safronov said ahead of the resumption of his treason trial on Monday that he plans to vigorously fight the charges against him and does not fear the prospect of being jailed.

The Independent UK

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict explained

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

The Independent UK

EU must introduce oil sanctions to cut off Russia’s financial support – Coveney

Ireland’s foreign minister is in Luxembourg for a meeting of the EU foreign affairs council, where further sanctions against Moscow will be discussed.

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Al Jazeera

Zelenskyy: Russia likely to attack Kyiv again if Donbas falls

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Ukraine’s president outlines his fears over Moscow’s new war strategy.

Al Jazeera

Can India keep the shine on Russia’s diamond industry?

An escape clause in US sanctions allows Russian diamonds to enter global markets after being cut and polished in India.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin to meet Austrian chancellor in first face-to-face with EU leader since war began

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer is to meet with Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a bid to build bridges between Russia and Ukraine and “stop the war of aggression”.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Borrell: More EU Sanctions on Russia an Option

More European Union sanctions on Russia are an option, the bloc's top diplomat said on Monday when asked if the EU was ready to consider a Russian oil embargo in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. "Sanctions are always on the table," Josep Borrell told reporters as he arrived for…

Bangkok Post

Austrian leader heads to Moscow, Ukraine prepares for Russian offensive

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine: Austria's chancellor on Monday will become the first European leader to visit Moscow since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as Kyiv prepares for a huge Russian offensive in the country's east.

France 24

Mariupol mayor says at least 10,000 civilians killed in Russian siege

The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol said Monday that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city, and that the death toll could surpass 20,000. Earlier Monday, Russian news agencies reported that separatist forces in eastern Ukraine had taken control city’s strategic…

Reuters

Ukraine girds for Russian offensive in the east

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