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The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy says Russia laying land mines

Russia-Ukraine news from April 2: Ukraine’s president says retreating Russian forces creating ‘catastrophic’ situation.

Al Jazeera

Journalists impeded, not muzzled, by Russian reporting rules

New restrictions placed on journalists in Russia have impeded but not muzzled reporting about the country and its war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia blames Ukraine for fuel depot blast; Kyiv denies role

A fiery explosion at a Russian fuel depot brought accusations from Moscow that Ukraine had attacked the facility, but Kyiv demoed any involvement, and there was no independent confirmation of details about the incident

The Independent UK

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Poison, planes and Putin: Abramovich’s race to save a fortune and stop the war

Since Ukraine was invaded, the Russian oligarch has been rushing to salvage his assets while conducting back-channel peace talks

Financial Times

Ukraine accused of strike inside Russia as talks resume

LVIV, Ukraine — Shifting battlefield priorities and realities rippled across Ukraine on Friday as local forces claimed to have recaptured more territory, Moscow appeared to be redeploying some of its troops and a Russian official accused Ukrainian helicopters of attacking a fuel depot inside Russia’s borders.

Los Angeles Times

Logistics Hub in Russia Ablaze, Ukraine Denies Hitting it

Russian firefighters battled a blaze at one of Russia's main logistics hubs for its Ukraine war effort on Friday, after what Moscow described as a cross-border air raid by Ukrainian helicopters, the first of its kind in the five week war. Ukraine denied responsibility for the huge fire at the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Depardieu blasts Putin’s ‘crazy excesses’, Russia offers to explain Ukraine crisis

The Kremlin on Friday offered to "explain" Moscow's actions in Ukraine to French actor Gérard Depardieu after he denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin's "crazy, unacceptable excesses".

France 24

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US says India should use its leverage with Russia to call out Moscow for its aggression

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is asking New Delhi to use its "leverage" with Moscow to call out Russia's aggression against Ukraine, while asserting that principles undergirding Quad -- a rules-based international order -- are universal.

The Times of India

Buses rescue 2,000 Mariupol refugees but Russia blocking aid, says Ukraine

Kyiv says no aid or evacuation convoys can reach besieged city itself, where up to 170,000 still trapped

The Guardian - UK

EU tells China it expects help to persuade Russia to end war

ROME — European Union leaders said they told China in a virtual summit Friday that they expect Beijing to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine and at the very least not to interfere with international sanctions imposed on Moscow.

Tribune News Service

In Syria, Russia leads effort to recruit fighters for Ukraine

Analysts say Moscow has been recruiting Syrian fighters through its mercenary network and local groups.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine allegedly strikes inside Russia as evacuation attempts continue

LVIV, Ukraine — Shifting battlefield priorities and realities rippled across Ukraine on Friday as local forces claimed to have recaptured more territory, Moscow appeared to be re-deploying some of its troops and a Russian official accused Ukrainian helicopters of attacking a fuel depot inside Russia’s borders.

Los Angeles Times

Canada agency finds Russia-backed disinformation campaigns to support Ukraine invasion

Canada's signals intelligence agency said on Friday it has observed numerous Russia-backed disinformation campaigns online designed to support their actions since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

France, Germany prepare for potential halt of Russian gas imports

Germany and France are preparing for Russian gas supplies to dry up after President Vladimir Putin announced that EU purchases must be made in rubles starting from 1 April. Berlin has already warned that Europe would not be "blackmailed" by Moscow.

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Kremlin says no conscripts being sent to Ukraine

The Kremlin said on Friday that Moscow was not sending conscripts to Ukraine, a day after President Vladimir Putin signed a decree ordering 134,500 new conscripts into the army as part of Russia's annual spring draft.

France 24

Anti-war protester arrested in Russia for holding up a poster saying 'two words'

A video showing police arresting a woman during a Moscow protest against the war in Ukraine on March 13 went viral earlier this month. The woman was holding a sign that said, in Russian, “two words” – a reference to an anti-war slogan. Cleverly, her sign doesn’t feature the “war”,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

OPEC+ Alliance Maintains Production Policies

The Saudi-led OPEC and its allies in the Moscow-led OPEC Plus, maintained their strategy of slightly increasing oil production, despite Western pressure to end the price volatility, as the war in Ukraine rocked the market. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said in a statement on Thursday that it would…

The Independent UK

Russia praises India's neutral stand on Ukraine war

Russia’s foreign minister has lauded India for not taking a “one-sided view” as he discussed Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine with his Indian counterpart

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Praises India’s Neutral Stand on Ukraine Fighting

Russia's foreign minister lauded India for not judging in a "one-sided way" as he discussed Moscow's military involvement in Ukraine with his Indian counterpart on Friday, after Washington urged New Delhi to use its leverage with Russia to end the war. Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Russian Foreign…

Al Jazeera

What is behind Putin’s demand for Russian gas be paid in roubles?

Moscow threatens to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are paid in Russian currency.

Reuters

Russia's Lavrov hopes to bypass sanctions in trade with "friend" India

Russia will increase its use of non-Western currencies for trade with countries such as India, its foreign minister said on Friday, as he hailed New Delhi as a friend that was not taking a "one-sided view" on the Ukraine war.

The Independent UK

In Serbia, pro-Russia is seen as the winning election stance

Serbia’s pro-Russia president is expected to extend his almost 10-year grip on power when the Balkan country holds national elections on Sunday

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU to Seek China Rethink over Russia Ties

The EU holds a virtual summit with China on Friday amid increasing alarm over Beijing's growing proximity with Moscow and its reluctance to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold the videoconference with EU leaders Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen, carrying through on an…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Regrouping for 'Powerful Strikes', Zelensky Warns

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia is consolidating and preparing "powerful strikes" in the country's east and south, including besieged Mariupol, where a new attempt will be made Friday to evacuate civilians from the devastated city. Russia meanwhile threatened to turn off its gas taps to Europe if payments are…

France 24

As it happened: Ukraine denies attacking fuel depot inside Russia

The Red Cross on Friday said a team sent to help evacuate civilians from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol had been forced to turn around after conditions made it “impossible to proceed”. Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city…

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