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The film Putin doesn’t want the world to see: Firebird, a gay love story about fighter pilots

It has been accused of ‘shaming Moscow’ and ‘punching the Russian soldier in the face’. But the makers of this powerful drama about dogfights and dangerous desires refuse to be silenced

The Guardian - UK

‘There will be no way back’: will war change Finland’s pragmatic approach to Russia?

Finland’s parliament has begun discussing report outlining implications and risks of Nato membership

The Guardian - UK

Why Chinese bankcard chips may not ease Putin’s economic pain

Russia has turned to China for microchips it needs to meet surging demand for its domestic bank cards.

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Putin claims victory in Mariupol; Ukrainian fighters hold on

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory on Thursday in the biggest battle of the Ukraine war, declaring the port city of Mariupol "liberated," although hundreds of Ukrainian troops and civilians were still holding out inside a giant steel works.

Reuters

Ultimatum ignored in Mariupol as attacks intensify in east Ukraine

RUBIZHNE, Ukraine — Russia tightened its grip Wednesday around Ukraine’s last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, whose desperate defenders, holed up in underground shelters beneath a massive steel plant, pleaded for international help, declaring that they were “probably facing our last days, if not hours.”

Los Angeles Times

Russia's Navalny accuses Le Pen of Kremlin ties before vote

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny waded into France’s tight presidential campaign, urging voters to back incumbent Emmanuel Macron in Sunday's runoff and alleging that far-right challenger Marine Le Pen is too closely linked to Russia

The Independent UK

Ultimatum ignored in Mariupol as attacks intensify in east Ukraine

RUBIZHNE, Ukraine — Russia delivered what it said was a last-chance surrender ultimatum Wednesday to Ukrainian forces in the besieged port of Mariupol, whose desperate defenders, pleading for international help, declared that they were “probably facing our last days, if not hours.”

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Ultimatum ignored in Mariupol as attacks intensify in east Ukraine

Los Angeles Times

Russia Pressures Mariupol as it Focuses on Ukraine’s East

Russian forces tightened the noose around die-hard Ukrainian defenders holed up at a Mariupol steel plant Wednesday amid desperate new efforts to open an evacuation corridor for civilians trapped in the ruined city, a key battleground in Moscow’s drive to seize the country's industrial east. As the holdouts came under…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Leader Seeks Peace Talks in Moscow, Kviv

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has separately asked Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to receive him to discuss steps to bring about peace following Moscow's invasion of its neighbor. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said separate letters were handed to the permanent missions of Russia and Ukraine…

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Wimbledon Bars Russians, Belarusians from Tournament

Wimbledon barred Russian and Belarusian players from this year's championships due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, with the grasscourt Grand Slam becoming the first tennis tournament to ban individual competitors from the two countries. The decision by the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) means Grand Slam champions Daniil Medvedev…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin launches 'world's most powerful missile' that could wipe out millions in minutes as he warns 'those who threaten Russia'

The Russian leader boasted that the intercontinental ballistic missile would provide "food for thought" and deter anyone from thinking of retaliating against Moscow

Irish Mirror

U.N. chief separately asks Russia's Putin, Ukraine's Zelenskiy to receive him

Reuters

Russia says talks with Ukraine hinge on Kyiv's readiness to take into account Moscow's demands

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov told his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in a phone call on Wednesday that the outcome of talks with Ukraine completely depended on Kyiv's readiness to take into account Russia's demands.

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Ultimatum ignored in Mariupol as attacks intensify in east Ukraine

Los Angeles Times

New surrender ultimatum in Mariupol as attacks intensify in east Ukraine

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Russia delivered what it said was a last-chance surrender ultimatum Wednesday to Ukrainian forces in the besieged port of Mariupol, whose desperate defenders, pleading for international help, declared that they were “probably facing our last days, if not hours.”

Reuters

Moscow has deported 500,000 people to Russia, Ukraine lawmaker says

Moscow has deported 500,000 people from Ukraine to Russia, a leading member of the parliament in Kyiv told European lawmakers on Wednesday, calling on the Red Cross to establish contact with those missing.

The Conversation

Why freezing the Arctic Council is bad news for global security

For the past quarter-century, the Arctic has been a unique zone of cooperation among the eight countries of the high north: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia and the United States. Even when relations between Moscow and the West soured, the Arctic Council’s work was a reminder that multilateral…

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Liberal Russian radio station loses appeal against being taken off air

A Moscow court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy, one of the leading current affairs channels in Russia, against the authorities' move to take it off air over its coverage of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan Formally Revokes Russia's 'Most Favored Nation' Status

Japan formally revoked Russia's “most favored nation” trade status Wednesday over its invasion of Ukraine, as Tokyo steps up sanctions amid revelations of the Russian military's widespread atrocities against civilians. The stripping of Russia’s trade status is Japan's latest move against Moscow and was part of a list of sanctions…

The Independent UK

Ukraine news - live: Mariupol troops face ‘last hours’ in Azovstal steel plant

Kyiv has accused Kremlin of bombing a hospital sheltering up to 300 people in besieged port city

ABC News

Russian forces have taken the first city in the 'battle for Donbas'. Here's what we know

Russian forces have seized the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine, a sign the "battle for Donbas" has well and truly begun as Russia shifts focus to claim Ukraine's industrial heartlands.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Set to Dominate G20 Finance Chiefs Summit

Finance officials from the world's richest countries will meet on Wednesday to address global challenges like rising debt and a possible food crisis -- if they can overcome boiling tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Moscow's attack on its neighbor is set to dominate the meeting of G20 finance ministers…

The Independent UK

As all-important French election approaches, Le Pen’s ties to Putin come under intense scrutiny

A victory for the far-right hopeful in France’s presidential election could have truly a global impact

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Gets Warplanes as Mariupol Officer Warns Facing 'Last Days'

Ukraine received fighter jets to help resist the Russian invasion, as Moscow intensified its offensive in the east where a besieged officer in Mariupol warned Wednesday his forces were facing their "last days, if not hours". The West has responded to a renewed Russian push into the Donbas region with…

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