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France Says Putin Is Not Ready to End Ukraine War, Fighting Rages

Fighting raged near Kyiv on Saturday and heavy shelling in other areas threatened new attempts to evacuate trapped civilians as France said Russian President Vladimir Putin showed no readiness to end the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Moscow was sending in new troops after Ukrainian forces put…

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China and QAnon embrace Russian disinformation justifying war in Ukraine

Russia convened a special UN Security Council meeting on Friday to discuss what the Kremlin said were "secret" research laboratories the US allegedly has in Ukraine to develop biological weapons. The Russian allegations are rooted in an unlikely conspiracy theory that has been promoted by both China and the pro-Trump…

France 24

Bye-bye to the Big Mac: Russia’s war heralds a dark, isolated economic era

The invasion of Ukraine could pitch Moscow, and the world, back into financial crises that had seemed part of history

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Why is Belarus supporting Russia and how is it involved in Ukraine?

Old school Soviet relic Alexander Lukashenko increasingly dependent on Vladimir Putin’s patronage for survival as grip on power slips and economy teeters on brink of disaster

The Independent UK

Russia says it could target Western arms supplies to Ukraine

‘Pumping of weapons from a number of countries … turns these convoys into legitimate targets’, Russian deputy FM says.

Al Jazeera

Putin briefed French and German leaders on Russia-Ukraine talks -Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin told French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz about the state of negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv and responded to their concerns about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine during a three-way phone call on Saturday, the Kremlin said.

Reuters

Russia steps up pressure on Kyiv

Russian forces stepped up the pressure on Kyiv on Saturday and pummelled civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities — including hospitals in Mykolaiv and a mosque in Mariupol, the port city already devastated by two weeks of siege.

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Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Russian leader vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to western military alliance

The Independent UK

Russia sanctions: Cadbury and Pizza Hut join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Fast food, sporting fixtures and music tours targeted by worldwide boycott of Russia

The Independent UK

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military invasion is underway after diplomatic efforts fail

The Independent UK

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: List of key events from day 17

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 17th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine trusts in Israeli mediation, denies Bennett advised caving to Russia

Ukraine voiced hope on Saturday for positive results from Israel's bid to broker peace with Russia, denying a media report that suggested Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett had tried to nudge Kyiv into caving to Moscow's demands.

Reuters

Russia Warns EU of Soaring Energy Prices

The European Union faces soaring energy prices in the wake of sanctions imposed against Moscow over events in Ukraine, Interfax quoted a Russian foreign ministry official as saying on Saturday. Nikolai Kobrinets said Russia was a reliable supplier of energy, but was ready for a tough confrontation in the sector…

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Deutsche Bank Pulls Out of Russia

Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank said Friday it was following other international companies in shutting down its operations in Russia in protest of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. "Like some international peers and in line with our legal and regulatory obligations, we are in the process of winding down our remaining…

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Commentary: Keep foreign reporters in Russia despite the Kremlin’s crackdown

Back in 1992, when I first started working as a journalist in Moscow, government officials in newly post-Soviet Russia were delighted to speak with foreign reporters. Boris Yeltsin was an imperfect Russian president, but he allowed freedom of the press to flourish. That made the 1990s a vibrant time to…

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Russia Seeks Indian Investment in its Oil and Gas Sector

Russia urged India to deepen its investments in the sanction-hit country's oil and gas sector, and is keen on expanding the sales networks of Russian companies in Asia's third-largest economy. Russia's economy faces its deepest crisis since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, as the West imposes severe sanctions…

The Guardian - AU

Kyiv ‘ready to fight’ as Russian forces close in on Ukraine capital

Ukrainian president warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as hundreds of thousands of civilians remain under fire across country

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Russian Forces Squeeze Kyiv, Surround Mariupol

Russian forces inched towards Kyiv Saturday and pounded civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities as concerns grew over the besieged southern port of Mariupol, where officials said more than 1,500 people had been killed. Air raid sirens sounded Saturday in several cities, including the capital Kyiv, Odessa, Dnipro and Kharkiv,…

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The Guardian - US

McDonald’s in Russia: departure is about a lot more than burgers

Stung by its honeymoon with westernisation, Putin’s way of restoring Russian relevance has been to tear up global norms

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UN Experts Say Russian Media Law Amounts to Information ‘Blackout'

A Russian law giving Moscow stronger powers to crack down on independent journalism is placing Russia under a "total information blackout" on the war in Ukraine, UN independent experts said on Friday. Moscow, whose forces invaded Ukraine on Feb.

The Guardian - AU

Invaders ‘cannot conquer us’, Zelenskiy says, as 13,000 flee besieged cities – as it happened

Ukraine’s president says the capital will only fall to Russian troops if it is completely destroyed, while Moscow warns western shipments of arms to Ukraine could be attacked

Reuters

Ukraine says Russian forces kill seven civilians in evacuation convoy

Ukraine accused Russian forces on Saturday of killing seven civilians in an attack on women and children trying to flee fighting near Kyiv, and France said Russian President Vladimir Putin had shown he was not ready to make peace.

Al Jazeera

Russia to block Instagram over ‘death to invaders’ posting rule

Moscow opens criminal case into Instagram’s owner, Meta, for allowing posts calling for violence against Russian forces.

Reuters

UN experts say Russian media law amounts to information 'blackout'

A Russian law giving Moscow stronger powers to crack down on independent journalism is placing Russia under a "total information blackout" on the war in Ukraine, U.N. independent experts said on Friday.

The Times of India

Russian troops advance towards Kyiv, Zelenskyy ready for negotiations in Jerusalem: Top developments

NEW DELHI: Russia is intensifying its attack on Ukraine as its forces bombarded cities across the country with airplanes and artillery. Satellite images showed Russian troops appear to be regrouping for a possible assault on Kyiv as they closed in on the Ukrainian capital.

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