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Kallas calls for tribunal to hold Russia accountable

TALLINN -- Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas continues to emphasize the need to hold the current Russian leadership accountable for the invasion of Ukraine. Her conviction is rooted in her personal experience growing up under the control of the Soviet Union, as the northernmost Baltic state had been in the…

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What are cluster bombs and why are they controversial?

Biden administration confirms it has approved providing Ukraine with weapons opposed by human rights groups

The Guardian - US

Internationalising the rupee without the ‘coin tossing’

A start could be made to push for making the rupee an official currency in international organisations, thereby giving it a higher profile and acceptability

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Wagner chief Prigozhin is in Russia, says Belarus president Lukashenko

Prigozhin is meant to have fled the country following a deal in the wake of his short-lived mutiny

The Independent UK

US to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources

The Biden administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send thousands as part of the latest military aid package for the war effort against Russia

The Independent UK

US expected to provide cluster bombs to Ukraine

Human Rights Watch calls for immediate halt and urges US not to supply bombs amid reports Biden is to include them in aid package

The Guardian - US

Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia, says Belarus' Lukashenko

That's in contrast to the deal worked out after the failed uprising last month. The Kremlin had said the Wagner group leader would be exiled to neighboring Belarus but would not face charges.

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Pope Francis' trip to Mongolia in September will be closely watched by Russia and China

Pope Francis travels to the periphery of Roman Catholicism this summer when he becomes the first pontiff to visit Mongolia

The Independent UK

Ukraine recap: Yevgeny Prigozhin and the mystery of the mutiny that never was

Ukrainian units are forcing their Russian foes back by what on some days seems like a few metres at a time. But on June 24, at least some Russian troops moved much more rapidly toward their own capital.

The Conversation

Analyst: ‘Uneasy ceasefire’ between Wagner, Russia after mutiny

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was expected to relocate to Belarus, but Lukashenko says he’s in Russia.

Al Jazeera

Russia expels Finnish diplomats, shuts down consulate in a tit-for-tat move

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday announced the expelling of nine Finnish diplomats and shutting down Finland’s consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, in retaliation for Finland expelling nine Russian diplomats last month

The Independent UK

Wagner chief Prigozhin is back in Russia, Lukashenko says

The chief of the Wagner private army that staged an aborted rebellion against the Kremlin’s military leadership last month is back in Russia, according to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Tribune News Service

Russia's kidnapping of Ukrainian children is not unique – Putin and others have long used children as political pawns

Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian soldiers have forcibly taken an estimated 16,000 Ukrainian children to Russia. Over 300 children have since returned home, but it is not clear what happened to most of the rest.

The Conversation

Brit injured after being blasted by Russian landmine while on Ukraine frontline

James Smith, from the Wirral, was working with a team to clear a number of landmines about 20 metres away from Russian trenches when he stepped on a landmine

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The Hindu

As envoy says G-20 summit is key event for Russia, Putin visit now a possibility

The G20 summit in India is one of the “most important” events for Moscow, said a senior Russian diplomat, indicating the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin could attend the summit.

Al Jazeera

Shoigu: Who is the Russian defence chief, detested by Wagner?

The general was once seen as being President Putin’s successor. Now his credibility is in question, analysts say.

Axios

Wagner boss who led mutiny is back in Russia, Belarus president says

Yevgeny Prigozhin "is in St. Petersburg," Lukashenko said.

The Independent UK

Wigs, gold bars and pictures of severed heads: Inside Wagner boss’s lavish Russian mansion

Pro-Kremlin media reported that a raid on the Wagner chief’s flat had been conducted by Russian forces

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 498 of the invasion

US set to announce new weapons aid package for Ukraine; Kyiv and Moscow urged to stop using cluster munitions; at least five killed in strike on Lviv

Evening Standard

Ousted Wagner boss back in Russia despite failed coup, says Belarus leader

The ousted boss of the Wagner mercenary group is in Russia despite agreeing to relocate to Belarus, president Alexander Lukashenko has said.

Al Jazeera

After brief exile in Belarus, Wagner boss in Russia: Lukashenko

Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia less than two weeks after leading rebellion, according to the Belarusian president.

The Week

Nato’s new plans to defend Europe from Putin

Nato members are set to approve the most comprehensive shake-up of the alliance’s defence plans since the end of the Cold War.

The Independent UK

How many casualties has Russia suffered in Ukraine?

Reliable figures difficult to substantiate amid the fog of war

WEKU

To protect against Russian airstrikes, Ukraine's defenders 'shoot and scoot'

When Russia launches an airstrike on Kyiv, the first line of defense is parked in a hayfield well outside the city. The protection consists of two soldiers, a Humvee and a Stinger missile.

The Guardian - US

Now is not the time for Ukraine to join Nato

The alliance must think about more than the narrow parameters of the battlefield and lay the foundations of a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine

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