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Poems of Emigration: "Simply People Who Couldn't Think as Instructed"

Russian history has produced a subgenre of poems and songs about emigration (something American history has fortunately been largely spared). I blogged in March about Yevgeniy Kliachkin's "Farewell to the Motherland," and I also like the great Bulat Okudzhava's poem that begins, How good it is that Zworykin left And…

Reason

Vladimir Putin says Russia is prepared to use ‘sufficient stockpile’ of cluster bombs

Vladimir Putin has said Russia has a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster bombs and could use them if such munitions are used against his forces in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Why Janet Yellen’s frequent stops in India are important at a time of tensions with China

Yellen is back in Asia for a series of Group of 20 finance minister meetings in India

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Private Russian military companies are multiplying – and so are the Kremlin’s problems

The Kremlin said Friday that it is considering granting legal status to some of the more than two dozen private military companies active in Russia. Legally, these shadow paramilitary groups do not exist – which allows them to operate parallel to Russia's armed forces, at times doing high-risk "dirty" jobs…

France 24

Russia has 'sufficient stockpile' of cluster bombs, says Putin, as Ukraine gets US cluster bombs

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published Sunday that Russia had a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster munitions, warning that Russia “reserves the right to take reciprocal action” if Ukraine uses the controversial weapons

The Independent UK

Future of Wagner group ‘taking shape’ after mutiny left Russian leaders in a ‘period of confusion’

Russian security officials entered a “period of confusion” after the rebellion by Wagner mercenaries, British defence chiefs said.

Evening Standard

G20 FMCBG meet at Gandhinagar | India 'indispensable partner' for friend-shoring, says U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen said derisking and friendshoring are important priorities for the U.S. and something that it is promoting in India. Read more on The Hindu

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 508

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 508th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Russia repels Ukraine drone attack on Crimea, says Kremlin

Russia thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack near Sebastopol, a crucial port in Russian-annexed Crimea, Russia's defence ministry said Sunday morning. Moscow's air defence forces and Black Sea fleet reportedly took out a total of nine drones throughout the assault, which the ministry said caused no damage or casualties. Also, President…

France 24

Ukraine-Russia war – latest: Explosions reported on Crimean bridge amid ‘emergency situation’

Two missile strikes reported on Kerch Bridge, a critical supply route for Putin’s troops

The Independent UK

The Observer view on Nato summit’s failure to offer Ukraine membership

While leaders dined out on a half deal with Turkey’s Erdoğan, Volodymr Zelenskiy was left looking like a poor man at a feast

The Guardian - UK

Nato should not enter the war – and here’s why

Calls for the west to intervene directly in Ukraine should be ignored

The Guardian - UK

China intensifies military drills with Russia amid US sanctions

President Xi Jinping has resisted crossing Washington’s red lines over arming Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. But that hasn’t stopped China edging closer to Moscow’s military in another way: direct engagement.

Tribune News Service

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 508 of the invasion

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of shelling civilians; Moscow issues criminal charges against seven in alleged plot to kill top Russian journalists

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The Independent UK

Yellen is visiting India yet again to promote closer ties and tackle global economic problems

On the heels of a trip to Beijing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is back in Asia for a series of Group of 20 finance minister meetings in India

Al Jazeera

UN says Syria cross-border aid conditions ‘unacceptable’

UN raises concerns with Damascus’s terms for aid deliveries via Bab al-Hawa to rebel-held areas in northwest Syria.

Evening Standard

Wagner group mercenaries arrive in Belarus, reports say

About 240 Wagner fighters, 40 trucks and ‘a large amount of weapons’ reportedly arrived on Saturday

The Guardian - AU

Kremlin says it has thwarted Kyiv-backed plot to kill prominent journalists – as it happened

FSB says it has detained people carrying out reconnaissance near the homes of Margarita Simonyan and Ksenia Sobchak

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Radio France Internationale

As Turkey agrees to let Sweden into NATO, some see a pivot back to the West

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's U-turn on Sweden's NATO membership bid is fuelling speculation that he may be pivoting back to his traditional Western allies. Until now the Turkish leader has had something of a diplomatic love affair with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, even as the rest of Europe…

The Independent UK

Wagner mercenaries entering Belarus as Minsk announces 'road map' for joint military drills

An independent monitoring group says a large convoy carrying fighters from the Wagner private army has been spotted entering Belarus from Russia

The Independent UK

Yevgeny Prigozhin: Man who led Putin mutiny pictured in pants in tent during exile

Image circulating on pro-Russian Telegram channels suggests ‘Putin’s chef’ may have been in Belarus military camp

Salon

Biden's BFD: NATO summit was a success

President Joe Biden has a lot to brag about as he returns from the NATO summit in Vilnius

France 24

Wagner mercenaries have entered Belarus from Russia, Ukraine Border Guard confirms

A spokesperson for Ukraine's State Border Guard Service said Saturday that it had observed groups of Wagner fighters crossing from Russia into Belarus, after the Belarusian defence ministry said it planned for the mercenaries and Minsk's own armed forces to conduct joint military drills. An independent Belarusian monitoring group said…

The National (Scotland)

Former aide to Vladimir Putin claims to be living in Scotland

A RUSSIAN politician who previously served as a senior aide to Vladimir Putin claims to have relocated to Scotland.

Evening Standard

Russian military chiefs face increasing criticism from subordinates, says UK

Russia’s military leadership is facing increasing levels of criticism from subordinates due to disaffection over their handling of the war in Ukraine, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.

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