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Svitolina Criticizes ‘Useless’ WTA amid Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian players do not get enough support from women's tennis governing body WTA amid Russia's invasion of their country, Elina Svitolina said on Tuesday. Svitolina, back on the tour at the Charleston Open after a maternity break, spoke to support fellow Ukrainian player Lesia Tsurenko, who said she withdrew from…

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Finland joins NATO over Russia's objection

The Nordic nation's decision to join the defense alliance is seen as a blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Stimson Center's Emma Ashford argues it could have downsides for NATO too.

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Lithuania bans Russians from purchasing real estate

Lithuania's parliament decided on Tuesday to ban Russian nationals from purchasing real estate in the Baltic country, citing risks to national security.

Reuters

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St Petersburg 'bomber' smiles on CCTV before she's caught as husband says she was framed

Daria Trepova's husband has said she had been framed and that he is "completely sure" that she would never have been able to do something like that in Russia on her own

Daily Mirror

Russian Children’s Commissioner Rejects ICC War Crime Allegations as False

Russia's commissioner for children's rights, who was accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC) alongside President Vladimir Putin of war crimes in Ukraine, said on Tuesday that the ICC's allegations were false and unclear. The Hague-based ICC on March 17 issued arrest warrants for Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian…

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St Petersburg bomb suspect seen edging away from blogger after handing him statue

Daria Trepova skulked away after handing pro-Vladimir Putin propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky a statue of himself just moments before an explosion ripped through the venue he was speaking at in St Petersburg, Russia

Daily Mirror

Russian children's commissioner rejects ICC war crime allegations as false

Russia's commissioner for children's rights on Tuesday dismissed International Criminal Court (ICC) allegations that she was responsible for unlawfully deporting children from Ukraine as false.

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UK spies waging cyber attacks to ‘weaken adversaries’ including Russia and Iran

GCHQ chief says Britain ‘must be able to contest and compete with adversaries in cyberspace’

The Independent UK

Putin doesn’t want the war to end – he wants to blast us back to the 40s Soviet era

Russia is harking back to the glory days of the second world war, writes the Bulgarian novelist Georgi Gospodinov

The Guardian - UK

Finland set to join NATO, in blow to Putin

Finland is joining NATO

The Independent UK

Macron heads to China for delicate talks on Ukraine, trade

French President Emmanuel Macron will muster all his diplomatic adeptness and political acumen on a three-day state visit to China where the war in Ukraine will be front and center

The Independent UK

Russia’s Lavrov: West Trying to Drive a Wedge Between Moscow, Beijing

The West is trying to drive a wedge between Russia and China by talking about their unequal relations and Moscow's dependence on Beijing, Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Tuesday. Lavrov, speaking to the Argumenty i Fakty news website, also said the European Union's hostile…

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Finland joins NATO amid looming threat of Russian aggression

Finland officially joins NATO on Tuesday, becoming the 31st member of the world’s biggest military alliance – a step that Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said would make the region safer and the organisation stronger.

Radio France Internationale

Ukraine Battles on in Bakhmut as Finland Joins NATO

Fighting raged in and around Bakhmut as Ukraine mocked Russian claims to have captured the administrative center of the eastern Ukrainian city, saying Russian forces had raised a victory flag over "some kind of toilet". Russia, which launched its invasion of its neighbor on Feb.

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Moscow Consultations: Russia, Syria Disagree on Turkish Deployment

Russia, Türkiye, Syria and Iran kicked off in Moscow on Monday negotiations aimed at overcoming obstacles that are hindering the normalization of relations between Ankara and Damascus. The deputy foreign ministers of the four countries held talks ahead of a potential meeting for their foreign ministers, said a source from…

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Russia Rejects US Claims its UN Council Presidency is a Joke

Russia’s UN ambassador on Monday dismissed US and European Union descriptions of its presidency of the Security Council this month as an April Fool’s joke and announced a meeting to be chaired by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on defending the principles of the UN Charter, which Moscow is widely accused…

Reuters

Putin ally accuses Western leaders of blood on their hands for supporting Ukraine

Russia's parliament speaker said on Tuesday that Western leaders have blood on their hands for supporting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and that support has led to the creation of a "terrorist state" in Europe's centre.

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US Says its Forces Killed Senior ISIS Leader in Syria

The United States carried out a military operation that killed a senior ISIS leader in Syria on Monday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday, the latest blow to a group that once struck fear across the Middle East. Khalid 'Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri was responsible for planning ISIS attacks in…

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Russia-Ukraine war – as it happened: Finland joins Nato in move Moscow says increases risks of wider conflict

Country joins alliance in move Moscow says is an ‘encroachment on Russia’s security’

France 24

Finland becomes NATO member as Russia warns of countermeasures

Finland officially became the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday, after completing ratification in well under a year – the fastest membership process in the alliance's recent history. As Western allies strengthen ties, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Tuesday that Russia may get “tough”…

The Guardian - UK

Tank tactics: how might Ukraine use its influx of western armour?

Experts say weaponry will give Kyiv a psychological edge against Russia but is not enough for a ‘big punch’

The Independent UK

Ukraine war – live: ‘No let-up’ in Bakhmut fighting as 20 Russian attacks repelled in 24 hours

It comes as Finland has officially joined Nato, doubling the military alliance’s border with Russia

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 405

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 405th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Reuters

Washington trying to wreck Russia-Africa summit -Russia's Lavrov

The U.S. is trying to wreck Russia's planned summit with African countries as part of efforts to isolate Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Tuesday.

Reuters

Ukraine destroys 14 out of 17 drones Russia launched overnight -military

Ukrainian defence forces destroyed 14 out of 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones Russia launched overnight, Ukraine's military said on Tuesday, with 13 drones destroyed over the Odesa region in the country's southwest.

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