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Watch live: Ukrainian survivors speak about Russian war crimes in US House of Representatives

Watch live as Ukrainians who say they are survivors Russian atrocities speak about war crimes in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, 19 April.

The Independent UK

Cyprus says will not tolerate sanctions-busting amid scrutiny

Cyprus on Wednesday said it would not tolerate any deviation from EU sanctions on Russia, and said it was in touch with the U.S. and Britain after a number of its nationals were blacklisted last week as sanctions-busting enablers.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits border with Belarus and Poland

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy inspected the frontier with Belarus and Poland on Wednesday, and thanked border guards for their defence of the country since Russia's invasion.

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Black Sea grain deal elusive despite resumption of ship inspections

Inspections of ships carrying Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea resumed on Wednesday under a U.N.-brokered deal, but Kyiv said more time was needed to secure an extension of the initiative.

Reuters

Kremlin critic Yashin defiant after losing appeal against long jail term

Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin on Wednesday predicted he would one day help build a "new and free Russia" after losing his appeal against an eight-and-a-half year prison sentence on a charge of spreading false information about the army.

Reuters

Russian soldiers admit killing children and tossing grenades at Ukrainian prisoners

Alexey Savichev and Azamat Uldarov said they, along with other mercenaries, massacred between 300 and 400 people, including about 40 children who were taking refuge in the basement of a nine-floor block of flats in Bakhmut

Daily Mirror

Russian cosmonauts relocate radiator on station spacewalk

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin helped relocate a large radiator outside of the International Space Station, completing a spacewalk that had been twice delayed.

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UK says Russian hackers aim to attack key infrastructure

U.K. officials say Russian hackers are seeking to “disrupt or destroy” Britain’s critical infrastructure and not enough is being done to stop them

The Independent UK

Moscow court Kremlin critic's appeal of prison sentence

A Moscow court has dismissed a prominent Russian opposition figure’s appeal of his 8 1/2-year prison sentence for criticism of Russia’s actions in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russian ships ‘mapping North Sea targets as part of sabotage plan’, report claims

Russian ships have been mapping wind farms and communication cables in the North Sea ahead of a possible sabotage attack, according to a new report.

Evening Standard

Not enough being done to combat Russia-aligned threats, cyber chief warns

Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden warned that the ‘cyber equivalent of the Wagner group’ posed a serious threat to the UK.

The Independent UK

Italian judges face disciplinary action over Russian fugitive

Italy's justice minister has begun disciplinary action against three judges who granted house arrest to a Russian businessman facing extradition to the U.S. who later escaped and fled to Russia, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Kremlin: South Korean Arms for Ukraine Would Signify Involvement in Conflict

Any decision by South Korea to supply arms to Ukraine would make Seoul a participant in the conflict, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, after President Yoon Suk-yeol opened the door to such deliveries. South Korea has denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine and supplied economic and humanitarian aid to Kyiv, but…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine grain deal: ship inspections have resumed, says minister

Deputy PM says inspections have restarted, during visit to Turkey to discuss Black Sea Grain Initiative

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UK Says Russian Hackers Aim to Attack Key Infrastructure

Russian hackers are seeking to “disrupt or destroy” Britain’s critical infrastructure and not enough is being done to stop them, UK government officials asserted Wednesday. Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre issued an official threat notice to operators of Britain’s electricity, water and other critical systems, telling them to boost their…

The Week

Friend or foe: can the West rely on Lula’s support in Ukraine?

A Ukrainian official has invited Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to visit Ukraine to understand the real causes of the country’s war with Russia, after the Brazilian president made remarks that suggested the war was not solely caused by Russian aggression.

The Guardian - UK

‘It was scary’: acts of resistance in Russian-occupied Kherson

Risky actions of Ukraine’s secretive grassroots Yellow Ribbon movement recalled in Brussels exhibition

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 420 of the invasion

Ukraine confirms grain transit to resume in Poland; Patriot air defence systems delivered

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The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Zelensky adviser joins in alien memes after mysterious flash of light seen over Kyiv

Nasa denies bolt of light was caused by one of its satellites

Radio France Internationale

G7 diplomats pull together in the face of growing global hostility

Diplomats from the Group of Seven nations have taken a firm stance on China’s increasing threats to Taiwan, and on North Korea's tests of long-range missiles.

The Independent UK

Russia-linked hackers want to ‘destroy’ UK, Tory minister warns

Moscow-aligned groups have turned their attention to UK in recent months, says Oliver Dowden

Asharq Al-Awsat

Black Sea Grain Deal Elusive Despite Resumption of Ship Inspections

Inspections of ships carrying Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea resumed on Wednesday under a UN-brokered deal, but Kyiv said more time was needed to secure an extension of the initiative. Ukraine, which depends heavily on revenue from grain sales as it battles Russia's invasion, and its allies blamed the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Belarusian Sabalenka Says Lukashenko’s Comments ‘Not Helping’

Aryna Sabalenka said she cannot control what Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says about her and that while his comments may make her even more unpopular on the women's Tour she would "stop the war" in Ukraine if she could. The world number two spoke last month about the "hate" she…

Reuters

Russia accuses Ukraine of sabotaging grain deal with bribery scheme

Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of sabotaging the Black Sea grain deal by demanding bribes from ship owners to register new vessels and carry out inspections under the cover of a deal the United Nations hopes could ease a global food crisis.

France 24

Russian spy ships planning North Sea sabotage, Scandinavian media report

A documentary being aired by Scandinavian public broadcasters on Wednesday evening claims Russia has a spy programme in the North Sea planning the sabotage of energy infrastructures in Northern Europe. Follow FRANCE 24's to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

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