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Russia Excluded from Men’s Basketball at 2024 Olympics

Russia has been excluded from qualification for the men's Olympic basketball tournament in Paris next year, basketball's international governing body FIBA said Tuesday. The decision was widely expected since FIBA has suspended Russia's teams from international play since shortly after the invasion of Ukraine last year. The International Olympic Committee…

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Brazil's Lula condemns invasion of Ukraine, touts peace initiative

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday condemned the violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity by Russia and again called for mediation to end the war, a peace initiative that was criticized by the Ukrainian government.

Reuters

Russia’s Lavrov to Talk Ukraine Grain Deal with UN Chief Next Week

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss the Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York next week, just weeks before the pact could expire unless Russian demands regarding its own exports are met. Lavrov is due to chair two UN Security Council meetings…

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Russia's Lavrov to talk Ukraine grain deal with UN chief next week

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss the Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York next week, just weeks before the pact could expire unless Russian demands regarding its own exports are met.

Reuters

Putin Rallies His Troops with 2nd Ukraine Visit in 2 Months

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited command posts of the Kremlin’s forces fighting in Ukraine, officials said Tuesday, as the war approaches its 14th month and Kyiv readies a possible counteroffensive with Western-supplied weapons. A video released by the Kremlin and broadcast by Russian state television showed Putin arriving by helicopter…

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Pro-Russian social media propagandist Donbas Devushka unmasked as former US navy sailor

A leading pro-Russian propagandist has reportedly been unmasked as a US navy veteran and tropical fish seller.

Evening Standard

Macron ‘working with China on secret plan for Ukraine war peace talks’

Kyiv’s line has been to veto anything that could allow Russia to keep any territorial gains from Moscow’s invasion

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Vladimir Putin orders two 'Bear' nuclear bomber jets to border in chilling threat

Russian president Vladimir Putin sent two nuclear bombers nicknamed 'Bears' over the Bering and Okhotsk seas as tensions with the West continue over the war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Ukraine 'will choose for itself when to launch counter-attack against Russians'

Western officials admitted Kyiv would come under pressure over the timing of its long-awaited offensive - but insisted the regime must be left in charge of deciding when the time is right

Daily Mirror

India and Russia in ‘advanced talks’ over free trade agreement

Deal would build closer economic ties as most western states push to isolate Moscow over Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Putin stages surprise visit to troops in occupied Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited troops in two occupied regions of Ukraine, according to video released Tuesday by the Kremlin, marking the second time in a month he’s toured territory seized in the more than year-old invasion.

Tribune News Service

Russian parliament votes to introduce life sentences for treason

Russian lawmakers voted on Tuesday to introduce life sentences for those convicted of treason, part of a concerted drive since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine to step up punishment of dissenters and perceived traitors.

Reuters

Russia court rejects WSJ reporter’s appeal of spying arrest

The Moscow City Court Tuesday rejected an appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich against his detention on allegations of espionage in a high-profile case that’s highlighted the growing pressure on journalists in Russia.

Tribune News Service

Russia scraps popular WW2 processions this year because of security threat - lawmaker

Security concerns have prompted Russian authorities this year to cancel traditional nationwide Victory Day processions where people carry portraits of relatives who fought against Nazi Germany in World War Two, a lawmaker said on Tuesday.

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Poland building electronic barrier on border with Russia

Poland says it is building a state-of-the-art electronic barrier at its land border with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave, which is also a European Union external frontier

Reuters

Poland proposes fresh EU sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war

Poland this month presented a proposal for a new set of sanctions against Russia for waging war against Ukraine, according to a document seen by Reuters on Tuesday, including a ban on pipeline oil and diamond imports.

The Independent UK

China's military chief vows to bolster ties with Russia

The Chinese defense chief has vowed to take military cooperation with Moscow to a new level, a statement that reflects increasingly close Russia-China ties amid the fighting in Ukraine

Reuters

Russia's Navalny faces new charges after prison 'provocation' - lawyer

Russia's leading opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, faces the prospect of new criminal charges after in effect being forced to break the rules of the maximum security penal colony where he is being held, one of his lawyers said on Tuesday.

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The Cyprus connection: the family firm that helped pour Abramovich’s millions into Chelsea

Exclusive: Limassol accountant helped Russian oligarchs hide their wealth offshore – now the firm is under UK sanctions

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: how Cypriot firm helped the ‘Orthodox oligarch’ after he was placed under sanctions

Konstantin Malofeyev, accused of aiding pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, appeared to continue moving money through the global system

The Independent UK

Russian court denies appeal from ‘wrongfully detained’ WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich

A Russian court is scheduled to hear a defense appeal of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest on espionage charges

Reuters

Russia not planning Wikipedia block for now, minister says

Russia is "not yet" planning to block Wikipedia, its minister of digital affairs said on Tuesday as a Moscow court handed the online encyclopaedia another fine for failing to remove content Russia deems illegal.

The Guardian - UK

Russian judge rejects WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s detention appeal

US journalist to remain in detention until trial at end of May on charges of espionage

Reuters

Factbox-Russian general praised by Wagner boss briefs Putin in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin was shown on video on Tuesday, purportedly in the part of Ukraine's Kherson region controlled by Russian forces, meeting Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, a commander who British military intelligence said had recently been restored to a major role in the Ukraine campaign.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: why WWI comparisons can lead to underestimates of Russia's strengths

The current conflict in Ukraine frequently elicits parallels with the first world war. It’s a comparison being made by politicians, journalists, analysts and military personnel.

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