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French and European leaders visit China, the 'systemic rival'

French President Emmanuel Macron is in China for a four-day visit, hoping to dissuade Beijing from directly supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The French leader won't want to alienate a crucial trade and geopolitical player. Macron is accompanied by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

Radio France Internationale

St Petersburg bomb suspect charged with terrorism over killing of pro-war blogger

Moscow says Darya Trepova acted for Ukraine and handed statuette to Vladlen Tatarsky that later exploded

The Guardian - UK

Finland officially joins Nato as Russia threatens 'retaliatory measures'

Both Finland and Sweden applied to join the military alliance following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last year

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Clyde-built frigates will help UK stand up to ‘bullies’, says minister

Defence procurement minister Alex Chalk visited the BAE shipyard in Govan as the first steel was cut for new ship HMS Birmingham.

The Independent UK

Finland joins NATO as defense alliance expands northward

Finland became the 31st member of NATO, completing a tumultuous process of accession sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that upended the European security landscape.

Tribune News Service

U.N. rights body extends Ukraine inquiry into crimes since Russia's invasion

The United Nations Human Rights Council overwhelmingly voted in favour on Tuesday of extending the mandate of an investigative body probing possible war crimes committed since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Ukrainian soldier pleads 'partly guilty' at Russia's first war crime trial

A Ukrainian soldier pleaded "partly guilty" on Tuesday at Russia's first trial for war crimes in connection with its military campaign in Ukraine.

Reuters

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Finland joining Nato is ‘direct result of Putin’s aggression’, says UK

Rishi Sunak and James Cleverly said Sweden should also now be admitted to the defence alliance.

The Independent UK

Nato officially welcomes Finland as 31st member of military alliance

FINLAND has officially joined the Nato military alliance.

The National (Scotland)

For Taiwan, war in Ukraine serves as potent reminder of threat from China

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan has shown unwavering support for Kyiv. The invasion of a young democracy by its larger neighbour is indeed a situation that hits close to home in Taiwan. Though the archipelago is more than 8,000 kilometres away, the situation facing Ukrainians…

France 24

Putin and Lukashenko to meet in Moscow on April 5-6 - Kremlin

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko will travel to Moscow on Wednesday for two days of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said.

Reuters

Finland becomes 31st member of Nato in Brussels ceremony

Formal accession nearly doubles Nato border with Russia as Moscow warns it will boost its defences if necessary

The Guardian - UK

Finland joins Nato in a major blow to Putin which doubles the length of the alliance's border with Russia

In 1948, the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance was signed between the Soviet Union and Finland, providing a key basis for relations between the two states that was to last throughout the cold war. With memories of the 1939 “winter war” between the two still acute, the agreement…

The Conversation

‘A new era begins’: Finland joins Nato, doubling alliance’s border with Russia

Moscow threatens countermeasures saying: ‘History will judge this hasty step’

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Finland becomes member of NATO

Finland became a member of NATO on Tuesday, completing a historic security policy shift triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Finland joins NATO as Russia’s war rages on in Ukraine

Finland becomes the 31st member of the world’s largest military alliance as Sweden waits to join.

Axios

Finland becomes 31st member of NATO

It's a blow to Putin who, in launching the Russian invasion of Ukraine, vowed to block the alliance's eastward expansion.

Reuters

Suspect in killing of Russian war blogger charged with terrorism

Russian investigators on Tuesday charged Darya Trepova, a 26-year-old St Petersburg resident, with terrorist offences over the killing of pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in a bomb blast, and remanded her in pre-trial detention.

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Russian wanted in US who fled Italy says he is back in Russia - RIA

A Russian businessman who fled house arrest in Italy, where he was facing extradition to the United States, has told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency he is back in Russia.

Reuters

Lithuania offers carve-outs to EU sceptics over Russia nuclear sanctions

A new Lithuanian bid to push the European Union to impose sanctions on Russia's nuclear energy industry includes proposed exemptions for Hungary and a two-year period to phase out existing contracts, according to a document seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Ukrainian city mourns champion kickboxer killed fighting Russian troops

Hundreds of residents of the Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk turned out to mourn four-times world kickboxing champion Vitalii Merinov after he was killed in action fighting Russian troops.

Reuters

Japan rejects Russian Sovcombank's allegation that sanctions are illegal

Japan on Tuesday rejected an allegation that the sanctions it has imposed on Russian private lender Sovcombank are illegal, and said Russia's aggression against Ukraine should have a significant cost.

The Independent UK

Putin officer defects and says ‘paranoid’ president lives in a bunker and is terrified of Covid

Gleb Karakulov said he has fled Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

Paranoid Vladimir Putin never uses phone and stays in his bunker, defector says

Federal Guard Service captain Gleb Karakulov, 35, revealed how Russian President Vladimir Putin Putin is paranoid about his personal security, and because he's so scared of being assassinated, he stays "in his bunker"

Evening Standard

OPINION - Vladimir Putin is suddenly looking less in control of Russia’s destiny

Russia’s information and propaganda campaigns are becoming more erratic and incomprehensible by the day. It is hard to discern who they benefit, certainly not the personal autocracy of Vladimir Putin. These may be the first signs of Russia being a house divided over the conduct and leadership of its forces…

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