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Antony Blinken urges Russia to release US journalist in call with Sergei Lavrov

Russian foreign minister rejects request and says US must not ‘make a fuss’ over arrest of Evan Gershkovich

The Guardian - UK

Bomb kills Russian war blogger in St Petersburg cafe

Well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed by a bomb blast in a St Petersburg cafe on Sunday in what appeared to be the second assassination on Russian soil of a figure closely associated with the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Russian pro-Putin blogger killed in St Petersburg cafe blast

Vladlen Tatarsky, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, had more than 560,000 followers on Telegram

The Independent UK

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Saudi Arabia, Russia, Gulf, Arab Countries Announce Voluntary Oil Output Cuts

Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers on Sunday announced voluntary cuts to their production, with Riyadh saying it would cut output by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) from May until the end of 2023, state media reported. Russia's deputy prime minister also said Moscow would extend a voluntary cut…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Antony Blinken calls on Russia to end ‘unacceptable’ detention of US reporter

State Department is asking to visit WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich in detention

The Independent UK

US urges release of WSJ reporter, Russia sees politicization

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who Russia accuses of spying, in a call on Sunday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who said Washington should not politicize the case.

Reuters

Sergei Roldugin, the cellist who looks after Putin’s fortune

A Swiss court this week convicted four Russian bankers for allowing Sergei Roldugin to deposit tens of millions of euros in bank accounts – colossal sums for a man who is, officially, a professional cellist. But it has long been suspected that Roldugin is tasked with looking after the enormous…

France 24

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Secret KGB academy near Moscow trained up young men and women to seduce Brit diplomats

The KGB's top-secret facility in Kazan, east of Moscow, targeted young men and women from impoverished parts of Russia and trained them in Marxism, spycraft and seduction

Daily Mirror

Bulgaria votes for fifth time in 2 years under Ukraine shadow

SOFIA: Bulgarians were voting on Sunday in their fifth general election in two years, amid visible frustration and deep divisions over the war in Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

Ukrainian official offers plan for a Crimea without Russia

A top Ukrainian official has outlined a series of steps the government in Kyiv would take after the country reclaims control of Crimea from Russia

The Independent UK

Editors sign letter condemning ‘unjust’ arrest of US journalist in Russia

Signed by 38 senior news figures from around the world, the letter criticises the Kremlin’s ‘anti-press’ detention of Evan Gershkovich

The Guardian - UK

‘Stand-up’ for Ukraine: Coping through comedy in the face of war

In Berlin, comedians from Ukraine and Russia share the same stage as an outlet for their grief and anger about the war.

Al Jazeera

Russian missile strike kills at least six people in city near Bakhmut, Ukraine says

A Russian missile attack on Sunday killed at least six people in residential areas of the city of Kostyantynivka near Bakhmut, Ukrainian authorities said. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack targeted areas where "ordinary civilians" were living. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are…

France 24

More than 200 safely evacuated in smoke incident at Russian coal mine

A total of 229 workers were evacuated from a coal mine in southern Russia on Sunday after it filled with smoke, a local official said, adding that there were no casualties.

Reuters

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Brittney Griner urges Biden to bring home reporter Gershkovich, accused of spying in Russia

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who was freed from a Russian penal colony in a prisoner exchange last year, has urged the Biden administration to keep using "every tool possible" to win the release of a U.S. reporter accused of spying in Russia.

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Six killed in heavy shelling near Bakhmut as strikes destroy nursery

Putin’s forces target town of Kostiantynivka

The Guardian - UK

My friend Evan Gershkovich is no spy. Just a brave reporter jailed in Moscow

The US journalist arrested last week is the first to be accused of espionage in Russia since the cold war

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 403

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 403rd day, we take a look at the main developments.

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Trump Doubles Down On Ending Russia-Ukraine War In 24 Hours And Won’t Reveal Plan To Prevent War

Former President Trump is one of the leading candidates in the still-forming 2024 presidential race as he plans to prevent war

The Guardian - UK

Mikhail Shishkin: ‘The main enemy of Russian culture is the Russian regime’

The revered Russian writer and Putin critic on how the war in Ukraine has divided his nation, and why culture is the only cure

The Guardian - UK

‘My country has fallen out of time’: Russian author Mikhail Shishkin’s letter to an unknown Ukrainian

A year after Putin’s invasion, the award-winning novelist reflects on the silence of his compatriots, the betrayal of his mother tongue, and his hopes for the future

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Zelensky condemns Russia’s UN Security Council presidency as ‘absurd’

It comes as the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes

Al Jazeera

Russia, Belarus celebrate ‘unity’ as war grinds on in Ukraine

The ex-Soviet allies have grown closer and Lukashenko’s dalliances with the West appear to be over, say analysts.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sports Minister: War has Killed 262 Ukrainian Athletes

Russia's war against Ukraine has claimed the lives of 262 Ukrainian athletes and destroyed 363 sports facilities, the country's sports minister, Vadym Huttsait, said on Saturday. Meeting the visiting president of the International Federation of Gymnastics, Morinari Watanabe, Huttsait said no athletes from Russia should be allowed at the Olympics…

The Independent UK

Griner concerned for American journalist held in Russia

American basketball star Brittney Griner and her wife say they are concerned over the detainment in Russia of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich

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