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Vladimir Putin calls up another 147,000 soldiers amid fears Russia are doomed to lose

Vladimir Putin is said to be losing troops ever since he first drafted Russian soldiers into his widely ill-conceived war in Ukraine. Now has demanded almost 150,000 men be called up to join the war

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Ukraine accuse Wimbledon of ‘immoral’ stance on Russian and Belarusian participation

Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the UK Government to deny visas to Russian and Belarusian players

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin faces claims he's 'high on speed' and taking 'very strong stimulants'

Valery Solovey, a former professor at a Moscow training school for spies and diplomats, claims the Russian President is using powerful stimulant drugs to aid his deteriorating health

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Spain’s PM urges Beijing to discuss peace plan with Zelenskiy

Pedro Sánchez encourages dialogue between Xi Jinping and Ukrainian president during China visit

The Guardian - UK

Putin could place strategic nuclear weapons in Belarus, Lukashenko says

“We will stop at nothing to protect our countries, our state and their peoples”, says Belarus’s president

The Independent UK

China could facilitate, not mediate, peace in Ukraine -EU's Borrell

China cannot be a mediator in the war in Ukraine as it leans too much toward the invader Russia but it could play the role of facilitator to reach a peace deal with Moscow, the European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on Friday.

Reuters

Biden calls on Russia to release US reporter: "Let him go"

U.S. President Joe Biden called on Russia on Friday to release detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was charged with spying by Moscow.

Reuters

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Russia 'has no right' to tell Finland what to do: Europe Minister Tytti Tuppurainen

Talking Europe interviews Tytti Tuppurainen, Finland's minister for European affairs, following the Hungarian parliament's ratification of Helsinki's application to join NATO. Finland and Sweden both applied nearly a year ago, in what was seen as a huge shift in European security. But obstacles have slowed down the two countries' progress…

France 24

Biden to Russia on detained U.S. journalist: 'Let him go'

President Joe Biden is urging Russia to release Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich after the country’s security service arrested him on espionage charges — allegations that the newspaper denies

The Independent UK

Ukrainian war zone children are in temporary Russian care, not adopted or abducted - envoy

Moscow's envoy to the United Nations in New York has denied that Russia has deliberately taken children out of Ukraine or allowed them to be adopted in Russia, rejecting charges brought against President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court.

Reuters

Ukrainian hackers’ hoax unmasks Russian pilots accused of Mariupol theatre bombing

Ukrainian hackers claim to have tricked a group of Russian military spouses into exposing the identities of pilots accused of killing hundreds of civilians in Mariupol.

The Week

Russia seeks to balance US, meet 'existential threats' in new foreign policy doctrine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that the country faced "existential threats" to its security and development from "unfriendly states" as he presented President Vladimir Putin with an updated foreign policy doctrine.

Reuters

Wimbledon does an about-face on Russian players

Wimbledon will allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at the grasscourt grand slam as 'neutrals' this year under certain conditions, having

The New Daily

Nobel-winning Russian editor: "I know Gershkovich, he's no spy"

A Nobel prize-winning Russian journalist said on Friday he did not believe that arrested American reporter Evan Gershkovich was a spy, and that he hoped diplomacy could bring about his quick release.

Reuters

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IOC president brands criticism of Russian athlete return as “deplorable” despite backlash

The International Olympic Committee has issued a strong public response to the governments of countries who are supporting the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes

Reuters

Crime has fallen in Ukraine since war began - interior minister

Crime rates have plunged in Ukraine since the Russian invasion, largely due to a police crackdown on criminal gangs in the early days of the war, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.

Reuters

Russia freezes German cultural institute's accounts in tit-for-tat move

The accounts of Germany's Goethe Institute have been frozen in Russia, the German Foreign Ministry said on Friday, following a threat by Moscow to retaliate against measures taken to curb its own cultural institute in Berlin.

Reuters

Tennis-Russian, Belarusian players to compete as 'neutrals' at Wimbledon after ban lifted

Wimbledon lifted its ban on Russian and Belarusian players on Friday and will allow them to compete in the grasscourt Grand Slam this year as "neutral" athletes in a climbdown from the stance it took after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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The Independent UK

Wimbledon drops ban on Russians, lets them play as neutrals

Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club reversed its ban from last year

The Independent UK

Russia might put strategic nukes in Belarus, leader says

The president of Belarus says Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in his country along with part of Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenal

The Independent UK

Wimbledon drops ban on Russian and Belarusian players

Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete as ‘neutral’ athletes

Evening Standard

Wimbledon lifts ban on Russian and Belarusian players ahead of 2023 tournament

Change of policy confirmed on grounds of neutrality amid invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Wimbledon allows Russian and Belarusian players back into tournament

Russians and Belarusians can compete at Wimbledon and in the LTA-run grass-court tournaments this year if they sign neutrality agreements

Daily Mirror

Wimbledon lifts ban on Russian and Belarusian players as Ukraine blast 'immoral' decision

Russian and Belarusian players will be permitted to compete at Wimbledon 2023 provided they meet certain conditions, with financial factors influencing the LTA's decision

The Independent UK

Players from Russia and Belarus cleared to compete at Wimbledon this year

Athletes from the two countries will have to sign statements of neutrality.

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