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Russia’s electronic draft: As soon as they hit 'send', you've been called up

When Russian authorities announced a “partial mobilisation” last year to reinforce their military objectives in Ukraine, thousands of reservists immediately knew what it meant – they would be sent to war. To avoid being deployed, thousands left Russia or tried to hide from recruitment agents at home. For many, their…

France 24

US doesn’t ‘have a sense’ of how jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich is being treated, official says

It’s been almost two weeks since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia, and the United States still knows very little about his well-being and the treatment he’s getting while behind bars.

Tribune News Service

US, Ukraine say many war secrets safe from intel leaks

Ukraine’s leaders say they don’t see a major U.S. intelligence leak as gravely damaging future offensives

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Donald Trump says he'll NEVER drop out of 2024 presidential race - even if convicted

Speaking to Fox News' Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, who is the first former president to face indictment, said he would 'never drop out' as it's not his 'thing'

Daily Mirror

Purported US intelligence leaks embarrass Ukraine, other allies

A leaked trove of alleged intelligence documents wrought havoc in US spy agencies during the 59th week of Ukraine’s war.

Al Jazeera

Father of girl who drew anti-war art extradited to Russia

A human rights group says the father of a a Russian girl sent to an orphanage after drawing an antiwar sketch at school has been extradited from Belarus back to Russia

The Independent UK

US and UK announce new sanctions targeting Russian ultra-wealthy

The new restrictions seek to limit Russia’s ability to evade sanctions imposed following its invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia could become China’s ‘economic colony,’ CIA director says

Russia’s alliance with China is becoming an increasingly one-sided affair.

Fortune

US imposes export controls on companies assisting Russia's military

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday it is imposing export controls on more than two dozen companies in China, Turkey and other countries for supporting Russia’s military and defense industries.

Reuters

Russia's e-conscription overhaul underlines scramble for military manpower

A rapid overhaul to Russia’s conscription system rushed through parliament on Wednesday has underlined a scramble for additional manpower for its forces fighting in Ukraine.

Reuters

Ukraine War, Already with up to 354,000 Casualties, Likely to Drag, US Documents

As many as 354,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured in the Ukraine war which is grinding towards a protracted conflict that may last well beyond 2023, according to a trove of purported US intelligence documents posted online. If authentic, the documents, which look like secret US…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine war, already with up to 354,000 casualties, likely to last past 2023 - U.S. documents

Reuters

Shell may get nearly £1bn from sale of stake in Russian gas project

Kremlin is said to have ordered sale of Sakhalin-2 project stake and Putin has allowed payment to Shell

The Guardian - UK

Finding Ukraine's stolen children and bringing perpetrators to justice: lessons from Argentina

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s children commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova on March 17.

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Edinburgh Live

The 'friendly' suspected Russian spy pictured at Edinburgh shopping centre

Maria Mayer and her husband have been arrested under espionage charges in Slovenia. Mayer has visited Edinburgh on two separate occasions to host art exhibitions at Ocean Terminal.

The Guardian - UK

Belarus extradites father of Russian girl who drew anti-war pictures

Alexei Moskalyov fled house arrest hours before he was sentenced to two years for ‘discrediting’ Russian army

France 24

Moscow attempting to 'reinstall a pro-Russian government' in Moldova, minister says

In a interview with FRANCE 24, Moldova's minister of internal affairs said that Moscow was attempting to "reinstall a pro-Russian government" in Moldova, and that "Russian interest groups" and "fugitive oligarchs" were behind recent protests calling for the resignation of the pro-Western President Maia Sandu. "There is clear evidence that…

TechRadar

Russia VPN crackdown persists as authorities launch new campaign

While its censorship machine gets beefed up, the Kremlin seems to have gone the extra mile in its battle against VPNs.

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Reuters

U.S. sanctions Turkey-based entities it says helped Russia's war

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on at least four Turkey-based entities it said violated U.S. export controls and helped Russia's war effort, in the biggest U.S. enforcement action in Turkey since the invasion of Ukraine last year.

The Independent UK

US imposes new sanctions on Russian oligarch, Hungary bank

The Treasury Department has announced new sanctions aimed at Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov

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Ukrainian hardcore band Death Pill were working on their debut album. Then Russia invaded and their worlds turned upside down

"We woke up in a nightmare": meet Death Pill, the Ukrainian hardcore band who refuse to let the war define them

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Denies Russia’s Wagner Controls 80% of Bakhmut

Ukraine's military rejected as untrue a Russian claim to have captured more than 80% of the city of Bakhmut and said on Wednesday that Kyiv's forces controlled "considerably" more than 20% of it in the east. Serhiy Cherevatyi, spokesperson for the eastern military command, made the comment to Reuters a…

Reuters

Kyiv denies Wagner Bakhmut claim, Russia says forces advancing

Ukraine and Russia traded barbs on Wednesday over how much Kremlin's forces control the city of Bakhmut, for months the focal point of Moscow's bid to advance through eastern Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Black Sea security under the spotlight as Russia wavers on grain export deal

A two-day conference on Black Sea security is underway in the Romanian capital Bucharest, with the defence and foreign ministries of both Ukraine and Romania taking centre stage, as Russia questions the future of a UN-brokered shipping deal signed with Ukraine in 2022.

Reuters

U.S. sanctions hit over 120 targets supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on over 120 targets to squeeze Russia for its war in Ukraine, pursuing entities linked to state-held energy company Rosatom and firms based in partner nations like Turkey in a sign of stepped-up enforcement.

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