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Zelensky thanks British journalists for ‘vital support’ in war against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a pre-recorded message to the Society of Editors Media Freedom Conference on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Ukraine Vows to Hold on to Bakhmut Despite Russian Onslaught

Ukrainian troops on Wednesday defended positions in Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine amid a relentless push by Russian forces to capture a city that has been turned into a wasteland by seven months of fighting. Both sides claimed successes in what has become the longest-running battle since Russia launched its full-scale…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Assad meets Putin in Moscow as Syrians mark 12 years since anti-regime uprising

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad offered Russian President Vladimir Putin his support in the Ukraine conflict during a visit to Moscow on Wednesday. The meeting between the two leaders in Moscow came as thousands of Syrians demonstrated in rebel-held northwestern Syria to mark 12 years since the start of pro-democracy protests…

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Israel for 1st time since war began OKs export licenses for anti-drone systems for Ukraine

Israel has been careful not to give military assistance to Ukraine, fearing such a move could create tension with Russia.

Axios

Downing of US drone in Russian jet encounter prompts counter claims of violations in the sky – an international law expert explores the arguments

The details are disputed, but either way the result was the same: On March 14, 2023, a U.S. drone crashed into the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian aircraft.

The Conversation

Putin Hosts Assad, Expected to Focus on Rebuilding Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in the Kremlin for talks expected to focus on rebuilding Syria after a devastating civil war and mending Damascus' ties with Türkiye. Welcoming Assad at the start of the meeting that comes on the anniversary of Syria’s 12-year uprising-turned-civil…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia plans to recover wreckage of US drone downed over Black Sea

US says any recovery operation in such deep water would be difficult and unlikely to yield useful intelligence

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Court: Ukraine can try to avoid repaying $3B loan to Russia

The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that Ukraine can try to avoid repaying $3 billion in loans it said it took under pressure from Russia in 2013 to prevent it from trying to join the European Union

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 385 of the invasion

US Reaper drone forced down into Black Sea after collision with Russian fighter; Russian diplomat says Moscow does not want ‘any confrontation’

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine invites Ron DeSantis after Florida governor calls war with Russia ‘territorial dispute’

The prospective presidential candidate has said that supporting Ukraine is not in the ‘national interest’

The Independent UK

Blinken asks Ethiopia to strengthen peace on first post-war visit

ADDIS ABABA - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday urged Ethiopia to "deepen the peace" in its war-torn north, as he announced a $331-million aid package to the country during a visit aimed at repairing relations shaken by the two-year conflict.

Bangkok Post

Ukraine vows to hold on to Bakhmut despite Russian onslaught

Ukrainian troops are defending positions in Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine amid a relentless push by Russian forces to capture a city that has been turned into a wasteland by seven months of fighting

The Independent UK

Moscow reveals details of high-level calls after US drone went down in encounter with Russian jets

The incident between a US surveillance drone and Russian jets prompted rare telephone conversations between the two countries' defence ministers and military chiefs, a statement from the Kremlin reveals.

ABC News

Russia says US relations are ‘lamentable’ after downing of American drone

The United States has strongly condemned the downing

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The Conversation

Ukraine war: how the west's weak reaction to Crimea's referendum paved the way for a wider invasion

A referendum was held in Crimea on March 16 2014, when the region was under military control, to ask voters whether they wanted to be part of Russia. The official result was a 96.7% vote for Russia.

Reuters

China, Russia, Iran conduct four-day naval exercises in Gulf of Oman

China, Iran and Russia are conducting joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman from March 15-19, the Chinese and Russian defence ministries said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

EU lawmakers ask UEFA to ban Belarus from Euro 2024

A group of more than 100 European Union lawmakers is urging European soccer’s governing body to ban Belarus from the qualifying for the 2024 European Championship

The Independent UK

UK, German fighter jets intercept Russian plane near Estonia

The U.K. defense ministry says British and German air force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace

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Daily Mirror

'Downing of US drone by Russian jets was clearly deliberate and a big escalation'

Two Russian Su-27 Flanker jets downed an unmanned US Reaper drone operating over the Black Sea - officials from both countries have conflicting accounts of the collision

Axios

Russia will attempt to recover debris from downed U.S. drone

The U.S. military said it was forced to bring down an MQ-9 Reaper drone after a Russian jet struck its propeller.

Daily Mirror

NASA plans £1bn 'space tug' project to crash the International Space Station back to Earth

The International Space Station needs to be taken out of orbit after 2030, and NASA is planning to use a £1billion space tug to help it be safely crashed back down to Earth

Radio France Internationale

US secretary of state visits Ethiopia in bid to consolidate peace efforts

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his first visit to Ethiopia since the war in Tigray. He urged the longstanding ally to "deepen the peace" in the north and repair relations shaken by the brutal two-year conflict.

The Independent UK

Russia downplays jet's encounter with US drone

A day after the U_S_ said a Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a U_S_ surveillance drone over the Black Sea, the Kremlin says relations between the U_S_ and Russia are in a “deplorable state."

Reason

"But There Is Truth, There Is Pride, There Is Courage"

Last week Zemfira, a prominent Russian singer who has been labeled a foreign agent and driven into exile, released a song—"Motherland"—that I found quite striking, in a brutal way. It's about modern Russia, but it's really about forced patriotism more generally, and indeed about forced adherence more generally. It has…

The Independent UK

Supreme Court hands legal boost to Ukraine over multibillion-dollar Russian loan

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the ruling as a ‘decisive victory against the aggressor’.

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