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UK: Russian Advance in Bakhmut Could Come with Heavy Losses

Russian forces have made progress in their campaign to capture the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, the focus of the war's longest ground battle, but their assault will be difficult to sustain without more significant personnel losses, British military officials said Saturday. The UK Defense Ministry said in its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Russia has lost its soft power’: how war in Ukraine destabilises old Soviet allies

Protests in Georgia last week were just the latest indication of how Putin’s disastrous invasion has damaged relations with former Eastern bloc nations

The Guardian - UK

Woman who interrupted TV show to slam Putin's war shares daring escape from Russia

Ukraine-born Marina Ovsyannikova, 44, switched cars seven times and navigated her route to freedom using the stars during her escape from Russia after she interrupted a live TV broadcast to call out Vladimir Putin

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Biden and von der Leyen signal thaw in EU-US trade tensions

President Joe Biden and top EU official Ursula von der Leyen announced progress in defusing a transatlantic trade dispute Friday and renewed their commitment to back Ukraine against Russia.

Radio France Internationale

Commentary: Putin and Saddam Hussein have a lot in common

The significance of the war in Ukraine to the Western world lies largely in its geography: It’s being fought in Europe, only a small distance away from some of the wealthiest and most avowedly peaceful nations of the world. Parallels with earlier European wars, most notably the Winter War unleashed…

Tribune News Service

UK urges Olympic sponsors to support Russia ban

In January, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged sports federations to create a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to international competitions

Evening Standard

China denies hidden motives after hosting Iran-Saudi talks

China says it has no hidden motives and isn't trying to fill any vacuum in the Middle East after it hosted talks at which Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations

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Tsitsipas Crashes Out of Indian Wells in Second Round

Stefanos Tsitsipas's hopes of taking over the world number one ranking with an Indian Wells title ended in a 7-6(0) 4-6 7-6(5) second-round loss to Australian Jordan Thompson on Friday. Second seed Tsitsipas told reporters on Wednesday that he did not expect to make a deep run at the tournament…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine war: Bakhmut ‘killing zone’ hampering Wagner advance

Russia has made Bakhmut the target of a winter push involving hundreds of thousands of reservists and mercenaries

Evening Standard

Ukraine-Russia news – latest: Putin suffering ‘extremely heavy casualties’ in Bakhmut ‘killing zone’

Russia’s elite ‘left relatively unscathed’ by mass casualties, UK intelligence suggests

The Independent UK

GCC Hails Saudi Efforts to Resolve Russian-Ukrainian Crisis

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi praised on Friday the pivotal role played by Saudi Arabia in the mediation aimed at resolving the Russian-Ukranian war. He hailed the visits paid by Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah to Russia and Ukraine where he…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war live: Bakhmut ‘killing zone’ hampering Wagner – as it happened

UK Ministry of Defence says capture of city has become ‘highly challenging’ for the mercenary group

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 381

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 381st day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 381 of the invasion

Ukraine decides to fight on in Bakhmut, says Zelenskiy aide; Wagner chief worried about ammunition shortages; Nord Stream blasts ‘carried out by dive team’

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Miami Herald

Biden seeks to woo Brazil’s Lula with trade cooperation amid tensions over Ukraine

The United States and Brazil can work together to address the economic effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on energy supply and food production, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told The Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald in an exclusive interview Friday following her trip to Brazil this week.

Tribune News Service

Will Putin attend G-20 Summit in India? Kremlin clears his diary

The Kremlin is opening up Vladimir Putin’s schedule around this year’s G-20 summit in India in September to make it possible for the Russian president to participate in the leaders’ gathering after skipping the last two, according to people familiar with the planning.

The Guardian - UK

UK government takes fight over Russian athletes’ ban to Olympic sponsors

The government has written to the Olympic Games’ biggest sponsors urging them to put pressure on the IOC over its proposals to allow Russian and Belarussians to compete in the Paris 2024 Games

The Independent UK

Olympic sponsors urged to back continued ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes

The IOC is exploring a pathway which would allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals at the Paris Games.

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ABC News

Ukraine says Bakhmut battle is grinding down Russia's best units, US says Russia stirring trouble in Moldova

Ukraine decides to fight on in the ruined city of Bakhmut because the battle is pinning down Russia's best units, while speculation spreads over a possible Russian shortage of ammunition and missiles.

Bangkok Post

Russia's hope for 'General Winter' missed the bus

'The cold is coming soon," gloated former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev last June. He predicted that the citizens of the European Union, deprived of the Russian gas that normally supplied about 40% of their energy, would be freezing in their homes when "General Winter" arrived.

ABC News

ABC Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins reflects on three assignments over 12 months since war broke out in Ukraine

Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins was on the ground as Russia invaded Ukraine 12 months ago and gives an insight into the challenges of reporting in a war zone.

Salon

DOD shields Russia war crime evidence

"Basically, we want others punished, but not ourselves," reporter says

Al Jazeera

Ukraine says Bakhmut battle grinding down Russia’s best units

Comments from presidential aide are the latest signal of a shift by Kyiv to continue the defence of the city.

WEKU

Rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran restore ties, with China's help. Here's why it matters

Saudi Arabia and Iran are restoring full diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by China, a move that could reduce tensions in the region and that asserts China's growing influence in the Gulf.

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine endures the largest missile barrage in weeks; casualties mount in the battle for Bakhmut; a draft law in Georgia stirs anti-Russian sentiment

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