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Italian princess, conspiracy theorists and Steven Seagal: meet Russia’s friends overseas

‘I am 100% Russophile’ declares US actor at meeting of International Movement of Russophiles in Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war – latest news: US shares footage of Russian aircraft ‘dumping fuel’ on drone

Russia-US relations in ‘lamentable’ state after drone collision as war in Ukraine continues to rage

The Independent UK

US says drone recovery difficult as Russian ships at crash site

US General Mark Milley said the MQ-9 Reaper drone sank in an area of the Black Sea where depths are up to 1,500 metres.

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Putin meets Assad as Russia pushes for Syria-Turkey accord

Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks with Syrian leader Bashar Assad in Moscow on Wednesday as the Kremlin steps up efforts to restore ties between Turkey and Syria.

Tribune News Service

Russian forces reach US drone crash site in Black Sea, say reports

Kremlin has vowed to recover drone after it crashed in international waters

The Independent UK

Russia and US ramp up rhetoric over downing of drone as defence chiefs talk

The US says Russia’s intercept was part of a ‘pattern of aggressive, risky and unsafe actions’

Evening Standard

US defense secretary calls Russia ‘reckless,’ says drone flights will continue

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Russian counterpart about a U.S. surveillance drone that crashed into the Black Sea after an encounter with a Russian fighter jet, as officials sought to keep the incident from further escalating tension already high over the invasion of Ukraine.

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Pentagon chief speaks to Russian counterpart after drone incident

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says US ‘will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows’.

Al Jazeera

‘It’s United States property’: The race to recover the downed drone

Russian officials say a bid will be made to recover a US drone from the Black Sea while US authorities say no intelligence can be gained.

The New Daily

Blinken making ‘historic’ trip to Niger as forces shift in Sahel

Blinken to be first US secretary of state to visit country amid concerns over Sahel security, growing Russian influence.

Al Jazeera

US State Dept says Black Sea drone incident likely unintentional from Russia

A U.S. military surveillance drone's crash into the Black Sea after being intercepted by Russian jets was likely an unintentional act from Russia's side, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price told MSNBC on Wednesday.

Reuters

Myanmar is a failing state, led by a junta fuelled by Russian arms, says UN rights envoy

Civilians are being killed by Russian weapons just like in Ukraine, says special rapporteur Tom Andrews in call for global action

The Guardian - UK

Drone incident part of aggressive Russian pattern of behaviour- U.S. general

The downing of a U.S. drone by a Russian jet is part of a pattern of military behavior by Russia that is becoming more aggressive, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday.

Reuters

US, Russian military chiefs resume contact to discuss drone

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he spoke to his Russian counterpart about the destruction of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, which had brought the two countries closest to direct conflict since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago

The Independent UK

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Reuters

Russian, U.S. defence ministers speak by phone after U.S. drone crash

The Russian and U.S. defence ministers held a phone call on Wednesday, the Russian defence ministry said, a day after a U.S. military drone crashed over the Black Sea in an incident Washington called "unsafe" and "reckless"

Bangkok Post

NATO, Russia in high risk aerial cat-and-mouse game

PARIS - The loss of a US drone in the Black Sea after an alleged collision with a Russian war plane has exposed the high-risk cat-and-mouse game in European skies between NATO and Russian aircraft.

Evening Standard

Zelensky thanks British journalists for ‘vital support’ after Russia invasion

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

Evening Standard

UK defence budget 2023: How does spending compare with other countries?

The government will commit £11 billion to the defence budget over the next five years

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The Independent UK

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

France 24

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…

Axios

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.

The Conversation

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

The Guardian - US

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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