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The simmering movement towards de-dollarisation

In the hopes of pressuring Russia to capitulate, the United States implemented a series of punitive sanctions last year, freezing a whopping $300 billion of Russia's foreign currency reserves and booting major Russian banks from the interbank messaging service used for international payments, SWIFT.

Bangkok Post

Culture secretary to tell IOC to think again over Russians at Paris 2024

The ICO’s plan to let Russian and Belarusian athletes without direct military links to compete in Paris is deeply concerning, Liz Frazer will say on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Vietnam's 'bamboo' foreign policy clout

Vietnam is the only Southeast Asian country at this critical moment to be facing a major challenge as it attempts to juggle the three great powers -- China, Russia, and the US -- simultaneously. It is as if Hanoi is keeping a dagger, a bomb, and a gun in perpetual…

Bangkok Post

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Russia vows it ‘will not forgive’ US for blocking journalists’ visit

US government reportedly refused to allow visas to some Russian reporters for UN meeting

The Independent UK

Countries set out vision to turn North Sea into green power engine

Leaders from nine nations surrounding the North Sea have pledged to ramp up clean energy production by using offshore wind turbines. Seven EU members plus Norway and the UK hope the project will allow them to meet climate targets, but also reduce their energy dependence on Russia. The collective goal…

France 24

UN chief and West berate Russia's top diplomat over Ukraine

The United Nations chief and representatives from Western nations berated Russia’s top diplomat as he chaired a U.N. meeting

The Independent UK

Twitter changes stoke Russian, Chinese propaganda surge

Russia, China and Iran are exploiting recent changes at Twitter to spread disinformation faster and farther

The Independent UK

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Indian diplomacy and the horses of interest, morality

In Ukraine’s call to India on New Delhi’s stand on the Russia-Ukraine war, the fact is that it is impossible to straddle the two horses of interest and morality in the diplomatic sphere

The Hindu

Personal view or party line? Chinese ambassador's Ukraine remarks spark outrage

Is he a loose cannon, or did China's ambassador to France just test the waters for a more offensive posture on Ukraine? Lu Shaye has made headlines before, most notably with his wolf warrior calls to order over Taiwan. Now come his latest comments questioning not only Ukraine's sovereignty over…

France 24

US envoy to UN urges Russian foreign minister to free detainees

At the UN Security Council, US envoy says Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich have been used by Moscow as ‘human pawns’.

Al Jazeera

Russia claims world facing ‘even more dangerous’ period than Cold War

A string of UN Security Council members, including the United States, France and Britain, condemn Russia for its war on Ukraine during meeting

The Independent UK

In letter to Putin, UN chief proposes way forward on Ukraine Black Sea grain deal

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin a "way forward aimed at the improvement, extension and expansion" of a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain, a U.N. spokesperson said on Monday.

Reuters

Lithuania to decide on withdrawal from Russia-Baltic power treaty by Aug. 6

Lithuania will make a decision on whether to withdraw from a treaty governing the common power grid of Russia, Belarus and the three Baltic States by Aug. 6, based on a review of studies into the potential impact, its energy minister said on Monday.

Reuters

Black Sea grain deal has done nothing for Russia - industry body

The head of the Russian Grain Union said on Monday the Black Sea grain deal to facilitate Ukrainian agricultural exports had not yielded anything positive for Russia or helped facilitate supplies to the global market.

Reuters

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UN Chief Criticizes Russia at UN Meeting Chaired by Lavrov

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a meeting chaired by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday that Moscow's invasion of Ukraine is "causing massive suffering and devastation to the country and its people" and fueling "global economic dislocation triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic." "Tensions between major powers are at an…

Reuters

Visiting Ukraine, Estonian PM backs Kyiv over EU and NATO bids

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas supported Kyiv's calls for accession to the NATO military alliance "as soon as conditions allow" during a visit to Ukraine on Monday.

WEKU

Latest on Ukraine: Russia runs U.N. Security Council as China runs damage control

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

At UN, Russia's Lavrov warns world at 'dangerous threshold'

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that the risk of conflict between global powers was at an "historic high" and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the world was at a threshold "possibly even more dangerous" than during the Cold War.

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The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 425 of the invasion

Ukraine says Russia is taking up defensive positions in most combat areas apart from Bakhmut

The National (Scotland)

Global military spending hits all-time high amid war in Ukraine

GLOBAL military spending grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2022 to an all-time high of £1.79 trillion, a Swedish think tank has said.

France 24

Former correspondents in Russia call for release of journalist Evan Gershkovich

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on March 29 and remains behind bars. He could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of spying. Some 300 former correspondents in Russia, from 22 different countries, have written an open letter to the Kremlin in English…

The Independent UK

Finland’s military spending soars 36% as global defence budgets hit Cold War levels

As it joins Nato, Finland records its highest year-on-year increase in military spending since 1962

Daily Mirror

Terrifying moment Ukrainian drone explodes over Russian naval port in Crimea

Sevastopol in Crimea was "put on alert" after a Ukrainian drone was shot down one week after Russia announced it would be stepping up nuclear war games in the Pacific

The New Daily

Russia claims it has repelled naval drone attack on Sevastopol

Russia repelled an early morning drone attack on its Black Sea fleet stationed in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, its defence ministry said.

Space

Shot in space, feature film 'The Challenge' rockets at Russian box office

"Vyzov" ("The Challenge"), the first feature-length narrative movie to have scenes shot in space by a professional filmmaker, rocketed to the top of Russia's box office.

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