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Swiss bankers accused of lax control of Putin pal's accounts

Four former bankers with the now-shuttered Swiss affiliate of a major Russian bank have gone on trial over allegations that they didn’t properly check accounts opened in the name of a Russian cellist with longtime ties to President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

‘Foreign agents’ law: Why are protests taking place in Georgia?

A ‘foreign agent’ bill reminiscent of a controversial law passed in Russia has triggered protests in Tbilisi.

Al Jazeera

Devastating Bakhmut battle sees five Russian soldiers killed for every Ukrainian

An anonymous NATO official said that intelligence showed Russia’s losses in the assault on the eastern town of Bakhmut far outweighed Ukraine’s

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Ex-Wagner mercenary Andrey Medvedev: 'I apologise to the Ukrainian people'

FRANCE 24 spoke to Andrey Medvedev, a deserter of Russia's Wagner Group, almost two months after he fled to Norway. The 26-year-old Russian ex-mercenary entered the country illegally on January 13 in a bid to seek asylum there. Speaking from Oslo, Medvedev explained that he "witnessed many things" while fighting…

France 24

Georgia protests: Thousands clash with police over Russia-style law against ‘foreign agents’

A woman brandishing an EU flag was hit by a water cannon

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war news – live: Massive Russian missile attacks set off air raid sirens and knock out power

Loud explosions heard in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Odesa

The Independent UK

Andy Murray expects Wimbledon Russia U-turn and insists he will "not be going nuts"

Andy Murray expects Wimbledon to allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at this year's tournament after they were banned last year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

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Kharkiv celebrates return of street lights

KHARKIV, Ukraine: Street lighting has returned to Kharkiv, sparking joy in Ukraine’s second-largest city that has been plunged into darkness and shelled regularly by Russian forces for more than a year.

Bangkok Post

Ukraine first lady Olena Zelenska in UAE amid Russia's war

Ukraine’s first lady has offered spirited support to her nation’s people while visiting the United Arab Emirates, a country that still remains open to Russia despite Western sanctions

The Independent UK

Russia wants military aid from China – here’s why this deal could help China, too

China is considering sending weapons, ammunition and drones to Russia, according to information the Biden administration declassified at the end of February 2023.

The Conversation

In Russia, children opposing the Ukraine war are being targeted

A 12-year-old was punished over her anti-war artwork, the latest sign of a growing crackdown against young people.

Al Jazeera

Dramatic helmet-cam footage shows Ukrainian troops storming Russian trench

The footage begins by showing Ukrainian soldiers emerging from a shallow trench and making their way across a battlefield before they blow up the area and capture the Russians

Daily Mirror

Protesters and police clash in Georgia for second day over ‘foreign agents’ law

Police fire teargas at protesters rallying against ‘Russian law’ critics say could harm efforts to join EU

The Guardian - UK

Lots of Russian soldiers want to surrender. Ukraine makes it easier with a high-tech hotline

KYIV, Ukraine — Bound for the battlefield, sounding harried and anxious, the Russian soldier placed a hasty phone call — to a Ukrainian military hotline.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

The Flowers of War: Ukraine Smith Turns Guns, Ammo into Art

A blacksmith in the Russian-controlled eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk is practically beating swords into ploughshares, and turning one man’s trash into treasures. Viktor Mikhalev takes weapons and ammunition and produces what he calls the flowers of war. Mikhalev, who trained as a welder, lives and works in a house…

The Guardian - UK

German prosecutors searched boat Nord Stream saboteurs may have used

Ministers urge caution over reports pro-Ukrainian group behind gas pipeline blasts

Asharq Al-Awsat

Murray Expects Russians and Belarusians to Play at Wimbledon This Year

Andy Murray said he expects Wimbledon organizers to allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at the Grand Slam this year after they were banned in 2022 following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) barred players from the two countries from competing the grasscourt major…

Al Jazeera

Mali’s PM Maiga: ‘We did not abandon cooperation with France’

Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Kokal Maiga speaks to Al Jazeera about the security situation in the West African country.

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Reuters

In shadow of Ukraine war, Putin presents bouquets on Women's Day

President Vladimir Putin presented flowers to a female war correspondent and medical workers from Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine on Wednesday in a Kremlin ceremony to mark International Women's Day, thanking them for their achievements at what he called a challenging time for the country.

The New Daily

Mercenary group claims Russian control over Bakhmut as Ukrainians remain defiant

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group claims his forces have taken full control of the eastern part of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

The Conversation

70 years after his death, Stalin’s ghost still haunts Russia

Seventy years ago, on the night of March 5, 1953, a certain Joseph Vissarionovitch Djougachvili breathed his last. He was better known under his nom de guerre, Stalin, “The Man of Steel”.

Reuters

Mother of Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin wins rare appeal against EU sanctions

The mother of Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin won a legal bid on Wednesday to overturn European Union sanctions against her, as a court ruled there was no proof that she bore responsibility for his actions.

The Guardian - UK

‘For now, music is a weapon’: the Ukrainian musicians playing on as an act of resistance

Whether as simple consolation, celebration or to gird nerves for battle, musicians in Kyiv have found an important role in the war. Six of them tell us how they fight

Evening Standard

OPINION - Ukraine war is at a crucial stage, and China’s next move could be key

It often happens like this in war. Conflicts get bogged down. What’s going to happen seems to narrow — one hill, then another hill — until suddenly it feels wide open again. This is now the case in Ukraine. Two unanswered questions, one concerning Russia and the other China, will…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Agrees to Push Ahead on Joint Arms Buying to Aid Ukraine

European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to speed up supplies of artillery rounds and buy more shells to help Ukraine but still have to work out how to turn these aims into reality. Under a plan drawn up by foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, EU states would get financial incentives…

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