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West gains advantage as it vies with Russia for influence in Serbia

A tentative, EU-brokered deal between Serbia and Kosovo this week to normalise relations marks a quiet victory for the West as it vies with Russia for influence in Belgrade.

Reuters

Ukraine official says military may pull back from Bakhmut

Ukraine’s military could pull back from the key eastern stronghold of Bakhmut amid a relentless Russian offensive to capture the city

The Independent UK

France holds largest-ever military drills amid bloody backdrop of Ukraine war

France is staging its biggest military exercises to date – an operation involving 12,000 troops including NATO allies. The first leg of the Orion 2023 war games started on 23 February and will last until 11 March. The drills come one year after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.

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They’re lobbying for Ukraine pro bono – and making millions from arms firms

Some of Washington’s most powerful lobbyists are providing their services to Ukraine for free, but they also have financial incentives for aiding the country

The Guardian - US

Budget Committee session keeps Hayashi from G20 meeting

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi did not attend the foreign ministers meeting of the Group of 20 leading economies held in India on Wednesday and Thursday in order to participate in the fiscal 2023 budget proposal deliberations at the House of Councillors Budget Committee.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Gleb Pavlovsky obituary: the man who turned Vladimir Putin into Russia's action man

Vladimir Putin’s former adviser and spin doctor Gleb Pavlovsky, who has died aged 71, was once described as “Putin’s Karl Rove”. He was the man who got things done in the Kremlin, like Rove did for his political master, George W. Bush.

The Conversation

Poland says Russian hackers attacked tax website

A Polish government official said on Wednesday that Russia was behind a hacking attack that blocked users' access to the online tax filing system, amid persistent high tensions between Warsaw and Moscow over the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

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East-West showdown looms at G-20 FMs meeting in India

Fractured East-West relations over Russia’s war in Ukraine and increasing concerns about China’s global aspirations are set to dominate what is expected to be a highly contentious meeting of foreign ministers from the world’s largest industrialized and developing nations this week in India

The Independent UK

Russia has run down its supply of drones used in Ukraine invasion, say UK defence chiefs

Ministry of Defence suggests reduction in number of strikes indicates Russia has likely run down its stock

Evening Standard

Putin bans Russian officials from using foreign words in swipe at ‘degenerate’ West

Russian president amends 2005 law designed to protect language

The Independent UK

Wizz Air suspends flights to Moldova due to 'risk in the country's airspace' amid rising tensions with Russia

Wizz Air's decision, beginning March 14, comes a fortnight after Moldova's president publicly accused Russia of plotting to overthrow its government using violent actions disguised as anti-government protests

Nottingham Post

Russia Tries to Close Ring on Bakhmut as Ukrainians Mount ‘Furious Resistance’

Russian forces carried out relentless attacks on Bakhmut on Wednesday, trying to encircle and storm the small eastern Ukrainian city and claim their first major prize for more than half a year after some of the bloodiest fighting of the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Moscow of throwing waves…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nuclear "war" may not be what we expect

How a nuclear power plant became a tool of war

Salon

Slovakia basks under NATO umbrella, sends Ukraine old arms

Former Soviet satellite Slovakia has been a NATO member since 2004, but the reality of belonging to the world’s biggest military alliance really kicked in after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago

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Russian forces launch wave of attacks in new push to encircle Bakhmut

Ukraine has survived the "most difficult winter" in its history in enduring months of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure, the country's foreign minister said on Wednesday, as Russian forces launched a wave of attacks on the city of Bakhmut. Read our blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.…

The Independent UK

In Egypt, government and poor struggle with troubled economy

Egypt is in an economic crisis worsened by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Bangkok Post

Russia debates penalties for ‘discrediting’ military

MOSCOW: Russian lawmakers are preparing to debate amendments that would further strengthen censorship laws, envisaging up to 15 years in jail for “discrediting” the armed forces as well as pro-Kremlin mercenary organisations such as the Wagner Group.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lavrov, Pedersen Discuss Mobilizing International Aid for Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen held a meeting in Moscow on Monday and discussed mobilizing international humanitarian assistance for Syria to over the repercussions of the earthquake, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "The parties held a thorough exchange…

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The Independent UK

Blinken wraps up Central Asia tour before G20 talks in India

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a brief tour of Central Asia in Uzbekistan before heading to India for what is expected to be a contentious Ukraine-dominated meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of 20

Daily Mirror

Wizz Air suspends flights to Moldova due to safety fears as Russian tensions rise

Wizz Air has announced that it will suspend flights to Moldova from March 14 due to "risk in the country's airspace" with rising tensions with Russia in the country

The Guardian - AU

Moscow loses at least 130 tanks in Vuhledar, report says; Putin preparing to meet China’s Xi in Moscow – as it happened

Ukraine officials say ‘epic’ fight on plain near Vuhledar produced the biggest tank battle of the war

AAP

Kostya Tszyu set to miss son's Sydney world title fight

The great Kostya Tszyu is unlikely to be in Sydney for his son Tim's world title fight with American Tony Harrison because his daughter in Russia is sick.

The Guardian - UK

Scientists discover fossils of oldest known potential pollinators

Remains of earwig-like insects discovered near village of Chekarda, Russia, covered in pollen

The New Daily

Putin signs bill suspending last nuke arms pact with US

Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally suspending the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the US, with both houses of parliament having ratified it.

Bangkok Post

UN slams Russia but war slogs on

Now a year after Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the UN General Assembly firmly and sternly rebuked Russia's brutal war against a sovereign country. With a thumping majority of 141 in favour, only 7 against and 32 abstentions, the assembly again issued a non-binding resolution demanding Russia's military withdrawal from…

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