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Russian Bakhmut capture claims ‘pretty desperate’, officials say

The Wagner mercenary group claims to have captured Bakhmut – but fighting continues in the destroyed city

Evening Standard

Russia's Belarus nuclear threat shows "empty promises" of China statement: Stoltenberg

Russia's announcement that it will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus shows that a Russia-China joint statement days earlier amounted to "empty promises", NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ukraine will take 'corresponding' decisions if troops risk encirclement in Bakhmut - Zelenskiy

Ukrainian troops face a really difficult situation in the eastern city of Bakhmut, but Kyiv will take the "corresponding" decisions to protect them if they risk being encircled by Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Macron says China could play ‘major role’ in Ukraine peace as he arrives in Beijing

French president says it is not in China’s interests to arm Russia and cause a lasting war

The Independent UK

Finland, NATO and the evolving new world order – what small nations know

In the world of geopolitics, great powers make, break and play by their own rules. Smaller states largely have to make do with adjusting to the world as determined by others.

The Conversation

Poland scraps fencing event because of Russian participation

A fencing World Cup event in Poland has been canceled because the sport’s governing body decided last month to let Russians and Belarusians compete

The Independent UK

Some Jews keep a place empty at Seder tables for a jailed journalist in Russia

As Jewish people around the world celebrate Passover, some plan to leave a seat open at their Seders for a Wall Street Journal reporter recently jailed in Russia.

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Russian cyber weapons 'could do a lot of damage' in the US: Former counterterrorism czar

In an interview with FRANCE 24 in New York, former US counterterrorism czar Richard Alan Clarke described the main threats facing the United States' cyberspace and warned that Russia's cyber weapons could potentially "do a lot of damage" in the US. To explain why this hasn't happened so far, he…

France 24

As Finland joins its ranks NATO ponders Ukraine's prospects

Finland has joined NATO, abandoning a history of military nonalignment for protection from Russia under the organization's security umbrella

The Independent UK

Russian defector sheds light on Putin paranoia and his secret train network

Former security officer tells of president’s strict quarantine and says he has ‘lost touch with the world’

The Guardian - UK

Russia demands that Ukraine free Orthodox 'martyr' cleric from house arrest

Russia on Wednesday demanded that Ukraine free a top Orthodox cleric placed under house arrest by a Kyiv court this month in connection with allegations he had glorified Russia's invasion and stoked religious divisions.

Reuters

Ukraine war – live: Putin claims West helped Kyiv mount acts of ‘terror and sabotage’

It comes as a former bodyguard to Putin claims the president had installed ‘perfect replicas of his Kremlin office to avoid assassination attempts’

The Independent UK

Suspect in cafe attack that killed pro-Putin blogger is jailed

Darya Trepova, 26, will spend two months in custody pending investigation

Evening Standard

Ukraine trains 40,000 storm brigade troops for counter-offensive

More than a year into Russia's full-scale invasion, Aleks, a translator with no prior military experience, was advancing through forest with rifle raised, training to ambush enemy forces in one of Ukraine's newest military units.

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The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's report on elite Russian defector

In October, an officer in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s elite personal security service defected while on a business trip in Kazakhstan

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Normalization’ Talks Between Ankara, Damascus Kick Off in Moscow

Tension and anticipation dominated Tuesday’s four-way talks in Moscow with the presence of deputy foreign ministers from Russia, Syria, Iran, and Türkiye. Despite secrecy shrouding the consultation round held behind closed doors, the Syrian side's aggressive statements hinted at the failure of efforts to push for normalization between Damascus and…

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Evan Gershkovich is not a spy. He must be freed immediately.

The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich is a top-flight journalist, courageously reporting from Vladimir Putin’s Russia at a time when the Russian leader’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has the world’s attention intently trained on virtually every move Moscow makes.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: A democracy summit amid turbulent times

Opinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom.

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The Independent UK

Proof that Putin’s Ukraine invasion has spectacularly backfired

Finland’s membership of Nato will benefit both the alliance and Helsinki, writes Jamie Shea

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 3:30 am

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan.

The Independent UK

In Ukraine, the grief-stricken bear the pain of war

Mothers burying their sons, children burying their fathers. As the war in Ukraine enters its second year, men and women have been dying in droves on the front lines, fighting off Russia’s invasion of their country.

France 24

Poland ready to send all its MiG-29 jets to Ukraine, given NATO guarantees

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Poland on Wednesday to strengthen ties with a neighbouring country that has played a big role in galvanising Western military and political support for Kyiv against Russia's full-scale invasion. His Polish counterpart said Warsaw was ready to send all its MiG-29 jets to Ukraine…

ABC News

Moscow alleges Ukraine and domestic opposition were behind the fatal bombing of a St Petersburg cafe. These experts aren't so sure

Experts are sceptical Ukraine and the domestic opposition were behind the bombing death of Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and say there are others with potential motives — including factions within the Russian establishment.

Reuters

Ukrainian drone crashes near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - Russian media

A Ukrainian drone has crashed near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Russia's RIA news agency cited a Russian officer as saying on Wednesday, as the chief of the global nuclear watchdog was expected in Russia for talks on the plant's security.

France 24

On China visit, Macron attempts diplomatic balancing act on Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day state visit in a bid to dissuade China from supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But will the latest European leaders to visit China be able to manage the fine balance…

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