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Iran, Russia link banking systems amid Western sanction

Iran and Russia have connected their interbank communication and transfer systems to help boost trade and financial transactions, a senior Iranian official said on Monday, as both Tehran and Moscow are chafing under Western sanctions.

Reuters

Russian shelling kills 5 in tough eastern Ukraine combat

The Ukrainian presidential office says Monday in a report covering the previous 24 hours that Russian shelling killed at least five people and wounded 13 others, as the Kremlin’s and Kyiv’s forces remained locked in combat in eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK

Wealthy Russian undertook $90 million hack-and-trade scheme, U.S. says at trial

A wealthy Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin made tens of millions of dollars trading on secret financial information obtained by hackers about multiple companies before it was public, a U.S. prosecutor said Monday at the start of his trial.

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Irish soldier fighting in Ukraine named on Russian kill list that promises 'slow and brutal death'

“If I get captured by the Russians, I am guaranteed a slow and brutal death, because I’m covered in anti-Russian tattoos"

Irish Mirror

Boris Johnson says Putin said he could hit him with missile

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that President Vladimir Putin didn’t seem serious about avoiding war in the days before Russia invaded Ukraine

The Independent UK

UK’s Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile attack

Ex-PM says Russian leader warned him before the Ukraine war, but the Kremlin claims Johnson misunderstood the exchange.

Al Jazeera

The ‘punching fists of democracy’: How the West’s new tanks could give Ukraine a battlefield edge over Russia

Further battalions of Leopard, Abrams and Challenger tanks could eventually be a game-changer, Andy Gregory reports

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy invites IOC President to Ukraine to see “neutrality does not exist”

IOC President Thomas Bach is advancing controversial plans for Russian and Belarusian athletes to patricipater in the 2024 Paris Olympics under a neutral banner

Daily Mirror

Iran Summons Senior Ukraine Diplomat over Comments on Drone Strike

Iran summoned Ukraine's charge d'affaires in Tehran on Monday over his country's comments on a drone strike on a military factory in the central Iranian province of Isfahan, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. In Ukraine, which accuses Iran of supplying hundreds of drones to Russia to attack civilian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia seeks 'new level' of China ties

Russia said on Monday that it wanted to take ties with China to a "new level" and was looking forward to face-to-face talks with Beijing's leadership as a Russian newspaper reported that China's top diplomat would visit Moscow in February.

Reuters

Russia says 'provocative' drone attack on Iran could have caused out-of-control escalation

Russia on Monday condemned Sunday's drone strike on a military factory in Iran and warned against what it called "provocative" actions that could trigger an escalation in an already tense situation.

Reuters

Musicians fleeing Russia find a new audience in Georgia

Until September, Aleksei Antropov was playing double bass for the Russian Philharmonic orchestra in Moscow.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin threatened to kill me with a missile, says Boris Johnson

BORIS Johnson has claimed that Vladimir Putin told him “I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute”, in a call…

The National (Scotland)

Ukraine: Four killed in Russian strikes on hospital, school and apartment building

An apartment block in Kharkiv and a hospital in Kherson were badly damaged

Evening Standard

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Russian business offers cash bounties to destroy Western tanks in Ukraine

A Russian company said it will offer five million roubles ($72,000) in cash to the first soldiers who destroy or capture western-made tanks in Ukraine, after the Kremlin vowed Russian forces would wipe out any Western tanks shipped to Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Barclays and UBS face questions over Roman Abramovich’s billion-dollar trusts

Exclusive: Leak shows oligarch was a major client of Barclays in Monaco and UBS in Zurich, with at least $940m in assets held at the banks

Reuters

Britain's Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike during a phone call in the run up to the invasion of Ukraine, a charge denied by Moscow.

The Independent UK

Will Europe's ban on Russian diesel hike global fuel prices?

Europe is cutting more energy ties with Russia

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Asharq Al-Awsat

NATO's Chief Urges South Korea to Step up Military Support for Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged South Korea on Monday to increase military support to Ukraine, citing other countries that have changed their policy of not providing weapons to countries in conflict after Russia's invasion. Stoltenberg is in Seoul, the first stop on a trip that will include Japan and is…

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin plotting 'dangerous escalation' as Ukraine's defence supplies dwindle

Military experts have warned Russia could dominate Ukraine from the air during a “big spring offensive” unless western nations provide F-16 fighter jets for the front line

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson claims Putin threatened to kill him with a missile ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The former prime minister said the “extraordinary” conversation took place amid growing fears of the Russian invasion

France 24

Macron says will not rule out France sending fighter jets to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would not rule out sending fighter jets to Ukraine but warned against the risk of escalation in the conflict. Follow FRANCE 24’s live coverage of the day’s developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are in Paris time (GMT+1).

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Says Britain’s Johnson Lied about Putin Missile Threat

The Kremlin said on Monday that former British prime minister Boris Johnson was lying when he said President Vladimir Putin had threatened him with a missile strike during a phone call in the run-up to the invasion of Ukraine. Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters that what Johnson said was…

ABC News

Boris Johnson says Vladimir Putin threatened to target him in missile attack

The former UK prime minister claims the Russian president threatened him with a missile attack during a phone call between the two leaders ahead of the invasion of Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Putin threatened to kill me with a missile, says Boris Johnson

Vladimir Putin reportedly told Boris Johnson ‘I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute’

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