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U.S. to impose new sanctions against Russia's Wagner private military group

The United States will impose additional sanctions next week against Russian private military company the Wagner Group, which U.S. officials say has been helping Russia's military in the Ukraine war, the White House said on Friday.

Reuters

No decision on more tanks for Ukraine, despite pleas from Zelensky

Kyiv is seeking Western battle tanks to enable its forces to mount a counter-offensive against Russia.

The Independent UK

U.S. officials advise Ukraine to wait on offensive, official says

Senior U.S. officials are advising Ukraine to hold off on launching a major offensive against Russian forces until the latest supply of U.S. weaponry is in place and training has been provided, a senior Biden administration official said on Friday.

Reuters

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Met Opera concert to mark anniversary of Ukraine invasion

The Metropolitan Opera will mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a concert on Feb. 24 to remember victims of the war

The Independent UK

What tanks and military aid has the UK sent to Ukraine?

The government prides itself on having been involved in leading Western efforts in supplying Ukraine with equipment to fight Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK

Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine, rehearsed in Chechnya

Moscow’s invasion has echoes of the tactics it employed in conflicts in the North Caucasus, experts and survivors say.

Al Jazeera

Germany under growing pressure to send tanks to Ukraine

It’s amazing what the Germans can do when they put their mind to it. Prior to February 2022, the country was heavily reliant on Russian gas to heat its homes and power the mighty industries that make it the fourth-largest economy in the world. Before the war, more than half…

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EU working on 10th round of Russia sanctions - diplomats

European Union countries are working on a 10th package of sanctions to take effect next month against Russia for waging war against Ukraine, diplomatic sources told Reuters.

Reuters

Erdogan offers to mediate between Moscow and Kyiv in call with Zelenskiy

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan repeated his offer to mediate between Russia and Ukraine in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday, the Turkish presidency said.

Reuters

U.S., NATO countries announce massive weapons package for Ukraine

Western countries will send what looks to be the largest tranche of military hardware so far to help Ukraine prepare for an expected offensive against Russian forces in the near future.

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Russia claims capture of village near Ukraine’s Bakhmut

Moscow says its troops have seized Klishchiivka as they press their offensive in the eastern region of Donetsk.

Al Jazeera

Fighter jets, NATO, Congress and Ukraine: Complex issues roil US-Turkey relations

WASHINGTON — The United States is locked in a delicate dance with Turkey, one of its most problematic allies, that involves fighter jets, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Congress and, ultimately, the war in Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

UK offers qualified backing for tribunal to prosecute Russia’s leaders

Concerns court may undermine work of ICC in holding Putin and others to account for war crimes in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Russia claims progress in eastern Ukraine; Kyiv craves tanks

Russia is claiming its forces have captured a village in an intense and monthslong push toward the eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut

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Reuters

Russian politician poses with sledgehammer in tribute to Wagner mercenaries

A senior Russian politician on Friday published a picture of himself clutching a sledgehammer given to him by the Wagner mercenary group, a tool it has adopted as a symbol of vengeance since one was used to murder a Wagner defector last year.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's body double suffering from chronic kidney disease, wild claims suggest

Russians believe that Vladimir Putin has an army of body doubles that have stood in for him at key public appearances, including when he was driving over the Crimea Bridge in December last year, and at the funeral of a regional director

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine frustrated as Germany holds back decision on supply of tanks

Poland says lives will be lost because of Berlin’s inaction, as summit breaks up without progress over Leopard 2s

Reuters

Yellen says Russian oil price cap could save African countries $6 billion annually

Russia's war in Ukraine is hitting Africans particularly hard by exacerbating food insecurity and putting an unnecessary drag on the continent's economy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in Senegal's capital Dakar on Friday.

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen shames Russia and China in Africa speech

She cited the war in Ukraine as the leading cause of African misery.

Al Jazeera

Mapping the battle for Ukraine’s Bakhmut

Al Jazeera charts six months of assaults on Bakhmut as fighting against Russian forces intensifies.

Reuters

UK joins international push to hold Russia accountable for Ukraine invasion

Britain said on Friday it had joined a group of international partners pursuing criminal accountability for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

What are Leopard 2 tanks and why would they help Ukraine?

Supplies of the one of the West’s best tanks would help Ukraine make up some of the difference in artillery firepower between themselves and Russia

Reuters

Russia says relations with U.S. at an all-time low

Russia said on Friday that relations with the United States were at an all-time low, dismissing the idea the two sides could turn things around halfway through U.S. President Joe Biden's term in office.

The Independent UK

Zelensky urges western allies to send tanks to defeat the Russian invader

The Ukrainian president’s call intensifies the pressure on Germany to release its Leopard 2 battle tanks.

Reuters

Kremlin tells 'deluded' West that tanks for Ukraine will change nothing

The Kremlin said on Friday that Western countries supplying additional tanks to Ukraine would not change the course of the conflict and the West would regret its "delusion" that Ukraine could win on the battlefield.

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