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Russia's Lavrov: EU not conducting proper investigation of Nord Stream explosions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday it appeared no European countries were conducting a proper investigation into the series of explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September.

Reuters

US Sending Patriots to Ukraine under $1.85 Billion Aid Package

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will provide $1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine, rolling out funding for a Patriot missile battery as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is arriving in Washington for his first known trip out of his country since Russia invaded in February. The White House…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden and Zelensky to meet at White House and announce $2bn defence aid package for Ukraine

Ukrainian president is also set to address a joint session of the US Congress

The Independent UK

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Russia’s Medvedev Meets China’s Xi in Beijing, Says Ukraine Conflict Discussed

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has undertaken a surprise trip to Beijing and held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during which he said they discussed the Ukraine conflict. Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, posted a video on his Telegram channel showing him meeting Xi, smiling for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sewing for Ukraine: volunteers make army uniforms for women

Yuliia Mykytenko smiles as she adjusts her new trousers, confident she's finally found a Ukrainian army uniform that fits after 10 months of war with Russia.

Reuters

China hopes all parties in the Ukraine crisis maintain restraint -President Xi

China hopes all parties in the Ukraine crisis will maintain restraint and resolve security concerns through political means, President Xi Jinping told Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of the United Russia party, during a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, Chinese state media Xinhua reported.

Reuters

Russia's Medvedev meets China's Xi in Beijing, says Ukraine conflict discussed

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has undertaken a surprise trip to Beijing and held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during which he said they discussed the Ukraine conflict.

Reuters

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Volodymyr Zelensky heading to US to meet Joe Biden - his first trip outside Ukraine since the war started

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is on his way to Washington for a summit with President Joe Biden and an address to a joint session of Congress in his first known foreign trip since Russia's invasion began in February.

Evening Standard

Zelensky to Meet Biden, Address Congress in 1st Trip Abroad Since War

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US leader Joe Biden and address Congress in Washington on Wednesday, a visit the White House said will send Russia a strong message of Western unity. The visit will "underscore the United States' steadfast commitment to supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Volodymyr Zelensky heads to meet Joe Biden on first foreign trip since Russian invasion

It comes 10 months after the start of the war

Wales Online

The Queen of Spades review – thrillingly addictive tale of gambling and sin

Thorold Dickinson’s 1949 Pushkin adaptation is a glorious melodrama about an ambitious Russian military officer and a countess who sold her soul to the devil in exchange for the secrets of a card game

The Guardian - UK

UN official warns against new Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

A senior U.N. official is urging the international community to prevent Armenia and Azerbaijan from resuming their conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region as the two countries accused each other of violating a Russian-brokered peace agreement

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy to meet Biden, address Congress as war rages on

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making his way to Washington for a summit with President Joe Biden and address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday

The Independent UK

From Poland to Pelosi: Zelenskiy's high-security travels to Washington

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's surprise visit to Washington, his first overseas trip since Russia invaded his country 300 days ago, started with a secretive train ride to Poland late on Tuesday.

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Evening Standard

Christmas in Ukraine: doves, military deliveries and a change of date amid the darkest December yet

This year, many Ukrainians have brought their Christmas forward from January 7 to December 25, in a bid to separate themselves from Russia. But what will their scaled-down celebrations look like? Tom Mutch reports from Kyiv

The Independent UK

Lukashenko jokes he and Putin are the two ‘meanest, most toxic people on the planet’

Lukashenko says he and Putin ‘only argue about who is worse’

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy set to address Congress in first foreign trip since Russian invasion

WASHINGTON — In his first known trip abroad since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to arrive in Washington on Wednesday to meet with President Biden and address a joint session of Congress.

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian President Zelensky to travel to US in first foreign visit today

President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet with Joe Biden on a visit to Washington on Wednesday which would be his first trip outside of Ukraine since the Russian invasion

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The Independent UK

Putin ‘trying to deflect responsibility for military failure’, says UK

Televised meeting with Shoigu, Surovikin and Gerasimov likely a bid to ‘demonstrate collective responsibility’, says Ministry of Defence

Reuters

Invoking World War Two, Zelenskiy tells Congress aid is not charity

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that aid to Ukraine is an investment in democracy, not charity, and invoked American victory over the Nazis in a key World War Two battle to press for continued assistance.

The Independent UK

Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky expected to address joint session of Congress on Wednesday

Ukrainian leader’s visit is believed to be his first trip out of his country since Russia invaded in February this year

France 24

Ukraine's Zelensky plans to travel to US, first trip abroad since war started

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to three AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia’s invasion began in February.

The Independent UK

Ukraine's Zelenskyy preparing to visit DC on Wednesday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia’s invasion began in February

Axios

Zelensky visiting D.C. to address Congress, meet Biden

This would be Zelensky’s first in-person visit to the U.S. since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

Reuters

Burkina Faso denies it paid Russian fighters with mine rights

Burkina Faso's mines minister on Tuesday denied an allegation by the president of Ghana that Burkina Faso had paid Russian mercenaries by giving them the rights to a mine.

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