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Ukraine security forces smash prostitution ring amid wider crackdown on corruption

Security services search the home of one of Ukraine's most-prominent billionaires — who was once seen as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's sponsor — in what authorities are calling a wartime anti-corruption purge.

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Ukraine mourns athlete-soldier amid opposition to Russians at Olympics

Family and friends of Ukrainian decathlete Volodymyr Androshchuk bid farewell on Wednesday to the promising sportsman turned soldier killed in combat with Russia, weeping as they lined up at his open coffin.

Reuters

Zelenskiy says situation on front in eastern Ukraine is getting tougher

The situation on the front lines in eastern Ukraine has become tougher as Russian forces step up an offensive, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday in another gloomy military assessment from Kyiv.

Reuters

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Richard Marles, Penny Wong visit Australian troops training Ukrainian recruits in fight against Russia

Richard Marles and Penny Wong are in the UK, visiting a military base where Australian troops are training Ukrainian forces to defend against Russia's invasion.

ABC News

Vladimir Putin has lost half of Russia's elite airborne troops in botched Ukraine war

Russia has lost a suspected 127,500 troops since it began its invasion of Ukraine nearly one year ago, and among these heavy casualties is half of its supposedly elite airborne troops

Daily Mirror

Give Ukraine western fighter jets to fight Russians, urges Boris Johnson

The former Prime Minister dismissed fears UK and US aircraft would prove complicated for Ukrainian pilots, pointing to the success of Polish airmen flying RAF planes in the Second World War

Daily Mirror

Paris Olympics: Latvia joins Ukraine's threat to boycott over 'neutral' Russians

Latvia has become the first country to back Ukraine's threat to boycott next year's Olympics in Paris if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete as "neutrals" while war continues to rage.

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Nottingham's worlwide famous designer Paul Smith statement after pictures of shop still open in Russia

The photos, which were posted on Twitter on January 28, depict the luxury store in the exclusive Russian mall GUM, which is located near the Kremlin in Red Square

Nottingham Post

Ukraine billionaire among those targeted in fresh anti-corruption raids ordered by Zelensky

Ihor Kolomoisky – who has denied wrongdoing – is a former political ally of President Zelensky

The Independent UK

Putin Says Military Must Stop Ukrainian Shelling of Russian Regions

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia's military must stop the shelling of Russian regions from Ukrainian territory, which he said had left many people homeless or without power. Putin was addressing a government meeting about restoring destroyed housing and infrastructure in regions of southwest Russia that border Ukraine.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Norway urged to step up Ukraine support after profiting from war

Norwegian campaigners and luminaries say Oslo must do more after earning billions in extra oil and gas revenue

The Guardian - UK

Russian arms dealer, son and front firms hit with sanctions

A Russian arms dealer, his son and a group of front companies across Asia, Europe and the Middle East and their leadership have been targeted for U.S. sanctions in an effort to quell Russia’s access to weapons to continue its invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Latvia threatens Olympic boycott if Russians compete

Latvia has threatened to boycott next year’s Paris Olympics if athletes from Russia and ally Belarus are allowed to take part after the country's invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Putin foe Navalny says he's in solitary cell for 6 months

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says prison authorities have placed him in a one-person cell for the next six months

The Independent UK

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‘I couldn’t believe it’: Brother of killed Ukrainian soldier

Volodymyr Yezhov took part in pro-West demonstrations in 2014 and was quick to sign up after Russia’s war began.

Reuters

U.S. says it seeks ways to limit Russian military supplies to Myanmar junta

The United States is deeply concerned about Russia's supply of military equipment to Myanmar's junta and will continue to seek ways to limit such cooperation between the two countries, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Putin says military must stop Ukrainian shelling of Russian regions

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia's military must stop the shelling of Russian regions from Ukrainian territory, which he said had left many people homeless or without power.

Reuters

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny says he's in harsher solitary cell for six months

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he had been moved to a harsher "cell-type" regime of solitary confinement for the next six months where he would be denied visits.

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The Guardian - UK

How could F-16s make the difference for Ukraine in the war against Russia?

US will back international effort to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 and other modern fighter jets

The Independent UK

Bulgaria and Serbia diversify energy supplies

The presidents of Bulgaria and Serbia have launched the construction of the Bulgarian part of a gas link that is designed to diversify the energy supplies of a region that until recently was almost fully dependent on natural gas deliveries from Russia

The Conversation

South Africa and Russia: President Cyril Ramaphosa's foreign policy explained

January was a busy diplomatic month for South Africa. The country hosted Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US treasury secretary Janet Yellen. Josep Borrell, vice-president of the European Commission, was also in town.

Evening Standard

Second country threatens Olympic boycott if Russian athletes allowed to compete at Paris 2024

Latvian officials back Ukraine boycott under controversial IOC plan

The Guardian - UK

A whisper away from the Russian border, Ukrainian troops wait for another assault on Sumy

Facing a random blizzard of shelling, soldiers on the frontline wonder if Russia is going to have a second crack at taking the north-eastern region

Daily Mirror

Wladimir Klitschko warns Olympics chief will be 'accomplice to war' over Russia decision

The International Olympic Committee have opened up a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, despite the war in Ukraine

Reuters

Belarus says it is now operating Russian Iskander missiles autonomously

Belarus said on Wednesday that its armed forces were now in autonomous control of Russian-supplied nuclear-capable Iskander mobile guided missile systems after completing training in Russia as well as exercises on home soil.

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