Moment US drone hit by Russian fighter jet over Black Sea The US military described the act as 'reckless' Manchester Evening News · Mar 16, 2023
Haas dismisses a report alleging it broke Russian sanctions The Haas Formula One team has dismissed a report claiming its parent company broke sanctions by providing machinery to Russia as “simply false.” The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
Video released by US shows moment Russian jet hit spy drone over Black Sea The incident has led to rising tensions between the US and Russia Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023
Russian authorities detain dissident ex-mayor A former mayor of Russia’s fourth-largest city has been detained on charges that could land him behind bars as part of authorities’ efforts to muzzle dissent The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
Ukraine says allies' concerns hamper talks on war compensation Ukraine's efforts to ensure it receives compensation from Russia for damage caused by its invasion are being hampered by allies' concerns about the legal precedents that might be set, a senior Ukrainian official said. Reuters · Mar 16, 2023
Pentagon releases video of Black Sea drone incident The Pentagon has released a video showing Russia's intercept of a United States military surveillance drone downed over the Black Sea. The New Daily · Mar 16, 2023
Middle East: recent developments could rewrite the political map – but a lot will depend on Israel Following political developments in the past fortnight, two state-level policy changes in the Middle East are likely to combine to have a substantial impact on regional stability. The Conversation · Mar 16, 2023
OPINION - Ron DeSantis’s casual dismissal of the war has Ukrainians worried In Washington, the war in Ukraine can day-in, day-out feel like a bureaucratic exercise. A question of overseeing huge resources, votes in Congress and overworked diplomats on another flight out of Dulles. More like a war game, for American players, than an actual war. But on Tuesday that spell briefly… Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023
As war rages in Ukraine, is Moldova on the brink of conflict? Russia says the West wants to turn Moldova against Moscow as Ukraine claims the Kremlin wants to control it. Al Jazeera · Mar 16, 2023
'Russian Lidl' Mere planning to relaunch in the UK - one year after pausing expansion Last year, Mere, which has been dubbed Russia's version of Lidl, closed its first and only UK store after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023
U.S. releases footage of Russian jet intercepting drone above Black Sea The footage appears to show damage to the drone's propeller. Axios · Mar 16, 2023
Russian authorities arrest ex-mayor Yevgeny Roizman over social media posts Yevgeny Roizman was one of the few visible opposition figures in Russia who had not yet been been jailed or fled Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023
Russia’s Daniil Medvedev sorry for Ukrainian players amid Tour tensions over war One Ukrainian player withdrew from the tournament while a Russian player has been warned for wearing a Spartak Moscow shirt. The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
Video captures moment Russian fighter jet crashes into US drone The White House says it will be ‘impossible’ for Moscow to obtain any useful material from the downed craft The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023 Russian defence minister says Washington’s ‘increased’ spying led to drone incident Lloyd Austin says incident would not deter US from flying where nternational laws allowed
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023 US releases footage of Russian jet crashing into American drone over Black Sea Pentagon says video has been edited for length but shows sequence of events
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2023 Chairwoman of Russian Federation Council Discusses in Algeria Tebboune’s Upcoming Visit to Moscow Chairwoman of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko started on Wednesday discussions in Algeria with its officials, mainly the scheduled visit of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to Moscow in May. Meanwhile, President of Eurojust the European Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation Ladislav Hamran has pledged to assist Algeria in its efforts…
The Guardian - AU · Mar 16, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 386 of the invasion US releases footage of drone incident over Black Sea; Moscow says it will attempt to retrieve wreckage of US drone from water
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2023 Pentagon Video Shows Damage to Downed US Drone After Russia Jet Flyby The Pentagon released on Thursday a video showing a Russian military jet intercept a US drone downed over the Black Sea two days ago, in what was the first direct encounter between the world's leading nuclear powers since the Ukraine war began. The rare Pentagon move came a day after…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023 Russia gives suspended sentence to soldier who admitted killing Ukrainian civilian Daniil Frolkin’s sentence on charges of spreading ‘fake news’ seen as attempt to silence other service personnel
Al Jazeera · Mar 16, 2023 US releases video of Black Sea drone incident with Russian jet Pentagon says footage shows Russian Su-27 approaching the back of MQ-9 drone and beginning to release fuel as it passes.
The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023 Pentagon shows footage of aircraft dumping fuel on US drone The Pentagon has released footage of what it says is a Russian aircraft conducting an unsafe intercept of a U.S. Air Force drone in international airspace over the Black Sea
Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023 Rostov explosion: Russian secret service FSB building erupts in flames after loud bangs The fire ravaged the border service of the Russian FSB, reports said, with footage and images shared on social media showing huge plumes of thick, acrid smoke piling into the air above Rostov
France 24 · Mar 16, 2023 Poland to be first NATO member to send fighter jets to Ukraine Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday said Warsaw would deliver an initial batch of four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, in what would be the first such shipment by a NATO member. Ukraine has repeatedly asked its Western allies to send warplanes – although seeking primarily modern US-made F-16s –…
The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023 Russia’s Daniil Medvedev ‘feels sorry’ for Ukrainian players competing amid war The world No 6 reacted to comments made by Iga Swiatek that Ukrainian players should be given more support while the compete amid war