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Russia says US relations are ‘lamentable’ after downing of American drone

The United States has strongly condemned the downing

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

Ukraine war: how the west's weak reaction to Crimea's referendum paved the way for a wider invasion

A referendum was held in Crimea on March 16 2014, when the region was under military control, to ask voters whether they wanted to be part of Russia. The official result was a 96.7% vote for Russia.

The Conversation · Mar 15, 2023

China, Russia, Iran conduct four-day naval exercises in Gulf of Oman

China, Iran and Russia are conducting joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman from March 15-19, the Chinese and Russian defence ministries said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Mar 15, 2023

NASA plans £1bn 'space tug' project to crash the International Space Station back to Earth

The International Space Station needs to be taken out of orbit after 2030, and NASA is planning to use a £1billion space tug to help it be safely crashed back down to Earth

Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2023

US secretary of state visits Ethiopia in bid to consolidate peace efforts

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his first visit to Ethiopia since the war in Tigray. He urged the longstanding ally to "deepen the peace" in the north and repair relations shaken by the brutal two-year conflict.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 15, 2023

Russia downplays jet's encounter with US drone

A day after the U_S_ said a Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a U_S_ surveillance drone over the Black Sea, the Kremlin says relations between the U_S_ and Russia are in a “deplorable state."

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

"But There Is Truth, There Is Pride, There Is Courage"

Last week Zemfira, a prominent Russian singer who has been labeled a foreign agent and driven into exile, released a song—"Motherland"—that I found quite striking, in a brutal way. It's about modern Russia, but it's really about forced patriotism more generally, and indeed about forced adherence more generally. It has…

Reason · Mar 15, 2023

Supreme Court hands legal boost to Ukraine over multibillion-dollar Russian loan

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the ruling as a ‘decisive victory against the aggressor’.

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

Ukraine war: 'false flag' operations – long used as weapons of mass distraction under the rules of conflict

The alarmist tone of recent tit-for-tat reports from the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on so-called “false flag operations” and their legality under international law.

The Conversation · Mar 15, 2023

Russia warns US away from air space after drone crash

Moscow has told Washington to keep well away from its air space after a US drone intercepted by Russian jets crashed into the Black Sea.

The New Daily · Mar 15, 2023