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US arrests two for allegedly exporting aviation tech to Russia

Prosecutors allege the Kansas men conspired to evade US export laws starting in 2020.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2023

Two Americans arrested on charges of selling tech to Russia

The Justice Department has arrested two Kansas men on allegations that they illegally exported aviation-related technology to Russia and provided repair services for the equipment

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Cancelling anti-Zelenskyy speaker at Writers' Week would be 'step towards Putin's Russia', Peter Malinauskas says

Peter Malinauskas says he strongly considered cancelling funding to Adelaide Writers' Week amid controversy over an author's views on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but his overriding consideration was to "ensure freedom of speech isn't compromised by cancel culture".

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023

Ukraine clings to Bakhmut, top US official tells Russian counterpart Washington backs Kyiv all the way

Ukrainian forces strengthen defensive positions as Russian soldiers backed by Wagner mercenaries encircle the key strategic city of Bakhmut.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023

Putin’s top security chief travels to Cuba and meets Raúl Castro, Díaz-Canel

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top security adviser and close ally, Nikolai Patrushev, traveled to Havana this week and met the country’s former leader, Raúl Castro, in what Cuban media described as a “working visit.”

Miami Herald · Mar 2, 2023

Kyiv fiercely denies Vladimir Putin’s claim of ‘terrorist act’ on Ukraine border

Ukrainian officials dismiss Moscow’s claim of attack as ‘deliberate provocation’

Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2023

Wong lobbies Chinese counterpart over trade, Ukraine

Australia has warned China against supplying weapons to Russia at the G20 meeting as the US reportedly lobbies allies to sanction Beijing if it aids Moscow.

The New Daily · Mar 2, 2023

No, Russia did not 'capture and destroy' Ukraine's Leopard 2 tanks

According to social media images, Leopard 2 tanks – recently delivered to Ukraine after weeks of waiting – have been destroyed by Russia's Wagner mercenary group. But Wagner's head Yevgeny Prigozhin has denied the claims, and the images have in fact been around on the internet for a while. We…

France 24 · Mar 2, 2023

US and allies spar with Russia at G20 meeting

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have met at the G20 summit foreign ministers in India.

The New Daily · Mar 2, 2023

The Loop: Alex Murdaugh murder trial jury begins deliberations, fire erupts in popular Hong Kong shopping district and search continues for Sydney gunman — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is the Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023