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Drone Crashes in Failed Attack Southeast of Moscow, Regional Governor Says

A drone crashed near a natural gas distribution station southeast of Moscow on Tuesday in an apparent failed attack 110 km (68 miles) from the center of the Russian capital, the regional governor said. Andrei Vorobyov reported the incident near the town of Kolomna shortly after the Defense Ministry accused…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2023

Watch live: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins Central Asia tour amid regional tensions over Russia

Watch live as Antony Blinken visits Astana, Kazakhstan, as he begins his tour of Central Asia amid heightened tensions over Russia.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

‘If you don’t burrow in you die pretty quickly’: the relentless battle for Bakhmut

Ukrainian soldiers who have been holding off a Russian offensive around the city describe intense fighting

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023

Blinken in Central Asia to boost ties amid Russia-Ukraine war

US secretary of state to meet with counterparts of five Central Asian countries on visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2023

Zelensky warns crisis worsening in Bakhmut as 'Russian terror' branded 'pure hell'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian troops are "constantly destroying" anything his forces can use to "protect our positions for fortification and defence"

Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2023

Kremlin: Russia Open to Ukraine Talks, but Won’t Give Up Annexed Regions

The Kremlin on Tuesday repeated its position that Russia was open to negotiations to end the Ukraine conflict, but that new "territorial realities" could not be ignored. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Russia would never renounce its claims to four Ukrainian regions that Moscow declared it had annexed last…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2023

Putin’s troops are ‘destroying everything’ Ukrainian forces using to defend Bakhmut, says Volodymyr Zelensky

The months-long battle for Bakhmut has been among the bloodiest of the war, with thousands of casualties on both sides

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2023

How Russia is losing — and winning — the information war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is also playing out online, where Russia is using propaganda, fake accounts, and manipulated videos and images to deflect blame and undermine support for Ukraine.

WEKU · Feb 28, 2023

Blinken Holds Talks with Central Asian Nations in Wake of Ukraine Anniversary

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Central Asia Tuesday to meet officials from all five former Soviet republics following the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Blinken's visit to the capitals of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is his first to the region as the Biden administration's top diplomat.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2023

Russia Will Not Resume START Nuclear Talks until Washington Listens to Moscow

Russia will not resume participation in the START nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States until Washington listens to Moscow's position, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in remarks published on Tuesday. President Vladimir Putin last week delivered a warning to the West over the war in Ukraine and announced…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2023