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LTA fears it faces ‘existential threat’ if ban on Russian players continues

The Lawn Tennis Association believes it faces an ‘existential threat’ if the ban on Russian and Belarusian players continues this summer

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023

US Calls on Russia to Stay with Nuclear Weapons Treaty

A top US arms control official on Monday sharply criticized Russia for suspending its participation in the last remaining nuclear weapons treaty, but said Washington will try to work with Moscow to continue its implementation. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that the country would suspend participation in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 27, 2023

GCC Stresses Keenness on Consolidating Strategic Ties with Russia

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi held talks in Riyadh on Monday with Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sergey Kozlov. Albudaiwi underscored the Gulf’s keenness on consolidating the strategic dialogue between the GCC and Russia in line with the memorandum of understanding they signed in 2011. The officials discussed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 27, 2023

Lukashenko’s planned Xi meeting shows gulf between China and the US

White House reiterates concerns Beijing considering sending lethal weapons to Russia while claiming to be peacemaker

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023

Cold War bunker a life saver in devastated Ukrainian village

For a Ukrainian village devastated by war, Cold War bunkers built to withstand a nuclear attack that never happened have proven a lifeline for residents who have spent much of the past year living in them.

Reuters · Feb 27, 2023

Latest in Ukraine: As Russia's war starts its second year, eyes are on China (Feb. 27)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU · Feb 27, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin labelled a narcissist and vitriolic hater of the West on Q+A

Sharan Burrow, who has met Vladimir Putin several times, tells Q+A about the "narcissistic" man whose "absolute vitriol" towards the West consumes him.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2023

Ukraine jails two Russian army soldiers for shelling of residential areas

A Ukrainian court has jailed two captured soldiers accused of taking part on Russian shelling of residential areas in eastern Ukraine, the SBU security service said on Monday.

Reuters · Feb 27, 2023

Ukraine war, US-China tensions to dominate G20 foreign ministers meet

NEW DELHI: Foreign ministers from around the world meet in New Delhi this week in the shadow of Russia's war in Ukraine and spiralling US-China tensions, with host India hoping that issues like climate change and Third World debt are not overlooked.

Bangkok Post · Feb 27, 2023

Two Ukrainians tell us how a year of war has changed their lives

Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, putting millions of people in danger and forcing 8 million Ukrainians to flee their homes and millions more to turn to bomb shelters to avoid the bombardments. We spoke to two of our Observers to see how their lives…

France 24 · Feb 27, 2023