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Moscow threatens Russian actor with criminal charges after Ukraine war criticism

Moscow accuses Arthur Smolyaninov of making ‘a series of statements directed against Russia’

The Independent UK

Study: Russian Twitter Trolls Did Not Throw the 2016 Election to Trump

There is "no evidence of a meaningful relationship" between Russia's influence campaign on Twitter and the 2016 electoral outcome.

Reason

Putin has only 1 option left but won't accept it, says Ukraine's foreign minister

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba details the so-called ceasefire, the options he believes Vladimir Putin has left, and what counts as a victory for Ukraine from here on.

WEKU

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Sleepwalking into another trade war

The world is embroiled in a mega-crisis comprising the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia's war in Ukraine, high inflation, recession fears and rising debt distress across emerging markets and developing countries. The last thing we need is an additional source of economic harm. But that's what we may get, in the form…

Bangkok Post

UN Security Council extends critical aid to northern Syria

Highest UN decision-making body votes unanimously to keep aid flowing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region.

Al Jazeera

Senator: Ending US aid to Ukraine would be historic mistake

Maine’s independent senator says the U.S. risks enabling the spread of extremism in Europe if it stopped providing support to Ukraine in its war with Russia

The Independent UK

Sweden aims to reactivate civil conscription to shore up defences

Gov’t says scheme to focus on boosting capabilities of municipal emergency services to respond in a state of emergency.

Al Jazeera

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Russia launches criminal probes on prominent Kremlin critics

Russian authorities have announced criminal probes against a famous actor critical of the war in Ukraine and a philanthropist who supports the Russian opposition

The Independent UK

US says Iran may be 'contributing' to war crimes in Ukraine

The Biden administration says Iran’s sale of lethal drones to Russia for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine means the country may be “contributing to widespread war crimes.”

The Independent UK

U.N. extends aid to Syria from Turkey, avoids Russia fight

The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously approved the delivery of humanitarian aid to some four million people in northwestern Syria for another six months, avoiding a traditional fight with Russia over the issue.

Reuters

Russian and Ukrainian human rights commissioners to meet in Turkey this week

The Russian and Ukrainian human rights commissioners will meet in Turkey this week, news agencies from both countries reported on Monday, for talks likely to include the possibility of further exchanges of prisoners of war.

Reuters

White House: Iran Could Be Contributing to War Crimes by Sending Drones to Russia

Iran could be contributing to war crimes in Ukraine by providing drones to Russia, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday. "Their weapons are being used to kill civilians in Ukraine and to try to plunge cities into cold and darkness which, from our point of view,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Extends Critical Aid from Türkiye to Syria’s Opposition North

The UN Security Council voted unanimously Monday to keep a key border crossing from Türkiye to Syria’s opposition-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for another six months. Syria's ally Russia — in a surprise move — supporting the resolution. All eyes had been on Russia, which in the past…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Latest on Ukraine: The Russian Christmas cease-fire that wasn't

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

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The Guardian - UK

UK considers supplying handful of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine

Sources say Kyiv hopes move may encourage Berlin to supply Leopard 2s as it seeks 300 tanks in war against Russia

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine reinforces Bakhmut defences amid relentless Russian assault

City and nearby town of Soledar are focus of intense efforts by Moscow led by Wagner mercenary group

Reuters

Two dead after small plane crashes in Russia's far north

Two people have died after a small aircraft crash-landed in northern Russia in freezing weather, the emergencies ministry said on Monday.

Daily Mirror

Russian plane door flies open as passengers' bags sucked out in horror flight footage

A man was reportedly "almost sucked out" when the doors of a Russian AN-26 plane burst open shortly after take-off in the world's coldest region, with many passengers losing their luggage

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The Independent UK

Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is making life harder for LGBT+ people in Russia

The idea of Russia as a defender of traditional Christian beliefs has been used to justify Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, write Mary Ilyushina and Mary Gelman

The Conversation

Russia's war in Ukraine threatens students daily and forces teachers to improvise

Svitlana Popova’s students didn’t realize she was leading their online math class while outside the charred remains of her home in Ukraine until they saw a news video about it on social media.

Reuters

Ukraine expects EU to include Russia's Rosatom in next sanctions

Kyiv expects the European Union to include Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom in its next round of sanctions over the war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Pope says Ukraine war ‘a crime against humanity’ in annual speech

Head of the Catholic Church slams Russia’s war in Ukraine and Iran’s treatment of protesters.

The Independent UK

In polar night, Norway-Russia kids event lights up Christmas

The children’s choir from the Lutheran church in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard traveled three hours each way by boat to mark Orthodox Christmas with the 40 children in Barentsburg, a village owned by Russia’s Arctic mining company in the remote Norwegian territory

Reuters

Russian actor faces criminal charges over 'anti-Russian' interview

Russian actor Artur Smolyaninov faces criminal charges in his home country after allegedly making "anti-Russian" comments in a newspaper interview, investigators said on Monday.

The Independent UK

Ukraine school spurns Russian claim of troops killed there

Officials at a vocational school in an eastern Ukraine city are dismissing claims by Russia that hundreds of Ukrainian troops were killed in a missile strike there

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