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Fashion in 2022: War, recycling and virtual reality

2022 was a difficult year in many ways, but that didn't stop the biggest luxury labels securing impressive profits or coming up with exciting new collaborations, such as one between Jean Paul Gaultier and Olivier Rousteing. This past year was marked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a lack of raw…

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Kremlin Says Russia Has Made Significant Progress Towards ‘Demilitarizing’ Ukraine

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia had made significant progress towards "demilitarizing" Ukraine, one of the goals President Vladimir Putin declared when he launched his war against Kyiv 10 months ago. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov offered the assessment of Russia's military progress when asked during a briefing about comments…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin says Russia has made significant progress towards 'demilitarising' Ukraine

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia had made significant progress towards "demilitarising" Ukraine, one of the goals President Vladimir Putin declared when he launched his war against Kyiv 10 months ago.

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Russian politician files legal challenge over Putin's reference to Ukraine "war"

A St Petersburg politician has asked prosecutors to investigate Russian President Vladimir Putin for using the word "war" to describe the conflict in Ukraine, accusing the Kremlin chief of breaking his own law.

Reuters

‘High risk of clash’ between Russia and US, says ambassador – with diplomatic relations in ‘ice age’

However, the Russian ambassador to Washinton says that prisoner swaps between the two nations have been effective

The Independent UK

Russia denounces EU for granting Bosnia candidacy status

Russia criticised the European Union for granting Bosnia a candidate status, saying on Friday it was part of a Western push to impose its policies on the Western Balkan countries.

Reuters

Russian Ambassador to Washington Says US-Russia Relations in ‘Ice Age’

Russia's ambassador to the United States on Friday compared the state of US-Russia relations to an "ice age", and said that the risk of a clash between the two countries was "high", Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported. TASS cited Anatoly Antonov as saying that it was hard to say…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russia and NASA consider sending spacecraft to bring home Space Station crew after capsule leak

The leak started as two cosmonauts, Dmitry Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, were preparing for a spacewalk as part of their usual duties

Evening Standard

Russian ambassador to Washington says U.S.-Russia relations in 'ice age'

Russia's ambassador to the United States on Friday compared the state of U.S.-Russia relations to an "ice age", and said that the risk of a clash between the two countries was "high", Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported.

Reuters

Russian-installed official in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region says shelling of nuclear plant has almost stopped

The top Russian-installed official in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region said on Friday that shelling of the Russian-controlled nuclear power plant there had "almost stopped".

Reuters

North Korea fires ballistic missiles, denies supplying arms to Russia

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles in the latest in a flurry of sanctions-busting weapons tests, South Korean officials said Friday, hours after Washington accused Pyongyang of delivering arms to the Russian private military group Wagner.

France 24

Trudy Rubin: What Zelenskyy worried about when he addressed a cheering Congress

The scene couldn’t have been more dramatic.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Russia May Cut Oil Output in Response to Price Caps, Says Deputy PM

Russia may cut oil output by 5%-7% in early 2023 as it responds to price caps on its crude and oil products by halting sales to the countries that support them, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told state television on Friday. Detailing for the first time the Russian response to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moscow Renews Debates about Humanitarian Aid Delivery to Syria

Moscow has launched a new diplomatic battle at the UN Security Council, declaring its opposition to the extension of the international mechanism for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria for another six months. Damascus, like its major ally Moscow, also stepped up its opposition of renewing and extending the…

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Oil Rises $1 on Russian Supply Worries; US Storm Impact in Focus

Oil prices rose more than $1 on Friday on expectations of a drop in Russian crude supply, which helped offset worries of a hit to US transport fuel demand growth as a looming Arctic storm threatens travel during the holiday season. Brent crude was up by 73 cents, or 0.9%,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Algeria Suggests to Sell Spare Electricity Capacity to Europe

Algeria is offering to Europe its spare electricity capacity, and it is planning a 270 km undersea pipe towards Italy, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune told reporters in an interview on Thursday. Algeria is also pushing to double its gas exports to reach 100 billion cubic meters per year versus 56…

Reuters

Russian diplomat says NATO instructors must leave Ukraine before talks can start

A senior Russian diplomat said on Friday that talks on security guarantees for Russia cannot take place while NATO instructors and "mercenaries" remain in Ukraine, and while Western arms supplies to the country continue.

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Brittney Griner asks supporters to advocate for Paul Whelan

Brittney Griner has asked her supporters to advocate for the release of Paul Whelan, a former Marine serving a 16-year prison term in Russia for espionage charges the United States are baseless.

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Russia intends to cut oil output in response to Western price caps

As Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would sign a decree on Russia’s response to Western price caps on oil, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said output could be cut by 5 to 7 percent in early 2023.

France 24

US approves $45 billion aid package for Ukraine

The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives gave final approval on Friday to a $45 billion aid package for Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy returned from Washington with the promise of Patriot missiles to help combat Russia's invasion. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All…

Reuters

Ukraine's parallel war on corruption to unlock door to West

To an outsider, it may seem an unlikely time for Ukraine to double down on the battle against corruption, as missiles rain down on cities and citizens fight for their lives.

The Independent UK

Putin refers to Ukraine invasion as ‘war’ for first time publicly and calls for ‘diplomatic solution’

‘All armed conflicts end one way or another with some kind of negotiations on the diplomatic track’

Al Jazeera

US says Putin’s call to end war in Ukraine insincere

‘Our goal is not to spin the flywheel of military conflict,’ Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Foreign Affairs

No One Would Win a Long War in Ukraine

The West must avoid the mistakes of World War I.

Al Jazeera

Russia considers ways to return space crew after capsule leak

Tests are being conducted to determine whether Soyuz capsule is unfit for crewed flight after coolant leak.

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