Brittney Griner spotted smiling at the Super Bowl after release from Russian prison A relaxed, smiling Brittney Griner was seen smiling at the Super Bowl after taking in the PGA Tour in Phoenix The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 355 of the invasion Nato chief says new Russian offensive has already begun; one person killed overnight after Russia shelled Kherson The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023
Cyprus' former foreign minister becomes island’s new president Nicos Christodoulides was elected president of Cyprus on Sunday, securing his bid to oversee the Mediterranean island whose economy was buffeted first by the pandemic and now by Russia’s war in Ukraine and its associated rise in living costs. Tribune News Service · Feb 12, 2023
Zelenskiy: too early to declare victory after repairs to power system Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday hailed efforts to restore power generation systems damaged by Russian attacks but warned the population it was too early to declare victory on the energy front. Reuters · Feb 12, 2023
Italy's Berlusconi says he wouldn't seek meeting with Zelenskiy if PM Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would not seek a meeting with Volodymir Zelenskiy if he were still head of government, because he blames the Ukrainian President for the war with Russia, he said on Sunday. Reuters · Feb 12, 2023
Brittney Griner makes new public appearance after release from Russian prison A relaxed, smiling Brittney Griner took in the golfing action at the ‘loudest hole on the rowdiest stop on the PGA Tour’ The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023
Olympics head rejects Zelenskiy call to ban Russian athletes from Paris Games Thomas Bach defends possible ‘white flag’ invite and says governments should not decide sports participation The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023
Russia suffering 824 casualties a day in Ukraine conflict amid push to take land in east Russian mercenary group Wagner said it had taken control of a village near the key city of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk Oblast region The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023
Iran smuggled drones into Russia using boats and state airline, sources reveal Exclusive: at least 18 long-range armed drones were delivered to Putin’s navy after Russians visit Tehran in November The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 354 of the invasion Polish president casts doubt on supplying fighter jets to Ukraine; UK MoD says Russian casualty rate may be at highest since invasion The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023
How Russian woman opposed to Ukraine war forced to flee Putin's regime and RUN for border Marina Ovsyannikova describes the ordeal of fleeing Moscow, having to continually swap cars to cover her trail and crossing multiple borders of countries she said she cannot disclose, to get to France Daily Mirror · Feb 12, 2023
Olympics not on wrong side of history over Russia, insists defiant IOC president Thomas Bach International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says the organisation is not on the wrong side of history by aiming to help Russians and Belarusians qualify for the 2024 Paris Games The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023
Vladimir Putin to make major speech ahead of Ukraine war anniversary amid ambush fears The Russian warmonger will give an address to the country's federal assembly on February 21 "on the current situation", according to a Kremlin spokesman Daily Mirror · Feb 12, 2023
Russia Continues to Shell Ukraine amid Grinding Push in East Russian forces over the weekend continued to shell Ukrainian cities amid a grinding push to seize more land in the east of the country, with Ukrainian officials saying that Moscow is having trouble launching its much-anticipated large-scale offensive there. One person was killed and one more was wounded on Sunday… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 12, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023 Russia continues to shell Ukraine amid grinding push in east Russian forces over the weekend continued to shell Ukrainian cities amid a grinding push to seize more land in the east of the country
Daily Mirror · Feb 12, 2023 Vladimir Putin's billionaire ally warns Ukraine war could last two more years The head of the Wagner private army, which is fighting for the Kremlin against Ukraine, said it may take two years for Russia to complete their ultimate war goals
France 24 · Feb 12, 2023 Ukraine says over 1,200 health facilities damaged since start of war According to Ukrainian Health Minister VIktor Liashko, 1,218 Ukrainian health facilities have been damaged, including 540 damaged hospitals, 173 of which were totally destroyed. The leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner said Sunday that his troops had taken an eastern Ukrainian village a few kilometres from the key city…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023 The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg: ‘The increasing aggression in Russia worries me – it could get bumpy’ The broadcaster’s Russia editor on Putin’s attitude to the BBC, the future of the war in Ukraine, and playing the piano with Mikhail Gorbachev
The Guardian - AU · Feb 12, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war live: highest Russian casualties since first week of invasion – as it happened UK intelligence says Ukrainian forces also suffering high attrition rate; Andrzej Duda says decision to send F-16s would not be easy to make
The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023 Neutral Austria under pressure to get tougher on Russia Neutral Austria has come under heavy criticism for granting visas that will allow sanctioned Russian lawmakers to attend a Vienna meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Reuters · Feb 12, 2023 Wagner founder Prigozhin says Russian forces take Ukraine village Krasna Hora, north of Bakhmut Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner Group, said on Sunday that the mercenary force had taken the village of Krasna Hora on the northern edge of the embattled Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023 Putin’s war has reinvigorated the west’s defence of liberty. That unity must not crack now The democracies have confounded the Russian tyrant with their resolve to support Ukraine. That must be sustained in 2023
Daily Mirror · Feb 12, 2023 Fears UK military 'too small to fight Russia' as Germany asked to lead combat force Ministry of Defence sources suggest that Britain's military is not able to spare the 5,000 personnel needed to comprise a 'rapid-reaction force' tasked with repelling any potential Russian advance on NATO territory
Reuters · Feb 12, 2023 Russia says NATO should hold emergency summit over Nord Stream blasts NATO should hold an emergency meeting to discuss recent findings about September explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said late on Saturday.
The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023 Brittany Griner attends WM Phoenix Open golf tournament Brittany Griner attended the WM Phoenix Open golf tournament Saturday in her second public appearance since her release from a Russian prison