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More Russians flee than join Putin’s army after call-up for war

Far more Russians have fled abroad than have enlisted in the military since President Vladimir Putin announced a mobilization to bolster his faltering invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Musk's plan to end Russian war infuriates Ukraine on Twitter

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has gotten into a Twitter tussle with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the tech billionaire floated a divisive proposal to end Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin hiding in bunker and preparing tactical nuclear strike, source claims

Russian President Vladimir Putin is claimed to be preparing a nuclear strike from a bunker holding top officials, family, friends and security for the president

Daily Mirror

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Russia-Ukraine news – live: Putin ‘may pin blame for losses on new commander’

Mounting criticism could be making Kremlin chief desperate for a new scapegoat, say observers

The Independent UK

Ukraine war: China's lukewarm support for Russia is likely to benefit Kyiv – here's why

Things are not going well for the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. On September 30 he announced the annexation of four Ukrainian regions that are partially controlled by Russia. Yet less than a day later, Ukrainian troops captured the strategic town of Lyman in the north of the annexed Donetsk region.

The Conversation

Head of EU's lending signals joint action plan for COP and giant Ukraine fund

The head of the European Union's powerful lending arm has urged leaders not to backslide on climate targets amid the energy crisis and signalled a joint action plan from the world's top development banks at next month's COP 27 summit and on Ukraine.

Reuters

Finnish city removes last publicly displayed statue of Lenin

A city in southeastern Finland has removed the country’s last publicly displayed statue of Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin

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Russia Fines TikTok, Amazon's Twitch, India Exported $1B iPhones, Sony Eyes Investment For PC & Mobile Push: Top Stories Tuesday, Oct. 04

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Benzinga

Japan to expel Russia consul as ties worsen over Ukraine

Japan has ordered the Russian consul in the northern city of Sapporo to leave the country within six days in retaliation for Moscow’s expulsion of a Japanese diplomat last month for alleged espionage

The Independent UK

Russia says it called-up more than 200,000 troops for Ukraine war

Moscow’s announcement comes as Ukraine captured more territory

The Independent UK

UK adds one designation under Russian sanction regime

The British government said on Tuesday it had imposed a travel ban and an asset freeze on Sergei Yeliseyev as part of its broader sanctions against Russia.

Reuters

Capping Russia's oil profits could keep oil flowing to global markets at a reasonable cost while slashing Putin's war funding

The world as we know it cannot function without oil, giving oil-producing countries an advantage economists call market power. Nations that produce oil are able to set the price, while countries that rely on oil have little choice but to buy it at prices determined by the seller.

The Conversation

Russia says over 200,000 drafted into army since Putin's decree

Over 200,000 people have already been drafted into Russia's armed forces since President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation two weeks ago, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

Reuters

World Bank: Ukraine's war-torn economy will sink 35% in '22

Devastated by Russia’s invasion eight months ago, the Ukrainian economy will plunge 35% this year

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The Conversation

Nuclear war: does it take luck or reasoning to avoid it? Lessons from the Cuban missile crisis, 60 years on

The United States and the Soviet Union came dangerously close to war in October 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis. Just ahead of its 60th anniversary, Russian president Vladimir Putin is issuing nuclear threats following the unexpectedly poor performance of his troops in Ukraine. The invasion poses a new kind…

The Independent UK

Russia backs Elon Musk for ‘looking for a peaceful’ solution to Ukraine war

Ukraine had earlier told the billionaire to ‘f*** off’

Reuters

Kremlin dismisses UK media report on Russian nuclear test

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it did not want to take part in "nuclear rhetoric" from the West after a media report that Russia was preparing to demonstrate its willingness to use nuclear weapons in its conflict with Ukraine.

Reuters

Kremlin welcomes Elon Musk proposal for Ukraine settlement denounced by Kyiv

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Russian annexation of Ukrainian regions will ‘exacerbate’ rights violations, UN warns

Russia's recent annexation of four Ukrainian regions will exacerbate human rights violations, the UN rights office said Tuesday, as it outlined the "unspeakable suffering and devastation" inflicted on Ukrainians. Moscow's defence ministry acknowledged serious territorial losses for Russian forces in the southern region of Kherson. Read about the day's events…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Prepares to Receive 50,000 Immigrants, Jews from Russia, Ukraine

The Jewish Agency for Israel announced on Monday that it expects the arrival of at least 50,000 new Jewish immigrants from Russia and Ukraine in the next six months. The figures were announced in an emergency research at the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, which detailed the Agency’s plans to…

Reuters

Russia: annual grain harvest to grow 5 million tonnes thanks to 'new territories'

Russia's grain harvest is set to grow by about 5 million tonnes a year thanks to its incorporation of four Ukrainian territories, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Russia loses 31 tanks as Ukraine makes breakthrough in the south

Several settlements were recaptured as Ukrainian troops advanced towards the southern city of Kherson

Reuters

EU summons Russia's envoy over annexation of Ukrainian territory

The European Union summoned Russia's envoy to the bloc to condemn and reject Moscow's "illegal annexation" of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine, the bloc's diplomatic service said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russian men take the long road out to escape mobilisation

As soon as Vladimir Putin announced his military call-up for the faltering war in Ukraine, Timofey and Andrey, two brothers from Moscow, tried to book flights out of the country. But by the time they had logged on, prices had already shot up so fast that they couldn't afford the…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Government to retaliate by expelling Russian consul from Japan

Tokyo is making arrangements to expel a Russian consul in retaliation for Moscow doing the same to a Japanese consul in Vladivostok.

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