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Government's bizarre nuclear survival leaflet from 1970s - including how to make a toilet

British army veterans and academics on disaster response have warned that the UK is dangerously under-prepared for dealing with any form of Russian nuclear strike

Daily Mirror

West makes plans to avoid panic if Russia uses nuclear bomb in Ukraine

Crisis is considered unlikely but officials re-examine plans to provide support for fearful populations

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine wants global financial crime watchdog to expel Russia

Ukraine's central bank chief said on Friday he plans to ask the global financial crime watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to expel Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

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US to Send Munitions, Humvees to Ukraine in $725 Mln Aid Package

The Biden administration's next security assistance package for Ukraine is expected to include munitions and vehicles but not significant new capabilities or counter-air defenses, two US officials briefed on the $725 million package told Reuters on Friday. The package, that could come as soon as Friday, is the first aid…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Official: East Med Gas Can Wean Bloc off Russian Energy

Natural gas from undersea deposits in the eastern Mediterranean can help replace Russia’s diminished supply of the fossil fuel to Europe at an “accelerated pace,” the European Union’s energy commissioner said Friday. Commissioner Kadri Simson told the East Mediterranean Gas Forum conference in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia, that the region…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Official: Musk seeks US funding of Ukraine satellite network

A senior U.S. officials says the Defense Department has gotten a request from SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk to take over funding for his satellite network that has provided crucial battlefield communications for Ukrainian military forces during the war with Russia

The Independent UK

Putin Says Draft Vital to Hold Ukraine Front Line but Will End Soon

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia's call-up of reserve forces to fight in Ukraine, criticized as chaotic by some Kremlin allies, had been vital to hold the front line but would be wound up in the next couple of weeks. Russia has conducted a broad mobilization of Russians…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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'Cultural cleansing': New Russian attacks on Ukraine spur cultural preservation efforts

As missile strikes in Ukraine this week damaged libraries, museums and universities, Ukraine says repeated Russian attacks on cultural heritage amount to a “war crime” that have caused losses of hundreds of millions of euros. Among Ukrainians, the fight to preserve cultural heritage continues.

France 24

Putin warns of ‘global catastrophe’ if Nato troops clash with Russian forces

The Russian leader also claims he does not regret the invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

War in Ukraine: NGOs file complaint against TotalEnergies

A French and a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization have filed a complaint for alleged “complicity in war crimes” against TotalEnergies

The Independent UK

Russia cannot sustain renewed campaign of attacks on Ukraine, officials say

Western officials have said they do not currently see the situation as a ‘nuclear crisis’.

The Independent UK

Putin: Germany unlikely to accept gas via remaining Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Germany was unlikely to accept Russian gas from the one remaining undamaged line of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, two days after Berlin rejected his initial offer.

Reuters

Lithuanians remain calm, but prepare for potential conflict

Officials and locals are ready should Lithuania be dragged into the Ukraine war, and a sense of resilience dominates.

Al Jazeera

Russian defence minister's daughter appointed to deal with psychological war trauma

Yulia Shoigu, the Russian defence ministers daughter has been tasked with dealing with the psychological trauma of patients on the frontline, effected by the war. She admits people many feel "anxiety and fear"

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Elon Musk: SpaceX can't fund internet in Ukraine "indefinitely"

The “operation has cost SpaceX $80 million and will exceed $100 million by the end of the year," Musk tweeted.

Reuters

Putin says no need for massive new strikes on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday there was no need for massive new strikes on Ukraine and that Russia was not looking to destroy the country.

Reuters

Italy lower house elects pro-Putin right-winger as speaker

A pro-Russia, anti-gay politician was elected speaker of Italy's lower house of parliament on Friday, a day after a nationalist lawmaker who collects fascist memorabilia became speaker of the Senate.

Al Jazeera

Musk says SpaceX cannot fund Ukraine’s Starlink ‘indefinitely’

Statement by billionaire comes after Ukrainian ambassador attacked him over his proposed ‘peace plan’.

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The Guardian - UK

Red Cross frustrated by lack of access to PoWs in Russian-occupied Donetsk

ICRC responds to criticism from Zelenskiy, saying it is being refused entry to Olenivka prison

Radio France Internationale

French food firm Danone to withdraw from Russian dairy sector

French multinational Danone said Friday it planned to transfer control of its dairy and plant-based business in Russia, retaining only its infant nutrition branch. The company was one of the few multinationals to have remained in Russia after the Ukraine war broke out in February.

Reuters

U.S. to send munitions, military vehicles to Ukraine in latest aid package

The United States will send munitions and military vehicles to Ukraine as part of a new $725 million security assistance package aimed at bolstering the country's defense against the Russian invasion, the Defense Department said on Friday.

Reuters

Exclusive-EU ministers to discuss Iran drones to Russia, future sanctions - sources

European foreign ministers will on Monday discuss the transfer of Iranian drones to Russia and could come to a political agreement on future sanctions related to such activity, two diplomats said on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Westerners in no mood for concessions to Russia in Ukraine, poll finds

Exclusive: Survey shows strong support within alliance for tougher sanctions and Nato aid, but more pro-Russia views elsewhere

Reuters

Turkey backs Putin gas plan as Nord Stream faces long outage

Large sections of the damaged Nord Stream pipelines built to supply gas to Europe might need to be replaced, the head of Gazprom said, while Turkey on Friday backed Russian proposals to build a gas hub there as an alternative supply route.

The Conversation

Crippling civilian infrastructure has long been part of Russian generals' playbook – Putin is merely expanding that approach

In response to massive battlefield setbacks, Russia has increased its attacks in Ukraine on everything from power plants and dams to railways, pipelines and ports.

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