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Putin says 50,000 mobilised Russian soldiers serving with combat units - Interfax

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that 50,000 Russian soldiers called up as part of his mobilisation drive were now fighting with combat units in Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported.

Reuters

David Tennant recreates photo of poisoned Alexander Litvinenko lying in hospital

The outspoken critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin was poisoned in 2006.

The Independent UK

Kyiv warns of more blackouts and evacuations as Russia pounds power stations

‘If you have extended family or friends outside Kyiv, where there is autonomous water supply, an oven, heating please keep in mind the possibility of staying there for a certain amount of time,’ says Kyiv mayor

The Independent UK

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Vladimir Putin’s ‘goddaughter returns to Russia' 12 days after fleeing to avoid arrest

Putin has known Ksenia Sobchak since her childhood and attended her Orthodox baptism, prompting claims he is her godfather - and some believe he intervened in the case

Daily Mirror

Row brews in Iran over use of its drones in Ukraine war by Russia

Conservative cleric and a newspaper editor openly critical of government’s stance on weapons it supplied to Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Russia seized their planes. Now South Florida firms sue insurers over alleged loss

The war in Ukraine is creating financial stress for two aircraft leasing companies in South Florida whose planes are being held hostage in Russia.

Tribune News Service

Sanctions on Russia 'are working', US deputy treasury secretary says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo discussed the sanctions imposed on Moscow in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "The sanctions are working and that's why Russia is working so hard to evade them," he said. Adeyemo also discussed the cap on the…

France 24

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More flights to Florida after Heathrow take-off slots change hands due to Ukraine war

Virgin Atlantic launches new Tampa route after Russian carrier Aeroflot loses airport access

Evening Standard

Russia issues rare denial of "pointless losses" by marines in Ukraine

Russia's defence ministry took the rare step on Monday of denying allegations that a naval infantry unit had suffered disastrous losses of men and equipment in a futile offensive in eastern Ukraine.

Reuters

Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog

Botswana has won its bid to host the permanent secretariat of the Kimberley Process (KP), the grouping that certifies that diamonds are not used to fund rebel groups, but its members remain divided over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia's Prigozhin admits interfering in U.S. elections

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday he had interfered in U.S. elections and would continue doing so in future, the first such admission from a figure implicated by Washington in efforts to influence American politics.

Reuters

Germany: Ukraine should decide when to hold peace talks with Russia

A spokesperson for the German government on Monday said it is up to Ukraine to decide when to hold peace talks with Russia, adding that Moscow has also been reluctant to participate in them.

Reuters

Russian troops slam Putin’s 'incompetent' chiefs for ‘massacre’ that lost them 300 troops

The Kremlin's troops attacked the “incompetent” generals for treating them as “meat” and demanded in a letter that Putin is personally told of the alleged massacre at Pavlivka

Daily Mirror

UN Chief at Climate Summit: Humanity Must Cooperate or Perish

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told countries gathered at the start of the COP27 summit in Egypt on Monday they face a stark choice: work together now to cut emissions or condemn future generations to climate catastrophe. The speech was intended to set an urgent tone as governments sit down…

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Kremlin Declines to Comment on Reported Ukraine Talks with Biden Aide

The Kremlin declined to comment on Monday on a Wall Street Journal report that Washington had held undisclosed talks with top Russian officials about avoiding further escalation in the Ukraine war. According to the report, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held talks with aides to President Vladimir Putin in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Authorities: Power Back on in Occupied Kherson

Russian-appointed authorities say they are working to partially restore power in the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson following what they have called a Ukrainian terrorist attack on power lines. The southern city in the region that Moscow illegally annexed in September was cut off from power and water supplies on…

The Independent UK

Russian authorities: Power back on in occupied Kherson

Russian-appointed authorities in the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson say power is currently being partially restored following what they have called a Ukrainian terrorist attack on power lines

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Serbia is shifting closer to Russia – here's why

Putin is the world leader that Serbs admire the most and 95% of Serbs see Russia as a true ally, compared to only 11% who see the EU that way, despite the EU being Serbia’s major financial supporter, according to a recent poll.

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Reuters

Kremlin declines to comment on reported Ukraine talks with Biden aide

The Kremlin declined to comment on Monday on a Wall Street Journal report that Washington had held undisclosed talks with top Russian officials about avoiding further escalation in the Ukraine war.

Bangkok Post

Buried phones, bribes and paranoia: life under Russian occupation

ZAPORIZHZHIA: One couple buried their phones in the garden to keep them from being seized by the Russian invaders.

France 24

Putin says 50,000 mobilised Russian soldiers serving with combat units

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that 50,000 Russian soldiers called up as part of his mobilisation drive were now serving with combat units in Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported. Read our live blog to see how the day's events unfold. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

Reuters

Grid operator tells Ukrainians to brace for more blackouts

Ukraine's grid operator told consumers to brace for more blackouts in Kyiv and other regions on Monday as it seeks to reduce the strain on energy infrastructure damaged by Russian missile and drone attacks.

The Independent UK

Kyiv region still struggles 6 months after Russian retreat

More than six months after Russian forces retreated from the towns around the Ukrainian capital, residents of the region are still struggling to rebuild their lives

Reuters

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Missile strikes on Ukraine kill one

Russia carried out its second major round of missile attacks on Ukraine in three days, Ukrainian officials said, with explosions reported throughout the country on New Year's Eve.

Evening Standard

Russia ‘will struggle to gain control of Ukraine’s skies after losses’, says UK

Russia’s aircraft losses ‘likely significantly’ outpace ability to manufacture new planes

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