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Putin says Russia will post budget surplus this year, GDP to decline 'around 2%'

Russia will post a budget surplus this year, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, forecasting a much shallower economic contraction than previously thought as Russia has overcome the worst impact of Western sanctions.

Reuters

Defiant Vladimir Putin says his war in Ukraine will strengthen Russia

VLADIVISTOK: President Vladimir Putin said Russia will emerge stronger from his invasion of Ukraine as he lashed out at US and European “sanctions fever” in response to the war.

The Times of India

EU plans to cap Russian gas price as Putin warns West of winter freeze

The European Union proposed a price cap on Russian gas on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin threatened to cut off all energy supplies if it took such a step, raising the risk of rationing in some of the world's richest countries this winter.

Reuters

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Ukrainian citizens seeking war reparations face uphill struggle

Vitalii Zhyvotovskyi, a 51-year old from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, is trying to rebuild his house after it was heavily damaged during Russia’s occupation of the area earlier this year. The roof was destroyed, the inside gutted by fire and many of the windows blown out.

Reuters

Putin says ‘impossible’ to isolate Russia, hails strong Asia ties

Russian president calls Western sanctions a ‘threat to the entire world’, downplays impact at home.

Al Jazeera

China's trade with Russia picks up speed in August

Chinese shipments to and from Russia accelerated in August compared with a month earlier, contrasting with slower flows elsewhere amid weak global demand.

Reuters

Explainer-What weapons could North Korea send to Russia?

Russia could be about to buy millions of artillery shells and rockets from old Cold-War ally North Korea, the White House said, an allegation immediately dismissed as "fake" by Russia's ambassador to the United Nations.

Reuters

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India keen to strengthen partnership with Russia on Arctic subjects: PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi said connectivity will play a key role in India's relationships with the region

The Hindu

Shelling goes on near Ukraine nuclear plant, despite risks

A Ukrainian official says Russian has renewed its shelling in the area of Ukraine’s huge nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

Putin says journalist jailed for 22 years shared secrets with Western intelligence

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said a former journalist who was jailed for 22 years on treason charges had transferred confidential information to Western intelligence agencies.

Reuters

Ukraine weighs shutdown at Russian-held nuclear plant, urges evacuations

Ukraine said on Wednesday it might have to shut down the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to avoid a disaster and called on residents in areas near the embattled facility to evacuate for their own safety.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: Why is Xi Jinping's Central Asia trip important?

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a visit to the neighboring Central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this month in what would be his first overseas visits since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019

The Independent UK

Peace talks on Ukraine are essential

The U.S. and Britain sabotaged peace talks in favor of grinding, endless war. Ukraine's people are paying the price

Salon

Shakhtar Donetsk enjoy emotional celebrations as RB Leipzig boss sacked after thrashing

RB Leipzig sacked manager Domenico Tedesco after they lost 4-1 to Shakhtar Donetsk in the latter club's first Champions League match since Ukraine was invaded by Russia

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R.I.P. Europe's energy system

Without Russian natural gas, Europe is rebuilding its energy system on the fly

The Independent UK

Putin mocks West, says Russia will press on in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow will continue its military action in Ukraine until reaching its goals and mocked Western attempts to drive Russia into a corner with sanctions

Reuters

Vietnam PM says respects Russia relations, hopes to boost cooperation

Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Wednesday Vietnam always respects its relationship with Russia, and hopes to further boost their cooperation.

The Independent UK

Ukraine says grain coming to Somalia, but Russia skeptical

Ukraine’s president says tons of grain from his country will arrive in the coming weeks in Somalia, where famine approaches and the global crises of food security and climate change put millions at risk

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Myanmar conflict under control, junta chief says

The crisis in Myanmar is under control and the ruling military will do all in its power to hold elections next year as planned, providing the vote can be free from foreign interference, its leader said.

The Independent UK

Putin, Xi to meet at in Uzbekistan next week, official says

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet next week at a summit in Uzbekistan, a Russian official said Wednesday

Reuters

Baltic nations to restrict entry of Russians, hindering access to EU

European Union members Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have agreed to restrict the entry of Russian citizens travelling from Russia and Belarus, their foreign ministers said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Zaporizhzhia: Ukraine backs UN call for safe zone at nuclear power plant occupied by Russia

The UN has said it is ‘gravely concerned’ about the situation at the plant after a visit by inspectors

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: After Gorbachev’s death, Putin wants the world to know he is the ‘anti-Gorbi’

In early 1990, when Mikhail Gorbachev’s efforts to liberalize Soviet life were in full flower, I was on a journalistic exchange with a Russian newspaper — Moscow News — at the apex of the glasnost (“openness”) campaign.

Reuters

Putin says Ukraine government is 'illegitimate regime'

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday repeated his assertion that the Ukrainian government is an "illegitimate regime," saying it was founded after a "coup" in 2014.

The Independent UK

‘Desperate’ Putin could be gearing up to buy ‘millions’ of North Korean shells and rockets, White House says

Russia’s weapons purchase ‘just another indication of how desperate Putin’s becoming’, says US

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