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EU eyes oil price cap, more high-tech export curbs in new Russia sanctions

The European Union is looking at an oil price cap, tighter curbs on high-tech exports to Russia and more sanctions against individuals, diplomats said on Thursday, in response to what the West condemned as a new escalation in Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Britons released from Russia meet their families after months in captivity

Pro-Russia separatists had held the prisoners, and it was feared they would be executed for fighting for Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine frees Putin ally in swap deal for hundreds of troops

Ukraine handed over a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin in exchange for hundreds of prisoners of war including many captured in a landmark battle, a swap that outraged pro-Kremlin propagandists.

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Putin’s call-up brings reality of war home to many Russians

President Vladimir Putin’s order to call up as many as 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine triggered alarm and demonstrations as Russians were forced to confront the reality of the deadly conflict.

Tribune News Service

Erdogan says prisoner exchange is important step towards ending Ukraine war

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the prisoner swap carried out by Russia and Ukraine, involving almost 300 people and mediated by Turkey, was an important step towards ending the war, Turkish broadcaster NTV reported on Thursday.

Reuters

Erdogan says discussed with Putin flights from Russia to northern Cyprus -NTV

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted by broadcaster NTV on Thursday as saying that he discussed the start of direct flights from Russia to northern Cyprus with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

Ukraine energy ministry deletes statement on talk of possible Rosatom sanctions

Ukraine on Thursday deleted a statement saying Energy Minister German Galushchenko had discussed the possibility of sanctions on Russia's nuclear power supplier Rosatom with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.

Reuters

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Ukraine war: Lavrov walks out of UN security council; Russians flee country to avoid military draft – as it happened

Queues seen at Russia’s land borders and flights sell out as Moscow begins drafting citizens into army to fight in Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Five Britons captured in Ukraine by pro-Russian forces ‘back in UK’

It is understood John Harding, Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill were set free alongside Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin and landed in Britain on Thursday.

The Independent UK

More than 1,300 arrested in anti-war protests across Russia

Demonstrators heard shouting ‘send Putin to the trenches’

The Independent UK

Number of Russians crossing border has ‘intensified’ after Putin’s mobilisation order, Finland says

‘The number has clearly picked up,’ says one official

The Independent UK

Iran’s protesters have had enough after Mahsa Amini’s death

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

US to step up its criticism of Russia at UN Security Council

The United States and its allies plan to ramp up criticism of Russia for its war in Ukraine and press other countries to join in their forceful condemnations of the conflict

The Independent UK

EU says members will need joint position on Russians arriving at borders

The European Union will need to establish a joint position on requests for entry by Russians fleeing their country due to the war in Ukraine, the bloc's executive said on Thursday.

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The Independent UK

Russian influencer ‘facing six years in prison for using Instagram’

‘Are you serious? Me? An 18-year-old fashion blogger?’

Radio France Internationale

Russia's mobilisation of reservists spurs protests, mass exodus

Russian security forces on Wednesday detained more than 1,300 people at protests denouncing the mobilisation of reservists hours after President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's first military draft since World War Two.

Reuters

Kremlin: reports of exodus of fighting-age men are exaggerated

The Kremlin on Thursday said reports of an exodus of draft-age men from Russia after President Vladimir Putin's announcement of a partial mobilisation were "exaggerated".

The Independent UK

Five Britons captured by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine ‘return to the UK’

It is understood John Harding, Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill have been released alongside Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin.

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The Independent UK

Baltics say no automatic asylum for Russians fleeing draft

The three Baltic states say they are not prepared to automatically offer asylum to Russians fleeing mobilization into the military

The Independent UK

No let-up in hostilities in Ukraine despite prisoner swap

Officials say Russian missile strikes in the southern city of Zaporizhzha left one person dead and five others wounded as Ukrainian shelling in Russian-controlled Donetsk city killed at least five people

Manchester Evening News

'My heart is broken', says mum of Manchester aid worker killed in Ukraine as British prisoners released by pro-Russia forces

The body of Paul Urey, 45, showed signs of 'unspeakable torture' after he died in captivity

The Independent UK

EU talks up Russia sanctions but consensus may prove elusive

European Union officials say the world's biggest trading bloc is determined to impose more sanctions on Russia

Bangkok Post

Chinese power firms lobby Myanmar to buy Russian gas

Chinese companies operating in Myanmar’s electricity generation sector have asked the junta for assistance in importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia, the news outlet Frontier Myanmar reported Thursday.

Daily Mirror

Men called to Putin's war get 4 hours' warning as wives threaten to break husband's legs

Queues have formed at borders and airports as citizens attempt to flee Russia after Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation, sending men to war in Ukraine

Reuters

Teenager among six killed in shelling of Donetsk market

At least six civilians including a teenager were killed in a missile strike on the centre of the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk on Thursday, Russian-backed authorities said.

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