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How Putin lost hearts and minds in eastern Ukraine

The sham referendums serve only to highlight that many once pro-Russian Ukrainians are turning their backs on Moscow, says humanitarian worker Brian Milakovsky

The Guardian - UK

How ‘street justice’ and retribution complicate the war in Ukraine

Collaborators with Russian forces are being brought to justice – but not always through official means, as Kim Sengupta explains from Kramatorsk

The Independent UK

German foreign minister calls for clear message at UN against Russian annexation

Every vote will count next week when the United Nations General Assembly gathers to vote on a resolution to condemn Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Friday.

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UN rights body agrees to appoint expert to scrutinize Russia

The U.N.’s top human rights body has voted Friday to appoint an independent expert to step up scrutiny of Russia’s rights record at home

The Independent UK

For Europe, Biden’s ‘Armageddon’ warning can’t be dismissed

European leaders said Friday that President Joe Biden’s warning about “Armageddon” and Russia’s possible use of nuclear weapons shows the seriousness of the threat from Moscow’s escalation in Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Putin ‘directly criticised’ by member of inner circle over Ukraine war

Kremlin concedes some in Moscow ‘think we should act differently’ – but denies claim of direct confrontation

The Independent UK

Nobel Peace Prize jointly awarded to Belarus rights activist, Russian and Ukrainian groups

Human rights advocates in the former Soviet neighbors of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia won the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to fight authoritarian regimes as Europe’s worst military confrontation since World War II is roiling the region.

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Is OPEC ‘aligning with Russia’ after production cuts?

The United States has accused OPEC oil-producing nations of siding with Russia after a decision to cut oil output.

Al Jazeera

Biden's new Arctic strategy foresees competition with Russia, China

The United States on Friday unveiled a new strategy for the Arctic that foresees increasing competition with Russia and China in the strategic region.

Reuters

Russian PM has asked for role in Nord Stream probe, Sweden says

Russia's prime minister has sent a letter to the Swedish government requesting a role for Russian authorities in the investigation into the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipelines, Sweden's foreign ministry said on Friday.

Reuters

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sends message to Vladimir Putin on his 70th birthday

Kim Jong-un congratulated Vladimir Putin on his 70th birthday for "crushing the challenges and threats of the United States"

Daily Mirror

Kremlin lets state media report some Russian losses in Ukraine: ‘There’s a hunt for those responsible’

Authorities hope to bolster support for Russian forces by shifting the reporting policy and reporting battlefield failures without government-sanction spin

The Independent UK

Reactions to Nobel Peace Prize for rights defenders

Officials in Europe praised the awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to activists standing up for human rights and democracy in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

The Independent UK

Escaping Putin’s Russia: ‘We were worried he could be drafted any time’

Anna and her husband, who fled to Kazakhstan after mobilisation decree, are planning a new life in Turkey

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Al Jazeera

Who are the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize?

This year’s prestigious award was given to Ales Bialiatski, the Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties.

Reuters

Prosecutors arrest man suspected of selling computer chips to Russia

Dutch prosecutors on Friday said they had arrested a 55-year-old man on suspicion of selling computer chips that could be used in weapons to Russia, in violation of national sanctions law.

Reuters

Drone crashes into Russian military airfield northeast of Ukraine - governor

A drone has crashed into a military airfield in Russia's Kaluga region, just over 200 km (130 miles) northeast of Ukraine, the region's governor said on Friday.

Daily Mirror

Woman discovers why she didn't look like her dad - after mum wrongly accused of cheating

Doctors have been left feeling "disgraced" that human lives were toyed with after it was revealed 38 years later that two women were swapped as babies in Russia, as more cases are being uncovered

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Reuters

UN body votes to establish Russia human rights investigator

A U.N. human rights body comfortably passed a motion on Friday to appoint a new independent expert on alleged human rights abuses in Russia, accusing Moscow of creating a "climate of fear" through repression and violence.

Reuters

Factbox-Memorial: Chronicler of Soviet and recent crimes, banned by Putin

The banned Russian human rights organisation Memorial was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday alongside the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties and the Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski.

Daily Mirror

Russians signing up for Ukraine war 'expected to buy own helmets and body armour'

Conscripts in Vladimir Putin's invading Russian army are expected to spend thousands on a checklist of equipment before joining up - and then face being robbed by veterans, according to claims

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Hard labor will be death sentence for Pa. man detained in Russia

The Biden administration’s continues to fail U.S. citizen and Oakmont resident Marc Fogel, who was convicted in Russia of possessing less than an ounce of marijuana. In June, a Russian court sentenced Fogel, 61, to 14 years’ imprisonment at a labor camp. On Wednesday, his family announced that he had…

Evening Standard

Nobel Prize awarded to Ukraine, Russia and Belurus campaigners

A jailed Belarusian human rights activist and human rights organisations from Russia and Ukraine have been announced as winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.

Reuters

Ukraine's new central bank chief vows to ensure its independence

Ukraine's new central bank chief vowed on Friday to protect its independence and hailed the country's banking system for continuing to work "seamlessly" though the war with Russia.

The Independent UK

Putin’s defence minister ‘should have shot himself’, says Russian-installed official in rare public backlash

Chechen leaders also ridicule generals saying senior officials should be stripped of their ranks

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