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Ukraine recap: Ukraine launches major counteroffensive as Mikhail Gorbachev dies, opposing the war to the last

The death this week of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, who presided over its disintegration at the end of the 1980s, prompted an avalanche of tributes. These came mainly from outside Russia – where he was viewed with considerable ambivalence by much of the population who…

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Gorbachev died shocked and bewildered by Ukraine conflict - interpreter

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, was shocked and bewildered by the Ukraine conflict in the months before he died and psychologically crushed in recent years by Moscow's worsening ties with Kyiv, his interpreter said on Thursday.

Reuters

Eight to 12 inspectors to stay at Zaporizhzhia - Interfax, citing official

Around eight to 12 international nuclear inspectors are staying on at Ukraine's Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after IAEA chief Rafael Grossi left, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Thursday, citing the Russian-appointed chief administrator of the adjacent Russian-held town of Enerhodar.

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Seven powerful Russian figures who have died since Vladimir Putin launched Ukraine invasion

A seventh Russian businessman died on Thursday after reportedly falling from his hospital window

Evening Standard

Ukraine war: international tourism hit as Russian travellers disappear

Tourism destinations globally are seeing a significant hit to their economies as Russians stay at home due to war-related sanctions, with possible long-term effects on international tourism.

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Ukraine working to restart reactor at occupied nuclear plant- Energoatom chief

A long-awaited visit by U.N. experts to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant would be successful if it led to the "demilitarization" of the facility, the head of Ukraine's state nuclear company said on Thursday.

Reuters

German civil servants investigated over ‘spying for Russia’

Officials linked to energy supply suspected of trying to obstruct economic policies, reports Die Zeit

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Chelsea set to renew Arsen Zakharyan talks in January after £12.6m deal collapses due to Russian invasion

Chelsea will not sign Arsen Zakharyan this summer but could return for the Dynamo Moscow midfielder as early as January amid the complex rules around the transfer of Russian players.

Evening Standard

Nuclear inspectors seen leaving Zaporizhzhia plant - Reuters reporter

Some members of an inspection team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were seen leaving the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine on Thursday after spending several hours at the site, a Reuters reporter on the scene said.

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Russian oil boss who criticised Ukraine invasion dies after falling from window

State-linked media said his death was an apparent suicide

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Vladimir Putin visits Gorbachev's open casket as he denies him a state funeral

Vladimir Putin visited the coffin of recently deceased former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The pair were at odds, with Putin blaming him for the collapse of the vast Soviet empire

Daily Mirror

IAEA inspectors arrive at war-struck nuclear plant in Ukraine

Foreign monitors arrived at a nuclear plant held by Russian forces in Ukraine, even as shelling reported in the area threatened to put their high-stakes mission at risk.

Tribune News Service

Russia and China launch major military show of strength against West with 50,000 troops

The aim of the Pacific exercises is to show the joint resolve of Russia and China to stand up to the West, while also including other “allies” such as India and Mongolia

Daily Mirror

Pro-American Propaganda on Social Media Had Little Impact—Just Like Russian Propaganda on Social Media

Plus: Chinese censorship targets feminists, a new view of income inequality, and more...

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Vladimir Putin’s forces facing ‘severe manpower shortages’ in Ukraine, says US

Moscow expected to recruit convicted criminals from prisons for its military in exchange for pardons, says intelligence official

Reuters

Indian troops join Russian military exercise despite U.S. concerns

Soldiers from the Indian army have landed in Russia for a week-long military exercise, India's defence ministry said on Thursday, days after the United States said it had concerns about any country exercising with Russia now.

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Gorbachev and glasnost: how his fragile legacy of free speech has been destroyed by Putin

Mikhail Gorbachev was only Soviet leader for a little over six years, from 1985 to 1991, but they were six years that changed both his country and the world. His policies of perestroika (reconstruction) and glasnost (openness) gave ordinary citizens the opportunity to exercise real political freedoms, including freedom of…

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Macron vows to prevent Russia from winning war in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to keep up France’s humanitarian, economic and military support to Ukraine and to bolster European unity as a way to pile pressure on Russia and prevent it from winning its war in the country

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Vladimir Putin preparing Doomsday drone missile that could cause 'radioactive tsunami'

Vladimir Putin's Russian navy is readying itself to launch the K-329 Belgorod is an Oscar II-class guided-missile fast attack vessel which can carry the Poseidon torpedo

The Independent UK

Gorbachev remembered fondly in Germany for enabling unity

Mikhail Gorbachev was enduringly popular in Germany for enabling the country’s reunification after four decades of post-World War II division — and setting the scene for the peaceful collapse of communism that made it possible

The Guardian - UK

Russia-linked firm could gain stake in company behind UK’s national lottery

PPF in line to acquire shares in Allwyn Entertainment, whose UK arm won lottery licence from Camelot

The Guardian - UK

Russian oil executive dies in fall from Moscow hospital window

Ravil Maganov was chair of Russia’s biggest private oil company, Lukoil, which has criticised Ukraine invasion

Reuters

Macron vows long-term support for Ukraine, cites need to keep Russia contact

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he would continue to dialogue with Russia to help prevent the Ukraine conflict escalating, but pledged France's unwavering support for Kyiv in what he said would be a long war.

Reuters

Russia warns Moldova not to threaten its troops in breakaway region

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Moldova on Thursday that threatening the security of Russian troops in the breakaway region of Transdniestria risked triggering military confrontation with Moscow.

The Independent UK

Russian oil firm boss dies ‘falling out of hospital window’ after criticism of Ukraine war

Lukoil, the Kremlin’s second-largest oil producer, called for an end to the conflict in March

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