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Russia to Enforce Search Engine Disclaimers on Five Foreign IT Firms

Russia's state communications regulator said on Friday it was taking punitive measures against five foreign IT companies for violating online content laws, which could require search engines to include a disclaimer about the violations. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, said it was imposing measures against ByteDance's TikTok, Telegram messaging service, Zoom Video…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Latest US Aid Package to Ukraine Includes Surveillance Drones

President Joe Biden's latest security assistance package for Ukraine includes surveillance drones and for the first time mine-resistant vehicles, a senior US defense official said on Friday. Since Russian troops poured over the Ukrainian border in February in what Russian President Vladimir Putin termed a "special military operation," the conflict…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Panel rules Justice improperly withheld memo in Russia probe

The Justice Department under Attorney General William Barr improperly withheld portions of an internal memorandum Barr cited in publicly announcing that then-President Donald Trump had not committed obstruction of justice in the Russia investigation

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Shelling of Europe's biggest nuclear power plant exposes multiple risks – a nuclear expert tells us what they are

Shelling has recently intensified at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, raising international safety concerns. Ukrainian staff continue to operate the massive plant under strict control and stressful conditions.

The Conversation

Amethi unit all set to make AK-203 rifles

Russia to send equipment shortly

The Hindu

Putin’s war in Ukraine at a standstill, Western officials say

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is at a near-operational standstill, with neither side currently able to launch an offensive that would materially affect the course of the conflict, according to an assessment from Western officials.

Tribune News Service

Russia writes to U.N. Security Council over 'provocation' at Ukraine nuclear plant -TASS

Russia has submitted a letter to the United Nations Security Council warning of planned "provocations" by Ukraine at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, TASS reported on Friday citing a diplomat.

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Pro-Russian, So-Called DPR Shows Glimpse Of Their Soldiers Training

"Servicemen of the NM DPR continue to improve their effectiveness at the training grounds of the Republic," says the DPR's Militia

Zenger

Pro-Russian, So-Called DPR Shows Off Tank Unit In Action In Donetsk Region

“Servicemen of the DPR strike at the positions of Ukrainian nationalists in the Avdiivka direction,” says the People's Militia.

Zenger

Finnish PM defends dancing, takes drug test to clear herself

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin has taken a drug test “for her own legal protection” after a video was leaked of her at her private party dancing and lip-syncing

The Independent UK

Russia holding war games in Venezuela, sending alarming signals throughout Latin America

Snipers from Russia and other countries hostile to the United States are competing in war games being held this week in Venezuela in events described as Olympic games for soldiers that were organized not only to show that Moscow still has friends but also that some of them are in…

Miami Herald

Putin agreed to send IAEA mission to Ukraine plant, Macron's office says

French President Emmanuel Macron told his Russian counterpart on Friday that he is concerned about safety risks at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, the Elysee said, adding that Putin had agreed to send a mission of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the site.

Reuters

Crimea: Ukraine uses new tactics to attempt to take back strategic territory from Russia

Russian president Vladimir Putin has reportedly replaced the commander of his Black Sea fleet just three days after an attack on the Russian Saki airbase in Crimea, as Ukraine’s military strategy shifts towards regaining territory in the south, and especially Crimea.

The Conversation

UN chief Guterres visits Odesa, calls for full access to Ukrainian grain

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says more needs to be done to ensure full global access to Ukrainian food products and Russian food and fertilisers on a visit to the Black Sea port of Odesa.

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Factbox-Ukraine's battlefield nuclear plant: what are the risks?

The world nuclear watchdog has said fighting around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is "very alarming" and that it urgently needs to send inspectors to assess the risks.

Reuters

Russia says Putin and Macron hold call, discuss Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Russian food exports

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the situation in Ukraine in a phone call on Friday, the Kremlin said.

Reuters

China's Xi plans visit to Central Asia to meet Putin next month - WSJ

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is planning to travel to Central Asia to meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin and other leaders at a regional summit next month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Wales Online

Ukraine trips offer tourists chance to view war-torn nation's famous landmarks

Prices of sightseeing tours range from 38 to 200 euros with all profits going to help refugees of the conflict with Russia

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The Independent UK

Ukraine: Russian workers at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ‘told not to show up’ as military trucks ‘seen inside’

Both Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power station

Tribune News Service

War-hit Ukraine atomic plant poses risks to Europe’s energy grid

Diplomats concerned about an atomic accident at a war-damaged nuclear power plant in Ukraine should also turn their attention to a larger and looming danger, according to engineers who study critical infrastructure.

The Guardian - UK

Macron calls Putin over fears Russia is weaponising captured nuclear plant

Putin agrees to allow inspectors to travel to Zaporizhzhia plant, French president says, amid fears of radioactive accident if it is taken off grid

Al Jazeera

More blasts in Russian-held areas far from Ukraine front lines

Ukraine hopes new ability to hit Russian targets deep behind front lines can turn the tide of the war.

The Independent UK

Blasts behind Russian lines had major psychological effect on Putin – officials

The explosions in Crimea last week put more than half of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet combat jets out of use.

Benzinga

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Reuters Pilot Strike, Delayed Aircraft Delivery Force SAS To Cancel 1,700 Flights

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Half of Russia's Black Sea fleet's combat jets out of operation - Western official

Blasts at the Saky air base in the annexed Crimean peninsula earlier this month have put more than half of the Russian Black Sea fleet's naval aviation combat jets out of use, a Western official said on Friday.

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