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Russia's Remaining Independent Journalists Suffer for Their Work

Journalists often do their best work in places that offer the least welcoming environment.

Reason

Ukraine war refugees top 5 million as assault intensifies

The U.N. refugee agency says more than 5 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russian troops invaded the country

The Independent UK

Russian and Belarusian players to be banned from Wimbledon – reports

Daniil Medvedev and Aryna Sabalenka are among those affected

The Independent UK

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Finnish MPs open debate on joining Nato

HELSINKI: Finland's parliament Wednesday will open a debate on whether to seek Nato membership, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked a surge in political and public support for joining the military alliance.

Bangkok Post

EU preparing measures to prevent Russia from evading sanctions, Latvia says

The European Union is preparing new measures to prevent Russia from evading sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics told a news conference on Wednesday.

Reuters

More than 5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russian invasion began, UN refugee agency says

A further 7 million people are also thought to be displaced within Ukraine

The Independent UK

In Russia, the truth has been criminalised. Lies are a weapon of war

Before February 24, I don’t think I’d ever called Vladimir Putin a liar on air but when Russia’s president launched his invasion of Ukraine, claiming he had to “save” Russian-speakers from “genocide”, I was in Ukraine and I knew that was a lie. Journalists don’t often use the word, but…

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Free speech: Casualty of Ukraine war?

Social media is now silencing anyone who challenges the dominant narrative, whether from the right or the left

Salon

Number of refugees fleeing Ukraine war tops 5 million-UN agency

The number of people fleeing Ukraine to escape Russia's invasion has passed 5 million in Europe's worst refugee crisis since the end of World War Two, U.N. refugee agency said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Wimbledon on collision course with tennis world after player ban

Russian and Belarusian players have been banned from Wimbledon and all other grass-court events in Britain this summer in response to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian commander in Mariupol says forces ‘facing last days, if not hours’

Marine commander appeals for help as another Russian ultimatum calling for remaining troops in city to surrender expires

The Guardian - UK

Wimbledon bans Russian and Belarusian players from Championships after Ukraine invasion

Wimbledon has banned all Russian and Belarusian players from this summer’s Championships, due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Liberal Russian radio station loses appeal against being taken off air

A Moscow court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy, one of the leading current affairs channels in Russia, against the authorities' move to take it off air over its coverage of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Japan Formally Revokes Russia's 'Most Favored Nation' Status

Japan formally revoked Russia's “most favored nation” trade status Wednesday over its invasion of Ukraine, as Tokyo steps up sanctions amid revelations of the Russian military's widespread atrocities against civilians. The stripping of Russia’s trade status is Japan's latest move against Moscow and was part of a list of sanctions…

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Ukraine repelling intense Russian offensive in east

Shelling and strikes in Donbas increasing but Russians hampered by logistical problems, UK claims. Plus, Biden’s $6bn effort to save nuclear plants

Reuters

Biden hosts military chiefs as Ukraine crisis intensifies

President Joe Biden convened U.S. military leaders on Wednesday in an annual White House gathering taking on special significance as the war in Ukraine enters a risky new phase and Washington plans more weapons assistance.

The Independent UK

Russian captain of Black Sea landing ship killed in Ukraine invasion in latest blow for Putin

The captain was the commander of Caesar Kunikov, part of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

Reuters

EU Council's Michel makes surprise visit to Kyiv

European Council President Charles Michel made an unexpected visit to Kyiv on Wednesday, following a trip to the Ukrainian capital by the head of the EU's executive earlier this month to show support for the nation fighting a Russian invasion.

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Benzinga

57% Swedes Now Support Country Joining NATO Amid Russia Threat, Poll Finds

A new finding shows that a growing majority of Swedes are in favor of joining NATO, amid ever-increasing tensions with Russia.

Caixin Global

The U.S. Isn't Going to Slacken Scrutiny After Ending the ‘China Initiative’

While the controversial China Initiative targeted mainly academics and researchers of Chinese descent for alleged espionage, the nascent Nation-State Threat Strategy significantly expands its enforcement scope to broader economic and ideological interests

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 56

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 56th day, we take a look at the main developments.

The Independent UK

Ukraine news - live: Mariupol troops face ‘last hours’ in Azovstal steel plant

Kyiv has accused Kremlin of bombing a hospital sheltering up to 300 people in besieged port city

ABC News

Russian forces have taken the first city in the 'battle for Donbas'. Here's what we know

Russian forces have seized the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine, a sign the "battle for Donbas" has well and truly begun as Russia shifts focus to claim Ukraine's industrial heartlands.

Daily Mirror

Daniil Medvedev out of Wimbledon as Russians and Belarusians banned from competition

Daniil Medvedev is set to miss Wimbledon along with other Russian players, such as Andrey Rublev and Aryna Sabalenka, and Belarusians have also been banned

Reuters

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

About 1,000 civilians remained trapped at a steel plant where Ukrainian forces are making their last stand in the besieged city of Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after a Russian ultimatum to surrender or die expired on Wednesday.

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