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Russia near to defaulting on overseas debts, says rating agency

Attempts by Moscow to pay creditors in roubles as a result of being cut off from foreign currency reserves could breach loan terms

The Guardian - UK

CIA director says U.S. can't "take lightly" Russian nuclear threat in Ukraine

He stressed the intel community has seen nothing to suggest an imminent strike.

Axios

Russia again targets Kyiv, Zelenskyy denounces Kremlin’s ‘suicidal’ war

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Thunderous blasts echoed in the capital, Kyiv, and in Ukraine’s eastern battle zone on Friday, a day after Russia’s most important warship in the Black Sea sank while being towed to port.

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For Ukrainian competitors Invictus Games are break from war

Until a few days ago, Volodymyr Musyak was on the front lines defending Ukraine from Russia’s devastating assault on his nation

The Independent UK

How hypersonic missiles work and the unique threats they pose – an aerospace engineer explains

Russia used a hypersonic missile against a Ukrainian arms depot in the western part of the country on March 18, 2022. That might sound scary, but the technology the Russians used is not particularly advanced. However, next-generation hypersonic missiles that Russia, China and the U.S. are developing do pose a…

The Conversation

North Macedonia orders another six Russian diplomats to leave the country

North Macedonia's Foreign Ministry on Friday ordered six Russian diplomats to leave the country over violations of diplomatic norms, the second such expulsion in less than a month, a statement said.

Reuters

Exclusive-Ukraine's top steelmaker vows never to work under Russian occupation

Ukraine's biggest steelmaker Metinvest vowed on Friday never to operate under Russian occupation and said that more than a third of the nation's metallurgy production capacity was now out of action due to the siege of the city of Mariupol.

Reuters

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The sinking of the Moskva: what do we know, and why does it matter?

Russia has acknowledged the ship has sunk but will not say it was hit by a Ukrainian missile

The Guardian - UK

Russian Deputy PM says several buyers agree to pay in roubles for Russian gas

Several buyers of Russian gas have agreed to switch to payments in roubles, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday.

Reuters

Russia threatens to increase bombings on Kyiv

It comes after Russia announced the sinking of the flagship of its Black Sea fleet.

Axios

Volodymyr Zelensky praises Ukrainians for withstanding 50 days of war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told his people they should be proud of surviving 50 days under Russian invasion when the invading forces “gave us a maximum of five”.

Evening Standard

Spy games: expulsion of diplomats shines light on Russian espionage

The war in Ukraine has prompted an exodus of Russian ‘diplomats’. Does it mark the end of an era?

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin's next move revealed as Russian President plans May 9 victory day

Russia observes May 9 as the anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the date appears to have been earmarked by Vladimir Putin to declare the end of the Ukraine invasion, an expert told the Mirror

Daily Mirror

Russia blocks The Moscow Times' Russian-language website

Russia on Friday blocked access to the Russian-language website of The Moscow Times due to a story about the conflict in Ukraine, the newspaper said.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Russia’s revenge: Putin attacks Ukrainian factory that makes anti-ship missiles after warship Moskva sinks

Police say 900 bodies have been found since Russian forces withdrew from Kyiv region

Daily Mirror

Russian soldier admits shelling own country so they can blame Ukraine

In a telephone call, recently released by Ukrainian security services, what they claimed was a Russian soldier confessed to firing on his own country and blaming Ukraine for the attack

Asharq Al-Awsat

Soaring Costs Put Turkey’s Energy Importer under Pressure to Hike Prices

Soaring world energy costs are piling pressure on Turkey's state energy importer BOTAS to further hike prices as it falls deeper into the red, even as manufacturers complain that recent price rises threaten their operations. The pipeline operator and trading company needed a 100 billion lira ($6.8 billion) payment from…

The Independent UK

Russian state TV says Ukraine invasion ‘has already escalated into World War 3’

Viewers were told to ‘recognise’ that Russia is now ‘fighting against Nato infrastructure, if not Nato itself’

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Hikes Fuel Prices amid Global Inflationary Pressures

The Egyptian government increased fuel prices by nearly three percent on Friday, as global inflationary pressures spike in the wake of Russia's war on Ukraine. The new prices were announced on the cabinet's Facebook page and came into effect Friday morning. The price of 95 octane gasoline increased to 9.75…

Al Jazeera

Russia threatens to up Kyiv strikes over cross-border attacks

Moscow says it hit a ‘military’ factory outside of Ukraine’s capital in response to ‘sabotage’ in Russia.

Daily Record

Huge bombing in several Ukrainian cities as ‘livid’ Putin seeks ship ‘revenge’

Loud bombs have been heard going off in Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine after the sinking of Russia’s Black Sea flagship.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Russia’s Black Sea flagship sinks

Kremlin says it will reinforce borders including nuclear weapons if Sweden and Finland join Nato. Plus, Islamic State ‘Beatles’ member convicted

France 24

Residents of Ukraine's Kramatorsk left behind after train station strike halts evacuations

After a Russian airstrike claimed the lives of at least 50 civilians trying to leave the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on April 8, the residents who still remain are facing a tough choice: make the best of life in a ghost town or try to evacuate on their own.

The Independent UK

Footage of British POW held over Ukraine resistance is ‘propaganda’, family say

Aiden Aslin, 28, appeared to blame Ukraine for not ending the war with Russia in an interview allegedly broadcast on Kremlin-controlled television.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dropped by Met, Netrebko to Sing at Monte Carlo Opera

Soprano Anna Netrebko has been hired by the Monte Carlo Opera to sing this month following the Metropolitan Opera’s decision to drop her for failing to repudiate Russia President Vladimir Putin. The Monte Carlo Opera said Thursday that Netrebko will sing the title role in Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” in performances…

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