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Xi keeps China investors guessing with mystery Politburo meeting

NEW DELHI: Investors looking for signals on China’s plans to tackle Covid-19, the economic slowdown or Russia’s war in Ukraine were left disappointed this week, when the Communist Party’s Politburo released a mysteriously brief statement from its latest meeting.

The Times of India

Kremlin 'concerned' about U.S. 'complete misunderstanding' of Putin

Suggestions by U.S. officials that President Vladimir Putin's advisers are afraid to tell him awkward truths about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine show how little they understand him or Russia's government, the Kremlin said on Thursday.

Reuters

Russia confirms ex-U.S. Marine Trevor Reed is on hunger strike

Russia's state prison service confirmed on Thursday that jailed ex-U.S. Marine Trevor Reed had declared a hunger strike on March 28 to protest over disciplinary action against him, but said that he had repeatedly tested negative for tuberculosis.

Reuters

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Ukraine lunchtime briefing: Russian troops defect while Vladimir Putin faces trouble at home

Commanders have been visiting captured and surrendered Russian troops 'in order to select those who wish to serve'

Wales Online

Who is the Butcher of Mariupol? Sanctioned Russian colonel accused of Ukraine hospital bombing

UK sanctions Mikhail Mizintsev who is accused of ordering bombing of children’s hospital and theatre where civilians were sheltering

The Independent UK

Explainer-Russia's internet crackdown

On the day Russian troops poured into Ukraine, Russia's state communications regulator Roskomnadzor put out a statement, demanding that media outlets only use official Russian sources to cover the "special operation" in Ukraine. Otherwise they could be blocked and face a fine of up to 5 million roubles.

Reuters

Ukraine shares ‘surrender for cash’ codeword in guide for Russian troops

Russian soldiers told they can expect 5 million rubles (£46,500) if they surrender in Ukraine

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The top Russian sniper married to rebel commander who claims he's killed 100 Ukrainians

Irina Starikova is reportedly a mother-of-two and Russian sniper who operated in the separatist Donbas region and married Alexander Ogrenich, who was on the run from Belarus where he had a string of convictions

Daily Mirror

Turkey says gas pipeline with Israel not possible in short term

A potential gas pipeline project between Turkey and Israel is not possible in the short-term and building an alternative system to cut dependence on Russia will not happen quickly, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin 'being misled about Russian war by his advisors' claims GCHQ chief

Sir Jeremy Fleming, head of GCHQ, said Russian leader Vladimir Putin underestimated how strong the international reaction would be in response to his decision to invade Ukraine

Daily Mirror

IMF Warns Russia Sanctions Could Hurt US Dollar Dominance, Cause Fragmentation In Global Financial System: FT

IMF's first deputy MD Gita Gopinath warned that the Western sanctions on Russia could create small currency blocs based on trade between separate groups of countries, the Financial Times reports. All of which could gradually dilute the dominance of the U.S. dollar leading to a more fragmented international monetary system. Gopinath…

Benzinga

UK sanctions Russian media organisations, targeting disinformation

Britain on Thursday announced sanctions on 14 more Russian entities and people, including on state media organisations behind RT and Sputnik and some of their senior figures, saying it was targetting those who push out President Vladimir Putin's "fake news and narratives".

Reuters

Erdogan says oligarch Abramovich was part of Russian delegation at Istanbul talks -media

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who is sanctioned by European nations over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, was part of Russia's delegation at peace negotiations in Istanbul this week, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying on Thursday.

Reuters

Putin Said Timing Premature for Ukraine Ceasefire, Says Draghi

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi that conditions were not yet in place for a ceasefire in Ukraine, Draghi told a news conference on Thursday when asked about a telephone call with Putin the previous day. Draghi also said that Putin told him that current gas…

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Russia's Jehovah's Witnesses caught up in "extremist" law

In the early morning of Feb. 15, 2019, armed police and intelligence agents burst into Timofey Zhukov's home in Surgut, an oil town in western Siberia. They knocked him to the floor, then began searching his belongings, he said.

Reuters

Ukraine wants Red Cross cooperation on Ukrainians relocated to Russia

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Thursday he was working with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on the return of Ukrainians who have been "abducted or forcibly relocated" to Russia.

Evening Standard

Russia unlikely to challenge UK and Ireland bid for Euro 2028, hints former World Cup chief Alexey Sorokin

A leading Russian football executive has claimed the country's ban from the World Cup is unfair, but hinted they would not challenge the UK and Ireland for the 2028 European Championship, suggesting a bid for Euro 2032 was more likely.

The Independent UK

Russian media organisations and bosses sanctioned by UK over Ukraine war

The Kremlin-funded TV-Novosti broadcaster and the organisation behind the Sputnik news agency have been hit with sanctions.

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Russia's Putin assured his commitment to humanitarian access in Ukraine, Norway PM says

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said Vladimir Putin had assured him Russia would contribute to securing humanitarian access to besieged civilians in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey Says Gas Pipeline With Israel Not Possible in Short Term

A possible gas pipeline project between Turkey and Israel is not possible in the short-term and building an alternative system to cut Russian dependence will not happen quickly, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, Reuters reported.

France 24

Turkey juggles relationships with Russia, Ukraine amid economic crisis

Turkey has played a major role in the search for an end to the Ukraine war as the host for this week’s talks between Moscow and Kyiv – the product of an ambivalent stance experts say is largely rooted in the troubled Turkish economy’s deep links to both countries.

The Independent UK

Russian general dubbed ‘butcher of Mariupol’ among new list of sanctions announced by Liz Truss

Propagandists also targeted in expansion of sanctions list

Daily Mirror

Russian troops branded 'cowards' by commander in leaked voice note after defying Putin

A furious Siberian-based Interior Ministry commander recorded a six-minute voice note telling Russian riot police called on to fight in the war that they'd live a life of shame

The Guardian - AU

Close ties allow Russian propaganda to spread swiftly through China, report claims

A cyber monitoring group says Chinese sources are amplifying disinformation about Ukrainian ‘nazism’

Daily Mirror

Arrest Vladimir Putin for war crimes if he goes to G20 summit, top Tory urges

Former Foreign Office Minister Harriett Baldwin says Russian President Vladimir Putin should be detained if he turns up at the G20 in Bali in November

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