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Commentary: Russia’s aggression makes the Baltics think they might be next. Here is how to avoid it

An elderly man in Vilnius was recently looking at the military vehicles parked on the city’s main street as a part of the Independence Day celebrations. Some of the vehicles were of the Lithuanian military. Others came from the U.S.

Chicago Tribune

Live updates: Governor: Russians destroyed Chernihiv bridge

The governor of Ukraine's Chernihiv region says Russian forces bombed and destroyed a bridge in the encircled city of Chernihiv

The Independent UK

Russia does not rule out use of nuclear weapons, Kremlin says

A spokesperson said the operation was going “in accordance with the plans and purposes that were established beforehand”

Manchester Evening News

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Putin ally warns of nuclear dystopia due to United States

One of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned the United States on Wednesday that the world could spiral towards a nuclear dystopia if Washington pressed on with what the Kremlin casts as a long-term plot to destroy Russia.

Reuters

Russia's Putin gets Chinese backing to stay in G20

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to attend the next G20 summit in Indonesia later this year and received valuable backing from Beijing on Wednesday in a pushback to suggestions by some members that Russia could be barred from the group.

Reuters

Russia's Lavrov to meet Red Cross chief in Moscow for Ukraine discussions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, in Moscow in Thursday, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine: The civilians fighting on Kyiv’s front lines

People are swapping suits for army fatigues, volunteering with the Territorial Defence Forces to fight Russian troops.

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Amid Russia's new crackdowns, small signs of defiance emerge

Russia has unleashed a harsh crackdown on dissent over the past year by imprisoning opposition leader Alexei Navalny and silencing his supporters and his organization

The Independent UK

Humanitarian convoy attacked near besieged Mariupol, says Zelensky

A humanitarian convoy was attacked near the besieged city of Mariupol

Evening Standard

Nato needs permanent force in eastern Europe to deter Russia, says Estonia

Europe and North Atlantic alliance could never return to the world it knew before the Ukraine invasion, says Jonatan Vseviov

The Guardian - US

A new fund directs its support to Ukraine's long-term needs

The humanitarian needs of more than 10 million displaced Ukrainians have quickly become staggering

The Independent UK

Chernobyl laboratory which processed radioactive waste DESTROYED by Russian troops

Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, is under the control of Russian soldiers who are said to have destroyed a £6million lab used to check radioactive waste

Daily Mirror

‘Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine,’ Blinken says

The United States has assessed that Russian military forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday, referring to a review of “countless accounts and images of destruction”. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for the latest updates on the situation in Ukraine [Paris time].

France 24

Ukraine morning briefing: Russia refuses to rule out use of nuclear weapons

The US has condemned Russia after Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow would use nuclear weapons if it faces 'an existential threat'

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UK minister in BVI for urgent talks on sanctioning Russian oligarchs

Amanda Melling’s visit follows fears UK tax havens may offer loophole for those trying to avoid clampdown

Wales Online

Moscow denies Putin's invasion of Ukraine has stalled

Kremlin claims Russia's war effort is going according to plan in its aim of making the country 'less anti-Russian and more neutral'

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Taking up 3 Resolutions on Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis

The United Nations will face three resolutions Wednesday on the worsening humanitarian situation in Ukraine after Russia decided to call for a vote on its Security Council resolution that makes no mention of its attack on its smaller neighbor. The General Assembly is scheduled to start considering two rival resolutions…

France 24

Ukraine conflict presents a minefield for Anonymous and hacktivists

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked a surge of volunteer hackers, or hacktivists, battling on the digital frontline with Moscow. Groups such as Anonymous, Squad303 and Cyber Partisan have carried out several cyberattacks against Russian targets over the past few weeks. But these highly publicised attacks against Russian sites…

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The Guardian - US

Dumping vodka, banning Dostoevsky: some anti-Russian protests are empty gestures

From cracking down on cultural figures to renaming food, disgust with Putin risks shifting into xenophobia

The Guardian - UK

Could a behavioural change campaign save energy and cut Russian gas imports?

A call for collective action could help UK pivot away from dependence on Russian fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK

Orbán casts himself as safe choice as ‘cruel, bloody war’ looms over Hungary’s election

Challenger targets PM’s ties to Putin, but he shifts focus to sparing Hungarians any fallout from the conflict in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Russian couple who protested against war in Ukraine claim asylum in UK

‘We would never have forgiven ourselves if we had stayed silent,’ they said

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re going back to a USSR’: long queues return for Russian shoppers as sanctions bite

After an hour and a half queuing for sugar, or worse still fighting for it in a market, Russians are feeling the effect of shortages caused by an unprecedented cutoff from the world

The Independent UK

Putin spokesperson refuses to rule out Russia using nuclear weapons against ‘existential threat’ in CNN interview

'If it is an existential threat for our country, then it can be used, in accordance with our concept'

The Hindu

Understanding hypersonic weapons

How are these manoeuvrable weapons different from traditional missiles? Does India have a hypersonic weapons system?

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