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The EU has imposed several rounds of sanctions against Russia's infamous "shadow fleet". But is there more to be done?

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam, Raman Kirpal and Shardool Katyayan are joined by senior journalist and CGNet Swara’s co-founder Shubhranshu Choudhary.We start with a discussion on the killing of 27 suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh this week and analyse if the Maoist movement in…

At least something good is coming out of the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says each side exchanged 390 detainees, with more to come over several days.

Arrest warrants issued for ringleaders after investigation by police in Europe and North America

The UK and the EU have agreed to hit Russia with a raft of new economic sanctions after hopes of a ceasefire with Ukraine came to nothing. One French minister commented that it is time to “suffocate” the Russian economy.

Ukraine and Russia began a major prisoner exchange Friday, which if completed would be the biggest swap since Moscow invaded more than three years ago.

Russian foreign minister continues to question Zelenskyy’s legitimacy as first phase of ‘1,000 for 1,000’ deal takes places

Russia and Ukraine had each agreed after two hours of peace talks in Istanbul last week to swap 1,000 prisoners