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Breaking EU ranks, Polish leader in Beijing diplomacy push

Alone among his fellow European Union leaders, Poland’s president is in Beijing for the Winter Olympics opening in what his office said was a bid to maintain good ties with China and lobby for an easing of Russia-Ukraine tensions

The Independent UK

Record Covid cases in Russia and Ukraine complicate military plans

Spread of Omicron variant cited as another factor that could determine whether Moscow launches offensive

The Guardian - UK

Poland receives US army equipment in effort to bolster eastern flank against Russia

WARSAW - U.S. military equipment has begun to arrive in Poland, the Polish defence ministry said on Friday, to reinforce NATO's eastern flank as the West and Russia wrangle over Russia's military presence near the Ukrainian border.

Reuters

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Republicans call January 6 ‘legitimate political discourse’ as party censures Cheney and Kinzinger – as it happened

Move was response to representatives’ involvement in House select committee investigating Capitol attack

The Guardian - US

Factbox-Moscow-Beijing partnership has 'no limits'

China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin met in Beijing on Friday and announced a strategic partnership that they said was aimed at countering the influence of the United States and that would have "no 'forbidden' areas of cooperation".

Reuters

Moscow TV warns of 'imminent offensive' by Ukraine amid fake war pretext claims

It comes as Russia continues to pour troops and heavy military equipment into areas on the border with Ukraine as tensions simmer in the region

Daily Mirror

Putin and Xi close ranks against the West on Ukraine and Taiwan

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping closed ranks against the U.S. and its allies on key security issues as they declared that there’s no limit and “no forbidden zones” in the friendship between Russia and China.

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Russia-linked gang blamed for ‘Black Cat’ cyberattack on German filling stations

A Russia-linked cybercrime gang was allegedly responsible for ransomware attacks that took down a swath of Germany’s fuel-distribution system this week and hindered payments at some filling stations (Bloomberg).

Evening Standard

UK ‘confident’ Russia is plotting fake attack to justify Ukraine invasion

Downing Street has said it has “high confidence” Russia is planning to fabricate a reason for launching a military attack on Ukraine.

Evening Standard

What does ROC stand for at the Winter Olympics and why is Russia banned?

Russian athletes competed under a neutral Olympic flag at Pyeongchang 2018

The Independent UK

EU calls Russia closure of Deutsche Welle bureau 'unacceptable'

The EU on Friday slammed Russia's decision to close the Moscow bureau of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, calling it "unacceptable" and "a bad development".

Radio France Internationale

Russia in aggressive display of military power as tensions ramp up with Ukraine

It comes as US officials claim they have evidence of a Russian plan to make a “very graphic” fake video of a Ukrainian attack as a "pretext" for an invasion, something Vladimir Putin denies

Daily Mirror

Russia-Ukraine crisis: When oil prices climb, Putin gets bolder

Past conflicts show a strong correlation between high oil prices and Russia’s willingness to invade its neighbours.

Al Jazeera

Why is there an energy crisis? The reasons behind rising bills explained

Energy bills will go up from April as the new price cap comes in - this is why it's happening

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The Guardian - UK

Putin’s security men: the elite group who ‘fuel his anxieties’

Russia’s growing isolation has strengthened the ‘siloviki’ who surround the president

The Hindu

Beijing Winter Olympics opens under shadow of rights fears, COVID-19

"I declare the 24th Beijing Winter Olympics open," said President Xi Jinping, who was joined by world leaders including Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about rising fear of war

Russian President Vladimir Putin has received the backing of his Chinese counterpart amid fears in the West that Moscow is preparing for military action against Ukraine

Reuters

Russia tells Germany it is open to ending media row

Russia said on Friday it would respond in kind if Germany moved to end a dispute over their respective media outlets, but would escalate the row if Berlin chose to do so.

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The Guardian - UK

Ministers accused of failing to stem flow of Russian ‘dirty money’ into UK

Anti-corruption activists criticise government inaction in face of years of Kremlin provocation

The Independent UK

In opening of Winter Olympics, chances at politicking abound

For all the talk of a diplomatic boycott, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has managed to attract a globe-spanning roster of presidents, royals and other dignitaries to the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Putin and Xi call for halt to Nato expansion amid Ukraine tensions

Russia’s Vladimir Putin is the highest profile leader to visit China for the Beijing Winter Olympics

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia and China Hail ‘No Limits’ Partnership to Stand Up to US

China and Russia proclaimed a deep strategic partnership on Friday to balance what they portrayed as the malign global influence of the United States as China's President Xi Jinping hosted Russia's Vladimir Putin on the opening day of the Beijing Winter Olympics. In a joint statement, the two countries affirmed…

Daily Mirror

Why are Russia banned from Winter Olympics 2022? All you need to know as Games begin

Once again, Russian athletes will be forced to compete under the 'Russian Olympic Committee' with the country's flag banned from the Games

The Independent UK

‘Nonsense’: Russia dismisses US claims of false flag operation in Ukraine

The US warned that Russia could ‘fabricate a pretext for invasion’ with propaganda video

France 24

This video does not show the Ukrainian army ready for conflict in 2022

A video of hundreds of soldiers and dozens of military vehicles. Internet users have claimed that it shows the Ukrainian army deploying its forces to the border in response to the tensions that have been increasing between Russia and Ukraine since late 2021. But the video was shot before March…

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