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Secretary of State Blinken speaks to Lavrov for first time since Ukraine invasion to discuss prisoners and sanctions

Russian Foreign Minister gave no indication if they would accept the prisoner swap

The Independent UK

Blinken, Lavrov Speak about Griner, Whelan

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday in the highest-level known contact between the two sides since Russia invaded Ukraine, with Blinken urging Russia to accept a deal to win the release of American detainees Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine steps up efforts to isolate Kherson; war enters its sixth month; EU agrees plan to ration gas use

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Lavrov tells Blinken the U.S. is breaking promises about food sanctions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Washington was not living up to promises regarding the exemption from sanctions for the supply of food from Russia, Moscow said.

Reuters

Blinken urged Russia to accept proposal for release of Griner and Whelan

"We had a frank and direct conversation," Blinken said.

Axios

Blinken says he pressed Lavrov on detainees Griner, Whelan in call

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday he pressed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to accept a U.S. proposal for the release of detained Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.

Reuters

Macron’s Benin visit part of push for support of position in Ukraine

Officials from France, the United States, and Russia have been visiting the African continent this week in an effort to garner support from various African leaders for their stance in the Ukraine conflict. While in Benin, French President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of waging a "new type of hybrid world…

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Russia supports Beijing's 'One China' policy - Lavrov

Russia supports Beijing's "One China" policy on the issue of Taiwan, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a press conference on Friday.

Reuters

Blinken and Russia's Lavrov have 'frank' discussion about prisoners

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and pressed the Kremlin to accept the 'substantial proposal' that Washington has put forward to secure the release of two Americans detained in Russia.

Reuters

No deal yet with U.S. on Griner swap for arms dealer Bout, Russia says

Russia said on Thursday there was no deal yet with the United States on swapping detained U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner and a former Marine for an imprisoned Russian called by American prosecutors one of the world's most prolific arms dealers.

Reuters

‘New Cold War’: Russia and West Vie for Influence in Africa

Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influence on the continent since the Cold War. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and French President Emanuel Macron are each visiting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian-Occupied Kherson Cut Off as Ukraine Counter-Attacks, Says Britain

A Ukrainian counter-offensive has virtually cut off the Russian-occupied southern city of Kherson and left thousands of Russian troops stationed near the Dnipro River "highly vulnerable", British defense and intelligence officials said on Thursday. Ukraine has made clear it intends to recapture Kherson, which fell to Russia in the early…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron calls Russia 'one of the last imperial colonial powers' on Africa visit

French President Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Benin Wednesday, branded Russia "one of the last imperial colonial powers" for its invasion of Ukraine.

France 24

Resuming Talks with Russia, Blinken Offers 'Substantial' Deal on Prisoners

The United States has made a "substantial proposal" to Russia to free Americans including basketball star Brittney Griner, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, as he announced he will speak to his Moscow counterpart for the first time since the Ukraine war. Blinken said he expected a telephone call…

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Reuters

Ukraine steps up drive to retake Russian-controlled south with air strikes

Ukraine stepped up its drive to retake its Russian-controlled south by trying to bomb and isolate Russian troops in hard-to-resupply areas, but it said on Thursday it saw evidence that Moscow was redeploying its forces to defend the territory.

Reuters

Russia has received no U.S. approach for a call from Blinken -Tass

Russia has not been approached formally by Washington about a phone call between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Tass news agency said on Wednesday.

Axios

Blinken to speak to Russia's Lavrov for first time since Ukraine invasion

This will be their first call since February, but Blinken insists it's not a negotiation about Ukraine.

Reuters

U.S. says 'substantial offer' on the table for Russia to release detainees Griner, Whelan

The United States has made "a substantial offer" to Russia to release U.S. citizens detained there, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, adding he would press his Russian counterpart to respond in a conversation planned for the coming days.

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Reuters

Lavrov denigrates West's stance towards Africa during Ethiopia visit

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow supported Ethiopia's efforts to stabilise its internal political situation in remarks that sought to draw a contrast with what he presented as meddling by the West.

Reuters

Ugandan leader extols Africa-Russia friendship during visit by Lavrov

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Tuesday he saw no reason to criticise Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, extolling Russian-African friendship in remarks that will have delighted his visitor, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The Times of India

Long-range guns given to Ukraine open door to new phase of war

WASHINGTON: The war in Ukraine may be entering a new stage as long-range rocket systems supplied by the US disrupt Russia’s grinding advance in the eastern Donbas region, and open the door for a possible counteroffensive.

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy accuses Russia of using rising gas prices to terrorise Europe – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 153 of the invasion

Attack reports on Odesa region, Mykolaiv and Kharkiv; Zelenskiy calls on Europe to respond to Russia’s ‘gas war’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia’s Lavrov Courts Africa in Quest for More Non-western Friends

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Congo Republic on Monday, the second leg of an African tour aimed at strengthening Moscow's ties with a continent that has refused to join Western condemnation and sanctions over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. African countries, which have a tangled legacy of relations with…

The Guardian - UK

Lavrov’s African tour another front in struggle between west and Moscow

Analysis: Foreign minister seeks to win friends and influence people in countries where closeness can be traced back to USSR

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