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On Navy Day, Putin Says United States Is Main Threat to Russia

President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia's main rival and set out Russia's global maritime ambitions for crucial areas such as the Arctic and in the Black Sea. Speaking on Russia's Navy Day in the former imperial capital of St…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Official Says Ukraine Carried Out Drone Attack on Black Sea Fleet HQ

A senior official in Russian-annexed Crimea accused Ukraine on Sunday of carrying out a drone attack ahead of planned celebrations to mark Navy Day, injuring five and forcing the cancellation of festivities. The accusation comes hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to oversee Navy Day celebrations in his…

Asharq Al-Awsat

FBI investigating Russian interference possibly linked to Uhuru Movement in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. — Federal law enforcement officials appear to be investigating members of the Uhuru Movement in St. Petersburg for alleged connections to a Russian government official who prosecutors say directed U.S. political groups in a campaign to sow political divisions, spread pro-Russian propaganda and interfere in U.S. elections.

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Ice hockey star forcibly enlisted in Russian army and dragged off to fight in Ukraine

Ivan Fedotov was rushed to an army enlistment office after being dramatically held by a squad of police officers in St Petersburg accused of seeking to dodge the military draft

Daily Mirror

St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site

The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games

The Independent UK

Vienna Returns as World's 'Most Livable City'

The Austrian capital Vienna has made a comeback as the world's most livable city, according to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday. The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was not included this year after Russia invaded the country in late February, while Russian cities Moscow and St Petersburg fell in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian emails appear to show ‘network’ holding $4.5bn assets linked to Putin

Exclusive: Questions over palaces, vineyards and yachts run by entities that appear to be part of a cooperative

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Sanctions-hit Kremlin stages 'Russian Davos' bereft of elite, Putin speaks Friday

Russia for years hosted world leaders and business titans at its annual economic forum in St Petersburg, but the "Russian Davos" will see little of the global financial elite this year with Moscow isolated by sanctions over its actions in Ukraine.

Reuters

Rebranded McDonald's Restaurants To Reopen In Russia: Reuters

Russia's fast-food scene is in for a massive overhaul as former McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD) restaurants are set to reopen under new branding and ownership, Reuters reported. The fast food restaurant chain was opened about three decades ago in early 1990. Recently, MCD entered into a sale and purchase agreement with its existing licensee Alexander Govor…

Benzinga

Vladimir Putin's right-hand woman is Valentina Matviyenko, a Ukrainian-born politician who passionately supports his war

She left her Ukrainian village for St Petersburg, dreaming of becoming a scientist. Instead she met a young KGB agent named Vladimir Putin who would eventually change her life.

ABC News

These Russian couples didn't plan to get married. The Ukraine war changed their minds

More couples — including those who stayed in Russia and those who fled — are urgently marrying, for reasons both practical and deeply emotional.

WEKU

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp sends powerful Ukraine message before Real Madrid showdown

UEFA moved the Champions League final - to be contested on Saturday by Liverpool and Real Madrid - to Paris from St Petersburg after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Jurgen Klopp dedicates Champions League final to the people of Ukraine

The showpiece game was due to be played in St Petersburg but was switched to Paris after Russia’s invasion of its neighbours

The Independent UK

Mariupol and St Petersburg to become sister cities, says Russian governor

Ukrainian port city came under full Russian control last week

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Brave Russian female rock stars spark rare and defiant 'f**k the war' protest at concert

Daily Mirror

Putin backlash begins as furious revellers chant ‘f*** the war!’ at Russian concert

Thousands of concert goers in St Petersburg, Russia, were heard chanting and condemning the war in recent footage, showing defiance against Putin's 'special operation'

The Guardian - UK

Dmitry Bivol waits for his big moment in the shadow of Canelo and Putin

The unbeaten world light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol has been reduced to a ghostly figure in Las Vegas but the Kyrgyzstan-born Russian remains quietly confident of upsetting Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez

The Guardian - AU

‘Troll factory’ spreading Russian pro-war lies online, says UK

St Petersburg outfit hijacks discussions on Twitter, TikTok, world leaders’ social accounts and media websites, as well as manipulating opinion polls

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UN team ‘shocked’ but ‘safe’ after strikes hit Kyiv during Guterres visit

Kyiv officials said Ukraine's capital was hit by Russian missile strikes on Thursday as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Earlier, US President Joe Biden asked Congress to approve an additional $33 billion in military and economic assistance to "help Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression".…

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin warns ‘we have tools no one else can boast of and we will use them’

Vladimir Putin issued the threat in an address to the Council of Legislators in St Petersburg

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin hints he'll use nukes with 'lightning fast' response if Russia threatened

Addressing lawmakers in St Petersburg, a fuming Putin claimed the West wants to cut Russia up into different pieces and threatened his nation would respond quickly if others interfere in Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Loses 2023 Ice Hockey World Championship over Ukraine

Next year's ice hockey world championship will be moved away from St. Petersburg in Russia, governing body IIHF said on Tuesday, due to concerns about the well-being of players and officials after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The tournament was scheduled to take place in St. Petersburg from May 5-21.

Bangkok Post

Ice hockey: Russia loses 2023 world championship

Next year's ice hockey world championship will be moved away from St Petersburg in Russia, the International Ice Hockey Federation said on Tuesday, due to concerns about the well-being of players and officials after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

John Romano: Is it possible the new favorite for a Rays stadium is the same old site?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Here, on the precipice of a city’s future, they are selling Cracker Jack.

Evening Standard

Russian general killed on battlefield in Ukraine, says St Petersburg’s governor

Major General Vladimir Frolov was given a military funeral at the Serafimovskoe Cemetery in St Petersburg on Saturday

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