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Russia Says Peace Talks Not Ready for Leaders’ Meeting, Says Chief Negotiator

Russia said on Sunday that peace talks with Ukraine had not progressed enough for a leaders' meeting and that Moscow's position on the status of Crimea and Donbas remained unchanged. "The draft agreement is not ready for submission to a meeting at the top," Russian chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 3, 2022

‘They said they’d mutilate and kill me,’ says kidnapped Ukrainian journalist

Russian soldiers tortured Oleh Baturin and threatened to harm his family. Now released, he talks about his terrifying eight-day ordeal

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022

War in real time: TikTok and Twitter stars document Russia's war in Ukraine

A snowy sidewalk strewn with bloodied bodies. A beleaguered president roaming the streets of a country under attack. Missiles streaming. Sirens wailing. Teens making homemade bombs. And dead soldiers, so many of them, lying crumpled in fields and slumped in smoldering tanks.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 1, 2022

In Mariupol, a war of images to prove who controls the city

Mariupol, a city under siege by the Russian army, has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. Amid intense fighting and devastating shelling attacks, Mariupol is also the site of a war of images. Propaganda photos and videos from both sides have been widely distributed as proof that either the Ukrainians…

France 24 · Mar 30, 2022

How the letter 'Z' is being used to intimidate anti-war activists in Russia

People in Russia who support the invasion of Ukraine have adopted the letter "Z" as a pro-war symbol. People have been getting the Z – which appears on Russian military vehicles in Ukraine – printed on posters and T-shirts and sharing Z drawings made by their children online. Someone has…

France 24 · Mar 30, 2022

Residential areas of Ukraine's Lysychansk shelled - governor

Residential areas of Ukraine's eastern city of Lysychansk were shelled by heavy artillery on Wednesday morning, Luhansk regional governor Serhiy Gaidai wrote on Telegram.

Reuters · Mar 30, 2022

‘Fascist cell’ convicted of terror and firearm offences after trying to make 3D-printed gun

Two of the defendants were members of an online group where terror manuals and weapons guides were shared among neo-Nazis

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

The Future of the International Space Station Looks Dire

For 30 years the U.S.-Russia partnership at the ISS was above it all. Now the U.S. finds itself in need of a friend, not a foe.

Businessweek · Mar 29, 2022

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Biden cautious over Russia promise

Ukraine news from March 29: Joe Biden urges caution over Russia’s pledge to reduce military activity near Kyiv.

Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2022

Kremlin disrespecting families as it stalls return of own dead, says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian president criticises Russian authorities for not agreeing on scheme to have remains sent home

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022