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Russian spy chief tells 'meddling West' to go to the devil, forecasts its demise

One of Russia's top spy chiefs on Wednesday said the West had sown the seeds of its own destruction by turning away from what he called its core traditions and told it to "go to the devil" and stop interfering in global affairs.

Reuters

Ukraine's main church to switch calendar in move away from Russia

Ukraine's main Orthodox church said on Wednesday it had decided to switch to a calendar in which Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25, a move that distances it from Russia.

Reuters

Switzerland takes step towards sale of 25 Leopard 2 tanks back to Germany

The Swiss government on Wednesday backed the decommissioning of 25 advanced Leopard 2 battle tanks with a view to selling them back to Germany, a step that could allow Western countries to send more military aid to Ukraine.

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Russia, China strengthen economic ties despite Western disapproval

Russia's prime minister has signed a set of agreements with China during a trip to Beijing, describing ties at an unprecedented high.

The New Daily

Russia: US equipment used in border raid shows growing Western role in Ukraine

The Kremlin said on Wednesday the use of U.S.-made military hardware by pro-Ukrainian fighters who conducted a raid on a Russian border region this week was testament to the West's growing involvement in the Ukraine conflict.

Reuters

Russia and China deepen economic ties amid surge in trade since Ukraine invasion

Russian PM holds talks with Xi Jinping and signs bilateral pacts to further investment, exports and sports cooperation

The Guardian - UK

Japan to provide 100 military vehicles to Ukraine

Japan has held a ceremony marking its planned donation of about 100 military vehicles to Ukraine, as Tokyo seeks to provide equipment that can be of broader military use than its earlier shipments of helmets and hazmat suits

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Pro-Kyiv Russian group says it 'didn't lose a single soldier' in cross-border raids on Belgorod

FRANCE 24 spoke to exiled Russian opposition figure Ilya Ponomarev, the political representative of the Freedom of Russia Legion. This Ukraine-based paramilitary group of Russian volunteers has been involved in cross-border incursions into Russia's Belgorod region in the past last few days. Ponomarev claimed the pro-Ukrainian, anti-Putin group "didn't lose…

France 24

World failing to protect civilians caught in conflict: UN chief

Nearly 17,000 civilian deaths were recorded across 12 conflicts around the world last year, a 53% rise.

Al Jazeera

Belgorod raid: Who is behind attacks on Russian region bordering Ukraine?

Moscow claims that Ukrainian tropps crossed into one of its border towns in the region, forcing an evacution – Kyiv denies any involvement

The Independent UK

Exclusive-Russian hypersonic scientist accused of betraying secrets to China - sources

The director of a top Russian science institute, arrested on suspicion of treason along with two other hypersonic missile technology experts, stands accused of betraying secrets to China, two people familiar with the case told Reuters.

Reuters

Ukraine moves closer to corruption trial of former tax chief

Ukraine has moved a step closer to putting former tax and customs chief Roman Nasirov on trial on corruption charges after anti-graft investigators referred his case to court.

Reuters

WHO condemns Russia's aggression in Ukraine, rejects Moscow's counter-proposal

The World Health Organization assembly passed a motion on Wednesday condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine, including attacks on healthcare facilities.

Reuters

Ex SNP treasurer arrested during police probe to start Ukraine economic group

EXCLUSIVE: Colin Beattie is drumming up support for a new cross party group on the day after it emerged he is too ill to attend Holyrood in person

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Older people account for a third of Ukraine's war victims - UN

Older people have suffered and died at a disproportionately high rate since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday, with some perishing because they were barred from fetching medicines or leaving basements.

Reuters

Massive US aircraft carrier sails into Oslo for NATO exercises

The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, sailed into Oslo on Wednesday, a first for such a U.S. ship, in a show of NATO force at a time of heightened tension between NATO and Russia over the war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Russia says it shot down drones in border region after raid from Ukraine territory

A Russian official says Moscow's forces have shot down “a large number” of drones in Russia’s southern Belgorod region

The Independent UK

UK inflation falls to lowest level in over a year but food prices keep decline in check

Official figures show that inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level since the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which caused energy and food costs to surge

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Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Zelenskyy tries and fails to get support from the global South at the G-7 summit

Bakhmut, the midsize Ukrainian city that used to have a population of 80,000, is now reportedly in Russian hands after a bloody nine-month military operation that turned the area into a wasteland. But regardless of who controls Bakhmut, the war will go on for the foreseeable future — the U.S.…

Al Jazeera

Raids into Russia’s Belgorod aim to stretch forces thin: Analysts

Security experts say incursions seek to pull Russian troops away from key battles to help Ukraine counteroffensive.

Evening Standard

Putin ‘forced to deploy troops’ to borders after attacks inside Russia

Vladimir Putin’s army chiefs will have to send more troops to shore up borders after anti-regime soldiers launched several attacks inside Russia, military experts said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Mercenary Prigozhin warns Russia could face revolution unless elite gets serious about war

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group, warned that Russia could face a revolution similar to those of 1917 and lose the conflict in Ukraine unless the elite got serious about fighting the war.

Bangkok Post

Russia, China sign economic pacts

BEIJING: Russia's prime minister signed a set of agreements with China on Wednesday during a trip to Beijing, describing bilateral ties at an unprecedented high, despite disapproval from the West of their relationship as the war in Ukraine dragged on.

France 24

Russian border region Belgorod targeted by overnight drone attacks, says official

A Russian official in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine said Wednesday that the territory was targeted by numerous drones overnight, following an armed incursion into the territory from Ukraine. The news comes after the state TASS news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying that Russia would achieve…

Reuters

Analysis-Ukraine war: Belgorod incursion may stretch Russia's defences

A two-day incursion from Ukraine into Russia's western borderlands could force the Kremlin to divert troops from front lines as Kyiv prepares a major counteroffensive, and deal Moscow a psychological blow, according to military analysts.

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