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Ukraine looks to block athletes from competing with Russians

The Ukrainian government is looking to block its athletes from competing in sports events which readmit Russian athletes

The Independent UK

IOC president brands criticism of Russian athlete return as “deplorable” despite backlash

The International Olympic Committee has issued a strong public response to the governments of countries who are supporting the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes

Daily Mirror

Crime has fallen in Ukraine since war began - interior minister

Crime rates have plunged in Ukraine since the Russian invasion, largely due to a police crackdown on criminal gangs in the early days of the war, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.

Reuters

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Tennis-Russian, Belarusian players to compete as 'neutrals' at Wimbledon after ban lifted

Wimbledon lifted its ban on Russian and Belarusian players on Friday and will allow them to compete in the grasscourt Grand Slam this year as "neutral" athletes in a climbdown from the stance it took after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Reuters

Wimbledon lifts ban on Russian and Belarusian players ahead of 2023 tournament

Change of policy confirmed on grounds of neutrality amid invasion of Ukraine

Evening Standard

Wimbledon lifts ban on Russian and Belarusian players as Ukraine blast 'immoral' decision

Russian and Belarusian players will be permitted to compete at Wimbledon 2023 provided they meet certain conditions, with financial factors influencing the LTA's decision

Daily Mirror

Dividing a nation? Pro-Russian minority in Bulgaria clings onto Slavic history

Bulgarians are voting on Sunday in their fifth parliamentary election in two years. No stable majority has emerged from the previous polls. The political landscape is divided, particularly over the question of support for Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. Bulgaria is a member of NATO and…

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Players from Russia and Belarus cleared to compete at Wimbledon this year

Athletes from the two countries will have to sign statements of neutrality.

The Independent UK

Russia Says Ukraine Ceasefire Now Would Not Achieve Moscow’s Goals

Russia said on Friday that a ceasefire in Ukraine would not enable it to achieve the goals of its "special military operation" at the moment. The Kremlin was reacting after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko - Russia's closest ally - called for an immediate ceasefire, without preconditions, and for both Moscow…

Asharq Al-Awsat

In Beijing, Spanish PM urges Xi to speak with Ukraine's Zelenskiy

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez encouraged Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday to talk to the Ukrainian leadership and learn first-hand about Kyiv's peace formula to help bring an end to Russia's invasion.

Reuters

Russia says Ukraine ceasefire now would not achieve Moscow's goals

Russia said on Friday that a ceasefire in Ukraine would not enable it to achieve the goals of its "special military operation" at the moment.

Reuters

EU leaders seek to smooth ties between Beijing and Brussels

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday his country wanted a "balanced relationship with China" shortly after he met with China's President Xi Jinping. The Spanish leader's two-day visit to China comes ahead of next week's trip by French President Emmanuel Macron and Eu Commission president Ursula von der…

Radio France Internationale

Russia sends bombs as Ukraine marks grim Bucha anniversary

Russia has used it long-range arsenal to bombard anew several areas of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukraine Says Athletes Not Allowed to Compete Against Russians in Paris Qualifiers

Ukrainian athletes will not be allowed to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians, government minister Oleh Nemchinov said. Nemchinov, secretary of Ukraine's cabinet ministers, said the government's decision was adopted following a proposal by sports minister Vadym Huttsait and…

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U.N. human rights chief decries 'shockingly routine' abuses in Ukraine war

The United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk deplored on Friday how grave human rights violations were "shockingly routine" in Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said the number of civilian casualties was far higher than official figures.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Might Put Strategic Nukes in Belarus, Leader Says

Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed to Belarus along with part of Russia's tactical nuclear arsenal, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that his country intended to deploy tactical, comparatively short-range and small-yield nuclear weapons in Belarus. The strategic nuclear weapons such…

Al Jazeera

‘World did nothing’ after Russia annexed Crimea: Nobel laureate

Chief of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties says international law needs to help Ukraine now, rather than post-war.

The Independent UK

Ukraine war passes 400 days as Russia suffers major losses in Bakhmut

‘Four hundred days... Four hundred days of our defence against full-scale aggression’

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Ukraine vows never to forget or forgive on Bucha anniversary

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine would never forgive Russian troops responsible for atrocities in Bucha, as the town near Kyiv marked the anniversary of its recapture after 33 days of occupation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia's Isolation over Ukraine Grows with US Reporter Arrest, NATO Expansion

Russia has charged an American journalist with spying while Finland moved closer to becoming a NATO member, deepening tensions between Moscow and the West as the war in Ukraine reached its 400th day on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke in his Thursday evening video address of the "tremendous path"…

France 24

Bucha must become 'symbol of justice', says Ukraine's Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called for Bucha to become a "symbol of justice" on the one-year anniversary of Russia's withdrawal from the town now synonymous with war crimes allegations. His visit to the martyred town came after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Russia could place intercontinental nuclear missiles…

Evening Standard

30,000 soldiers from Putin’s ‘private army’ and regular Russian units killed or wounded in Bakhmut

Around 30,000 soldiers from Vladimir Putin’s Wagner Group “private army” and regular Russian units have been killed or wounded in the battle for the eastern town of Bakhmut, says a top British military expert.

Bangkok Post

Russian father convicted over anti-war comments held in Belarus

Aleksei Moskalyov, a Russian father convicted over anti-war comments on social media in a ruling that put his custody of his 13-year-old daughter in jeopardy, was detained in Belarus after fleeing house arrest, his lawyer said Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

King Charles Lauds Unity on Ukraine War in Bilingual Bundestag Speech

King Charles hailed the historic ties between Britain and Germany while lauding their current unity in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in an address to the Bundestag on Thursday on his first state trip overseas as monarch. The king, on the second day of a three-day trip to…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Biden tells Russia to release WSJ reporter accused of espionage; China’s Xi urged to speak to Zelenskiy – as it happened

US administration furious after Evan Gershkovich taken into custody; Spanish PM calls on Xi Jinping to meet Ukraine president

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