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Student, 20, who dared to criticise Vladimir Putin's Ukraine war jailed for SIX years

Danuta Perednya criticised Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Belarus' vote-rigging tyrant Alexander Lukashenko in a social media post just days after Ukraine was invaded

Daily Mirror · Jul 6, 2022

Jokowi's visits to Russia and Ukraine are more about domestic gains than the global interest

After the recent diplomatic visits of Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to Ukraine and Russia, some Indonesian politicians and public figures have suggested that the Indonesian leader should earn the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to facilitate dialogues between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a…

The Conversation · Jul 6, 2022

Some Russians won't halt war protests, despite arrest fears

Despite a massive government crackdown on protests of the invasion of Ukraine, some Russians persist in speaking out against the invasion

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022

Dad who chucked partner for Ukrainian refugee quits job to become her carer due to blindness

Tony Garnett, 29, defended new flame Sofiia Karkadym, whom he now cares for full time after she caught an eye infection in Germany while fleeing Ukraine.

Daily Record · Jul 6, 2022

NFT Artist Beeple Spoofs President Biden And Inflation In Latest Work

One of the most well-known non-fungible token (NFT) artists targeted President Joe Biden and a trending news topic in one of his latest digital images. What Happened: Beeple, whose real name is Mike Winkelmann, releases an image a day as part of his Everydays series.

Benzinga · Jul 5, 2022

Green hydrogen revolution on way

Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread environmental disruption and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world faces unavoidable climate hazards over the next two decades. But, with average annual global greenhouse-gas emissions reaching their highest…

Bangkok Post · Jul 5, 2022

How Solntsepyok, a brutal 2021 propaganda film, primed Russians for war with Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is as much a bloody conflict as it is a propaganda war.

The Conversation · Jul 5, 2022

Despite Sanctions, German Exports To Russia Up More Than 29%

Germany saw its first trade deficit in three decades in May while its exports to Russia took an unexpected upward spike, despite sanctions against the government of Vladimir Putin.

Benzinga · Jul 5, 2022

Biden's Russian oil plan aims to prevent an economic catastrophe

There is risk that the novel price cap strategy will backfire.

Axios · Jul 5, 2022

Russian parliament backs tougher penalties for "crimes against the state"

Russia's parliament backed a bill on Tuesday providing for jail terms of up to eight years on those found to cooperate in secret with international organisations, part of a package of new "crimes against state security".

Reuters · Jul 5, 2022