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Ukraine arrests Russian Prince of Darkness - and may swap him for captive soldiers

Vladimir Putin ally Viktor Medvedchuk has been re-captured by Ukrainian secret service after he escaped house arrest and went on the run for weeks. He has been pictured in handcuffs

Daily Mirror

Viktor Medvedchuk: Ukraine secret services capture pro-Kremlin politician and Putin ally after weeks on run

He was reported to have escaped house arrest just three days after Putin launched Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia isn't likely to use chemical weapons in Ukraine – unless Putin grows desperate

Reports emerged from Ukraine on April 11, 2022, alleging that Russia had used a drone to drop an unknown chemical agent in the besieged southern city of Mariupol.

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Vladimir Putin insists Russia will achieve its ‘noble’ goals in Ukraine

President dismisses killing of civilians in Bucha by Russian forces as ‘fake’

The Guardian - UK

German president says Kyiv did not want him to visit

A planned visit to Kyiv by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was not welcomed by Ukraine, he said on Tuesday, following a report that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was critical of Steinmeier's historic advocacy of Western rapprochement with Russia.

Reuters

Pope, citing civilian massacres, condemns 'abominable actions' in Ukraine

Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the war in Ukraine was marked by "the forces of evil" because it was leaving in its wake abominations such as the massacre of civilians.

Reuters

Russian ruble's recovery masks disruptive impact of West's sanctions – but it won't make Putin seek peace

Six weeks into the war with Ukraine, Russia’s economy seems to be holding up better than initially expected.

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Republicans follow Putin's playbook

Before Florida's "don't say gay" law, Putin used "groomer" accusations to gut LGBTQ rights in Russia

Salon

Marine Le Pen: can the right-wing ‘wolf’ really pull off a moderate rebrand?

She’s closing in on the French president, with insiders saying this month’s election could be her third time lucky. From her traumatic upbringing to her complicated relationship with her father, Katie Strick charts the rise of the right-wing candidate known as MLP

Evening Standard

France retains artworks from Russian Morozov collection due to Ukraine crisis

The Russian Morozov collection drew over one million visitors during its 6 month display at the Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris. However, this remarkable feat has been overshadowed the French culture ministry’s decision to retain two of the works due to the war in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

French forensic experts in Bucha to help Ukraine investigate possible war crimes

French forensic experts have arrived in Bucha near Kyiv to help Ukraine authorities establish what happened in the town where hundreds of bodies have been discovered since Russian forces withdrew.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: New front, same challenges for Russian offensive

Russia is readying a massive, new offensive in eastern Ukraine, hoping to reverse its fortunes on the battlefield after a catastrophic start to seven weeks of war

The Independent UK

Fears for British fighter as unit surrenders to Russians in Mariupol

He said he had run out of food and ammunition defending the city

Evening Standard

Russia 'moves military equipment including missile systems towards Finnish border'

After Vladimir Putin maintained that his faltering invasion of Ukraine would still prevail, deadly military equipment has been filmed moving toward the Finnish border amid another NATO row

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‘New stage of terror’ possible, Zelenskyy warns as Russia menaces Ukraine’s east and Putin vows to press on

KYIV, Ukraine — As Russian forces pressed ahead Tuesday in their drive to seize the strategic southern port of Mariupol and encircle Ukrainian defenders in the country’s east, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the nearly 7-week-old war could be entering a “new stage of terror” for his embattled country, and again…

France 24

How Zemmour’s storm in a teacup hijacked French campaign – and helped Le Pen

After dominating the airwaves in the early stages of the campaign, France’s extreme-right candidate Éric Zemmour saw his presidential run falter in the home stretch. His lowly 7.1 percent tally in Sunday's first round shut him out of the April 24 run-off. But his outsized influence on the campaign could…

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Key Putin ally captured as Biden says Russian president ‘a dictator committing genocide’

Volodymyr Zelensky taking threat of potential chemical weapons attack ‘seriously’

Reuters

Analysis-Eyeing win, inflation debate gives Le Pen chance to lay Russia ghosts to rest

In a rural town south of Paris, far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen delivered a simple message to local farmers: Russia's war in Ukraine means the price of feed, fertiliser and staple goods will keep rising unless the French government acts.

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Radio France Internationale

What might a Le Pen presidency mean for the future of the European Union?

As it became clear on Sunday evening that Marine Le Pen will face incumbent Emmanuel Macron in the second round of France's presidential election, the European Union and NATO are coming to terms with the possibility of a Euroskeptic leader in the Elysée Palace - one who has been a…

Evening Standard

Analysis: Will Boris Johnson be forced to resign or not after partygate fine?

Faced with the threat from Putin, the Prime Minister should stay in place as the European Continent has been plunged into such a horrific conflict. And if he goes, who would replace him

Benzinga

Finland And Sweden Looking To Join NATO: Report

Finland and Sweden are planning to join NATO as early as this summer in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Belarus leader Lukashenko makes baseless claim UK responsible for Bucha atrocities

Lukashenko made the absurd accusation after Putin said images and footage of dead bodies were ‘fake’

Axios

Russia's cash flows soared despite economic sanctions over Ukraine

The country's energy sales remain a formidable economic tool for Putin's regime.

Reuters

Putin calls situation in Ukrainian town of Bucha 'fake'

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday said that images and footage of dead bodies strewn across the Ukrainian town of Bucha were fake.

The Independent UK

‘The right decision’: Putin defends ‘noble’ invasion of Ukraine and vows more bloodshed

‘It’s clear that we didn’t have a choice’, says Putin in rare public appearance

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