Russia open to India mediating in Ukraine crisis, says foreign minister Sergei Lavrov Lavrov arrived in India on a two-day visit on Thursday The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022
Kremlin ready to explain Ukraine situation to French actor Depardieu after criticism The Kremlin on Friday said it was ready to explain the situation in Ukraine to French actor Gerard Depardieu, who on Thursday criticised what he described as President Vladimir Putin's "crazy, unacceptable excesses" there. Reuters · Apr 1, 2022
Kremlin says no conscripts being sent to Ukraine The Kremlin said on Friday that Moscow was not sending conscripts to Ukraine, a day after President Vladimir Putin signed a decree ordering 134,500 new conscripts into the army as part of Russia's annual spring draft. Reuters · Apr 1, 2022
Nicholas Goldberg: In Europe, the war in Ukraine raises the question — is the past really past? AURINGEN, Germany — I was visiting family in a village not too far from the city of Wiesbaden, Germany, when I learned that an unexploded World War II bomb had been found just a few kilometers away, near the gas station we passed on the road into town. Los Angeles Times · Apr 1, 2022
Editorial: The products Americans buy can help fund seditionists and war criminals In the nearly 15 months since the Capitol insurrection, some major corporations have backtracked significantly on their pledge to deny campaign funding to the 147 members of Congress who voted against certification of the 2020 presidential election result. Just to be clear: 147 members of Congress deliberately sought to undermine… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 1, 2022
Martin Schram: Quit winging it and fly home, Putin In 2012, Vladimir Putin took his media corps out to an Arctic peninsula in Siberia to showcase his leadership prowess for all the world to see. Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2022
Putin threatens to cut off Europe's gas supply if not paid in roubles Russian gas continues to flow into Europe after President Vladimir Putin threatened to cut off supplies unless they are paid in roubles, a demand rejected by European leaders as a breach of contract. However, Putin's decree does include a mechanism under which foreign buyers would set up special accounts at… France 24 · Apr 1, 2022
How celebs are rallying for Ukraine — from Ed Sheeran’s £13.4m charity gig to David Beckham’s Insta take-over JK Rowling has pledged £1 million and Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher and Sean Penn have been thanked by president Zelensky himself — but which star has donated the most? Katie Strick on how the A-listers are rallying for Ukraine Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2022
Russia rallies its powerful friends The West has isolated Russia, but the rest of the world hasn't. Axios · Apr 1, 2022
What is behind Putin’s demand for Russian gas be paid in roubles? Moscow threatens to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are paid in Russian currency. Al Jazeera · Apr 1, 2022
Hungary's alliances on the ballot ahead of tight election As Hungary's nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, seeks a fourth straight term in office, a coalition of opposition parties are framing the Sunday election as a referendum on Hungary's future in the West The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022
Vladimir Putin's hiding place as Russia's war in Ukraine not going to plan President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stood resolute and is determined to not surrender Ukraine's cities Irish Mirror · Apr 1, 2022
French actor Depardieu blasts Putin's 'crazy excesses' in Ukraine French actor Gerard Depardieu, who has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past, has criticised his "crazy, unacceptable excesses" in Ukraine. Reuters · Apr 1, 2022
What Vladimir Putin's threats mean for Irish pockets as further increases expected Putin made the announcement on Thursday demanding that Russia be paid in roubles for its gas, or he would cut off supplies Irish Mirror · Apr 1, 2022
Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2022 Russian soldiers fled Chernobyl with radiation sickness, says Ukraine Russian forces occupying the Chernobyl nuclear power plant have left the site after receiving high doses of radiation from digging into contaminated soil, Ukrainian officials have claimed.
The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022 War in Ukraine fuels fears among draft-age Russian youths As the Russian army bogs down in Ukraine, many youths back home feel increasingly jittery about the prospect of being drafted and sent into combat
Al Jazeera · Apr 1, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: List of key events, day 37 As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 37th day, we take a look at the main developments.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022 Russian reporters in Ukraine: ‘Every day I see dead and injured’ A group of independent Russian reporters are in Ukraine and attempting to break the Kremlin’s stranglehold on information
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 1, 2022 Russia Regrouping for 'Powerful Strikes', Zelensky Warns Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia is consolidating and preparing "powerful strikes" in the country's east and south, including besieged Mariupol, where a new attempt will be made Friday to evacuate civilians from the devastated city. Russia meanwhile threatened to turn off its gas taps to Europe if payments are…
The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2022 Friday briefing: Fresh bid to save Mariupol residents Aid convoy ready in hope Russia will keep promise … Johnson appears to backtrack on conversion practices … the forgotten coup
Al Jazeera · Apr 1, 2022 For isolated Russia, replacing key imports an uphill battle Moscow’s aggressive campaign of import substitution since 2014 has had mixed results at best, analysts say.
The Conversation · Apr 1, 2022 G20 Bali 2022: why excluding Russia is not the best course of action As the war intensifies between Russia and Ukraine, United States President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison have demanded Russia be excluded from the Group of Twenty (G20) annual meeting in Bali in November this year.
Wales Online · Apr 1, 2022 Ukraine morning briefing: Defence Secretary says Russian army's reputation is 'trashed', as troops depart Kyiv The big stories from day 36 of the Russian invasion
The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022 Mariupol officials say Russians blocking aid reaching besieged Ukraine city Mayor’s aide says city remains closed for anyone trying to enter and ‘very dangerous’ for those trying to leave
The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022 US to give Ukraine an extra $300m in security assistance – as it happened Ukraine president adds that Kremlin is trying to conscript troops from Crimea, while Kyiv officials say captured troops from both sides have been exchanged today