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The Guardian view on disinformation: truth is a casualty of Russia’s war

Editorial: Vladimir Putin’s machinery is well-honed, but censorship at home and the promotion of lies abroad have surged since the invasion

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson in Brussels: drop the Brexit rhetoric

Editorial: The UK’s voice should be heard in Europe, but the prime minister’s crass speeches make that harder to achieve

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022

Putin held phone call with Macron, discussed Russia-Ukraine talks - Interfax

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday and discussed peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, Interfax news agency said.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

President Zelenskyy survives murder plot as '25-man Russian death squad' caught

The gang of 25 highly-trained killers, who set out to kill Zelensky and infiltrate elements of the Ukrainian government, were caught by officers near the Slovakian border.

Daily Record · Mar 22, 2022

In Ukraine, life goes on despite Putin

Lviv is flooded with refugees and Russian attacks continue — but Ukrainians understand their place in history

Salon · Mar 22, 2022

Sanctioned Russian billionaire Usmanov does not own UK properties - spokesman

Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, who was sanctioned by Britain earlier this month, denies the government's claims he owns two multi-million-pound mansions in the country, his spokesman said.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

Russia and western values: how the east was lost to capitalist opportunism

Letters: Michael Meadowcroft on the west’s mistakes after the collapse of the Soviet Union and Anthony Matthew on why proposing a Nuremberg-style tribunal for Vladimir Putin is a bad idea. Plus letters from Tony Wild and Oscar Clarke

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022

Siege of Mariupol: Why the Ukrainian port city has been targeted by Russia

Vladimir Putin’s troops have pounded Sea of Azov town with shells and created hellish conditions for inhabitants in pursuit of coastal land corridor linking Crimea with Donbas

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov boasts about dodging UK sanctions on his properties and yacht

A spokesman has claimed most of the billionaire's property in Britain and his yacht were transferred into trusts before Boris Johnson imposed sanctions

Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2022

Russia halts peace treaty talks with Japan over Ukraine sanctions

Russia's Foreign Ministry said Monday it has no intention of continuing peace treaty talks with Japan, an apparent reprisal against sanctions Tokyo has imposed on Moscow over the Ukraine invasion.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 22, 2022