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Russia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge, which was briefly closed for a third time

Russia’s Defense Ministry says its forces destroyed three Ukrainian naval drones being used in an attempt to attack a key bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea

The Independent UK

Nobel Foundation cancels Russian envoy's invitation to prize ceremony

The Nobel Foundation said on Saturday that it was reversing its decision to invite ambassadors from Russia and Belarus to this year's Nobel award ceremony in Stockholm, after the move sparked anger. The news comes after Russia said its forces had destroyed Ukrainian naval drones that were attempting to target…

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 556

As the war enters its 556th day, these are the main developments.

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Russia puts advanced Sarmat nuclear missile system on ‘combat duty’

Russian space agency chief Yuri Borisov says new intercontinental ballistic missile system is now in service: Reports.

Al Jazeera

Bosnian Serbs stage protests in support of their separatist leader

Hundreds of Bosnian Serbs, some waving flags with the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin, have staged protests in support of their separatist leader who seeks union with neighboring Serbia

The Independent UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin’s legacy; Ukraine captures key village on the southern Zaporizhzhia front; life on the ISS at a time of war

The Guardian - AU

Russian students are returning to school, where they face new lessons to boost their patriotism

Children across Russia have returned to school, where the Kremlin’s narratives about the war in Ukraine and its confrontation with the West are taking an even more prominent spot than before

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What is Russia’s ‘Satan II’ hypersonic intercontinental nuclear missile?

Vladimir Putin hasa repeatedly tried to talk up the specifications of the RS-28 Sarmat

The Independent UK

US House Foreign Affairs Committee chair calls Russia-China alliance the biggest threat since WWII

The chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee says a partnership between the Russian and Chinese leaders worries him, calling it the biggest threat to Europe and the Pacific since World War II

The Independent UK

Lavrov says Russia will block G20 declaration if views are ignored, dimming India’s hopes of consensus

G20 under India’s presidency risks going down as first to conclude without a statement

The Independent UK

Friday briefing: Grant Shapps is the UK’s new defence secretary – but is he up to the job?

In today’s newsletter: The former energy secretary starts his fifth cabinet post in the past year, but questions remain about his military nous

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia – live: Putin’s defences fail as Kyiv counteroffensive ‘breaks through on southern front’

Hanna Maliar, deputy defence minister, says Ukraine troops have made progress in several locations, including the Zaporizhzhia region

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: critics of counteroffensive are ‘spitting in the faces of soldiers’, says Kyiv – as it happened

Ukraine’s foreign minister also says critics of the offensive’s slow progress should ‘shut up’

The Guardian - AU

Prigozhin's death gives Putin and Wagner new life

The restructured and rebranded Wagner Group will survive to serve the interests of Putin and the Russian state for the foreseeable future, writes Stephen Hoadley

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The Conversation

Ukraine recap: fallout from death of Yevgeny Prigozhin will be felt far beyond Moscow

Where were you when you heard that Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s aircraft had crashed and he was presumed dead? For Ukraine watchers it was something of a surreal JFK moment. And, like the Zapruder tape, the video footage of the Russian mercenary group commander’s Embraer Legacy 600 private jet…

The Independent UK

The Wagner mercenary group's second-in-command is buried in a quiet Moscow ceremony

The man who is believed to have given Russian mercenary group Wagner its name has been buried at a military cemetery in Moscow

The Conversation

Why Pope's message to young Russians not to forget 'great Russia of Catherine II and Peter I' has not gone down well in Ukraine

Pope Francis’s video speech to the All-Russian Meeting of Catholic Youth in St Petersburg, urging them to “not forget their heritage” has caused quite a stir. What struck a bitter chord internationally – and especially in Ukraine – about the remarks he delivered on August 25 was not so much…

The Conversation

Ukraine war: the implications of Moscow moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus

Russia is reported to have deployed nuclear weapons in Belarus, a step that was much telegraphed earlier this year and recently confirmed by Poland. This move has caused concern in neighbouring countries and has affected security arrangements in Europe.

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The Guardian - UK

‘A success for Kremlin propaganda’: how pro-Putin views permeate Italian media

With pro-Russia commentators regularly appearing on TV, Italians are less likely to back Ukraine than people in most other EU states

France 24

Wagner Group’s second-in-command buried quietly near Moscow

Dmitry Utkin, cofounder and military commander of the Wagner Group, was buried Thursday in a quiet ceremony at a military cemetery near Moscow after dying in a plane crash that also killed his boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin. The ceremony came as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met his Russian counterpart Sergei…

The Times of India

Delhi G20 summit: Chinese president Xi Jinping likely to skip

NEW DELHI: Chinese president Xi Jinping is likely to skip the G20 summit being held in India next week, news agency Reuters reported quoting sources in China and India on Thursday.

Newslaundry

G20 summit: India steers focus to bloc’s economic mandate, resists geopolitics on Ukraine

About two weeks ahead of the G-20 summit in New Delhi, Russian president Vladimir Putin spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convey his inability to attend the meet. He will be represented by Russia foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. This wasn’t unexpected – Putin skipped the recent BRICS meet in…

Al Jazeera

US warns N Korea against selling weapons to Russia for Ukraine war

White House says Pyongyang should ‘cease its arms negotiations’ with Moscow amid escalating tensions with Washington.

The Independent UK

Ukraine launches ‘massive’ drone strikes on six regions of Russia – destroying war planes

Kremlin says assault ‘will not go unpunished’, a sign that the attack was disruptive

The Guardian - UK

Few Russians wanted the war in Ukraine – but they won’t accept a Russian defeat either

Many fear that if Ukraine wins, Vladimir Putin would be ousted, unleashing chaos and ushering in a terrifying new era, says author Anatol Lieven

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