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Ukraine: Explosions rock Kyiv as African leaders begin ‘peace mission’

The African leaders headed to Ukraine’s capital before talks with Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on Saturday

Evening Standard

Zelenskyy asks African leaders to push Russia on prisoner release

The delegation began their ‘peace mission’ in Ukraine and plan to visit Russia and meet President Putin on Saturday.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 478 of the invasion

Explosions reported in Kyiv during African peace initiative visit; Ukraine has retaken more than 100 sq km in counteroffensive, commander claims

The Guardian - AU

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African leaders set to meet with presidents of Ukraine, Russia in bid to end war

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Ukraine in a delegation of African leaders and senior officials seeking ways to end Kyiv’s 15-month war with Russia

The Independent UK

Commentary: Why Schwarzenegger, Stallone and nostalgia for ‘80s action movies are back

Threats from Moscow. Rampant inflation. A deadly disease resisting eradication. Worries about the replacement of American workers. Sly. Ahnold.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: China and Cuba are getting closer. Now is the time for Biden to reengage with Havana

Few countries in the Western Hemisphere have evoked for Americans the spirit of the Monroe Doctrine as much as has Cuba. For years, the Soviets used the island nation 103 miles off the coast of Florida as a listening post, and, in 1962, they brought the world to the brink…

Chicago Tribune

In Kyiv, South African president calls on Russia and Ukraine to ‘de-escalate’ conflict

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday called on both Ukraine and Russia to de-escalate their conflict in order to “settle” the war in Ukraine. Ramaphosa is one of a group of African leaders that arrived in the Ukrainian capital earlier on Friday as air raid sirens sounded and explosions…

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African leaders travel to Ukraine and Russia on peace mission

A delegation of four African heads of state are headed to Kyiv and Saint Petersburg to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Vladimir Putin, in the latest in a series of mediation efforts aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

As well as fighting Russia, Ukrainians are battling corruption at home

As the UK is set to hold a conference on how to rebuild postwar Ukraine, many worry what will happen to funds sent through a system where money disappears

The Guardian - UK

Why did Russia invade Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 478

As the war enters its 478th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Can democracy survive the polycrisis?

We are living in troubled times. Too much is happening too fast. People are confused. The Columbia University economic historian Adam Tooze has, indeed, popularised a word for it. He calls it a "polycrisis".

Bangkok Post

Western firms snub ‘Russian Davos’ as its prestige evaporates

Annual event headlined by Vladimir Putin described as ‘totally toxic’ since full-scale invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

NATO sees no change in Russia's nuclear posture despite Belarus leader's claims

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military organization has seen no evidence that Russia has changed its nuclear posture

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Could the Ukraine dam attack pose risks to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant? Experts explain

Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) want access to a location near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. They want to clarify why there are discrepancies between different measurements of the reservoir that supplies water to cool the facility’s reactors.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Sizing up Ukraine’s counteroffensive is difficult in the fog of war

After months of speculation about when Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive will begin, we now have an answer: right now. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops, many of them trained at military bases in Europe and outfitted with heavy Western armor, are now launching simultaneous operations at several points along the 600-mile-long…

France 24

South African ties to Russia shadow Ukraine peace mission

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a delegation of African leaders on a peace mission to Ukraine and Russia this week amid attempts to assuage Western concerns that South Africa is siding with Russia in the conflict despite its proclaimed neutrality – which has Ramaphosa doing a round of…

Evening Standard

Ukraine: We will rebuild everything destroyed by Putin, says Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of London recovery summit

Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Thursday to “rebuild everything” destroyed in Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s war ahead of a recovery summit in London.

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian fighter pilots learning to fly F-16 jets as Kyiv claims progress in counteroffensive – as it happened

Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says Ukrainian personnel being trained so when planes are delivered, pilots are ready

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 477 of the invasion

Ukraine counteroffensive making slow progress, say western officials; Chechnya ruler Kadyrov says right-hand man alive after all

Al Jazeera

Ukraine attacks the front line; Russia says big losses inflicted

Ukraine says its forces recaptured 100sq km, but Russia’s President Putin says counteroffensive attacks failed.

Tribune News Service

House passes resolution calling on Putin to release reporter Gershkovich and others

WASHINGTON -- The House unanimously passed a resolution late Tuesday calling on Russia to immediately release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained since March.

The Guardian - UK

Putin sides with military chiefs over placing Wagner under direct control

Russian leader says move must be made ‘as quickly as possible’ after Wagner boss refuses to sign contracts

The Guardian - UK

Guardian wins international journalism prize for work on Russian oligarchs

Russian Asset Tracker published findings weeks after country’s brutal assault on Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Campaigner for Vladimir Putin's foe Alexei Navalny sentenced to 7 years in penal colony

Lilia Chanysheva, who was in charge of one of Alexei Navalny's regional offices, has been found guilty of a number of offences including founding a rights-violating organisation in Russia

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