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International Criminal Court has cited Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children a war crime: on Russia's long history of weaponising deportation

On March 17, the International Criminal Court cited Russia’s deportation of Ukrainian children as a war crime for which President Vladimir Putin is being held responsible.

The Conversation · Apr 3, 2023

Starting to sting? Putin denounces sanctions as oil revenues contract

Are those sanctions starting to bite? On the surface, it's business as usual for a Russia that on Saturday took over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council and still enjoys plenty of support from the likes of China. But last week, President Vladimir Putin for the first time…

France 24 · Apr 3, 2023

Killed Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was a soft target for his many enemies

Influential supporter of war in Ukraine had criticised military leadership and called for generals to be prosecuted

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

Russia blames Ukraine as suspect held in pro-war blogger’s death

Russia accused Ukraine and a group linked to anti-Kremlin opposition leader Alexey Navalny of plotting a bomb explosion in a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a pro-war military blogger.

Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2023

Zelenskiy honours Ukrainian villagers held captive in basement

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday paid tribute to the courage of nearly 400 residents of a village in north Ukraine held in a school basement under Russian occupation for 27 days one year ago.

Reuters · Apr 3, 2023

With no peace in sight, NATO countries eye more Ukraine help

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine’s Western allies have sent the country 65 billion euros ($70 billion) in military aid to help thwart Russia’s full-scale invasion

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023

Russian soldiers too DRUNK to fight effectively in Ukraine, British intelligence says

'Heavy drinking' among troops is contributing to Russian losses in Ukraine, according to new intelligence, with officials said to be concerned at incidents, crimes, and deaths caused by alcohol abuse

Daily Mirror · Apr 3, 2023

Vladlen Tatarsky: who killed pro-Kremlin blogger?

The killing of the influential pro-Kremlin blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in an explosion in the heart of St Petersburg on Sunday has shocked Russia and sparked fierce speculation about who was responsible.

The Week · Apr 3, 2023

Is the long arm of the law finally catching up to Trump and Putin?

These two men find themselves in the clutches of the very systems of justice that they believed they could flout with impunity

The Guardian - US · Apr 3, 2023

Energy analysts have been making gaseous calls since Russia invaded Ukraine. It's time to clear away the smoke of economic groupthink

Yale's Sonnenfeld and Tian call out a year of bad energy calls.

Fortune · Apr 3, 2023