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Kosovo-Serbia tensions: Mood on the ground, possible scenarios

Analysts say heightened friction in the Balkans may serve the Kremlin’s interests but cast doubt over a show of force.

Al Jazeera

2022: It could have been a lot worse

We avoided nuclear war and the red wave — but global fascism and George Santos are still with us. Happy New Year!

Salon

Sportswashing Is Everywhere, but It’s Not New

Regimes have been using sports to burnish their images or distract from their problematic behavior for centuries.

Sports Illustrated

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Putin deploys notorious Russian football hooligans in his war on Ukraine

Bloodthirsty Vladimir Putin - who previously vowed to banish notorious football hooligans - has deployed a full battalion of thugs to fight his illegal war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Putin oversees commissioning of new Russian navy warships

Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen the commissioning of new warships and vowed to further strengthen his country’s navy

The Independent UK

Putin is threatening ‘nuclear blackmail’ in Ukraine – but the world must not give in, historian says

US academic Timothy Snyder tells Kim Sengupta that Ukrainians are fighting for the democratic world

The Independent UK

China's Xi solidified grip on power during tumultuous 2022

Xi Jinping secured an historic third leadership term in October, emerging as China's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong, bolstered by a Politburo Standing Committee stacked with allies and no successor-in-waiting to challenge him.

Reuters

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Commentary: The rise of the left was the real story of 2022

Pundits reviewing 2022 are heaving a palpable sigh of relief. This was the year, or so the consensus goes, when far-right strongmen such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro were enfeebled, China stumbled and the “West” made a comeback, at least against Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Some not-so-serious 2023 predictions

Last year’s column successfully predicted Democratic Senate gains and a smaller-than-expected Republican House takeover. Here is our not-totally-serious forecast for 2023:

Tribune News Service

Putin and Xi to speak by video link on Friday

Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping via video link on Friday to discuss a host of bilateral and regional issues.

Reuters

At a French factory, the newest employees come from Ukraine

A luxury leather goods manufacturer in the Burgundy region has hired two dozen Ukrainians since the war began. The CEO says it's partly because he can't find enough French workers to fill the jobs.

WEKU

Russia rejects Zelenskyy’s ‘peace formula’: Lavrov

Zelenskyy’s 10-point peace plan envisages Russia restoring Ukraine’s territorial integrity.

Al Jazeera

2022 was a momentous year for football, wrapped around a rotten core

As the year closes with Lionel Messi’s World Cup triumph and the greatest of sporting victories, the game has never been so unhealthy as sportswashing projects and other forces transform the sport, writes Miguel Delaney

The Independent UK

Indian police launch criminal investigation into mysterious death of Russian oligarch

Pavel Antov — a Russian politician and businessman who made his fortune in the sausage industry — died suddenly during a holiday in India this week.

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Little prospect of peace as Ukraine war passes 10-month mark

Putin signals willingness for peace but makes clear he means peace on Russia’s terms.

Fortune

Putin's latest ploy to ship more Russian soldiers to Ukraine is offering free sperm banks

Russian troops mobilized to fight in Ukraine can freeze their sperm for free before shipping out, “just in case.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Intensifies Attacks on Liberated Kherson, Eastern Ukraine

Russian forces stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on the recently liberated city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, Ukraine's military said, while also exerting pressure along frontlines in the east. Russia fired 33 missiles from multiple rocket launchers at civilian targets in Kherson in the 24 hours to…

The Independent UK

British ex-soldier fighting in Ukraine saved by the body of his friend

Shareef Amin, 40, was shielded by the body of his comrade as Putin’s shells rained down on them

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Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin cancels official second visit in a week as Ukraine stands ground in battle

Vladimir Putin has cancelled his second official visit within seven days as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to flag.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin cancels second trip in week fuelling more health rumours

Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin today abandoned a visit to Pskov, which is close to the border with NATO states Estonia and Latvia, claiming there were "unfavourable flying conditions" despite skies being clear

Evening Standard

Russian troops ‘to be able to freeze sperm for free’ amid Ukraine invasion, says lawyer

Russian reservists called up to fight in Ukraine will be able to freeze their sperm for free, a lawyer has claimed.

Al Jazeera

2022 review: Visualising how the Russia-Ukraine war unfolded

Al Jazeera looks at how the conflict unfolded on the ground, the human costs of 10 months of war and the global response

Daily Mirror

Russian troops fighting in Ukraine are able to freeze sperm in cryobank for free

Vladimir Putin's partial mobilisation of reservists in September sparked a surge of couples approaching IFV and fertility clinics and a top lawyer claims the Russian health ministry will offer the service free

The Independent UK

Nord Stream 2 pipeline firm gets 6-month stay of bankruptcy

A Swiss court has granted a six-month “stay of bankruptcy” to the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipeline

The Independent UK

France's defense minister goes to Ukraine to boost support

France’s defense minister has arrived in Kyiv to discuss further military support for Ukraine

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