DOJ probed Trump Media loans: report "If you trace the beneficiaries back you get to the nephew of a Putin ally," says Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell Salon · Mar 15, 2023
DeSantis trapped between Trump and MAGA It is kind of like being stuck between a rock and a hard place Salon · Mar 15, 2023
Putin set to host Syrian leader Assad at the Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to host Syrian President Bashar Assad for talks in the Kremlin expected to focus on rebuilding Syria after a devastating civil war The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
Britain urges Russia to respect airspace after US drone downed over Black Sea The incident marks the first direct encounter between Russia and the US since Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine just over a year ago Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2023
Drone Crash Shows Putin Ready to Expand Conflict Zone, Says Ukrainian Official An incident involving a US spy drone and a Russian fighter jet is a signal that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to expand the Ukraine-Russia conflict zone, a senior Ukrainian security official said on Wednesday. The US military said on Tuesday a Russian fighter plane had clipped the propeller… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2023
Putin calls Ukraine role in Nord Stream blasts ‘sheer nonsense’ Russian leader rejects theory ‘pro-Ukraine group’ carried out the pipeline sabotage; describes Germany as US ‘occupied’. Al Jazeera · Mar 15, 2023
Ugandan leader's son unnerves with tweets of ambitions On Twitter, the Ugandan president’s son has mused about invading neighboring Kenya, praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and offered cattle for the Italian prime minister’s hand in marriage The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
Eduardo Porter: Latin America’s stance on Ukraine is trapped in the past How much do people in Latin America hate the U.S.? Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023
Syrian President Assad Arrives in Moscow, Set to Meet Putin Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in Moscow on Tuesday, where he is scheduled to meet top ally Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia is a main backer of Assad and has a broad presence in Syria, where a 12-year uprising-turned-civil war has killed nearly half a million people and displaced half… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2023
Armenia Raises Peacekeeper 'Problems' with Putin, Fears Escalation Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Tuesday he had complained to President Vladimir Putin about "problems" with Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh, warning of an escalation in the restive Caucasus region. Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two wars for control of the Armenian-majority region and the latest conflict in 2020 ended… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2023
Federal investigators examined Trump Media for possible money laundering, sources say New York prosecutors expanded criminal inquiry of company last year and examined acceptance of $8m with suspected Russian ties The Guardian - US · Mar 15, 2023
'Nazi' references: BBC sportscaster's tweet revives debate The references seem endless, and they can come from anywhere The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
Xi reboots statesman image in bid to counter US on world stage Chinese President Xi Jinping is rebooting his image as a global statesman — and he’s already got a significant win under his belt. Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023
Ukraine issues Banksy postage stamp Ukraine issued a postage stamp showing a mural by British street artist Banksy to mark the first anniversary of Russia's invasion. Bangkok Post · Mar 14, 2023
Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2023 Thugs throw punches in bloody brawl on flight as kids scream in terror Footage shows the brawl on board a Fly Dubai flight from Yekaterinburg, Russia, to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, with cabin crew left helpless as punches fly
The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023 Divide on Ukraine support emerges in early 2024 GOP field Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are emerging as leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, but when it comes to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they are united in arguing that stopping the aggression isn’t a vital U.S. strategic interest
The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023 Putin rejects theory about Ukrainian role in pipeline blasts Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed allegations that Ukrainians were behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last year
The Conversation · Mar 14, 2023 Why a new centre for civic engagement in Ukraine could help counter Russia’s invasion Shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, I set aside my academic work as a fellow in public philosophy to report on civilian life in Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities and to examine the state of higher education in Ukraine.
The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023 Gary Lineker row goes to heart of trust in BBC, warns Ofcom chief Warning row goes ‘straight to the heart of the BBC’s wider reputation’
Foreign Policy · Mar 14, 2023 Putin Is Trapped in the Sunk-Cost Fallacy of War Moscow is grasping for meaning in a meaningless invasion.
The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023 Syrian president Assad arrives in Moscow, set to meet Putin Syrian President Bashar Assad has arrived in Moscow, where he is scheduled to meet top ally Russian President Vladimir Putin
Al Jazeera · Mar 14, 2023 US Republican DeSantis calls Ukraine war a ‘territorial dispute’ Florida governor and other leading conservative US presidential hopefuls express scepticism of Washington’s aid to Kyiv.
Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2023 What is the Wagner Group as Russian private army declared terrorist organisation The Wagner mercenary group, that was under the former leadership of the late Yevgeny Prigozhin, was recently declared a terrorist organisation by the UK
The National (Scotland) · Mar 14, 2023 Tories 'attacking BBC to pressure it for positive coverage', MP says THE UK Government is deliberately attacking the BBC in order to “get themselves more favourable coverage” in its broadcasts, the shadow…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2023 Moscow Keeps up Pressure in East Ukraine, Putin Says Russia’s Survival at Stake Russian troops keep pushing forward in waves along the frontline in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian soldiers said on Tuesday, as President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his view that Russia's very existence as a state was at stake in the war. In the eastern Donbas region, Russia and Ukraine are locked in the…