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Putin visits Belarus as Russia holds joint military exercises with allies

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Belarus on Monday for talks with his counterpart and ally Alexander Lukashenko. Belarus is one of the rare countries that fully supports Russia in its war with neighbouring Ukraine. The meeting coincides with an announcement of joint military exercises in both Belarus and China.

Radio France Internationale

Putin’s private army ‘threatening poorly-trained troops with execution’, MoD claims

The feared Wagner Group is carrying out ‘brutal tactics’, the MoD has said

Evening Standard

Putin’s mission to Minsk raises fears he will drag Belarus into Ukraine war

Putin and Lukashenko announce more joint manouevres as Kyiv warns of potential new invasion from north

The Guardian - UK

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Kremlin rejects suggestions Putin will push Belarus to join Ukraine conflict

The Kremlin dismissed the idea that President Vladimir Putin was travelling to Belarus on Monday in order to push Minsk to take a more active role in the conflict in Ukraine, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin mobilises Russia's 'Grandfather Frost' for sick propaganda stunt

In a bizarre clip, Vladimir Putin's soldiers grin as they await the arrival of Russia's version of Santa Claus - "Grandfather Frost" - before the tyrant was blasted for the 'sick' stunt while families were mourning their dead

Daily Mirror

2022: The Year the Good Guys Struck Back

After years of rising authoritarianism and xenophobic populism, democracy is strengthening. But a long struggle lies ahead.

Foreign Policy

Movie review: Cast helps ‘High Heat’ punch above its weight

Olga Kurylenko and Don Johnson, who have appeared in such high-end efforts as “Quantum of Solace” (2008) in Kurylenko’s case and “Knives Out” (2019) in Johnson’s, demonstrate the fine art of making inferior material look better than it is in the B-movie “High Heat.”

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Doyle McManus: Democracy around the world is looking a little healthier, at least next to the alternative

More than a decade ago, scholars began pointing to a troubling global trend: a "democratic recession." Dozens of countries were drifting away from democracy toward authoritarianism.

Los Angeles Times

Vladimir Putin so confident about Ukraine war he issues troops victory parade uniforms

Leaked battle plans shows Vladimir Putin's mad dash for Kyiv, Ukraine, despite a former Russian general telling the world that "never in its history has Russia made such stupid decisions"

Daily Mirror

Putin trying to boost support in Russia as he plans for ‘new phase of war’

Vladimir Putin is participating in a PR campaign to counteract perception of Russian military failures in Ukraine, experts believe, as another drone strike rocked Kyiv on Monday.

Evening Standard

Russia’s Wagner group using drafted recruits as ‘fodder’ to protect experienced commanders, says MoD

Wagner operatives who deviate from assault routes likely being threatened with summary execution

The Independent UK

EU countries agree gas price cap in bid to deal with energy crisis

European Union energy ministers on Monday agreed a gas price cap, after weeks of talks on the emergency measure that has split opinion across the bloc as it seeks to tame the energy crisis. The Kremlin responded by calling the cap “unacceptable”. Read our live blog to see how all…

France 24

Putin and Lukashenko dwell on cooperation, not Ukraine war, after summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart extolled ever-closer ties on Monday as Putin visited Minsk for the first time since 2019, hardly mentioning the war raging in nearby Ukraine at a joint news conference.

Reuters

Kyiv slams Kissinger over call to negotiate with Russia for peace

‘For all its propensity to violence, Russia has made decisive contributions to the global equilibrium’: Henry Kissinger.

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Russian 'kamikaze' drones hit Kyiv, Putin has talks in ally Belarus

Russian "kamikaze" drones hit key energy infrastructure in and around Kyiv on Monday and President Vladimir Putin visited Belarus for the first time since 2019, fuelling Ukrainian fears he will pressure his ally to open a new invasion front.

Daily Mirror

Desperate Putin sends opera singers and circus acts to Ukraine frontline to boost morale

Amid rumours the Russian President is about to bolster his army's numbers, Vladimir Putin has sent musicians, opera singers and circus performers to the frontline to boost the 'fragile morale' of his troops

Daily Mirror

Ukraine prepares to fight off Russian troops as 'Putin plots fresh assault on Kyiv'

A top Ukrainian general has warned his country is readying itself to fight off a 'million' more Russian troops as Putin plots a second invasion of Kyiv

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kissinger Calls for a Negotiated Peace in Ukraine, Kyiv Dismisses His Proposal

Veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger said the time is approaching for a negotiated peace in Ukraine to reduce the risk of another devastating world war, but the Kyiv government dismissed his comments as amounting to "appeasing the aggressor" and said there could be no deal involving ceding territory. Kissinger, 99,…

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Daily Record

Scotsman appointed as UK's new ambassador to Azerbaijan

Fergus Auld, from Edinburgh, has taken up the post at a sensitive time, given that the Caucasus nation borders both Russia and Iran.

Irish Mirror

Conor McGregor a no show at World Cup final despite claiming he'd fly over in private jet

McGregor attended the 2018 final and said he would fly to Qatar but opted to stay at home.

The Independent UK

Russian actress and poet Vera Polozkova brands Putin the ‘main maniac of 21st century’

Speaking from exile, Ms Polozkova said Russia ‘now exists as a totalitarian sect’

Daily Mirror

'Vultures' circling Vladimir Putin as aide 'plots coup' and minister 'depressed'

Russian president Vladimir Putin is said to be surrounded by 'vultures' who are trying to take power in Russia amid reports that he is suffering from cancer while the war in Ukraine continues

Evening Standard

Brigades sent to improve ‘fragile morale’ of Russian troops ‘unlikely’ to ease issues, says UK

‘Fragile morale almost certainly continues to be a significant vulnerability across much of the Russian force’

Dynamite News

PM Modi's Views On Nuclear Weapons Impacted Russia Amid Ukraine War: CIA Chief

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's views on the use of nuclear weapons had an impact on the Russians and could well have averted a global disaster in the context of the Ukraine war. Read on for details:

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘fragile morale’ among Russian forces, says UK – as it happened

British ministry of defence says Russian soldiers also troubled by lack of equipment and uncertainty over war’s objectives

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