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EU conservatives scrap Italy meeting over Berlusconi Ukraine comments

The European People's Party (EPP) said on Friday it was cancelling a planned event in Naples due to criticism of Ukraine by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, whose Forza Italia party is an EPP member.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2023

Worker at the Russian foreign ministry found dead in suspicious circumstances

The IT specialist was named Mikhail Ukrainets and a Telegram channel suggested that he fell from his own height and died at the Russian foreign ministry in Moscow

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2023

Zelenskyy Pushes for Speedy Support to Avoid More Deaths

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Western allies Friday to quicken their military support for Ukraine, warning at a major international security conference that delays would play into Russia’s hand as the invasion approaches its first anniversary. “There is no alternative to speed, because it’s speed that life depends on,” Zelenskyy…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 17, 2023

Russia, Belarus discuss closer military, economic ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting neighboring ally Belarus’ leader for talks on expanding military and economic cooperation amid the fighting in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023

Ukraine war has exposed the folly – and unintended consequences – of 'armed missionaries'

The evening before Russia invaded Ukraine, it seemed to many observers – me included – nearly unimaginable that Putin would carry through with weeks of a threatened military attack. As I wrote at the time, Putin is not as erratic or rash as he is sometimes painted.

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2023

The war in Ukraine hasn't left Europe freezing in the dark, but it has caused energy crises in unexpected places

Through a year of war in Ukraine, the U.S. and most European nations have worked to help counter Russia, in supporting Ukraine both with armaments and in world energy markets. Russia was Europe’s main energy supplier when it invaded Ukraine, and President Vladimir Putin threatened to leave Europeans to freeze…

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2023

UK embassy guard in Berlin gets prison for spying for Russia

A former security guard at the British Embassy in Berlin has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for putting U.K. diplomats at “maximum risk” by selling secret information to Russia

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023

‘Despicable’ Berlin embassy spy jailed for selling secrets to Russia

David Smith was a former security guard at the British embassy in Germany.

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023

British Berlin embassy spy jailed for 13 years for selling secrets to Russia

Smith, 58, pleaded guilty to eight charges under the Official Secrets Act and said he was now “ashamed” at his behaviour and counted himself as a proud Scot.

Manchester Evening News · Feb 17, 2023

Ukraine-Russia news – live: Kyiv not last stop of Putin’s invasion, warns Zelensky

Kremlin thinking of ways to ‘strangle’ former Soviet republic of Moldova

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023