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The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Putin involving regional officials to ‘deflect criticism away from national leadership’

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via a video link in Saint Petersburg

Evening Standard

How Putin and Xi Are Trying to Break Global Human Rights

In their own way, Russia and China are threatening the world’s system for defending human rights.

Foreign Policy

Russia's Sechin says Taiwan will return to China 'on schedule'

Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russian oil giant Rosneft and one of Vladimir Putin's closest allies, on Thursday heaped praise on China's leaders and said Taiwan would return to its "native harbour" on time.

Reuters

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Fighting rages in Ukraine’s Bakhmut as battle for Kherson looms

Ukraine says fierce fighting under way in Bakhmut and Avdiivka in the east, as preparations for Kherson battle continue.

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin ‘rehearsed sinking Britain and obliterating US' in nuclear missile test

The Kremlin dictator oversaw his rehearsal for “massive nuclear strikes” by land, sea and air yesterday like a Bond villain, with reports that the UK was one of the primary targets

Daily Mirror

UN: 207 Ukraine cultural sites damaged during Russian invasion

UNESCO is launching a new satellite imagery site to keep track of damaged Ukrainian cultural sites.

Axios

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin says West is playing ‘dangerous and dirty game’

Russian president says the Occident does not respect other people

The Independent UK

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin rails against ‘west’ in latest speech; Kyiv faces longer and stricter blackouts after attacks – as it happened

Russian president addresses Valdai discussion club; Ukrainian capital to face more power outages after energy supplies hit

The Guardian - AU

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Texas tumbles further in voting access, report finds

Tribune News Service

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 246 of the invasion

Putin says ‘dirty bomb’ allegations made on his orders; Ukraine facing stricter blackouts due to attacks on energy

The Guardian - AU

Putin blames West for Ukraine war, plays down nuclear fears

Russian President Vladimir Putin showed no regrets on Thursday for his war in Ukraine, insisting that the "special military operation" was still achieving its goals and the West's dominance over world affairs was coming to an end.

Reuters

Takeaways from investigation of Russian general in Ukraine

The carnage left by Russian soldiers on the road to Kyiv wasn’t random

The Independent UK

Ksenia Sobchak: Russian TV star ‘flees country’ as investigators raid her home

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on Russia’s war machine: little more than a brittle facade

Editorial: Vladimir Putin’s defeat in Ukraine is needed for the restoration of hope to Russians wanting a better future for themselves as well as their neighbours

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Putin oversees Russian military drill intended to simulate ‘huge nuclear strike’

Putin has previously threatened Russia will use ‘all means available’ in a bid to win its war against Ukraine

Reuters

Russians dig in to defend key city of Kherson, Ukrainian forces say

Squatting in a weed-choked irrigation canal, concealed from prowling enemy drones by overhanging trees, the Ukrainian soldier dismissed media reports that reclaiming the Russian-held port city of Kherson would be a cakewalk.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin Monitors Practice Launches by Russia’s Nuclear Forces

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday monitored drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces involving multiple practice launches of ballistic and cruise missiles, in a show of force amid the heightened tensions with the West over the conflict in Ukraine. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin that the exercise…

Al Jazeera

As Ukraine war drags into ninth month, Russia’s woes worsen

In week 35 of the war, Russia was on the defensive as Ukrainian morale remained high.

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The Conversation

Belarusians are facing discrimination and blame for Russia's war in Ukraine

In late September 2022, the International Congress of Belarusian Studies was held in Kaunas, Lithuania. After it ended, an attendee’s car broke down. He took it to a garage but the management refused to service a car owned by a Belarusian. Ultimately, it had to be towed back over the…

The Independent UK

Investigators raid home of Russian celeb Ksenia Sobchak

Russian investigators have raided the home of Ksenia Sobchak, the glamourous daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s one-time boss, in a move that has sent shockwaves through the country’s political scene

The Independent UK

What happened to WNBA star Brittney Griner and why is she detained in Russia?

The basketball star has been detained in Moscow for five months and counting

The Conversation

Ukraine war: what are 'dirty bombs' and why is Russia suddenly talking about them?

Since the invasion of Ukraine in February, the threat that weapons of mass destruction would be used has been a constant concern. Discussion of this threat has tended to focus on the possibility that Russia might resort to using its nuclear arsenal – something hinted at several times by the…

Reuters

Ukraine defence minister says he doesn't believe Putin will use nuclear weapons

Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Wednesday he did not believe Russia's President Vladimir Putin would use nuclear weapons.

Tribune News Service

Putin oversees regular nuclear drills amid escalation fears

Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw regular military drills simulating a nuclear retaliatory strike Wednesday, amid growing concerns of a further escalation by the Kremlin as its war in Ukraine drags into a ninth month.

Al Jazeera

Are Putin’s views fascist?

The Russian leader often evokes a philosopher who praised Mussolini, but analysts are divided on Putin’s own ideology.

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