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Gorbachev to Be Buried in Modest Funeral Snubbed by Putin

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union, is set to be buried Saturday in a relatively low-key ceremony snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin's refusal to declare a state funeral reflects its…

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Gorbachev to be buried in modest funeral snubbed by Putin

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched dramatic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union, is set to be buried in a relatively low-key ceremony snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

Thousands of Russians bid farewell to last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev 'the peacemaker'

Thousands of Russians filed past the open casket of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, on Saturday with many saying they wanted to honour his memory as "a peacemaker" who dismantled totalitarianism and gave them their freedom.

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Russia’s hybrid war on Ukraine extends to new terrain as Gazprom cuts supply to Europe

Energy war with west has exploded after weeks of tension

The Guardian - UK

More scenes of torture and murder of Ukrainians will emerge in months, experts fear

Sources are understood to be "particularly concerned" about filtration camps amid reports of torture and murder, with a report by Human Rights Watch highlighting sickening treatment of people in Donetsk

Daily Mirror

Mikhail Gorbachev's death brings many tributes – but his legacy in Africa remains ambiguous

Mikhail Gorbachev was the last leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. He presided over the end of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States as well as the dissolution of the union of socialist republics. In the West, he is commonly seen as a…

The Conversation

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine launches long-awaited counteroffensive in south; UN team leads mission to nuclear power plant; Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

The Guardian - AU

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Mikhail Gorbachev: The leader who ended rather than started a war

Gorbachev the peacemaker seems the exception in a long history where Russia's leaders have used force to achieve political, national, or ideological goals, writes Robert Greenberg

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Russia scraps gas pipeline reopening, stoking European fuel fears

Russia has scrapped a Saturday deadline to resume flows via a major gas supply route to Germany, deepening Europe's difficulties in securing winter fuel, after saying it had found faults in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline during maintenance.

Reuters

Nord Stream 1: Gazprom announces indefinite shutdown of pipeline

Russian energy company had been due to resume gas delivery to Germany on Saturday morning

The Guardian - UK

Factbox-Honour or disgrace - how Russia has buried its past leaders

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, will be buried on Saturday in Moscow's Novodevichy cemetery but there is no official day of mourning and it will not be a state funeral.

Reuters

Ukraine Security Chief: Nuclear Plant a Threat to the World

The head of Ukraine’s powerful National Security Council says his government is still not fully aware of the situation, including potential threats, inside the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant despite the ongoing inspection by United Nations monitors. Oleksiy Danilov, a key official in Ukraine’s war effort, in an interview with The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

India to host Quad senior officials’ meeting

Meeting comes ahead of PM Modi’s visit to SCO summit with Russia, China

The Hindu

Gorbachev to be buried in low-key funeral snubbed by Putin

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is set to be buried in a ceremony falling short of a state funeral that will not be attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin or top international leaders

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Once the world had Gorbachev and Mandela. Now we have Trump, Johnson and Truss

The Soviet leader’s death is a reminder that the ‘great man theory’ of history is truer than we might like to think, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Evening Standard

Putin’s army ‘struggling to adapt to Ukraine’s precision strike capability’ as southern counterattack begins

Vladimir Putin’s army is “struggling to adapt” to Ukraine’s precision missile strike capability as the Russian army faces a counterattack in the south of the country.

The Independent UK

Zahawi: Cost-of-living support needed into 2023 to ‘send clear message’ to Putin

The Chancellor said he has been working on options to support households and businesses for the incoming prime minister

Daily Mirror

What is energy rationing and will the UK ration energy this winter?

There are concerns the UK could face blackouts this winter if Russian president Vladimir Putin limits the supply of gas to Europe, with worse-case scenario planning predicting a need for energy rationing

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Reuters

Russia delays reopening of Nord Stream in blow to gas-starved Europe

Russia has scrapped a Saturday deadline to resume gas flows via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, one of the main supply routes to Europe, after saying it discovered a fault during maintenance, deepening Europe's difficulties in securing fuel for winter.

The Independent UK

EU's top executive backs price cap on Russian pipeline gas

The European Union’s top executive says the bloc’s electricity market is no longer working and has proposed a price cap on Russian pipeline gas

Foreign Affairs

How Europe Can Avoid a Deep Freeze

Only energy independence from Russia can stave off disaster.

The Independent UK

Ukraine security chief: Nuclear plant a threat to the world

The head of Ukraine’s powerful National Security Council says his government is still not fully aware of the situation, including potential threats, inside the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Evening Standard

G7 agree price cap on Russian oil to stop Putin’s ‘ability to fund war of aggression’

The cap is expected to be introduced in December for crude oil and for petroleum products in February

Tribune News Service

G-7 backs price-cap plan for Russian oil to limit revenue

The Group of Seven most industrialized countries said they plan to implement a price cap for global purchases of Russian oil — a measure the U.S. hopes will ease energy market pressures and slash Moscow’s overall revenues.

Axios

G7 countries back plan to cap price of Russian oil over Ukraine invasion

It's aimed at limiting the invasion's effect on energy prices and preventing Russian profits from oil exports.

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