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WNBA star Brittney Griner's trial begins in Russia

Griner is facing up to 10 years in prison. U.S. officials say she has been "wrongfully detained."

Axios

Brittney Griner trial begins in Russian court

Griner’s wife, Cherelle, has urged President Joe Biden to secure her release, calling her “a political pawn.”

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Political pawn’ US basketball star Brittney Griner appears in Moscow court

Griner’s wife has called her “a political pawn”.

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Russia’s Putin to Meet Iran’s Raisi in Ashgabat on Wednesday

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a visit to Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. Putin is making his first known trip abroad since the start of what Moscow calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine. He is…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Griner’s Agent: Monday Hearing Was ‘Not on the Merits’

The WNBA star received an additional six months in custody following a preliminary hearing in Moscow.

Sports Illustrated

Ukrainians cheer nation's EU candidacy amid wartime woes

The European Union’s decision to make Ukraine a candidate for EU membership has offered war-weary Ukrainians a morale boost even as the country’s military ordered its fighters to retreat from a key city in the eastern Donbas region

The Independent UK

Ukraine news - live: EU grants Kyiv candidate status as Zelensky hails ‘historic moment’

Ukraine has been formally accepted as a candidate for EU membership

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What we know about the US citizens captured in Ukraine

US says it has not been notified by Russia or ‘Russian proxy forces’ of the men’s whereabouts.

Al Jazeera

Putin Spokesperson: Brittney Griner Is Not A Hostage, She Broke Russian Law By Possessing Cannabis Oil

A spokesperson for Russian leader Vladimir Putin said WNBA star Brittney Griner’s detention was not about "being a hostage," seemingl

Benzinga

Is Vladimir Putin Terminally Ill? This Is What Kremlin Spokesman Has To Say

A Kremlin spokesman laughed off rumors about Russian President Vladimir Putin being terminally ill, insisting that Putin is "fighting fit" and even playing sports.

Benzinga

Russian Spokesman Says Griner Isn’t a Hostage, Doesn’t Note Potential Release

The Kremlin’s Dmitry Peskov gave no indication of when—or if—the WNBA star would be released.

Sports Illustrated

Turkish Team to Discuss Black Sea Grain Corridor in Russia This Week

Ankara's military delegation will travel to Russia this week to discuss details of a possible safe sea corridor in the Black Sea to export Ukrainian grain, Turkish presidency sources said on Tuesday. Russia's TASS agency confirmed plans for the talks citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Says It Does Not Know Location of Captured US 'Mercenaries'

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it did not know the location of two Americans captured while fighting in eastern Ukraine, but that they were mercenaries and could be sentenced to death in Russian-backed breakaway territories. Americans Alexander Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, went missing this month while fighting near…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin spokesman denies Russia is holding Brittney Griner hostage

‘She violated Russian law, and now she’s being prosecuted’

The Independent UK

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Radio France Internationale

Lithuania blocks rail connections to Russian Baltic Sea exclave

Lithuania on Monday defended its decision to block rail transit from Russia to a Russian Baltic Sea exclave in a move that drew Moscow's ire as tensions continue to rise in the region. Meanwhile, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is pushing former USSR republics of Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine itself to…

Al Jazeera

Death penalty for captured US citizens not ruled out, Russia says

The Kremlin says the pair were ‘soldiers of fortune’ who should be held responsible for their ‘crimes’.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Spokesman Says Americans Captured in Ukraine Committed 'Crimes'

Two Americans captured in Ukraine while fighting with Kyiv's military were "endangering" Russian soldiers and should be "held accountable for those crimes," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview released by NBC News on Monday. The interview marks the first time the Kremlin has commented on the cases of…

The Guardian - AU

Russian forces capture settlements near Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk – as it happened

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EU reaches 'total consensus' on granting Ukraine candidate status

EU ministers on Tuesday backed granting war-torn Ukraine candidate status to join the bloc ahead of a summit expected to formally greenlight the move later this week, France's Europe minister said. In fighting on the ground, Ukraine said it was encountering difficulty in the east as Russian forces captured more…

Axios

Kremlin won't rule out death penalty for 2 captured Americans it calls "soldiers of fortune"

Rules of war won't apply to vets captured in Ukraine, Putin spokesperson tells NBC.

Reuters

Moscow fumes over Lithuania rail ban to Russian region

(This June 21 story corrects in paragraph 4 to show gas flows via Ukraine and Nord Stream 1 pipeline have fallen, removes reference to Russia cutting flows via Ukraine as act of retaliation)

Reuters

Kremlin says captured Americans in Ukraine should bear responsibility 'for crimes' - RIA

The Kremlin said on Monday that Americans captured in

The Guardian - UK

Putin calls Ukraine war sanctions ‘insane’ in combative speech

President claims Russia can ‘cope with any challenge’ in address delayed by cyber-attack, but largely avoids discussing Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin Says Russia-Ukraine Relations Will Normalize after ‘Special Military Operation’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at the St Petersburg Economic Forum that Russia anticipates restoring relations with Ukraine after the "special military operation" in that country concludes. During a question-and-answer session with Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Putin said: "sooner or later, the situation will return to normal". Russia…

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin in chilling warning 'nothing will be as it used to' as Ukraine war rage

Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of treating other countries like its "colonies" while claiming the European Union has lost its "sovereignty" and is set for political turmoil in the coming years

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