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Brittney Griner's Russian Imprisonment Outraged the Country. So Should Vladimir Kara-Murza's.

The journalist and dissident, who was sentenced to 25 years in a penal colony for criticizing the Russian government, has not received the same attention.

Reason

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

Putin visits troops in Ukraine; Kyiv marks Orthodox Easter; Lula criticised over peace efforts

The Guardian - AU

How ‘Putin’s chef’ and his Wagner Group are cashing in on conflicts around the world

They’ve drawn most attention in eastern Ukraine, but it seems wherever war breaks out – from Syria to Sudan – this group of mercenaries can be found profiting from bloodshed, writes World Affairs Editor Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK

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When and how will Ukraine start counteroffensive against Russia?

Western weapons pour into Ukraine as officials in Kyiv promise new attacks will start soon.

Al Jazeera

Britain sanctions Russians linked to jailing of Putin critic Kara-Murza

Britain on Friday sanctioned a Russian judge and four others linked to the arrest and alleged poisonings of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza who was jailed for 25 years this week for treason and other offences.

Reuters

Russia watching for new Western sanctions, says they would hit world economy

The Kremlin said on Friday it was monitoring reports of a possible ban on exports to Russia by Western countries, and that new sanctions would damage the global economy.

Reuters

Russia crosses new lines in crackdown on Putin's enemies

With virtually all the Kremlin's opponents already jailed or in exile, and liberal press outlets and human rights groups forced to shut down, it might have appeared that years of repression in Russia had achieved their objective.

Reuters

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Putin looks back to WWII with refurb of Stalin-era bomb shelters

Although a missile attack deep into Russia is unlikely, bunkers built long ago are being made ready for use

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine’s ‘rightful place’ is in Nato says Jens Stoltenberg on surprise visit to Kyiv

‘Let me be clear, Ukraine’s rightful place is in the Euro-Atlantic family,’ says Jens Stoltenberg

Evening Standard

Zelensky says now is the time for Ukraine to join Nato as alliance chief visits Kyiv

‘Nato stands with you today, tomorrow and for as long as it takes,’ Jens Stoltenberg says on first visit to Kyiv since Russia’s invasion started

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin suffers breakdown after changing cancer medicine, Kremlin source claims

Rumours of Vladimir Putin suffering a temporary "nervous breakdown" came amid speculation he used a body double to represent him while visiting high-ranking Russian generals in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Ukraine appeals to NATO chief for membership, more arms

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told visiting NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg it is time to offer his country membership.

The New Daily

Russia likely to have suffered ‘heavy losses’ in the south of Ukraine, says UK

Russia is likely to have suffered “heavy losses” in the south of Ukraine, British defence chiefs have said.

Evening Standard

MP accused of using young girl’s post-mortem examination as ‘clickbait’

Andrew Bridgen was criticised in the Commons by Penny Mordaunt.

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The Independent UK

Elderly Russian woman fined for calling Zelensky ‘handsome’

Pensioner fined after saying Ukraine’s president was ‘handsome’ and ‘funny’

The Guardian - AU

Kremlin’s foreign minister to meet UN secretary general; US considering ban on exports to Russia – as it happened

Sergei Lavrov to meet António Guterres on Monday; US to discuss export ban at G7 leaders’ summit

Tribune News Service

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The Conversation

Russia's legal interpretation of 'espionage' has broadened since the Soviet era – as the case of Evan Gershkovich shows

The case of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich, who on April 18, 2023, saw his appeal against investigative detention on spying charges turned down by a Russian court, has echoes of an earlier era. Not since the Cold War, the Kremlin noted, has an American journalist been charged with…

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Reuters

Kremlin critic Yashin defiant after losing appeal against long jail term

Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin on Wednesday predicted he would one day help build a "new and free Russia" after losing his appeal against an eight-and-a-half year prison sentence on a charge of spreading false information about the army.

The Independent UK

Moscow court Kremlin critic's appeal of prison sentence

A Moscow court has dismissed a prominent Russian opposition figure’s appeal of his 8 1/2-year prison sentence for criticism of Russia’s actions in Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin: South Korean Arms for Ukraine Would Signify Involvement in Conflict

Any decision by South Korea to supply arms to Ukraine would make Seoul a participant in the conflict, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, after President Yoon Suk-yeol opened the door to such deliveries. South Korea has denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine and supplied economic and humanitarian aid to Kyiv, but…

Reuters

Kremlin: South Korean arms for Ukraine would signify involvement in conflict

Any decision by South Korea to supply arms to Ukraine would make Seoul a participant in the conflict, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, after President Yoon Suk Yeol opened the door to such deliveries.

Daily Mirror

Scar spotted on Vladimir Putin’s neck as he is constantly accompanied by cancer surgeon

Footage shows a scar-like mark running diagonally across Vladimir Putin's throat as the Kremlin leader attended an Orthodox Easter cathedral service in Moscow, Russia, last weekend

Chicago Sun-Times

Wall Street Journal reporter held on spying charges denied release on bail

A judge in Moscow ruled that Evan Gershkovich, 31, must remain behind bars while awaiting trial.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin Rallies His Troops with 2nd Ukraine Visit in 2 Months

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited command posts of the Kremlin’s forces fighting in Ukraine, officials said Tuesday, as the war approaches its 14th month and Kyiv readies a possible counteroffensive with Western-supplied weapons. A video released by the Kremlin and broadcast by Russian state television showed Putin arriving by helicopter…

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