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Russia's Lavrov Says He Will Discuss US Prisoner Swap Offer

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that he's open to a call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss a possible prisoner swap involving American basketball star Brittney Griner. Blinken said Wednesday that Washington had offered Russia a deal that would bring home Griner and another jailed…

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Russia's Lavrov says he will discuss US prisoner swap offer

Russia's top diplomat says he’s open to a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss a possible prisoner swap involving American basketball star Brittney Griner

The Independent UK

Blinken and Russia's Lavrov have 'frank' discussion about prisoners

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and pressed the Kremlin to accept the 'substantial proposal' that Washington has put forward to secure the release of two Americans detained in Russia.

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 156

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 156th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

The Paradoxes of Escalation in Ukraine

Slowly but Surely, Russia and the West Are Drawing Their Redlines

Foreign Affairs

The rouble is soaring and Putin is stronger than ever - our sanctions have backfired

Energy prices are rocketing, inflation is soaring and millions are being starved of grain. Surely Johnson knew this would happen, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Congress to Label Russia as Terrorist State

The US Senate unanimously passed on Wednesday a nonbinding resolution calling to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Richard Blumenthal called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate Moscow as a terrorist state. The move would bar imports into Russia, penalize…

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International: Hostel fire kills 8 in Moscow

A fire broke out in a hostel in southeastern Moscow, killing eight people and injuring three others, it was Friday. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Viktor Bout: the Lord of War at centre of Griner and Whelan prisoner swap

Moscow has never forgotten the arms dealer who reportedly keeps a photo of Vladimir Putin in his US cell

The Guardian - UK

Don't Let Russia's Regime Change Plans Draw the U.S. Into War

As appalling as the Russian foreign minister’s admission is, it does not change the reasons to avoid a war with Moscow.

Reason

Brittney Griner lawyers welcome prospect of Russia prisoner swap

Arms trafficker Viktor Bout reportedly in line for exchange with the WNBA star facing drug charges

The Guardian - UK

Ex-journalist fined again for discrediting Russian army over Ukraine

Former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova was fined 50,000 roubles ($820) on Thursday after being found guilty of discrediting the country's armed forces in social media posts condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine.

Reuters

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

Basketball icon has been detained in Moscow for five months and counting

The Independent UK

Kremlin poker-faced on US swap offer to free Griner, Whelan

The Kremlin has warned that a possible prisoner swap with the United States involving American basketball star Brittney Griner needs to be negotiated quietly without fanfare

The Independent UK

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Russia vows further media restrictions after EU court upholds ban on Russia Today France

The Kremlin vowed to further restrict Western media in Russia on Wednesday after the EU's top court upheld European sanctions that took Moscow's RT (Russia Today) channel off-air across the continent.

Bangkok Post

Russian arms dealer extradited from Thailand unaware of US swap: wife

A Russian arms trafficker who was arrested in Thailand and is serving a 25-year jail term in the United States knows nothing about a possible exchange with two US prisoners in Russia, his wife said.

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Russia Fines WhatsApp, Snapchat Owner over Data Storage Violations

A Russian court on Thursday fined Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp messenger and Snapchat owner Snap Inc for an alleged refusal to store the data of Russian users domestically, news agencies reported. Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in disputes that have escalated since…

Reuters

No deal yet with U.S. on Griner swap for arms dealer Bout, Russia says

Russia said on Thursday there was no deal yet with the United States on swapping detained U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner and a former Marine for an imprisoned Russian called by American prosecutors one of the world's most prolific arms dealers.

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Japan urges Russia not to hold military drills around disputed islands

Japan urged Russia to exclude areas around disputed northern islands from military drills Moscow is planning to conduct in the country's Far East from late August, a Japanese government spokesperson said on Thursday.Japan lays claim to the Russian-held southern Kuril islands that Tokyo calls the Northern Territories, a territorial row…

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Paris Seeks to Consolidate Cooperation with Riyadh in Various Fields

The Elysee Palace is expected to host an important meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday. The Crown Prince’s visit to Paris - the second leg of his European tour - comes amid major international developments, mainly the Russian war on Ukraine…

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Resuming Talks with Russia, Blinken Offers 'Substantial' Deal on Prisoners

The United States has made a "substantial proposal" to Russia to free Americans including basketball star Brittney Griner, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, as he announced he will speak to his Moscow counterpart for the first time since the Ukraine war. Blinken said he expected a telephone call…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: 75,000 Russians killed or injured so far, says US – as it happened

Russia rejects US figures as ‘fake’, with the Kremlin’s official death toll for its forces still standing at just 1,351

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 155 of the invasion

Missiles strike northern regions of Ukraine from Belarus; UK says Ukraine counter-offensive in Kherson gathering momentum

Reuters

Russian forces redeploying in three southern Ukraine regions -Zelenskiy aide

Russian forces are undertaking a "massive redeployment" of troops to three southern regions of Ukraine in what appears to be a change of tactics by Moscow, a senior adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Russian forces, Ukraine both claim control of vital power plant

Capture of Vuhlehirsk power plant in eastern Ukraine would be Moscow’s first strategic gain in more than three weeks.

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