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Number of Russians crossing into EU up by 30%, border agency says

The number of Russians entering the EU has jumped following a partial mobilisation ordered by Moscow, and illegal crossings are likely to increase should Russia decide to close the border for potential conscripts, EU border agency Frontex said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russians flock to Georgia, again, as Putin escalates war

New waves of Russians have arrived in Georgia, desperate to avoid joining troops in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

First results from ‘sham’ Ukraine referendums show 96% want to join Russia

Russia warned it could resort to nuclear weapons to defend what it claimed as its own territory, including newly acquired lands

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Ukraine urges EU to impose economic sanctions on Russia over annexation votes

Ukraine urged the European Union on Tuesday to impose economic sanctions on Russia to punish it for staging annexation votes in four occupied regions, and said the moves by Moscow would not change Ukraine's actions on the battlefield.

Reuters

Putin’s regime may fall – but what would come next?

There is an opportunity to negotiate a way back from the brink, says Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

The Guardian - UK

Russia to medevac wounded in school shooting to Moscow

Russia's health minister says 15 people wounded in a school shooting in central Russia will be medevaced to Moscow for further treatment a day after a gunman killed 17 people and wounded 24 others

The Independent UK

Japan summons Russian ambassador after its diplomat is ‘brutally interrogated’ in Moscow

Russia says the diplomat was caught red-handed carrying out espionage activities

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Ukraine war enters new phase as annexation votes draw to close

Russian media report high turnout in occupied regions as Kyiv promises to crack down on ‘traitors’ who assist votes.

Al Jazeera

Kazakhstan struggles to accommodate Russians fleeing war

Kazakhstan is struggling to accommodate tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their homeland since Moscow announced a military mobilisation last week, officials say, but the Almaty government has no plans to close its border.

Reuters

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine and what does Putin want?

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

The Four Kremlin-held Ukraine Regions Voting on Annexation

Four regions of Ukraine that are mostly controlled by Russian forces are voting in polls that close Tuesday on whether or not to ask Russia to annex them. Kyiv and its allies have criticized the ballots as a "sham" and vowed not to recognize the results.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Medvedev raises spectre of Russian nuclear strike on Ukraine

An ally of President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday outlined the scenario of a nuclear strike on Ukraine, saying that the U.S.-led NATO military alliance would be too scared of a 'nuclear apocalypse' to directly enter the conflict in reponse.

Reuters

Japan consul ‘blindfolded and restrained’ during FSB interrogation in Russia

Tokyo demands apology from Moscow after diplomat subjected to ‘coercive interrogation’ in Vladivostok

The Guardian - AU

Moscow's proxies in occupied Ukraine regions claim landslide votes to join Russia

Russian-installed officials in occupied regions of Ukraine reported huge majorities on Tuesday in favour of becoming part of Russia after five days of voting in so-called referendums that Kyiv and the West have denounced as a sham. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All…

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The Guardian - UK

Russians paying £25,000 for seats on private planes after war mobilisation

Passengers heading to Armenia and Turkey amid fears Russia could soon close borders to men of fighting age

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 216 of the invasion

Kremlin says it has made no decision on closing Russia’s borders as many flee after Moscow’s military call-up; ‘referendum’ voting enters final day

Reuters

EU has "serious questions" as Serbia enters regular consultations with Russia

The EU on Monday denounced a decision by Serbia to hold regular foreign policy consultations with Russia, saying the move raised "serious questions" at a time when Brussels has told membership candidates not to continue business as usual with Moscow.

Reuters

Ukrainians in occupied Melitopol fear Russian call-up - exiled mayor

Ukrainians in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol fear they will be called up by Moscow following a referendum on joining Russia in which some residents were forced to vote at gunpoint, its exiled mayor said on Monday.

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Reuters

Russia steps up attacks with Iranian drones, Ukraine plans defences - officials

Ukraine's president and security chiefs met on Monday to plan ways to counteract Russia's use of "new types of weapons" after Moscow stepped up attacks in Odesa region using Iranian combat drones, the president's office and a regional official said.

Daily Mirror

Inside chaotic Russia as it descends into anarchy with violent protests and mass exodus

Vladimir Putin ordered the "partial military mobilisation" of hundreds of thousands of civilian reservists last week after the Kremlin's troops took a vicious beating by Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin will face ‘catastrophic consequences’ if he uses nuclear weapons

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the United States would respond to any Russian use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine after President Putin declared he would use them

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gunman Kills 13 in Russian School Shooting

A gunman killed 13 people, including five children, at a school in Russia on Monday before committing suicide, investigators said. The motive for the shooting in Izhevsk, capital of the Udmurtia region about 970 km (600 miles) east of Moscow, was unclear. Russia's Investigative Committee, which handles major crimes, said…

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy doesn't think Putin is bluffing over nuclear arms

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he doesn't think Vladimir Putin is bluffing when he says Moscow would be ready to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia.

Reuters

Russia's Putin to meet Belarus' Lukashenko later today

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Monday in Moscow, Belarus state media reported.

Reuters

Kremlin says no decision yet on whether to seal Russia's borders to stop men fleeing

The Kremlin said on Monday no decision had been taken on whether to seal Russia's borders to stop an exodus of military-aged men fleeing the country, after days of chaotic scenes during its first military mobilisation since World War Two.

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