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Russian lawmaker urges Europe to revive Nord Stream 2 to solve energy crisis

(This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine)

Reuters

Russia says gas pipeline suspended indefinitely; G7 nations agree price cap for Russian oil – as it happened

State-owned Gazprom announces NordStream 1 pipeline to stay out of action citing turbine engine damage. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Covering Gorbachev: AP remembers his wit, wisdom, warmth

When Mikhail Gorbachev died at age 91, Associated Press journalists began sharing their “Gorby” stories from the collapse of the Soviet Union and its aftermath

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Energy war as West caps Russian oil price, Moscow keeps gas pipe shut

Rich countries agreed on Friday to try to cap the global price of Russian oil, while Russia delayed the re-opening of its main gas pipeline to Germany, as both sides raised the stakes in an energy war between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.

Reuters

U.S. agents search New York properties linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch -NBC

U.S. law enforcement agents on Thursday searched New York properties linked to Viktor Vekselberg, a sanctioned billionaire Russian oligarch, NBC New York reported, as Washington seeks to use sanctions and property seizures to pressure Moscow to stop its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons inspections must resume before new arms talks, says U.S

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday it cannot hold talks with Moscow on a treaty to replace the last U.S.-Russian pact limiting strategic nuclear arms until inspections of the two countries' nuclear weapons sites, which are currently paused, resume.

Reuters

The 1991 coup attempt Mikhail Gorbachev barely survived

After a three-day-long attempt to overthrow his presidency, Gorbachev returns to power as the collapse of Soviet communism continues at rapid pace, writes Michael Dobbs

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Gorbachev died shocked and bewildered by Ukraine conflict - interpreter

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, was shocked and bewildered by the Ukraine conflict in the months before he died and psychologically crushed in recent years by Moscow's worsening ties with Kyiv, his interpreter said on Thursday.

Reuters

Chelsea set to renew Arsen Zakharyan talks in January after £12.6m deal collapses due to Russian invasion

Chelsea will not sign Arsen Zakharyan this summer but could return for the Dynamo Moscow midfielder as early as January amid the complex rules around the transfer of Russian players.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin’s forces facing ‘severe manpower shortages’ in Ukraine, says US

Moscow expected to recruit convicted criminals from prisons for its military in exchange for pardons, says intelligence official

Evening Standard

Russian oil executive dies in fall from Moscow hospital window

Ravil Maganov was chair of Russia’s biggest private oil company, Lukoil, which has criticised Ukraine invasion

The Guardian - UK

Russia warns Moldova not to threaten its troops in breakaway region

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Moldova on Thursday that threatening the security of Russian troops in the breakaway region of Transdniestria risked triggering military confrontation with Moscow.

Reuters

Finland drastically cuts tourist visas for Russians

As of September 1, Finland will only permit Russians to apply for tourist visas from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Murmansk and Petrozavodsk only

The Hindu

Macron Hopeful of Iran Nuclear Deal in Next Few Days

France's president said on Thursday he hoped a deal to revive the Iran nuclear deal would be concluded in the coming days. "I hope that in the next few days the JCPOA will be concluded," Emmanuel Macron said, referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action as the deal is…

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Reuters

Russia calls ageing space station "dangerous" as it plans successor

The International Space Station (ISS) is dangerous and unfit for purpose, Russia's space chief said on Thursday, as Moscow pushes ahead with plans to quit the project and launch its own station.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Gorbachev's legacy and Putin's war

"I like Mr. Gorbachev," British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said in 1984. "We can do business together."

The Guardian - UK

IAEA team plan to stay at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, chief says

Rafael Grossi praises work of plant staff and says inspectors will remain on Russian-occupied site

Evening Standard

Russian oil chief dies after falling from hospital window - reports

A Russian businessman has died after falling out of a window at a Moscow hospital, reports have stated.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Chairman of Russia’s Lukoil Dies after Falling from Window

Ravil Maganov, chairman of Russia's second-largest oil producer Lukoil, died on Thursday after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters. Some Russian media also reported the death of Maganov, 67, who was also Lukoil's vice president, citing unnamed sources. No immediate comment…

Al Jazeera

Russia starts massive war games with China and other ally states

Vostok 2022 – which will last until September 7 – shows strengthening defence cooperation between Russia and China.

The Times of India

India is new major player in Russian oil market once dominated by China

NEW DELHI: India has pushed into a corner of the Russian oil market once dominated by China, taking a record number of shipments of a Far Eastern grade as the fallout from Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine reshapes trade flows.

Reuters

Top Russian oil official falls to death from hospital window - sources

Ravil Maganov, the chairman of Russia's second-largest oil producer Lukoil, died on Thursday after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, two sources familiar with the situation said, becoming the latest in a series of businessmen to meet with sudden unexplained deaths.

The Independent UK

Russia launches war games with China, others

Russia has launched weeklong war games that involve forces from China and other nations in a show of growing defense cooperation between Moscow and Beijing as they both face tensions with the U.S. The maneuvers are also intended to demonstrate that Moscow has a sufficient capability for massive drills even…

The Hindu

PM Modi condoles Gorbachev's demise, hails his contribution to strengthening India-Russia ties

Former Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev died at a hospital in Moscow on Tuesday at the age of 91 after a "serious and prolonged illness"

The Independent UK

N. Korea may send workers to Russian-occupied east Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine stretches into its seventh month, North Korea is hinting at its interest in sending construction workers to help rebuild Russian-occupied territories in the country’s east

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