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Journalist or Russian spy? The strange case of Pablo González

The long read: As a Spanish reporter, Pablo González charmed his way into Russian opposition circles and covered Putin’s wars. Then, in 2022, he was arrested on suspicion of espionage. Many former associates now believe that he betrayed them

The Guardian - UK

Russia jails French researcher Laurent Vinatier for three years in 'foreign agent' case

A Russian court Monday sentenced French researcher Laurent Vinatier to three years in a penal colony for breaking a law on registering as a "foreign agent". The French Foreign Ministry called for Vinatier's immediate release, denouncing the "extreme severity" of his sentence.

France 24

French Citizen Faces Prison Sentence In Russian Espionage Case

French citizen Laurent Vinatier faces prison in Russia for collecting military information. Tensions rise between Moscow and Paris.

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French researcher sentenced to three years in Russian penal colony

A Russian court on Monday sentenced French researcher Laurent Vinatier to three years in a penal colony after finding him guilty of breaching a "foreign agent" law. He was arrested in June for allegedly gathering information on the Russian army.

Radio France Internationale

‘Russia’s dirty money will hijack our democratic process’: how tiny Moldova fears Kremlin is fixing EU referendum

Officials believe €100m has been funnelled into the country to influence the pivotal vote and the presidential election

The Guardian - UK

What is the mysterious advanced Russian weapon downed by Moscow’s own forces in embarrassment for Putin?

Wreckage of one of Russia’s newest pieces of military hardware is now in hands of Ukrainian forces

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy appeals to Pope Francis for help in freeing Ukrainian PoWs

Ukrainian leader also invites Vatican to take part in prisoner-of-war conference; Russian court orders arrest of CNN journalist. What we know on day 962

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Russia’s Putin meets Iran’s Pezeshkian amid spiralling Middle East violence

Presidents’ meeting comes before expected signing of strategic partnership agreement by the two countries.

Al Jazeera

Putin hails ‘very close’ relationship with Iran in first meeting with new president

Moscow say the two leaders were scheduled to have ‘serious conversations’ about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, one that Iran is helping fund from Tehran

The Independent UK

Russian and Iranian presidents meet as concerns grow over escalating Middle East attacks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Iran’s president at a time when Tehran is supplying weapons for Moscow’s war in Ukraine and concerns are growing over escalating attacks between Israel and Iran and its militant allies

The Independent UK

Fire at noted huge Brutalist block in Moscow leaves 2 dead

Two people died in a fire at one of the Russian capital’s most notable buildings, a gargantuan Brutalist apartment block that viewers have likened to a toppled skyscraper

The Independent UK

NATO will start an annual nuclear exercise as Russia threatens Ukraine's Western backers

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance will hold its annual nuclear exercise next week

The Independent UK

Why is Russia bombing ships carrying Ukrainian grain?

Three ships carrying Ukrainian grain have been hit by Russian missiles, signalling a shift in Moscow’s strategy.

Al Jazeera

Takeaways from an AP investigation of Russia recruiting Africans to make drones for use in Ukraine

Russia has recruited about 200 women ages 18-22 from across Africa to work in a factory alongside Russian vocational students, including teenagers, assembling thousands of Iranian-designed attack drones to be launched into Ukraine

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The Independent UK

African woman promised a life in Europe and duped into building Russia’s drone army

Tourism, paintball games and a pitch on TikTok - How Russia recruits women from Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Nigeria

France 24

Kremlin denies report of Trump, Putin private phone call after Ukraine invasion

Former US president Donald Trump secretly sent Covid tests to Vladimir Putin in 2020 when he was in the White House and spoke multiple times to the Russian president after leaving office, an explosive new book by US journalist Bob Woodward reveals. The Kremlin on Wednesday denied reports in the…

International Business Times

N. Korean Soldiers 'Highly Likely' Killed In Ukraine: Seoul

North Korean soldiers are likely fighting in Ukraine alongside Russian troops, with some believed already killed and more expected to be deployed, Seoul's defence minister said Tuesday.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Hypersonic missile targets major Ukrainian airbase

Russian attacks hit civilian cargo ships in Ukrainian ports; Moscow claims capture of Grodivka on way to strategic Pokrovsk. What we know on day 958

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Al Jazeera

‘Russia doesn’t want to use nuclear weapons’: The view from wartime Moscow

Putin is revising Russia’s nuclear doctrine at a critical juncture in Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin celebrates birthday as he hopes to become Russia’s longest leader

There are ongoing claims that the Russian leader is suffering with poor health

Al Jazeera

What Russia wants from Israel-Iran escalation: Chaos good, war bad

Russia is dependent on Iran for military support in Ukraine, but has had complex ties with Hezbollah.

The Conversation

Bottled up in the Black Sea: Russia is having a dreadful naval war, hindering its great power ambitions

The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has played out largely on land and in the air. It is a bitterly contested, grueling ground war, accompanied by brutal Russian aerial attacks on civilian infrastructure and a slow but increasing Ukrainian response.

The Independent UK

4 Russian journalists accused of working for a Navalny group go on trial in Moscow

Four Russian journalists went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday after being accused of working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, which was designated by authorities as an extremist organization in 2021

Evening Standard

Ukraine's military to pull out of frontline town of Vuhledar after two years of intense fighting

It is the latest urban settlement to fall to the Russians as Moscow’s gains continue

International Business Times

Ukraine Withdraws From Eastern Town Of Vugledar

Ukraine's army said Wednesday it had withdrawn from the eastern town of Vugledar, handing Russia one of its most significant territorial gains in weeks.

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