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Germany orders Russia to close 4 out of its 5 consulates in tit-for-tat move

Germany says it has told Russia to close four out of five consulates in Germany in a tit-for-tat move after Moscow set a limit for the number of German embassy staff and related bodies that can operate in Russia

The Independent UK

Russia not planning to declare martial law after Moscow drone attacks, says Kremlin

Putin appears to play down incident despite calls to declare state of war and ‘mobilise the whole of society’

The Guardian - UK

Drone strikes hit Moscow and Kyiv -- in the growing world of drone warfare, anything goes when it comes to international law

At least eight drone strikes hit Moscow in the early morning of May 30, 2023, damaging several buildings and injuring civilians.

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Prigozhin asks prosecutors to probe 'crime' by top Russian defence officials

Russia's most powerful mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said on Wednesday that he had asked prosecutors to investigate whether senior Russian defence officials had committed any "crime" before or during the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Macron says Putin has jolted NATO awake at security summit

French President Emmanuel Macron said at a security conference in the Slovakian capital on Wednesday that his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin had jolted NATO awake by invading Ukraine last year. Macron also called on the West to offer Ukraine "tangible and credible" security guarantees as it battles the Russian…

France 24

I got rich in Russia and got out in time, twice. Here’s what I learned about democracy and free markets

Most totalitarian regimes never prosper for more than a generation or two. The parasitic behaviors of such governments eventually drain the economy.

Fortune

Germany to shut down Russian consulates in tit-for-tat move, Moscow fumes

Germany said on Wednesday it would shut down four out of five Russian consulates by revoking their licences, a tit-for-tat move after Moscow's decision to limit the number of German officials in Russia to 350.

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EU aspirant Moldova prepares to host major international summit

Final preparations for a major summit of European leaders are being made in Moldova, a sign of the Eastern European country’s ambitions to draw closer to the West

The Independent UK

Russia says it destroys Ukraine's 'last warship'

Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday that its forces had destroyed what it described as Ukraine's "last warship" two days ago in the port of Odesa in a missile strike.

Reuters

Ex-comic sets sights on Ukraine reconstruction after helping fund war effort

From the purchase of surveillance drones and armoured vehicles to providing access to a satellite, fundraiser Serhiy Prytula has helped power Ukraine's army during Russia's invasion.

Reuters

BWF could allow Russian shuttlers to return from ban

NEW DELHI: In a significant development, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) has paved the way for Russian and Belarusian players to make a return to competition as neutrals, following their previous ban due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

The Times of India

Kremlin: Russia backs Kosovo's Serbs, their rights must be respected

Russia supports Kosovo's Serbian population and believes their legal rights and interests must be protected, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

Reuters

First Thing: Debt ceiling deal clears first hurdle and advances for debate

The committee voted 7-6 to allow debate by the full chamber with expected vote on passage today. Plus, the downfall of Elizabeth Holmes

The Guardian - UK

U.S. resisting global push for peace

Global South leaders, and even some in NATO, are pushing Putin and Zelenskyy toward talks. Time for U.S. to step up

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Reuters

Badminton-BWF to consider allowing Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutrals

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) will consider allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals in international competitions, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday, a month after they had extended the ban.

Axios

The war in Ukraine comes to Russia

The Russian capital had previously been largely shielded from the conflict apart from the effects of sanctions.

Daily Mirror

Key Putin ally says assassinating Brits is 'legitimate' in 'undeclared war'

Dmitry Medvedev - now deputy chairman of Vladimir Putin's security council - branded Britain an "eternal enemy" of the Russian state and said officials are a "legitimate military target"

Evening Standard

Russia’s Medvedev says UK officials are ‘legitimate military targets’

The former Russian president said the UK was his county’s ‘eternal enemy’ and was behind an ‘undeclared war’ against Moscow.

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China to join Indonesia's multilateral naval drills despite rising tension

China will send warships to a multilateral naval exercise hosted this month by Indonesia, which has also invited countries such as North Korea, Russia, South Korea and the United States, amid rising tension in the Asia-Pacific region.

Al Jazeera

How Putin’s taste for jail jargon changed Russia

Growing up in St Petersburg, Russia’s leader was fascinated with prison songs and sambo, a form of wrestling.

The Independent UK

Tara Reade, who accused Biden of sexual assault, says she has ‘defected’ to Russia at event with Kremlin spy

‘I feel very surrounded by protection and safety’

The National (Scotland)

UK officials 'legitimate targets' in war on Ukraine, top Putin ally claims

UK officials are a “legitimate military target” because of the UK’s support for Ukraine, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has claimed…

Reuters

Russian clothing brands plug gap left by Western rivals

Russian designers and brands are helping the retail sector gradually recover from a turbulent 15 months of store closures and slumping demand, with new labels plugging the gap left by foreign rivals and shoppers tentatively returning.

The Independent UK

Russia’s former president says UK officials are ‘legitimate military targets’

The former Russian president said the UK was his county’s ‘eternal enemy’ and was behind an ‘undeclared war’ against Moscow.

The Hindu

Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians competing at 2024 Paris Games

The annual meeting of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) comes more than two months after the IOC detailed advice on how individual athletes from Russia and its military ally Belarus could be reintegrated as neutral athletes.

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