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Russia Stops Sharing Missile Test Info with US, Opens Drills

A senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday that Moscow will no longer inform the US about its missile tests, an announcement that came as the Russian military deployed mobile launchers in Siberia in a show of the country’s massive nuclear capability amid the fighting in Ukraine. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei…

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UN nuclear watchdog at Russian-held plant

KYIV: The UN atomic energy watchdog chief arrived Wednesday at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in a rare visit to Europe's largest atomic facility currently controlled by Russian forces.

Bangkok Post

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Russia Says it Hopes Azerbaijan and Iran Resolve ‘Frictions’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that he hoped what he called "frictions" between Azerbaijan and Iran would soon be resolved. Relations between Azerbaijan and Iran, which has a large population of ethnic Azeris in its northwest, have been strained in recent months after Baku announced plans to…

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Vladimir Putin is a 'death cult' leader who could still nuke Ukraine unless West acts

To stop this "death cult" act, Vladimir Putin needs to be told what the apocalyptic consequences to Russia would be if he nuked Ukraine, an expert has said

Daily Mirror

Russia launches drills of its nuclear missile forces

The Russian military is conducting drills of its strategic missile forces in a show of the country’s massive nuclear capability amid the fighting in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Kremlin says it is not Russia's place to advise China's Xi on whether to go to Ukraine

The Kremlin said on Wednesday it was not up to Russia to advise Chinese President Xi Jinping on whether he should visit Ukraine or not.

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Social media star Hasbulla accused of punching and pulling ear of pet cat

Footage appearing to show famous Russian influencer Hasbulla punching and pulling his cat's ear has gone viral on social media, with fans believing that he has gone too far

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian Orthodox worshippers gather in Kyiv monastery as eviction looms

Hundreds of worshippers gathered at a Kyiv monastery on Wednesday for what could be the last service their branch of the Orthodox Church holds there because it faces eviction following allegations it has links to Moscow.

Reuters

Alexei Navalny's chief of staff says increased economic pressure could push Putin out of office

The chief of staff for imprisoned Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, is urging Australia to continue to exert financial pressure on the Kremlin.

ABC News

Thailand shut out of US democracy summit again

WASHINGTON: Thailand has once more been excluded from US President Joe Biden’s second “Summit for Democracy”, where he is expected to pledge $700 million in funds and a joint alliance against surveillance technology as US concern mounts over China and Russia.

Bangkok Post

Factbox-EU keeps on doing business with Russia despite sanctions

With ten rounds of sanctions since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, the European Union has rolled out its toughest punishment ever against a foreign country.

Reuters

European youth boxing champion killed fighting for Ukraine against Russia

Maksym Galinichev had been serving with his country's military for the past year.

Irish Mirror

Chairman says Gazprom close to maximum gas supply to China

The chairman of Russian gas producer Gazprom says it is increasing gas supplies to China and expects soon to reach the maximum planned level through a Siberian pipeline

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Sweden summons Russia's ambassador over "legitimate target" statement

Sweden's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it will summon Russia's Stockholm ambassador to complain about an "attempt at interference" with the Swedish NATO application process.

Reuters

UN nuclear chief to focus on proposing safety measures around Ukraine nuclear plant

(This March 29 story has been corrected to fix an incorrectly transcribed quote in paragraph 9)

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Spanish PM to talk Ukraine war and peace with China’s Xi Jinping

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez arrives in Beijing for a meeting with Xi and talks that will also focus on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Russia intensifies cyberattacks on Ukraine allies

Russian ‘hacktivists’ are hitting Poland and Nordic and Baltic countries with an arsenal of cyberweapons, analysts say.

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Russia to Stay with New Start Treaty Suspension

Russia will not change its stance to suspend participation in the New START nuclear treaty despite the United States’ decision to stop exchanging data with Moscow under the agreement, the RIA Novosti news agency quoted Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Wednesday. According to Reuters, the US…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: There are consequences to pursuing a war crimes case against Vladimir Putin

The International Criminal Court’s March 17 decision to issue war crimes charges against Russian President Vladimir Putin was shocking in more ways than one. This was the first time in 12 years a head of state has been charged by the international court; in 2011, Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi was indicted…

Reuters

Russia says its suspension of nuclear pact is not impacted by U.S. data move

Russia said on Wednesday that Washington's decision to stop sharing some data on its nuclear forces under the New START arms control treaty will not prompt Moscow to review its own decision to suspend its participation in the pact.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Zelenskyy Invites Xi to Visit Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Tuesday that unless his nation wins a drawn-out battle in a key eastern city, Russia could begin building international support for a deal that could require Ukraine to make unacceptable compromises. He also invited the leader of China, long aligned with Russia, to visit. If…

Evening Standard

Putin’s Wagner Group ‘private army’ has been badly damaged in battle for Bakhmut, its chief admits

Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin accepts his troops have suffered heavy casualties

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Hits Russian-held City Deep Behind Front as Talk of Counteroffensive Grows

Ukraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, deep behind the front line, on Wednesday amid growing talk from Kyiv of a counterassault against Russian forces worn out by a failed winter offensive. Unverified images on the internet showed explosions lighting up the…

France 24

IAEA chief warns of ‘increasing’ military activity at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi arrived on Wednesday for a visit to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, where he warned of “increasing” military activity around the plant. He added that the UN nuclear watchdog was working on a plan of “realistic measures” to…

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