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Viktor Bout’s release is hailed in Russia as a Kremlin victory

In the West, he is known as a convicted illicit arms trafficker, "the merchant of death" who helped fuel wars around the world. But in Russia, Viktor Bout was welcomed home this week as something of a hero or at least an innocent victim of American politics.

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US Sounds Alarm over 'Harmful' Iran-Russia Military Partnership

The United States on Friday expressed alarm over a "full-scale defense partnership" between Moscow and Tehran, describing it as "harmful" to Ukraine, Iran's neighbors and the world. Iran stands accused by Western powers of supplying drones to Russia -- which rejected the US allegations -- as Moscow batters Ukraine's energy…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia imposes sanctions on Iran’s morality police and 13 Russians and Iranians

Penny Wong announces Magnitsky-style sanctions to punish Iran’s violent crackdown on protesters and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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Ukraine-Russia news – live: Putin’s forces ‘destroy’ city of Bakhmut

‘The occupiers actually destroyed Bakhmut, another Donbas city that the Russian army turned into burnt ruins’, says Zelensky

The Independent UK

Australia announces sanctions targeting Iran's morality police and Russian intelligence operatives

Iran's morality police and Russians involved in the attempted assassination of former opposition leader Alexei Navalny face new sanctions imposed by the Australian government.

ABC News

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 290 of the invasion

Putin mentions potential settlement with Ukraine; blasts reported at airbase in Zaporizhzhia region; Brittney Griner ‘in good spirits’ after prisoner swap

The Guardian - AU

US sounds alarm as Russia, Iran move toward full defence ‘partnership’

The Biden administration is accusing Russia of moving to provide advanced military assistance to Iran, including air defense systems, helicopters and fighter jets, part of deepening cooperation between the two nations as Tehran provides drones to support Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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Russian opposition figure jailed for 'fake news' on war in Ukraine

A prominent Russian opposition figure was on Friday sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison after being convicted on charges stemming from his criticism of the Kremlin’s action in Ukraine.

France 24

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Texas native and journalist Austin Tice is still imprisoned in Syria

Tribune News Service

Australia imposes sanctions on Iran, Russia over human rights violations

Australia's foreign minister said on Saturday the government would place targeted sanctions on Russia and Iran in response to what it called "egregious" human rights violations.

Reuters

US warns of expanding Iran, Russia defence ‘partnership’

Washington accuses Moscow of offering Tehran ‘an unprecedented level of military and technical support’.

Al Jazeera

England better equipped to win World Cup than in Russia, Gareth Southgate claims

Southgate’s side face holders France in the quarter-finals on Saturday

The Independent UK

Ditching Russia, Boeing’s engineer search intensifies in India, Brazil

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Boeing in effect permanently shuttered its Moscow Design Center, formerly the company’s preeminent overseas engineering facility that at one time housed about 1,500 engineers.

Tribune News Service

Vladimir Putin critic Ilya Yashin sentenced to eight years in prison for spreading ‘false information’

Russian opposition leader tried over YouTube video released in April

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The Independent UK

Griner swap reveals dilemma US faces in freeing detainees

Over the last year, to free Americans held abroad, the U.S. has swapped a Taliban drug lord, a Russian pilot imprisoned for a scheme to distribute cocaine, and a Russian arms dealer

Tribune News Service

Putin says Russia may add nuclear first strike to strategy

Vladimir Putin said Russia may consider formally adding the possibility of a preventive nuclear first strike to disarm an opponent to its military doctrine, just days after warning that the risk of atomic war is rising.

The Independent UK

Griner case latest in string of high-profile prisoner swaps

Delicate negotiations between the United States and Russia led to basketball star Brittney Griner’s return in exchange for notorious arms dealer once nicknamed “the Merchant of Death.”

Reuters

Brittney Griner's return reignites debate about prisoner swaps

Thursday's release of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner in exchange for a convicted Russian arms dealer has resurfaced an old question: Do prisoner swaps do more harm than good?

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France 24

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal: 'We will win the war'

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal gave an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24 from Kyiv in which he accused Russia of conducting "terrorist" attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure but stressed that Ukraine would win the war in order to protect their democracy, their families, and their freedom.

The Independent UK

Griner's home, but WNBA players still competing overseas

More than half of WNBA players are competing abroad this winter to supplement their incomes

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin says agreement will ‘have to be reached’ to end Ukraine conflict

Vladimir Putin has said that an agreement “will have to be reached” to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

US: Russia, Iran moving toward full defense ‘partnership’

The Biden administration is accusing Russia of moving to provide advanced military assistance to Iran, including air defense systems, helicopters and fighter jets

Reuters

Ukraine says situation in key areas of Donbas front remains very difficult

The situation in key areas of the Donbas front in eastern Ukraine remains very difficult, but Kyiv's forces are repelling Russian attacks and inflicting significant losses, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Trying to Get Ballistic Missiles from Iran, Says Britain

Russia is attempting to obtain more weapons from Iran, including hundreds of ballistic missiles, and offering Tehran an unprecedented level of military and technical support in return, Britain's UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward said on Friday. Since August Iran has transferred hundreds of drones - also known as unmanned aerial vehicles…

France 24

New UN human rights chief Volker Turk condemns 'war crimes' in Ukraine

The new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Austria's Volker Türk, granted a wide-ranging interview to FRANCE 24 from Geneva. This week, the High Commissioner travelled to Ukraine to observe first-hand the consequences of Russia's invasion on the Ukrainian people. During his visit, Türk had to take cover in an…

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