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Evoking Castro, Putin and Cuban leader pledge to deepen ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel unveiled a monument in a north Moscow square on Tuesday to Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, pledging to deepen their friendship in the face of U.S. sanctions against both countries.

Reuters

Buoyed by southern success, Ukraine revives long-shot dream of retaking Crimea

ODESA, Ukraine — Beneath a chill, low-lying fog, the Black Sea has gone winter-gray. The craggy coast of Crimea, illegally seized from Ukraine by Russia nearly nine years ago, lies far from this southern stretch of seashore — yet, to many here, the strategic peninsula suddenly seems tantalizingly close.

Los Angeles Times

Turkey used U.S., Russian-controlled airspace in Syria strikes -sources

Turkey's warplanes crossed into Russian and U.S.-controlled airspace for the first time to attack the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria, and it has rallied Syrian allies to possibly expand the campaign, several Turkish and Syrian rebel sources said.

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Analysis-Surge in Russia's defence and security spending means cuts for schools and hospitals in 2023

Russia plans to spend nearly a third of next year's budget on defence and domestic security while slashing funding for schools, hospitals and roads as it diverts cash to support its military campaign in Ukraine.

Reuters

Ukraine searches monastic complex, prompts anger in Moscow

Ukraine’s counter-intelligence service, police and the National Guard have searched of one of the most famous Orthodox Christian sites in the capital, Kyiv

The Independent UK

'World’s strongest girl' is now Vladimir Putin stooge who taunts Arnold Schwarzenegger

Maryana Naumova became the first child to compete in adult powerlifting contests including Schwarzenegger's famous competition - but she has now turned on her former hero over his support for Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Dutch court sides with squatters of sanctions-hit Russian’s mansion

Ruling against Arkady Volozh in Amsterdam exposes awkward situation for Russia’s rich and powerful in Europe

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4 plays that dramatize the kidnapping of children during wars

Since February 2022, Western and Ukrainian media have reported on the kidnapping and forced adoption of Ukrainian children by Russians.

The Conversation

Ukraine news – live: Putin ‘playing politics’ as Russia says Kyiv stealing gas from Europe

Gazprom threatens further cuts to contintent in retaliation to alleged hold-ups

The Independent UK

Ireland storm alert as Atlantic mega freeze to wreak havoc amid brutal Met Eireann weather forecast

Ireland is sandwiched between a whiteout gripping Canada and parts of North America, with another crippling Russia and some of Eastern Europe. Wet and windy weather has already set in and Met Eireann’s forecast shows no end in sight.

Irish Mirror

Russian pranksters trick Polish president into thinking he is talking to Macron

‘Emmanuel, believe me, I am extra careful,’ Duda tells comics

The Independent UK

Turkish drone hits Syrian Kurdish base used by US-led coalition, says Kurds

A base in northeastern Syria used jointly by Kurdish forces and the US-led coalition was hit in a Turkish drone strike on Tuesday, according to a Syrian Kurdish group and independent monitoring agency. The strike came as the US and Russia urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to call off…

France 24

Bulgaria to let Russian oil refinery export despite EU ban

Bulgaria will allow a Black Sea refinery owned by a Russian oil company to keep operating and exporting oil products to the European Union until the end of 2024 despite warnings by Brussels that it is against the bloc’s sanctions

The Independent UK

Fears Russian steel is being snuck into Britain by back door as firms 'duped'

Britain banned steel imports from Russia in the wake of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, but industry sources fear supplies are making their way here via Turkey, where the metal is reprocessed before being shipped abroad

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Reuters

Ukraine grid operator: damage from Russian attacks 'colossal'

Ukraine's national power grid operator said on Tuesday the damage dealt to Ukrainian power generating facilities by Russian missile attacks was "colossal" but dismissed the need to evacuate civilians.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainians Race for Bleak Winter

Rolling blackouts across Ukraine may continue through March, according to one of the country’s energy chiefs, as Ukrainians brace for a grim winter after weeks of relentless Russian strikes against its power grid. Sergey Kovalenko, CEO of private energy provider DTEK Yasno, said in a Facebook post late Monday that…

The Independent UK

Putin to meet the mums of Russian soldiers on Mother’s Day

Move may be attempt to revive weakening Russian offensive

Reuters

Russian prankster impersonating Macron spoke to Poland's Duda after blast

The Polish president spoke to a hoax caller pretending to be France's Emmanuel Macron on the night that a missile hit a village near the Ukrainian border, his office said on Tuesday, an admission likely to raise questions about its operations.

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The Conversation

Banksy in Ukraine: how his defiant new works offer hope

Art, in all its forms, has always been a powerful means of representing, resisting and remembering war. And the Russo-Ukrainian War is no different, with artists responding powerfully to Russian aggression through an explosion of artwork drawing attention to, and reinforcing, the resilience of Ukrainian people and culture.

Al Jazeera

Erdogan threatens Syria ground operation ‘as soon as possible’

Erdogan’s comments come as Russia calls for restraint, despite understanding Turkey’s ‘security concerns’.

Manchester Evening News

Ukraine braced for months of blackouts as Russian strikes ‘damage more than half of energy facilities’

Russian forces have been battering Ukraine’s power grid as the war approaches its nine-month milestone

Reuters

Putin touts Russia's 'Arctic power' with launch of nuclear icebreakers

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday touted Russia's Arctic power at a flag-raising ceremony and dock launch for two nuclear-powered icebreakers that will ensure year-round navigation in the Western Arctic.

Reuters

Kremlin says no major progress on Zaporizhzhia nuclear security zone

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that no substantive progress had been made towards creating a security zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, once again accusing Kyiv of shelling at the plant and risking a nuclear incident.

Reuters

Ukraine says Russia hit aid distribution centre, one killed

Russian shelling hit a humanitarian aid distribution centre in the town of Orihiv in southeastern Ukraine on Tuesday, killing a volunteer and wounding two women, the regional governor said.

The Guardian - UK

UK to be second weakest performer of world’s big economies next year – OECD

Most countries’ forecasts cut as Ukraine war prompts ‘largest energy crisis since the 1970s’

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