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Capping Russia's oil profits could keep oil flowing to global markets at a reasonable cost while slashing Putin's war funding

The world as we know it cannot function without oil, giving oil-producing countries an advantage economists call market power. Nations that produce oil are able to set the price, while countries that rely on oil have little choice but to buy it at prices determined by the seller.

The Conversation

Russia says over 200,000 drafted into army since Putin's decree

Over 200,000 people have already been drafted into Russia's armed forces since President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation two weeks ago, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

Reuters

World Bank: Ukraine's war-torn economy will sink 35% in '22

Devastated by Russia’s invasion eight months ago, the Ukrainian economy will plunge 35% this year

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Nuclear war: does it take luck or reasoning to avoid it? Lessons from the Cuban missile crisis, 60 years on

The United States and the Soviet Union came dangerously close to war in October 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis. Just ahead of its 60th anniversary, Russian president Vladimir Putin is issuing nuclear threats following the unexpectedly poor performance of his troops in Ukraine. The invasion poses a new kind…

The Conversation

Russia backs Elon Musk for ‘looking for a peaceful’ solution to Ukraine war

Ukraine had earlier told the billionaire to ‘f*** off’

The Independent UK

Kremlin dismisses UK media report on Russian nuclear test

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it did not want to take part in "nuclear rhetoric" from the West after a media report that Russia was preparing to demonstrate its willingness to use nuclear weapons in its conflict with Ukraine.

Reuters

Kremlin welcomes Elon Musk proposal for Ukraine settlement denounced by Kyiv

(This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine.)

Reuters

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Russian annexation of Ukrainian regions will ‘exacerbate’ rights violations, UN warns

Russia's recent annexation of four Ukrainian regions will exacerbate human rights violations, the UN rights office said Tuesday, as it outlined the "unspeakable suffering and devastation" inflicted on Ukrainians. Moscow's defence ministry acknowledged serious territorial losses for Russian forces in the southern region of Kherson. Read about the day's events…

France 24

Israel Prepares to Receive 50,000 Immigrants, Jews from Russia, Ukraine

The Jewish Agency for Israel announced on Monday that it expects the arrival of at least 50,000 new Jewish immigrants from Russia and Ukraine in the next six months. The figures were announced in an emergency research at the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, which detailed the Agency’s plans to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia: annual grain harvest to grow 5 million tonnes thanks to 'new territories'

Russia's grain harvest is set to grow by about 5 million tonnes a year thanks to its incorporation of four Ukrainian territories, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russia loses 31 tanks as Ukraine makes breakthrough in the south

Several settlements were recaptured as Ukrainian troops advanced towards the southern city of Kherson

Evening Standard

EU summons Russia's envoy over annexation of Ukrainian territory

The European Union summoned Russia's envoy to the bloc to condemn and reject Moscow's "illegal annexation" of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine, the bloc's diplomatic service said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russian men take the long road out to escape mobilisation

As soon as Vladimir Putin announced his military call-up for the faltering war in Ukraine, Timofey and Andrey, two brothers from Moscow, tried to book flights out of the country. But by the time they had logged on, prices had already shot up so fast that they couldn't afford the…

Reuters

Government to retaliate by expelling Russian consul from Japan

Tokyo is making arrangements to expel a Russian consul in retaliation for Moscow doing the same to a Japanese consul in Vladivostok.

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Video of injured Ukrainian soldier’s heartwarming proposal goes viral

Dobryak lost his leg during an attack by Russian forces

Reuters

Kremlin: Putin 'likely' to sign laws to annex Ukraine territories today

President Vladimir Putin is "likely" to sign laws to incorporate four Ukrainian territories into Russia during the course of the day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

French PM wants to continue sanctions on Russia to ‘make the cost of the war unbearable’

France's National Assembly resumed its work on Monday with a debate on the war in Ukraine and its consequences for France, with a call from Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to "continue the sanctions" to "make the cost of the war unbearable for Russia".

Reuters

Russia's nuclear threat must be taken seriously - German foreign minister

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that while Russia's threat to resort to nuclear weapons must be taken seriously, the international community has made clear that it won't be daunted by them.

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The Independent UK

Liz Truss: 10 of the new prime minister’s biggest gaffes and awkward moments

From Brexit U-turns to forgetting where she is, we bring you the moments Britain’s new leader would probably much rather forget

The Independent UK

British embassy security guard accused of passing secrets to Russia appears in court

David Smith, 58, not able to enter plea at hearing because of ongoing barristers’ strike

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine: at least 18 people working for occupiers targeted in attacks

Attacks reportedly carried out by Ukrainian partisans as Kyiv pledges ‘intensification of special saboteur operations’

Reuters

Japanese foreign minister says Japan has ordered Russian consul to leave by Oct. 10 -Kyodo

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi ordered a Russian consul in Sapporo to leave Japan by October 10, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

Zelenskiy decree rules out Ukraine talks with Putin as 'impossible'

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a decree on Tuesday formally declaring the prospect of any Ukrainian talks with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin "impossible", but leaving the door open to talks with Russia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Could Repeat Syria’s Ghouta, Aleppo Scenarios in Ukraine

Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, the former commander of the UK and NATO chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) forces, warned that strategic nuclear weapons can change the planet as we know it. Russia and the West, including the US, UK, and France, have nearly 6,000 warheads between them. If launched, these…

Reuters

U.S. Treasury seeks phased G7 oil sanctions as EU ban looms

G7 sanctions on Russia will target its oil and products in three phases, senior U.S. treasury official Ben Harris said on Tuesday, as the bloc seeks to limit unintended economic damage while curbing Moscow's funds to wage war in Ukraine.

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