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Britons held by Russian forces in Ukraine back home with families after ‘traumatic experience’

Five Britons were part of the prisoner swap

The Independent UK

Russia confirms 55 servicemen freed in prisoner swap with Ukraine

Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday that 55 of its servicemen had been returned to Russia in the largest prisoner exchange deal with Ukraine since the start of the war.

Reuters

Cyprus Cancels Meet with Lavrov after EU Says Will Step Up Sanctions

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades cancelled a meeting scheduled with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in New York after EU foreign ministers agreed to prepare new sanctions against Russia, a government official said on Thursday. The two had been expected to meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russia agents in Ukraine defence sector pass battle plans to Moscow: Zelenskiy official

Russia has agents in Ukraine's defence sector who pass information to Moscow and allow Russia to anticipate Ukrainian moves on the battlefield, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's representative to the Ukrainian parliament said on Thursday.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy acclaims commanders freed in prisoner swap

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed as "superheroes" the senior Ukrainian commanders, including those who led the dogged defence of Mariupol, who were freed by Russia as part of a prisoner swap involving almost 300 people, including foreigners.

Reuters

Russia can use nuclear weapons to ‘defend’ new territories, warns Medvedev

‘Russia is ready to defend territories added to it with all means, including strategic nuclear weapons,’ says former president

The Independent UK

Cyprus cancels meet with Lavrov after EU says will step up sanctions

Reuters

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Russian draft prompts exodus by some men as air fares jump

Some Russian men headed swiftly to the borders on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation, with traffic at frontier crossings with Finland and Georgia surging and prices for air tickets from Moscow rocketing.

Reuters

Commentary: Should the US declare Russia a sponsor of terrorism? We need more than a ‘no’ from Biden

“No.” That was President Joe Biden’s response earlier this month when a reporter asked whether the Russian Federation should be added to the Department of State’s “sponsors of terrorism” list. Biden’s terse reply was disappointing, particularly when there is bipartisan support in Congress for adding Russia to the rolls of…

Los Angeles Times

Russia's Medvedev: new regions can be defended with strategic nuclear weapons

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that any weapons in Moscow's arsenal, including strategic nuclear weapons, could be used to defend territories incorporated in Russia from Ukraine.

Reuters

Aiden Aslin's mum's 'huge relief' as son freed from Russian forces

Aiden's mum Ang Wood said she was 'still in a state of complete shock'

Nottingham Post

Turkey's Erdogan to hold meeting on Russian Mir payments, possible sanctions -sources

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will convene a top tier economy-focused meeting on Friday at which Russian payment system Mir and possible Western sanctions will be discussed, two sources with information on the matter told Reuters.

Reuters

Goldminer Polymetal considers leaving Russia

Former FTSE 100 company looks at moving its main headquarters out of the sanction-hit country

Evening Standard

Venezuela arrests 'Fat Leonard' contractor in U.S. Navy bribery case

Venezuelan police have arrested a fugitive Malaysian businessman nicknamed 'Fat Leonard' who is at the centre of a major U.S. Navy bribery scandal, as he prepared to leave the country for Russia, Venezuelan Interpol said.

Reuters

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 211

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 211th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Reuters

French President Macron: goal is to obtain negotiated peace on Russia/Ukraine conflict

French President Emmanuel Macron said that the goal remained in place over obtaining a negotiated peace in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

Crude oil prices fall amid recession concerns

PTT reveals Q3 oil analysis

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire's Aiden Aslin records message on plane home after release from Russian forces

He has been freed after months spent in Russian captivity

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Andreas Kluth: A decision tree for Biden if Putin goes nuclear

Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t want to use nuclear weapons, just as he doesn’t want to still fight his “special military operation” against Ukraine. But he is still fighting — because he’s unable to win. That also means he might yet drop a nuke, as he once again threatened this…

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s Mariupol defenders, Putin ally in prisoner swap

Ukraine has completed a high-profile prisoner swap with Russia, the culmination of months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in the port of Mariupol during a months-long Russian siege

The Times of India

Vladimir Putin's nuclear threat: A guide to how Joe Biden might decide to respond

WASHINGTON: Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't want to use nuclear weapons, just as he doesn't want to still fight his "special military operation" against Ukraine. But he is still fighting — because he's unable to win. That also means he might yet drop a nuke, as he once again threatened…

Radio France Internationale

Russia to face further UN pressure as Zelensky urges punishment

In the wake of an appeal to the United Nations by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for Moscow to be punished for its invasion, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will on Thursday face top Western diplomats, including US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in a special meeting convened by the Security…

The Times of India

Russia is left an outlier among world leaders gathered at the UN

WASHINGTON: The US and its allies got a new chance to cast Vladimir Putin as a pariah isolated on the global stage with this week's gathering of world leaders in New York, even as the United Nations has failed to stop or even curb Russia's war in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Putin has exhausted supply of willing volunteers, says UK defence chiefs

The Ministry of Defence says Russia is likely to struggle to muster the extra 300,000 reservists who now face being called up for duty in the conflict

Reuters

Analysis-As Putin escalates Ukraine war, China stands awkwardly by him

Xi Jinping is unlikely to abandon his "old friend" Vladimir Putin, even as the Russian leader's decision to send thousands more troops to Ukraine and his nuclear threats strain Beijing's "no limits" partnership with Moscow, experts said.

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