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US Pentagon chief speaks for 1st time to Chinese counterpart

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken with his Chinese counterpart for the first time since becoming Pentagon chief more than a year ago

The Independent UK

Millions have fled war-torn Ukraine since start of Russian invasion, UN reports

UN High Commissioner for Refugees said the majority of refugees had gone to Poland initially but a number have travelled further afield

Wales Online

Why freezing the Arctic Council is bad news for global security

For the past quarter-century, the Arctic has been a unique zone of cooperation among the eight countries of the high north: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia and the United States. Even when relations between Moscow and the West soured, the Arctic Council’s work was a reminder that multilateral…

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Putin's spies 'almost certainly' infiltrating US intelligence agencies, ex-spook claims

Experts in the intelligence agencies fear detailed information carries more value and is more critical now than ever as Russia's war with Ukraine continues

Daily Mirror

AP Photos: Eyes of Ukraine refugees reflect war and welcome

The United Nations’ refugee agency says more than 5 million people have left Ukraine since Russian troops invaded the country almost eight weeks ago.

The Independent UK

No 10 goes into battle with archbishops over Rwanda asylum plan

Downing Street refuses to deny PM told MPs archbishops were being unfairly critical as church figures defend Justin Welby

The Guardian - UK

Johnson denies attacking BBC coverage of Russia’s war with Ukraine

Boris Johnson said there was ‘absolutely no basis’ to claims he criticised the corporation over its coverage of Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

The Independent UK

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Benzinga

Cyprus to strip citizenship from another four sanctioned Russians

Cyprus is revoking citizenship from four sanctioned Russians, authorities said on Wednesday, bringing the number of passports pulled from people for links to the Kremlin to eight this month.

Reuters

UK PM Johnson urges Russia to treat captured Briton with compassion

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Russia to treat a Briton who was captured in Ukraine with compassion, adding that he had served in the Ukrainian army for some time and was not a mercenary.

Reuters

UK's Johnson to offer India alternatives to Russia ties on visit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will offer to help India cut reliance on Russian oil and defence equipment when he begins a two-day visit this week that will test his diplomatic skills and provide brief respite from a row raging at home.

Reuters

Russia says it's not banning foreign journalists but tightening visa rules

Russia is not planning to stop foreign journalists from entering the country but it is tightening visa rules for those from "unfriendly countries", a deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ukraine's prosecutor general: 'I expect to find evidence of genocide in Mariupol'

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova discussed the alleged war crimes committed by the Russian military in Ukraine. Venediktova warned that she expects to find "evidence of genocide" in the besieged eastern city of Mariupol. She also warned that "huge numbers of people" are being…

France 24

Biden To Announce New Military Package For Ukraine

Within the coming days, U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to announce another military aid package for Ukraine about the same size as the $800 million one last week, Reuters reported citing familiar sources. One U.S. official said a new package was expected that would be roughly the size of the previous…

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Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin 'grounds daughter from romantic hol amid fear she won't return to Russia'

Maria Vorontsova planned a romantic getaway with Yevgeny Nagorny, her partner since the breakup of her marriage to the Dutch son of a NATO colonel, General SVR Telegram channel claims

Benzinga

Credit Suisse Expects Loss In Q1 As Litigation Provisions, Russia-Ukraine Crisis Weigh

Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS) said it is expecting a loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2022. The company listed an increase in legal provisions and slow business activity due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as the reasons for seeing a loss in the quarter. The Swiss bank estimated total litigation provisions…

Reason

Russia's Remaining Independent Journalists Suffer for Their Work

Journalists often do their best work in places that offer the least welcoming environment.

The Independent UK

Ukraine war refugees top 5 million as assault intensifies

The U.N. refugee agency says more than 5 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russian troops invaded the country

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The Independent UK

Russian and Belarusian players to be banned from Wimbledon – reports

Daniil Medvedev and Aryna Sabalenka are among those affected

Bangkok Post

Finnish MPs open debate on joining Nato

HELSINKI: Finland's parliament Wednesday will open a debate on whether to seek Nato membership, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked a surge in political and public support for joining the military alliance.

Reuters

EU preparing measures to prevent Russia from evading sanctions, Latvia says

The European Union is preparing new measures to prevent Russia from evading sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics told a news conference on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

More than 5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russian invasion began, UN refugee agency says

A further 7 million people are also thought to be displaced within Ukraine

Evening Standard

In Russia, the truth has been criminalised. Lies are a weapon of war

Before February 24, I don’t think I’d ever called Vladimir Putin a liar on air but when Russia’s president launched his invasion of Ukraine, claiming he had to “save” Russian-speakers from “genocide”, I was in Ukraine and I knew that was a lie. Journalists don’t often use the word, but…

Salon

Free speech: Casualty of Ukraine war?

Social media is now silencing anyone who challenges the dominant narrative, whether from the right or the left

Reuters

Number of refugees fleeing Ukraine war tops 5 million-UN agency

The number of people fleeing Ukraine to escape Russia's invasion has passed 5 million in Europe's worst refugee crisis since the end of World War Two, U.N. refugee agency said on Wednesday.

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