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Russia not squeaky clean but not ashamed of it, Lavrov says

Sergei Lavrov repeats claim Russia was in Ukraine to defeat Nazis

The Independent UK

International investigators visit war-torn areas near Kyiv – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Russia has ‘strategically lost’ war, says UK defence chief, as Lavrov says Moscow unashamed

‘Russia is not squeaky clean. Russia is what it is’ – Kremlin foreign minister’s response to UN report claiming atrocities in Ukraine

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Vladimir Putin's defiant foreign minister says Russia 'not squeaky clean and not ashamed'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia did not "invade Ukraine" but insisted they launched "a special military operation" and were "de-Nazifying" the country

Daily Mirror

Turkey Says Ukraine Grain Ships Could Avoid Mines, Russia Offers Safe Passage

Russia said on Wednesday it has offered "safe passage" for Ukraine grain shipments from the country's Black Sea ports, but is not responsible for establishing the corridors, as Turkey suggested that ships could be guided around sea mines. Ukrainian grain shipments have stalled since Russia's invasion and ports blockade, stoking…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine: How might the Government free the two captured Britons?

Why are Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner being treated as criminals, and what can ministers do to help them?

The Independent UK

Russia’s Lavrov says Britons given death sentence in Donetsk guilty of ‘crimes’

Britain has condemned verdict as ‘show trial’

The Independent UK

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Russia's Lavrov says Britons and Moroccan sentenced to death committed crimes in Donetsk

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that the two Britons and one Moroccan sentenced to death on Thursday in the Donetsk People's Republic had committed crimes on the territory of the self-proclaimed state trying to break away from Ukraine.

Reuters

First Thing: Primetime January 6 congressional hearings to begin

Democrats hope movie-length episodes will ‘really blow the roof off the House’. Plus, the brutal impact of the Salvadoran government’s crackdown on gangs

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian troops plead for more artillery to offset Russia’s firepower in Sievierodonetsk – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 106 of the invasion

Two Britons and a Moroccan national sentenced to death in Russian-occupied territory as Zelenskiy describes Sievierodonetsk fighting as probably most difficult of war so far

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine says troops holding on to Sievierodonetsk, advance in south

Ukraine said on Thursday its forces were holding their positions in intense fighting in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk and had retaken ground in the south, targetting gains in the biggest swathe of territory seized by Russia since the invasion started.

Reuters

Russia and Turkey discuss grain blocked in black sea ports

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, on a visit to Turkey, said Wednesday that Moscow is ready to ensure the safe passage of vessels from Ukraine as concerns mount over grain stuck in Ukrainian ports.

Radio France Internationale

Russia and Turkey raise hopes of grain export corridor from Ukraine

Majority of Ukrainian grain exports have been halted since Russia launched full invasion in February

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Daily Mirror

Russian ambassador claims the US urged him to defect and condemn Vladimir Putin

Anatoly Antonov claimed there were more attempts by US authorities to encourage defections. He claimed Russian staffers at the embassy are being handed cards inviting them to "communicate with FBI agents”

Reuters

Turkey struggles to push Russia, Ukraine into grain deal to avert food crisis

Turkish efforts to ease a global food crisis by negotiating safe passage for grain stuck in Black Sea ports met resistance as Ukraine said Russia was imposing unreasonable conditions and the Kremlin said free shipment depended on an end to sanctions.

Bangkok Post

Russia hammers eastern Ukraine city as world seeks to lift grain siege

KYIV, Ukraine: Kyiv's forces may have to retreat from the eastern city of Severodonetsk, a senior Ukrainian official conceded on Wednesday, as diplomatic efforts intensified to unblock grain stuck in Ukraine's ports.

Reuters

Lavrov says Russia won't take advantage if Kyiv lets grain shipments leave safely

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said Moscow would not use the situation surrounding grain shipments in and around the Black Sea to advance its "special military operation", as long as Ukraine lets ships leave safely.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey Struggles to Push Russia, Ukraine into Grain Deal to Avert Food Crisis

Reuters

Lavrov says onus is on Ukraine to de-mine ports to allow grain shipments

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday the onus was on Ukraine to solve the problem of resuming grain shipments by de-mining its ports.

Reuters

Turkey says U.N. plan for Ukraine grain exports reasonable, Kyiv wary

Turkey's foreign minister said on Wednesday a United Nations plan to ease a global food crisis by restarting Ukrainian grain exports along a sea corridor was "reasonable", and required more talks with Moscow and Kyiv to ensure ships' safety.

France 24

Russian forces control most of eastern Ukraine's Severodonetsk, governor says

Russian forces control most of the strategic Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk and are heavily shelling the twin city of Lysychansk, causing major damage, the governor of Luhansk region said on Wednesday. This comes as fighting intensifies in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on…

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine latest: UN says war impact on world ‘severe’

War in Ukraine’s effect on food, energy, finance is ‘systemic, severe, and speeding up’, UN chief Antonio Guterres says.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian, Russian Forces Boosted after Turkey Signals Operation

Russia and Syrian government forces have been bolstered in northern Syria where Turkey may soon launch an offensive against Kurdish fighters, Turkish and opposition Syrian officials said, as Ankara prepares for talks with Moscow. President Tayyip Erdogan said two weeks ago Turkey would launch new military operations in Syria to…

Reuters

Syrian, Russian forces boosted after Turkey signals operation - officials

Russia and Syrian government forces have been bolstered in northern Syria where Turkey may soon launch an offensive against Kurdish fighters, Turkish and rebel Syrian officials said, as Ankara prepares for talks with Moscow.

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