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Russia says it will open humanitarian corridor from Mariupol on April 1 - Tass

The Russian defence ministry said on Thursday it would open a humanitarian corridor from the besieged city of Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia on Friday, Tass news agency reported.

Reuters

Georgia says breakaway region's referendum on joining Russia 'unacceptable' - TASS

Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said on Thursday that talk of a referendum in the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia on joining Russia was unacceptable, TASS news agency reported.

Reuters

Russia against U.S., NATO military presence near Afghanistan - TASS

Russia considers the presence of any United States or NATO military infrastructure in countries bordering Afghanistan unacceptable, the TASS news agency cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday.

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Russia's pledge to scale back in Ukraine draws scepticism, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says there's no reason to believe it

Russian Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin doesn't mention areas that have seen heavy fighting, including around Mariupol, as he talks of the steps needed to work towards an agreement, which Moscow's top negotiator says is still a long way off.

ABC News

Russia bombards Kyiv outskirts, regroups for offensive in east Ukraine

Russian forces bombarded the outskirts of Kyiv and a besieged city in northern Ukraine on Wednesday after promising to reduce attacks there in what the West dismissed as a ploy by Moscow to stem its heavy losses and regroup for other offensives.

Reuters

Russia to expel diplomats of Baltic nations in tit-for-tat response -TASS

Russia's Foreign Ministry called in the ambassadors of the three Baltic nations on Tuesday to announce the expulsion of some of their diplomats in a tit-for-tat response, the TASS and RIA news agencies cited a source as saying.

Reuters

Russia pledges to reduce attack on Kyiv but U.S. warns threat not over

Russia promised on Tuesday to scale down military operations around Kyiv and another city but the United States warned the threat was not over as Ukraine proposed adopting a neutral status in a sign of progress at face-to-face negotiations.

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Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Biden cautious over Russia promise

Ukraine news from March 29: Joe Biden urges caution over Russia’s pledge to reduce military activity near Kyiv.

Al Jazeera

Russia says 45 of its diplomats expelled by Poland have left the country - TASS

Russia's ambassador to Poland, Sergei Andreev, said on Monday that 45 Russian diplomats expelled by Poland have now left the country, TASS news agency quoted him as saying.

Reuters

Oligarch sanctioned by the UK complains his family 'don't understand how to survive'

Businessman Petr Aven, who is has been sanctioned by the UK government, has complained that he may not be able to take his cleaner or driver if kicked out of the UK

Daily Mirror

Putin TV propagandist challenged by Russians why son, 20, hasn't been drafted into army

Thousands of young Russian men have died during the invasion of Ukraine and there is anger that the sons of well-known people, including TV presenter Tina Kandelaki, find ways around conscription

Daily Mirror

Russian defence minister missing for 13 days 'has a lot on his plate', Kremlin says

Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu was previously thought to be one of Vladimir Putin's closest and most trusted allies but after reports of a split growing between the two, he hasn't been seen in nearly two weeks

Daily Mirror

Russia to expel US diplomats in tit-for-tat move

TASS news agency reports that the move comes after the US expelled 12 Russian diplomats from the UN mission in New York.

Al Jazeera

WNBA star Griner in ‘good condition’ in Russian detention: US

State Department says a US diplomat was able to visit Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia since last month.

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The Independent UK

Brittney Griner in ‘good condition’ in Russia as US granted access to basketball star

The 31-year-old WNBA player was detained at an airport near Moscow in February

Reuters

Kremlin: Russia would only use nuclear weapons if its existence were threatened -Tass

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday said Russia would only use nuclear weapons if its very existence were threatened, Tass news agency reported.

Reuters

Kremlin: no one thought Ukraine operation would take just a couple of days -Tass

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday said no one had ever thought the "special military operation" in Ukraine would take just a couple of days, the Tass news agency reported.

Daily Mirror

Russian state TV presenter quits over war and slams Putin's 'insane' leadership

Gleb Irisov, a former military translator in Syria, quit as military correspondent at state-owned TASS, revealing several of his former army comrades died on the first day of the invasion

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Evening Standard

Russian military correspondent quits over Ukraine war and says Putin is sending army to ‘slaughter’

Gleb Irisov, 31, has quit and says many of his ex-colleagues opposed the war

Reuters

Russia's Supreme Court rejects appeal to suspend shutdown of rights group Memorial - TASS

Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal to halt the closure of human rights group Memorial, the TASS news agency reported.

Tribune News Service

Russia bans Facebook and Instagram under ‘extremism’ law

A Moscow court banned Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook and Instagram in Russia Monday, in what was the first use of the country’s sweeping law on “extremism” against a foreign technology company.

Benzinga

Moscow Court Extends Brittney Griner's Russia Detention To May 19, Reports Tass

At least there's news although it's not particularly positive. A Moscow court has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to the Russian state news agency Tass.

The Independent UK

Report: Russian court extends Griner's arrest until May 19

Russian state news agency Tass says a Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19

The Conversation

Putin's Russia: how the ex-KGB strongman has gradually turned the clock back to Soviet repression

Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova risked a harsh prison sentence after she interrupted a broadcast on popular state-owned Russian TV network Channel One with a sign reading: “NO WAR. Stop the war. Don’t believe propaganda. They are lying to you here.” State news agency Tass reported that she had been arrested…

Reuters

No discussion of possible Putin-Biden summit, Kremlin says

No discussions are taking place about the possibility of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, according to the Tass news agency.

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