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Russia orders arrests of anti-war theatre director, film producer

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow has cracked down on opposition voices, sentencing several to lengthy jail times.

Al Jazeera

Factbox-Why Ukraine is bidding for F-16 jets and will it succeed?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he is making progress in persuading the West to supply Ukraine with fighter jets - with U.S.-built F-16s flown by several NATO nations in particular focus.

Reuters

Activist jailed for 7 years in Russia for "justifying terrorism"

A Ukrainian-born activist was jailed for seven years by a Russian court on Wednesday for "justifying terrorism", according to a Telegram channel petitioning for his release.Mikhail Krieger, 63, was arrested last November over social media posts he wrote in 2020 in which he praised two men who staged attacks on…

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Explainer-What happens if Black Sea grain corridor deal is not extended?

A deal allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea expires on May 18, with Kyiv hoping for an extension and Moscow pushing a list of demands in return for its support.

Reuters

Dutch gov't declines comment on progress in F-16 deliveries to Ukraine

Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra on Wednesday said there was no progress to report in international talks on the possible delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Two month extension agreed for Black Sea grain deal

The Ukraine Black Sea grain deal has been extended for two more months, in what U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed as "good news for the world," a day before Russia could have quit the pact over obstacles to its grain and fertiliser exports.

Reuters

Germany does not fulfil requirements for Ukraine jet alliance - def min

Germany does not have the training capacity or military equipment to actively contribute to a British-Dutch initiative to supply Ukraine with fighter jets, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Russia orders arrest of prominent producer, director who criticized Ukraine war

A Moscow court has ordered the arrest of prominent film producer Alexander Rodnyansky and theater director Ivan Vyrypaev for “spreading false information” about the Russian army

The Independent UK

Russia denies new hypersonic missile has FAILED as Ukraine says six easily shot down

Russia sent out Vladimir Putin’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu to deny the Ukrainian claim that it had downed six Kinzhal - or Dagger - missiles as it tried to see off the invading forces

Daily Mirror

Danced to ‘Naatu Naatu’? Here’s how this Oscar-winning song was filmed

How Ramji Natarajan, known as the ‘location guru’ in the film industry, put together the shoot of the superhit Oscar-winning track from Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ that was filmed in Ukraine

The Hindu

At Japan's G7 summit, the big elephants are China and Russia

The longest shadows at the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit this week will be cast by two countries that weren't even invited to the Hiroshima gathering: China and Russia.

Reuters

India hits back at EU’s criticism over Russian oil: ‘Look at your regulations’

Brussels’s chief diplomat says EU will ‘have to act’ against ‘circumvention of sanctions’

The Independent UK

‘She Pivots’ With Tetiana Poudel: How War Shifted Her Purpose

The Ukrainian-American was working at Spotify—and then Russia invaded her home country.

Marie Claire

Kazakhs increasingly wary of Russia's belligerence - poll

The number of Kazakhs who believe neighbouring Russia may invade the former Soviet republic has doubled over the past six months as the war in Ukraine continues, an opinion poll by Kazakh researchers showed on Wednesday.

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European nations zoom in on establishing system to pinpoint how much damage Russia caused in Ukraine

Leaders from across Europe are putting the final touches on a system that should establish the damage Russia is causing during the war in Ukraine

Reuters

Ukraine denies Russia destroyed Patriot missile defence system

Ukraine denied on Wednesday that a Russian hypersonic missile had destroyed a U.S.-made Patriot missile defence system during an air strike on Kyiv.

Daily Mirror

Zelensky WILL get fighter jets as Western allies agree to give planes to Ukraine

Rishi Sunak and Dutch PM Mark Rutte have agreed to build an "international coalition" to secure F-16 warplanes for Kyiv as it tries to recapture territory from Russia

The Independent UK

G-7 leaders likely to focus on the war in Ukraine and tensions in Asia at summit in Hiroshima

The symbolism will be palpable when leaders of the world’s rich democracies sit down in Hiroshima later this week

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The Independent UK

Russia's threat to exit Ukraine grain deal adds risk to global food security

The United Nations is racing to extend a deal that has allowed shipments of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger

Evening Standard

Several of Vladimir Putin’s ‘undefeatable’ Killjoy ballistic missiles shot down by Ukraine, says UK

The air battle over the Russian-Ukrainian border has ‘intensified’

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak to announce defence collaboration on G7 trip to Japan

The Prime Minister will also seek to rally support for Ukraine during the meeting.

The Guardian - UK

The Russo-Ukrainian War by Serhii Plokhy review – the first draft of history

An impressive account of the origins and early stages of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

'I only operate:' A Ukrainian trauma surgeon has an all-consuming task during Russia's war

The lead trauma surgeon at a military hospital in Ukraine’s capital has his hands deep in a war churning hundreds of miles away

Reuters

Explainer-Can Ukraine use Patriot defense systems to knock out Russian hypersonic missiles?

Ukraine said on Tuesday that it downed six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, in what would be a major setback for Moscow's efforts to develop an unstoppable next-generation weapon.

Reuters

'Losing our best': activists killed in war seen as blow to Ukraine's future

Investigative journalist Oleksandr Tsakhniv spent much of his professional life trying to uncover corruption in Ukraine's eastern hinterlands where he lived and worked.

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