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Factbox-What is the chain of command for a potential Russian nuclear strike?

President Vladimir Putin has once again promoted Russia's nuclear might against the backdrop of the Ukraine conflict, saying on Wednesday that a new ballistic missile system should make Moscow's enemies stop and think.

Reuters

UK sanctions Putin’s ‘war leaders’ with ‘Ukrainian blood on their hands’

The move will target those ‘commanding the front line’ to commit ‘heinous’ acts in Ukraine, the FCDO said.

The Independent UK

Putin ally Alekperov resigns as president of Russia’s Lukoil

Billionaire oligarch steps down from Russia’s second-largest oil firm after being hit with EU and UK sanctions

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Russia: programme of 'patriotic education' aims to create next generation of Putin faithful

As Russia shifts the focus of its “special military operation” in Ukraine to the Donbas region, there seems no end in sight to the fighting. Casualties on both sides are mounting. While Ukraine is able to call on its citizens to help defend their homeland from Russian aggression, Moscow’s ability…

The Conversation

Kyiv-Versailles: Palace Of Putin Ally Shows Life Of Luxury He Led Before Arrest

The video shows a golden stallion and fur coats inside the luxurious mansion, in the neighborhood of Pushcha-Vodytsia.

Zenger

Ukraine star Elina Svitolina says Russians who denounce Vladimir Putin should be allowed to play Wimbledon

Organisers of Wimbledon considered asking Russian and Belarusian players to denounce Vladimir Putin in order to play but instead opted for an outright ban

The Independent UK

Mariupol timeline: How the Ukrainian seaport became a city under siege

A coastal export hub, home to 400,000 people just two months ago, the city has borne the brunt of Russian brutality as Moscow seeks land bridge between Crimea and Donbas

The Independent UK

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UK targets ‘Butcher of Bucha’ and other Russian generals in new sanctions

The UK has targeted “key leaders” of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, including the commanding officer known as the Butcher of Bucha, in a new swathe of sanctions.

Evening Standard

‘They’ve gone through hell’: fears for British prisoners of war in Ukraine

Exclusive: friend of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner says UK minister’s claim they were in Ukraine illegally is ‘completely false’

The Guardian - UK

What is happening in Mariupol, what it means for the war and why it is so important to Russia

The scenes in Mariupol are heartbreaking and devastating — this is what you need to know

Wales Online

Hungary's Orban meets pope with Ukraine war as backdrop

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has met with Pope Francis at the Vatican as the war in Ukraine cast a shadow over two leaders who have long sought closer ties with Russia

The Independent UK

Is the media OK with fascism?

Piece by piece, we learn the truth about Trump's coup — but the media gives us celebrities hitting each other

Salon

Special Report: Sanctioned weapons mogul who supplied Russia’s troops has ties to Philip Morris

A longtime Russian business associate of American tobacco giant Philip Morris International Inc - a billionaire whose holdings have included a major stake in a weapons plant supplying Russia’s military - has been sanctioned in Europe for aiding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a Reuters review of business registries…

Reuters

Novak Djokovic leads backlash at Wimbledon ban on Russian players over Ukraine invasion

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina says Russian and Belarusian players should only be allowed to compete at Wimbledon if they are prepared to denounce Vladimir Putin and the war in her country.

Evening Standard

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Russian gameshow host kicked off state TV after declaring 'this war must be stopped!'

Alexander Gurevich, who hosted the popular Rossiya 1 channel weekly gameshow Hundred to One, told his fans that the war in Ukraine 'must be stopped'

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Putin orders blockade of Mariupol steelworks

Russia changes tactics as US warns of risk of cyber-attacks on Ukraine’s allies. Plus, Trump campaign ordered to pay Omarosa Manigault Newman over $1.3m

The Conversation

West must beware the language of appeasement and see Russia's war on Ukraine for what it is

Words influence the way we see the world. In 2015, we warned that the language used by the west to describe Russia’s armed intervention in Ukraine was a jumble of euphemism and understatement that failed to serve the public interest.

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Tennis tour bosses slam Wimbledon ban on Russian, Belarusian players

Organisers of the men's international tennis circuit say they're considering their next move after Wimbledon tournament directors barred Russian and Belarusian players from this year's competition over the conflict in Ukraine.

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Evening Standard

Mariupol heroes defy Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine

Russians ‘call off’ bid to seize stronghold after astonishing show of resistance

Al Jazeera

Russia says Mariupol ‘liberated’, apart from Azovstal steel plant

President Putin instructs Russian forces to blockade steelworks where remaining fighters and civilians are holed up.

Reuters

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukrainian fighters were clinging to their last redoubt in Mariupol after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the war, declaring the port city "liberated" following weeks of relentless bombardment.

The Independent UK

Alex Dolgopolov: ‘The ATP’s stance is weak, Wimbledon is right to ban Russian players’

Exclusive interview: The Ukrainain tennis player, who returned to Kyiv shortly after the invasion began, discusses why it is important that Russian players are banned from competing at Wimbledon

Bangkok Post

War in Ukraine: Latest developments

KYIV, Ukraine: Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:

Irish Mirror

Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops to block Azovstal plant in Mariupol so 'not even a fly can escape'

Several thousand Ukrainian soldiers - and around 1,000 civilians - are said to be sheltering in the Ukrainian city's huge steel plant

The Guardian - UK

Putin orders blockade of Mariupol steelworks ‘so a fly can’t get through’

Russian president tells forces that storming last Ukrainian stronghold in port city would be ‘impractical’

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