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Jailed Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza faces 'psychological torture', wife says

Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, said authorities were torturing him psychologically by denying him calls with his children while he serves a 25-year sentence on charges he says are politically motivated.

Reuters

Why fighter jets? Ukraine lobbies for air power ahead of counter-offensive

Vladimir Putin is factually wrong when he contends that his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine was a defensive measure against US-led aggression. The West is not at war against Russia. That said, NATO is no longer exactly sitting idle.

France 24

Ukraine's foreign minister and visiting Chinese envoy discuss peace, but next steps unclear

Ukraine’s foreign minister has met with a visiting Chinese mediator to discuss how to end Russia’s war

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Ukraine 'increasingly ready' to hit back at Russia as it prepares counteroffensive

Officials believe Ukraine's troops have 'much higher' morale than Russia's

Wales Online

Ukraine ‘increasingly ready’ for counteroffensive, Western officials say

Troops have ‘much higher’ morale than Vladimir Putin’s forces and have the potential to break through enemy lines, officials suggested.

The Independent UK

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

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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Our allies don't go to Russia, EU commissioner tells Bosnian Serb leader

The head of the European Union body responsible for enlargement warned aspiring member Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday that EU allies do not visit Russia, referring to an announced visit to Moscow by Bosnian Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik.

Reuters

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

Russia and Iran sign rail deal for corridor intended to rival Suez Canal

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday oversaw, via video-link, the signing of a deal to finance and build an Iranian railway line as part of an embryonic international North–South Transport Corridor.

Reuters

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

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 Guardian - UK

African nations launch peace initiative to end war in Ukraine

Six African leaders plan to travel to Russia and Ukraine "as soon as is possible" to help find a resolution to the war, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said.

Radio France Internationale

At least three Russia critics were targets of poisoning since 2021, claims new report

Kremlin critics include US-based non-profit head, Russian journalist who recently left her homeland, and former American envoy to Ukraine

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The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war – live: Putin launches fresh strikes on Kyiv as explosions rock Ukrainian cities

‘Do not leave shelters’ as attack on capital continues, says mayor Klitschko

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 448

As the war enters its 448th day, we take a look at the main developments.

The Conversation

Putin under pressure: the military melodrama between the Wagner group and Russia’s armed forces

As Russia’s disastrous war in Ukraine continues, another rant by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic chief of the paramilitary Wagner group, has laid bare the power struggle at the top of Russia’s military leadership.

The Hindu

The rising tide of dictatorship

In the context of the present decline in the idea of democracy, there is a need to reflect on the changing political dynamics in a post-industrial age

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The Independent UK

Ukraine claims to have shot down multiple ‘unstoppable’ Russian missiles during barrage on Kyiv

Officials say six Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were intercepted during early-morning assault. If confimed, it highlights the impact Western-supplied defence systems can make

The Independent UK

Putin, Zelenskyy agree to meet with 'African leaders peace mission,' says South Africa president

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts have agreed to separate meetings with a delegation of African heads of state to discuss a possible plan to end the war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Ursula von der Leyen steps up calls for tribunal for Russia’s ‘crime of aggression’

Speaking before Council of Europe summit, European Commission president says ‘accountability for Russia’ will be big topic

Wales Online

Putin and Zelensky 'agree to meet African leaders' to discuss plan to end war

The war in Ukraine has been going on for 15 months

Reuters

Factbox-What do we know about Kinzhal, Russia's hypersonic missile?

Russia fired hypersonic Kinzhal missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday, with Ukraine saying it had shot down all six, and Russia claiming one got through air defences to destroy a U.S.-built Patriot surface-to-air anti-missile defence system.

The Independent UK

Russian Duma votes to scrap Cold War armed forces deal

The lower house of Russia's parliament has voted unanimously to formally pull out of a Cold War-era security deal more than eight years after Moscow halted its participation

The Week

What is the Wagner Group? The mercenaries offering ‘muscle to dictators’

The head of the shadowy Wagner Group of mercenary fighters allegedly offered to reveal Russian military positions to Ukraine in exchange for Kyiv withdrawing its troops from the city of Bakhmut.

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