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In France, Macron faces calls to rescind Vladimir Putin's Legion of Honor medal

Some French legislators and activists are calling on the French president to rescind the award to the Russian leader because of the Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Biden will mark one-year anniversary of Ukraine invasion with Poland trip

The White House said Friday that US President Joe Biden will mark this month's anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a visit to NATO ally Poland to meet with President Andrzej Duda and other eastern European allies. Earlier in the day, Russian forces struck critical infrastructure in Kharkiv,…

France 24

Macron considers stripping Putin of French Legion of Honour medal

Ukraine’s wartime leader Volodymyr Zelensky has now been bestowed with France’s highest medal of honour. But there’s a problem: Russian President Vladimir Putin has the same medal.

France 24

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Macron weighs kicking Putin out of French Legion of Honor

Ukraine’s wartime leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has now been bestowed with France’s highest medal of honor

The Independent UK

Zelensky to address UK-led summit on Russian Olympic participation

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said ‘we cannot allow Russian athletes to line up alongside Team GB’ at the Paris Games next year.

The Independent UK

Map of US claims to show areas most at risk of being targeted in nuclear war

New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, DC highlighted on map

The Independent UK

Putin says Russian economy will grow in 2023 despite sanctions

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia's economy had overcome the worst effects of sanctions and was expected to show modest growth this year, despite what he said were attempts to undermine certain industries.

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World War 3 is only way to halt Vladimir Putin and 'stopping for him is death'

The terrifying warning was made by exiled oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky who now lives in Britain after falling foul of Putin. In 2001 he founded Open Russia, an organisation advocating democracy and human rights

Daily Mirror

Exact dates Vladimir Putin is expected to launch 'unstoppable' nuclear Satan-2 missile

Russia President Vladimir Putin is testing his hypersonic Satan-2 apocalypse missile and officials in remote districts have been warned to be ready for a test launch between February 15 and 25

Daily Mirror

Jews, bicycle riders and trans folk

Why are trans rights so endlessly agonized over? Illumination comes from an unexpected source.

Chicago Sun-Times

Zelenskyy says EU leaders 'ready' to give Ukraine combat aircraft, but no promises on bloc membership

Volodymyr Zelenskyy walks away from a meeting with EU leaders boasting of their "readiness" to provide fighter jets to Ukraine and a promise to crackdown on Russian misinformation online.

ABC News

New EU sanctions will target Putin's propagandists, von der Leyen says

New European sanctions against Russia will include new export bans worth more than 10 billion euros ($10.7 billion) and will take on Russian president Vladimir Putin's propagandists, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters on Thursday.

Reuters

Putin’s spring offensive in Ukraine set to ‘fail in bloody fashion,’ says ex-head of British Army Lord Dannatt

Lord Dannatt believes Ukrainian armed forces, supplied with heavy weapons from West, will be ready to launch counter-offensive as Putin’s troops are ‘reeling’ from battlefield setbacks

Evening Standard

Putin waves a sarcastic goodbye to foreign business departing Russia

President Vladimir Putin waved a sarcastic farewell on Thursday to foreign businesses which have left Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, saying their departure would benefit Russian companies.

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The Conversation

Wagner Group in Africa: Russia's presence on the continent increasingly relies on mercenaries

Mercenaries have been a fixture in Africa since the second half of the 20th century. They have been used to protect incumbent leaders or install new ones in conflict zones.

The Guardian - UK

‘Wrong side of history’: Ukraine athletes accuse IOC of ‘kowtowing’ to Russia

Ukraine athletes have sent a letter to the IOC, saying it ‘must choose a side in this war’, after moves to allow competitors from Russia and Belarus to take part in Paris 2024

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy wants jets. The west should think very carefully before giving them to him

To grant Ukraine’s request carries a huge risk – better to help it gain battlefield advantage as a basis for peace talks, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Evening Standard

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky makes new plea for tanks and jets

Ukraine President appeals to EU for rapid response over feared Putin offensive

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Kremlin dismisses claims Putin was involved in MH17 downing

The Kremlin dismissed on Thursday the findings of international prosecutors investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) who said they had found "strong indications" of Russian President Vladimir Putin's involvement in the incident.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war tests unity of Spain’s left-wing government

Spain’s ruling Socialists back arming Kyiv but their junior coalition partner, Podemos, remains unconvinced.

Radio France Internationale

Zelensky attends EU summit to press for more weapons, fighter jets

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky told the European Parliament on Thursday that his country's troops fighting Russian forces "are defending you", as he urged more EU military support.to help Ukraine in its war against Russia.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin issues chilling warning to UK over giving fighter jets to Ukraine

The Russian Embassy in London issued a statement saying there would be 'military and political ramifications for the European continent and the entire globe' if the UK provides warplane

The Conversation

Putin is now implicated in the downing of flight MH17 – so why is the investigation shutting down?

The investigation into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has found “strong indications” that Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised the supply of the missiles used by separatists to shoot down the plane.

Tribune News Service

Putin likely provided missile that downed Malaysia jet, investigators say

Russian President Vladimir Putin likely signed off on supplying Moscow-backed separatists with the missile system that downed a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane over Ukraine in 2014, a European investigative team said Wednesday, potentially implicating the Russian leader in a crash that killed 298 people.

Daily Mirror

'There's a risk if the UK sends aircraft to Ukraine - but risk of Putin win is greater'

Rishi Sunak, who had ruled out sending aircraft to help Ukrainians repel the Russians, immediately announced the Government was now reviewing this decision

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