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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed from Russia in one-for-one swap for arms dealer

President Joe Biden announced that WNBA star Brittney Griner had been released from detention in Russia, celebrating her one-to-one swap for a notorious arms dealer who had been convicted and imprisoned in the United States.

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Putin, secret talks and the 'Merchant of Death': US basketball star Brittney Griner's long road to freedom from a Russian penal colony

The young basketball star became embroiled in a tussle between the United States and Vladimir Putin right at the moment the Russian strongman was isolated and increasingly desperate for leverage.

ABC News

Viktor Bout: the ‘Lord of War’ at centre of Brittney Griner prisoner swap

Moscow has never forgotten the notorious arms dealer, who reportedly keeps a photo of Vladimir Putin in his US cell

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Griner release is cause for relief but Viktor Bout transfer tough to stomach

Critics label Biden’s decision to release Russian arms dealer ‘deeply disturbing’ – even if Brittney Griner’s freedom is excellent news

The Guardian - US

Ukraine recap: prepare for a 'long war' says Putin – but most Russians beg to disagree

If nuclear weapons are used in Ukraine, it won’t be Russia that starts it, says Russian president Vladimir Putin – ostensibly seeking to reassure the world while also delivering an arch reminder that he does, after all, have the power to swing the world’s largest nuclear arsenal into action if…

The Conversation

Russians build defences inside their OWN borders as Vladimir Putin’s war fails

The protective line, including concrete 'tank trap' concrete pyramids, spans Belgorod and Kursk regions, but the plan has been savaged by some Russian military analysts

Daily Mirror

Time Person of the Year: Surprising past winners as 'Architects of AI' chosen for 2025

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Bomb shelters readied in Moscow as Russians fear 'major gaps' in air defences

A military expert from Russia has made a rare admission that Ukraine has discovered areas which could leave the city unprepared for any air attack sparking 'deep alarm' among the Kremlin’s war supporters

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin guzzles champagne as he blames Ukraine for Russian's military strikes

Vladimir Putin appears to confess to war crimes and blame Ukraine for strikes while guzzling champagne at a reception at the Kremlin in Moscow

Daily Mirror

Four 'fronts' in the Ukraine-Russia war to look out for as winter bites

Russia had expected to be victorious long before now. Its initial plan envisaged ground assaults across Ukraine in the first ten days and a rapid capitulation thereafter. But Kyiv did not fall – and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, refused to leave the capital, saying, “I need ammunition, not a ride,”…

The Conversation

Strikes in Russia leave Ukraine allies uneasy at Putin reply

While this week’s drone attacks on Russian airfields that the Kremlin blamed on Ukraine were of largely symbolic value, Kyiv’s apparent readiness to take the war to Vladimir Putin may be constrained by nervousness among its allies over his potential reaction.

Tribune News Service

Putin vows to persist with strikes in Ukraine, ignoring West

The Kremlin says it’s up to Ukraine’s president to end the conflict in the country, suggesting terms that Kyiv has repeatedly rejected

The Independent UK

Analysis-Macron's mixed messages on Ukraine unnerve some Western allies

When NATO's 30 foreign ministers met in Bucharest in November to map out further aid plans for Ukraine and regional players under pressure from Russia, there was a notable ministerial absence: France.

Reuters

Kremlin: gas union with Uzbekistan not about political conditions

The Kremlin said on Thursday that a proposed gas union including Uzbekistan did not involve imposing "political terms" on the Central Asian nation.

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Evening Standard

Putin is losing the ground war, but Europe must dig in for the economic battle

There is more than one front in Europe’s almost 10- month-long war. The first is in the mud, where the worst trenches and dugouts in Eastern Ukraine are starting to bear more than a passing resemblance to scenes from the First World War. The second can be seen from space:…

The Independent UK

Nobel laureate: No lasting peace in Ukraine without justice

The Ukrainian rights activist who leads the group that won this year's Nobel Peace Prize says there will be no lasting peace in Ukraine until there is justice and human rights

Al Jazeera

Russia and Ukraine enter grim winter campaign as war losses mount

With neither side ready for talks, there are increasing suggestions the war will go on for a long time.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: new figures suggest only one in four Russians support it, but that won't be enough to oust Putin

Leaked internal Russian government polling recently indicated that as few as one in four Russians may be in favour of the war in Ukraine. Analysts believe that the forced mobilisation of over 300,000 civilians and the high level of casualties have all contributed to waning support for Russia’s war effort.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Two more classified documents found in Florida by Trump lawyers

Discovery in storage unit appears to confirm DoJ’s suspicions that former president possessed additional government records, sources say. Plus, Australia’s worst Christmas trees

The Independent UK

Russia has ‘stopped threatening to use nuclear weapons,’ Olaf Scholz says as Putin again threatens to use them

US accuses Russia of ‘irresponsible’, ‘loose talk’ of nuclear weapons

WEKU

Vladimir Putin acknowledges Russia's war in Ukraine is taking longer than he expected

Russian President Vladimir Putin demurred on the use of nuclear weapons, saying Russia would not be able to use such weapons if it agreed not to use them first and then came under a nuclear strike.

France 24

Putin vows to continue targeting Ukraine’s power grid

President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia will continue to strike Ukraine’s energy grid after waves of missile attacks that have left swaths of the country without clean water and electricity. Pope Francis broke down and cried as he spoke of the suffering of Ukrainians during a prayer at Rome's…

Reuters

Russian troops take part in tactical drills in Belarus

Russia said on Thursday its troops were taking part in tactical exercises in Belarus, amid fears that Moscow is pressing its ally to get more involved in the Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 288

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 288th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mohamed bin Zayed and Putin Discuss Bilateral Relations

The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, discussed in a telephone call on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin the relations between the two countries and ways to promote friendship and cooperation, WAM news agency reported. The two officials also discussed regional and international matters…

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