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Friday essay: George Orwell is everywhere, but Nineteen Eighty-Four is not a reliable guide to contemporary politics

In January 2017, Donald Trump’s advisor Kellyanne Conway was quizzed on White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s false claims about the number of attendees at the president’s inauguration. When pressed on why Spicer would “utter a provable falsehood”, Conway said that Spicer was offering “alternative facts”.

The Conversation

‘The army has nothing’: new Russian conscripts bemoan lack of supplies

Relatives purchase armour and clothing for soldiers on frontline due to theft, corruption and poor logistics

The Guardian - UK

Fears refugees coming into Ireland could be forced to sleep in Airport as Citywest hub packed full

Ireland has welcomed and housed over 58,000 refugees from Ukraine and other countries so far this year

Irish Mirror

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Bombing to Lose

Airpower cannot salvage Russia’s doomed war in Ukraine.

Foreign Affairs

Vladimir Putin's plans to detonate nuke were 'sabotaged', insider claims

It is claimed the Russian President is facing disruptions with his atomic weapon plans due to 'sabotage' or technical issues.

Daily Record

Ukraine recap: 'kamikaze' drone attacks on civilian infrastructure show Putin is moving closer to total war

Having suffered several weeks of setbacks in the field, Russia appears to have renewed its assaults on Ukraine’s major cities, mainly via missile and drone attacks. Despite protestations to the contrary from Kremlin ally Iran, there is growing evidence that Russia is using large numbers of Iranian drones. This includes…

The Conversation

Russian soldier moans about being used as 'canon fodder' sent to the slaughter

The captured Russian convict-turned soldier claims a Wagner Group commander sent the former inmates to "scout" ahead as the main battalion waited in the wings

Daily Mirror

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Cold War nuclear bunker on sale for £25k with gas masks included in case of Russia attack

The Royal Observer Corps monitoring post in Louth, Lincolnshire was bought on eBay on a whim nearly 20 years ago, and can only be accessed down a 14-foot shaft

Daily Mirror

Russia Seeks to Regain Ground, Hits Ukraine’s Infrastructure

Russia's troops fought Thursday to regain lost ground in areas of Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin has illegally annexed while Moscow tried to pound the invaded country into submission with more missile and drone attacks on critical infrastructure. Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions near Bilohorivka, a village in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainian refugees in the UK who fled Putin’s war are turning to food banks amid soaring inflation

Food prices in the UK have soared, with inflation for food and non-alcoholic beverages currently at 14.6 per cent

The Independent UK

Russia's Putin inspects preparations of mobilised servicemen - agencies

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday inspected a training ground for mobilised servicemen in the Ryazan region southeast of Moscow, news agencies reported.

Reuters

Children as young as 4 given war lessons and presented guns in Vladimir Putin's Russia

A shocking video shows officer Pavel Firsov, from a militaristic pro-Kremlin movement, teaching pre-school children about machine-guns and an anti-tank grenade launchers

Daily Mirror

What travel restrictions is the EU imposing on Russians?

The bloc has made it harder and costlier for Russians to enter, but members are divided on an outright travel ban.

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin tried to detonate nuke but his plans were 'sabotaged', insider claims

As the world fears Vladimir Putin could fire nuclear weapons on Ukraine, it is claimed that the Russian President is facing disruptions with his atomic weapon plans due to 'sabotage' or technical issues

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The Conversation

Ukraine war: this conflict is just further evidence that Putin's Russia is now a rogue power

Given where most of the fighting and dying is taking place it is easy to think that the current European security crisis is primarily about Ukraine. This tendency is reinforced by the fact that Russia and the west are keen to keep the war limited to Ukrainian territory.

Reuters

Analysis-Method or madness? Berlusconi's Russia stance hurts Meloni and Italy

Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's pro-Russia statements are likely to complicate Giorgia Meloni's efforts to establish international credibility for the government she is set to lead, analysts say.

The Independent UK

Analysis: The ripples of the war Russia says isn't a war

At the beginning, Vladimir Putin said it wasn't a war

The Guardian - US

US says Iranian troops ‘directly engaged’ in Crimea supporting Russian drone strikes – as it happened

‘Relatively small number’ of troops helping Russian forces, says John Kirby, national security council spokesperson

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The US isn't at war with Russia, technically – but its support for Ukraine offers a classic case of a proxy war

The United States and European countries continue to pledge their support to Ukraine as Russia’s invasion drags on into its ninth month – and have backed their alliance with recurrent deliveries of advanced weaponry and money.

Reuters

Explainer-Why drones pose a different challenge for Ukraine than missiles

Since President Vladimir Putin shifted tactics last week to mount air strikes on infrastructure targets across Ukraine, Moscow has ramped up its use of two main weapons: long-range cruise missiles and so-called "suicide drones".

Daily Mirror

Brits warned over scam letters saying they have been drafted to fight in Ukraine

The letter informed its recipient that they had been chosen as one of the first soldiers to begin training, with drafting conducted on "random civilians who qualify"

Zenger

Putin Could Be Replaced By More Extreme Leader, Warns Former UK Spy Chief

The former head of Britain's MI6 recently said Russian President Vladimir Putin could be replaced by someone more extreme

The Independent UK

Russia Ukraine war - live: Russian missile fired near RAF plane over Black Sea

Moscow blames incident on ‘technical malfunction’

The Independent UK

Russia seeks to regain ground, hits Ukraine's power plants

Russian troops are fighting to regain lost ground in areas of Ukraine that President Vladimir Putin has illegally annexed

Al Jazeera

Why did Putin impose martial law in occupied Ukrainian regions?

Russian president is attempting to tighten his grip on four annexed Ukrainian regions amid military setbacks.

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