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Russia-Africa summit provides a global stage for Moscow to puff up its influence

Forty-three African heads of state attended the 2019 Russia-Africa summit. They had high hopes that Russia would emerge as a new source of investment and trade for the continent. Russian president Vladimir Putin promised to double Russian trade with Africa in five years to US$40 billion.

The Conversation

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 513 of the invasion

Agricultural produce destroyed in latest Russian strike on Odesa; US-supplied cluster bombs now confirmed to be in use by Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? The Wagner Group mercenary chief who rebelled against Putin - OLD

Long a low-profile Russian businessman with a criminal record and a background in catering, the commander has become an increasingly vocal critic of the Kremlin’s defence ministers as the war in Ukraine has progressed

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Russia-Ukraine war – live: Zelensky says counteroffensive against Putin’s troops about to ‘gain pace’

Washington is reportedly planning to announce a new military package to Ukraine

The Independent UK

UK sanctions Wagner-linked officials in Mali, Sudan and CAR

The individuals now face asset freezes and travel bans in UK for alleged human rights abuses in three African states.

Al Jazeera

Wagner mercenaries training Belarus special forces just miles from border with Nato-member Poland

Warsaw moving soldiers to protect border as commander claims up to 10,000 Wagner fighters will move to Belarus

The Independent UK

UK sanctions ‘despicable’ Wagner leaders linked to African killings and torture

Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell said the mercenary unit was ‘acting with impunity’ in countries such as Mali and Sudan.

The Independent UK

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Russia's Wagner mercenaries launch joint training with Belarusian military near Polish border

Mercenaries from Russia’s military company Wagner have launched joint drills with the Belarusian military near the border with Poland following their relocation to Belarus after their short-lived rebellion

The Independent UK

Police clash with anti-government protesters in Kenya

In tonight's edition: Unrest breaks out in Kenya as protesters clash with police over the cost-of-living crisis. Also, facing an international arrest warrant, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not go to South Africa. His South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa calls it a "mutual decision". And in his first apparent public…

France 24

China complicit in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says MI6 chief

Sir Richard Moore says Xi Jinping’s regime has supported Vladimir Putin diplomatically and amplified ‘Russian tropes’ such as Nato being to blame

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: US cluster bombs being used by Kyiv against Russia, White House confirms – as it happened

Controversial munitions being deployed in the field, says John Kirby; UN security council to meet over grain deal collapse

The Guardian - AU

Video appears to show Wagner boss for first time since armed mutiny

‘’We fought with dignity! We have done a lot for Russia,’ he says in new footage

The Independent UK

‘Their secrets will be safe with us’: MI6 spy boss in extraordinary call for Russian officials to turn on Putin

Sir Richard Moore: ‘Many Russians are wrestling with the same dilemmas and the same tugs of conscience as their predecessors did in 1968’

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war – live: Global wheat prices soar as Putin destroys 60,000 tonnes of Odesa grain

White Housewarns Russia preparing for possible attacks on civilian shipping vessels in the Black Sea

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The Guardian - AU

Washington determined to support Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’, says top US general – as it happened

Gen Mark Milley and US Defence Secretary reassert backing for Ukraine and say its forces are making progress against Russia

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 510 of the invasion

Russia says it carried out ‘revenge’ strikes on Odesa and Mykolayiv after Crimea bridge was attacked; Kremlin warns it will be a risk for Ukraine to ship grain without Russian security guarantees

Evening Standard

More Wagner mercenaries roll into Belarus as they set up new training camp

Russian President Vladimir Putin has allowed Wagner to reform in Belarus after a deal following an armed uprising by the group

The Independent UK

Flying Russian flags, more Wagner troops roll into Belarus as part of deal that ended their mutiny

More mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner military contractor have rolled into Belarus, continuing their relocation to the ex-Soviet nation following last month’s short-lived mutiny

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Putin says Russia preparing response to Crimea bridge attack; US condemns Moscow grain deal exit – as it happened

Russian president calls attack ‘cruel and senseless’ after Kerch Bridge hit by latest strike; Antony Blinken says Russia exit from deal ‘unconscionable’

France 24

Russia repels Ukraine drone attack on Crimea, says Kremlin

Russia thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack near Sebastopol, a crucial port in Russian-annexed Crimea, Russia's defence ministry said Sunday morning. Moscow's air defence forces and Black Sea fleet reportedly took out a total of nine drones throughout the assault, which the ministry said caused no damage or casualties. Also, President…

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – latest: Explosions reported on Crimean bridge amid ‘emergency situation’

Two missile strikes reported on Kerch Bridge, a critical supply route for Putin’s troops

Evening Standard

Wagner group mercenaries arrive in Belarus, reports say

About 240 Wagner fighters, 40 trucks and ‘a large amount of weapons’ reportedly arrived on Saturday

The Guardian - AU

Kremlin says it has thwarted Kyiv-backed plot to kill prominent journalists – as it happened

FSB says it has detained people carrying out reconnaissance near the homes of Margarita Simonyan and Ksenia Sobchak

The Independent UK

Wagner mercenaries entering Belarus as Minsk announces 'road map' for joint military drills

An independent monitoring group says a large convoy carrying fighters from the Wagner private army has been spotted entering Belarus from Russia

France 24

Wagner mercenaries have entered Belarus from Russia, Ukraine Border Guard confirms

A spokesperson for Ukraine's State Border Guard Service said Saturday that it had observed groups of Wagner fighters crossing from Russia into Belarus, after the Belarusian defence ministry said it planned for the mercenaries and Minsk's own armed forces to conduct joint military drills. An independent Belarusian monitoring group said…

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