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Ukraine war: how have Vladimir Putin’s narratives survived a year of reality checks?

The Russian state has a long history of using its information operations to try and shore up its military plans overseas. Of course all states try to win over the hearts and minds of the population either at home or where they are fighting. But Russia’s approach is a bit…

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Explainer-How are war crimes in Ukraine being investigated?

The International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday is just one strand in a complex web of international and national legal moves over alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

Reuters

‘People’s court’ tries Vladimir Putin for war in Ukraine

A “people’s court” has put Russian President Vladimir Putin on trial for the crime of aggression over his invasion of Ukraine.

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Ukraine news – live: Zelensky hints at withdrawal from Bakhmut before ‘everyone dies’

No point protecting Donbas town ‘for everyone to die’, says Ukrainian president

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia news – live: US warns of ‘serious consequences’ if China arms Putin

Fears in Washington about such a move come as US accuses Moscow’s troops of ‘crimes against humanity’

The Independent UK

Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, says US

The US has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, vice president Kamala Harris said on Saturday, saying that “justice must be served” to the perpetrators.

Irish Independent

U.S. declares Russia committed 'crimes against humanity' in Ukraine

The Biden administration formally concluded that Russia has committed "crimes against humanity" during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday.

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Ukraine court gives Russia TV presenter jail term over call to drown children

Anton Krasovsky, a pro-war Russian TV presenter who called for Ukrainian children to be drowned, has been given a five-year jail term in absentia by a court in Ukraine, officials said on Friday.

Reuters

Paisley spy based in Berlin who sold secrets to Russia jailed for 13 years

David Smith, from Paisley, was motivated by his support of Russian president Vladimir Putin and anti-UK sentiments when he betrayed his country and colleagues.

Glasgow Live

Case of British embassy spy David Smith ‘exposes potential vetting failings’

Former security guard at embassy in Germany was jailed for 13 years and two months on Friday following trial at the Old Bailey

The Telegraph

The West Should Heed this Message from a Russian Prison

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Ilya Yashin explains why the West should avoid ascribing collective guilt to Russians. He's right on both moral and pragmatic grounds.

Reason

Russian journalist gets 6 years in penal colony over Ukraine war

The Kremlin has banned the spread of ‘false information’ or criticism about the Russian army during the war in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Russian journalist gets six years for accusing Russia of Ukraine theatre bombing

A Russian journalist was sentenced to six years in a penal colony on Wednesday for accusing the Russian air force of bombing a theatre in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol last April where women and children were sheltering.

Reuters

Kremlin moves to rein in Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin

His private army is pushing hard to give Russia a battlefield win in Ukraine, but mounting evidence suggests the Kremlin has moved to curb what it sees as the excessive political clout of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary group.

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United States Tells Citizens: Leave Russia Immediately

The United States has told its citizens to leave Russia immediately due to the war in Ukraine and the risk of arbitrary arrest or harassment by Russian law enforcement agencies. "US citizens residing or travelling in Russia should depart immediately," the US embassy in Moscow said. "Exercise increased caution due…

The Independent UK

‘I realised this was not my war’: Russian mercenary who fled Wagner group ‘executed with sledgehammer’

Video appears to show Russian convict beaten to death – although head of Wagner seeks to cast doubt on footage in second clip

Daily Mirror

Former spy chief claims scared Putin using body doubles over assassination fears

A former spy chief has insisted Vladimir Putin is not unwell or dead, but that he does often use body doubles when on visits, over assassination fears

Evening Standard

First Russians to be charged with war crimes over invasion of Ukraine ‘very shortly’, says Rishi Sunak

PM told the Commons the first indictments under the International Criminal Court were on their way

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U.S. says associate of Russian oligarch Vekselberg charged over sanctions evasion

U.S. prosecutors charged a Russian citizen who was also a U.S. resident with facilitating a sanctions evasion and money laundering scheme in relation to billionaire Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, in an indictment unsealed in federal court on Tuesday, the Justice Department said.

Reuters

Russia accuses U.S. embassy of 'fake news' over Ukraine, threatens expulsions

Russia has demanded that the U.S. embassy in Moscow stop spreading what Moscow regards as fake news regarding its military operation in Ukraine and has threatened to expel U.S. diplomats, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

Ukraine, Russia swap prisoners; bodies of British volunteers returned

Ukraine and Russia traded almost 200 prisoners of war in a swap announced separately by both sides on Saturday, with the bodies of two British volunteers also being sent back to Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners as battle for Bakhmut rages

Russia says 63 Russian soldiers were released while Ukrainian authorities say 116 of their servicemen have been freed.

Reuters

Russian oligarch ordered to forfeit $5.4 million to U.S., Ukraine may get funds

U.S. prosecutors may confiscate $5.4 million belonging to sanctioned Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeyev, a judge ruled on Thursday, paving the way for the funds to potentially be used to help rebuild war-ravaged Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Former Russian soldier reveals he saw Ukrainian prisoners of war tortured

Konstantin Yefremov escaped Russia after serving three months as a lieutenant in Zaporizhzhia oblast

Daily Mirror

Russian officer admits troops guilty of torture including knocking prisoner's teeth out

Russian defector Konstantin Yefremov was deployed to Ukraine last year from Chechnya, in Russia's North Caucasus, and witnessed brutalities against Ukrainians

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