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Ukraine-Russia war – live: Wagner mercenaries claim Bakhmut districts after ‘unprecedented’ bloody battles

Kyiv still holding on in Bakhmut as Wagner group makes advances

The Independent UK

Journalist Evan Gershkovich tells family he's 'not losing hope' in Russian detention

The family of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich received a handwritten letter from him on Friday — the first direct contact with them since his arrest in the end of March.

WEKU

Putin opponent in jail is suffering 'mystery illness that may be slow poisoning'

Alexei Navalny's spokeswoman tweeted that an ambulance was called last week to the maximum security IK-6 penal colony at Melekhovo, about 155 miles east of Moscow

Daily Mirror

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Russia says prisoner swap for WSJ reporter can only be considered after trial

Russia said on Thursday that a possible prisoner swap involving Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich can only be considered after he is put on trial, despite efforts by the United States to push for his release.

Reuters

Official: Russia may discuss swap involving WSJ reporter

A top Russian diplomat says Moscow may be willing to discuss a potential prisoner swap involving jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after a court delivers its verdict

The Independent UK

Russia's Navalny has mystery ailment which may be slow poisoning - spokeswoman

Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition politician, is grappling with severe stomach pain in jail that could be some sort of slow acting poison, his spokeswoman said on Thursday.

Reuters

US doesn’t ‘have a sense’ of how jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich is being treated, official says

It’s been almost two weeks since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia, and the United States still knows very little about his well-being and the treatment he’s getting while behind bars.

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Father of girl who drew anti-war art extradited to Russia

A human rights group says the father of a a Russian girl sent to an orphanage after drawing an antiwar sketch at school has been extradited from Belarus back to Russia

The Independent UK

Belarus extradites father of Russian girl who drew anti-war pictures

Alexei Moskalyov fled house arrest hours before he was sentenced to two years for ‘discrediting’ Russian army

The Guardian - UK

Zelensky calls on world leaders to act over beheading video

Footage appears to show Russian soldiers decapitating Ukrainian soldier

The Independent UK

Video appears to show beheading of Ukraine POW, Kyiv calls for ICC investigation

A video emerges online apparently showing Russian soldiers filming themselves beheading a Ukrainian captive with a knife. Warning: graphic content may disturb some readers.

ABC News

Ukraine compares Russia to IS after beheading video surfaces online

Ukraine has compared Russia to Islamic State after a video emerged online showing soldiers filming themselves beheading a Ukrainian captive.

The New Daily

UK imposes sanctions on 'financial fixers' for Russian oligarchs Abramovich, Usmanov

Britain targeted individuals and companies who it accused of acting as "financial fixers" for Russian businessmen Roman Abramovich and Alisher Usmanov in its latest round of sanctions against Moscow for the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

U.S. envoy pledges 'whatever it takes' to bring Americans home from Russia

The top U.S. hostage envoy on Wednesday pledged to bring home two Americans detained by Russia - journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-Marine Paul Whelan - as he pressed Moscow to grant consular access to the Wall Street Journal reporter.

Reuters

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Vladimir Milov once served under Putin. Now exiled, he's using his insights to bring down the Russian regime

Don't believe what you read about sanctions against Russia being ineffective, says Vladimir Milov. He believes they are weakening Putin's grip on power.

Evening Standard

Kremlin claims reporter Evan Gershkovich ‘violated Russian law’ as US says he has been wrongly detained

Wall Street Journal reporter was detained on charges of espionage, which are widely considered to be politically motivated

Reuters

Kremlin says U.S. reporter 'violated' law as Biden calls detention 'totally illegal'

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich had "violated Russian law" and been caught "red-handed," one day after the U.S. State Department officially designated him as having been "wrongfully detained."

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Hungary signs new energy deals with Russia; UN tally of Ukraine civilian deaths approaches 8,500 – as it happened

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U.S. finds Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia is being wrongfully detained

A dedicated State Department agency will now take the lead in securing the release of the reporter, who was arrested March 29 on espionage charges.

The Guardian - US

US declares journalist Evan Gershkovich wrongfully detained by Moscow

The Wall Street Journal reporter was imprisoned by Russian authorities for espionage

Al Jazeera

US formally deems WSJ reporter ‘wrongfully detained’ in Russia

Washington renews call for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, who is being held by Moscow on spying charges.

The Independent UK

State Department formally accuses Russia of wrongfully detaining jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich

Longtime Moscow embed was arrested on 29 March and accused of espionage

The Independent UK

Kremlin opponent defiant in statement during treason trial

Jailed Kremlin opponent Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. is likening judicial proceedings against him to the sham Stalin-era and later proceedings that condemned his countrymen to prison or death sentences

Reuters

U.S. designates Wall Street Journal reporter as 'wrongfully detained' by Russia

The United States on Monday determined that Russia has "wrongfully detained" American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, effectively saying that espionage charges are bogus and that the case is political.

The Independent UK

US finds WSJ reporter in Russia is wrongfully detained

The Biden administration has formally determined that a Wall Street Journal arrested in Russia on espionage charges has been “wrongfully detained.”

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