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DARK SECRETS: Boris bondarev - The Real Truth

A look at Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian envoy who helped craft the new Ukraine peace proposal

Kirill Dmitriev has emerged as a key player in drafting a new proposal to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Lavrov’s absence sparks speculation he has fallen from favour with Putin

Veteran foreign minister missed key Kremlin meeting, and is not part of Russia’s G20 delegation

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s Medvedev: From failed Kremlin reformer to Trump’s boogeyman

The former Russian president, infamous for late-night online rants, is locked in a row with the US leader.

Al Jazeera

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Are direct talks between Russia and Ukraine likely to lead to peace?

Putin is trying to trick the world into thinking he’s open to a truce while boosting Moscow’s army, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

Zelenskyy sends team for peace talks but says Russia ‘not serious enough’

Two sides set for first direct negotiations since March 2022 but Russia’s lower-level delegation in Istanbul seen as snub

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin critic decried for ‘racist’ rant on minorities fighting for Russia

Vladimir Kara-Murza has suggested ethnic minority troops find it ‘easier’ to carry out fatal attacks in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

A forever war, more repression, Putin for life? Russia’s bleak post-election outlook

The president will use his inevitable win in the polls as a mandate for continuing the assault on Ukraine and going after domestic ‘elites’

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After Macron touted troops to Ukraine, Putin warns West of nuclear war risk

The Russian president, in a state of the nation address, upped the ante. Should the world be worried about his threat?

Al Jazeera

What next for Putin? After Navalny’s death, many fear what leader will move on to

With Ukraine retreating and western sanctions having little impact, the Russian president is growing bolder and may embark on more reckless moves

The Guardian - UK

Takeaways from AP's report on elite Russian defector

In October, an officer in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s elite personal security service defected while on a business trip in Kazakhstan

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin’s regime crumbling as spies defect and Russia keeps relatives 'hostage'

The unprecedented swapping of sides has left furious Vladimir Putin reeling with a warning fired that anyone else who abandons Russia could see family members jailed - or worse

Daily Mirror

Russia dismisses claims by former diplomat who resigned over war

Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed claims by a former diplomat who resigned over the war in Ukraine, casting him as a low level turncoat who was far less significant figure that a famous Soviet traitor.

Reuters

Russia faces turmoil, says former diplomat who resigned over war

President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has set Russia on a path towards turmoil that could unseat the Kremlin chief, trigger civil war or even break the country apart, said a Russian diplomat who resigned over the war.

Reuters

Timeline: Week 13 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera recaps key events in week 13 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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The Guardian - UK

‘I’m never going back’: the high-profile Russian defectors rejecting war

Gazprombank’s Igor Volobuyev and diplomat Boris Bondarev are among the Russian elite to oppose Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

ABC News

More high-tech weapons going to Ukraine after meeting of defence leaders

Nearly 50 defence leaders from around the world meet and agree to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including a Harpoon launcher and missiles to protect its coast.

The Independent UK

Russian soldier gets life for killing Ukrainian civilian

A Ukrainian court sentenced a captured Russian soldier to the maximum penalty of life in prison for killing a civilian, and the Kremlin hinted that it may put on trial some of the fighters who surrendered at Mariupol’s steelworks

WEKU

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 23)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Sentenced to Life in Ukraine’s 1st War Crimes Trial

A captured Russian soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian was sentenced Monday to life in prison - the maximum - in the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine three months ago. Meanwhile, in a rare public expression of opposition to the war from the ranks…

Al Jazeera

Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev resigns, blasts war in Ukraine

Boris Bondarev criticised the ‘aggressive war unleashed’ by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

‘Warmongering, lies and hatred’: Russian diplomat in Geneva resigns over Ukraine invasion

Boris Bondarev issues public statement saying: ‘Never have I been so ashamed of my country’

The Independent UK

Russian diplomat quits over Ukraine war and says he is ‘ashamed’ of his country

Boris Bondarev says he is concerned about the reaction from Moscow

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's diplomat QUITS in protest over Ukraine war as Russia backlash grows

Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev has resigned over the 'bloody' and 'needless' war in Ukraine, penning a scathing letter slamming the Kremlin's war tactics

Axios

Russian diplomat to UN in Geneva resigns over invasion of Ukraine

"I simply cannot any longer share in this bloody, witless and absolutely needless ignominy."

Evening Standard

Russian diplomat to the UN quits and pens scathing letter slamming Putin’s ‘intolerable’ war in Ukraine

Boris Bondarev wrote: ‘Never have I been so ashamed of my country as on February 24 of this year’

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