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EU countries insist on unity to avoid falling into Russia's special envoy 'trap'

The debate on who should be the special EU envoy for negotiations with the Kremlin is "a trap that Russia wants us to walk into", High Representative Kaja Kallas said on Thursday at an informal meeting of foreign ministers in Cyprus.

Euronews

Putin will try to recruit any envoy sent to talks, Ukraine's former PM says

Arseniy Yatsenyuk, former Ukrainian prime minister, told Euronews that while the European leaders are considering direct talks with Russia, the only thing Vladimir Putin is ready to accept is Europe's surrender.

Euronews

Where does Europe's far right turn? Populists look to distance themselves from Trump

If the first thing Europeans think of when they fill up at the pump is Donald Trump's decision to attack Iran, it's little wonder that previously pro-MAGA populists are quietly distancing themselves from the president of the United States. In fact, Trump actively campaigning for Peter Magyar's rival actually helped…

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‘Put an end to this war’: Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev makes new plea to Putin

After winning the Grand Prix at Cannes film festival, the exiled auteur sent a direct message to the Russian president urging him to stop the war

The Guardian - UK

‘Moral bankrupts’: Pirlo and Materazzi provoke fury by attending ‘Football Day’ in Russia

The presence of the Italian World Cup winners Andrea Pirlo and Marco Materazzi in Russia for a sports event has sparked outrage

The Guardian - UK

Europe should prepare to talk to Russia but 'priority' is supporting Ukraine, French minister says

France's EU Affairs Minister Benjamin Haddad tells Euronews that Europe should not let others negotiate its security architecture on its behalf, but warns that Moscow is "not interested in a ceasefire or peace".

Euronews

Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK intelligence suggests almost half a million Russian soldiers have died in Putin’s invasion

Volodymyr Zelensky wrote Ukraine relies ‘almost exclusively’ on the US for ballistic missile defences

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UK to sanction crypto networks in bid to shut off 'Putin war machine'

A new package of UK sanctions aiming to shut off funding to Russia’s war effort will target crypto networks ...

The National (Scotland)

UK targets Putin’s cryptocurrency networks in latest sanctions

The department said the A7 gang was using a Kyrgyz bank suspected of facilitating payments

The Independent UK

Tuesday briefing: With unease at home spreading, what next for Russia’s isolated leader?

In today’s newsletter: Our Russian affairs reporter on Vladimir Putin’s slipping approval and singular goal – as discontent ripples from wider society to the reachers of the Kremlin

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv warns Belarus it has list of 500 targets ready if Lukashenko joins Putin’s war

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov piles pressures on the US to evacuate staff from its embassy

The Independent UK

Vučić defends Serbia's Chinese ties on controversial visit to Beijing

Xi Jinping has welcomed a run of world leaders in recent months, including Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

Euronews

Russia's economy is much worse than it seems, and 'elites are increasingly alarmed' as alternate GDP gauge shows huge contraction

While Russia has claimed its GDP expanded by about 13% between 2020 and 2024, Sweden's analysis of nighttime luminosity shows the economy actually shrank by 8% during that span.

Fortune

Farage under mounting pressure to prove Russian hack claim

Reform UK leader claims ‘counter-espionage experts’ suggest state-sponsored hackers are behind disclosure of £5m gift

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Euronews

'Reckless escalation': Europe condemns Russia’s use of 'Oreshnik' missile

Russia’s use of the “Oreshnik” missile has drawn international attention. According to Moscow, the intermediate-range missile is capable of striking targets across large parts of Europe.

The Economic Times

India, Russia advance military cooperation at high-level Army-to-Army talks

India and Russia are deepening their military partnership, with recent discussions focusing on enhancing mutual learning and operational synergy. This collaboration extends to defense manufacturing, space exploration, and fertilizer cooperation, aiming to strengthen bilateral ties against external pressures. Russian President Putin is also set to attend the BRICS summit in…

Euronews

What is Russia’s Oreshnik missile?

Russia’s Oreshnik missile is a nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile that Moscow says can evade air defences and strike targets across Europe at hypersonic speeds.

The Economic Times

Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv

Russia deployed the Oreshnik hypersonic missile in a large-scale drone and missile assault on Kyiv. The attack resulted in at least two fatalities and 83 injuries. Buildings across the Ukrainian capital sustained damage. This incident highlights Ukraine's air defense missile shortages. Russia claims the strike retaliated for Ukrainian attacks on…

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Radio France Internationale

How Russia’s shadow fleet keeps slipping through Europe’s net

Russia’s vast “shadow fleet” of vessels has been seen primarily as a means of keeping the Kremlin’s oil revenues flowing despite Western sanctions. But a new report from the monitoring group ACLED argues the fleet has evolved into something bigger – a flexible platform for hybrid warfare across northern Europe.

AAP

Ukraine drone attack on Luhansk dorm kills six: Russia

Russian ‌President Vladimir Putin says Ukrainian forces have deliberately struck a student dormitory in the ‌Russian-controlled ‌Luhansk ⁠region.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv hit by hypersonic ballistic missile as allies condemn ‘reckless escalation’

At least four people were killed in the attacks on Ukraine’s capital

France 24

Russian secret services target Latvia as Ukraine's drone offensive worries the Kremlin

The Russian secret services on Monday accused Latvia without evidence of helping Ukraine strike Russian targets using drones, and threatened the Baltic state with military retaliation. But the targeting of Latvia by the Kremlin, which continues to deploy new tactics in its hybrid war, was no accident.

The Independent UK

Russia launches nuclear war games on Europe’s doorstep as Nato issues stark warning

ANALYSIS: Russia’s massive war games in Belarus are an attempt to regain military initiative by threatening armageddon, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK

Ukrainian MP says lifting sanctions on Russian oil puts ‘question mark’ over friendship with UK

The Ukrainian MP said the decision told Russia that ‘everything can be bought and everything is for sale’

The Conversation

Xi and Putin tout ‘new type’ of world order in Beijing – but is their alliance really that strong?

Less than a week after hosting Donald Trump, China’s leader Xi Jinping welcomed his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to Beijing. Unlike Trump’s visit, this was a routine meeting. The Chinese and Russian presidents have met more than 40 times since 2013, with the latest meeting marking Putin’s 25th visit to…

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