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Ukraine war briefing: allies asked Kyiv about reducing attacks on Russian energy sector, Zelenskyy says

President says he is open to scaling back strikes on oil and wider energy industry if Moscow reciprocates. What we know on day 1,497

The Guardian - AU

Putin likely to stage another Salisbury-style attack, exiled oil tycoon says

Mikhail Khodorkovsky says Russian security services may seek to create a ‘sense of vulnerability’ in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Putin as a Russian James Bond? Jude Law’s Vladimir film seems to have swallowed Kremlin myths

In The Wizard of the Kremlin, Jude Law plays Russia’s president as a cool, reluctant leader, a strategist who got the job because he was young, athletic and a spy. This is a creation far removed from the man himself

The Guardian - UK

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Putin may have signalled to Trump he’s ready for Ukraine deal according to exiled Russian oligarch

Former Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky believes that President Vladimir Putin has signalled to US President Donald Trump that he is prepared to strike a deal on Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Lecornu backs delaying rise in French retirement age until after 2027 presidential election – as it happened

PM says that law increasing age to 64 will be put on pause in bid to stave off losing a no-confidence vote that would bring down his government

The Guardian - UK

Damage Elon Musk faces from his Trump feud is just getting started

Musk’s companies are dependent on the government—and ultimately Trump—in one way or another.

Fortune

US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups and independent media from Russia and Belarus

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad

The Independent UK

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Kraven the Hunter review – Russell Crowe busts up laborious superhero yarn

Crowe’s safari-going Russian oligarch is the main redeeming feature of this Spider-Man-adjacent tale but there’s not much to like elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

Is Putin secretly one of the world's richest men? Experts estimate a $200 billion net worth

Experts all over the world have been trying to pinpoint Vladimir Putin's exact net worth, but no matter what they do, his fortune continues to be an unsolved mystery.

Fortune

Russia’s exiled opposition rocked by claims over hammer attack on Navalny ally

Accusations that another Kremlin critic ordered attack on Leonid Volkov throws scattered opposition into further disarray

The Guardian - UK

Poland Charges Russian Over Attack On Navalny Ally: Prosecutors

A Russian man has been charged in Poland over a hammer attack in neighbouring Lithuania on a top aide of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny earlier this year, prosecutors said on Friday.

International Business Times

Russian Opposition: Leaders Continuing Fight Despite Government Crackdown

Learn about key opposition figures in Russia after the death of Alexei Navalny, including Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Ilya Yashin.

Top News

Kremlin critics: What happens to Putin’s most vocal opponents?

During President Vladimir Putin’s rule several of his vocal critics have died or been sentenced to lengthy jail terms.

Al Jazeera

Russian oil executive who fled to UK took his own life after assets frozen over war in Ukraine

Exclusive: Mikhail Trushin was described as a ‘well liked, intelligent man’ and a ‘successful manager’

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 686

As the war enters its 686th day, these are the main developments.

The Independent UK

Under Putin, the uber-wealthy Russians known as 'oligarchs' are still rich but far less powerful

When Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, the outside world viewed “Russian oligarchs” as men who whose vast wealth, ruthlessly amassed, made them almost shadow rulers

Reason

Will Russia Ever Be Free?

Promise and peril in post-Putin Russia

Al Jazeera

What future awaits Russia’s Wagner army and its boss, Prigozhin?

Observers say Yevgeny Prigozhin is ‘doomed’ after turning on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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The Independent UK

Two Russian exiles ‘poisoned’ at conference organised by Kremlin critic

Two women fall ill in Berlin after experiencing symptoms linked to poisoning

Reuters

German police investigate possible poisoning of two Russian exiles

German police said they are investigating the possible poisoning of two Russian exiles who attended a conference in Berlin at the end of April, organised by Russian Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

The Guardian - UK

Offshore cash and huge loans: leak reveals how Roman Abramovich funded Chelsea’s success

Exclusive: Network of companies used to route fortune made from the oil fields of Siberia into Stamford Bridge

Foreign Policy

The West Is Preparing for Russia’s Disintegration

Amid war in Ukraine, some strategists are setting their eyes on the “decolonization” of Russia itself.

Al Jazeera

Activists, everyday Russians and a soldier punished for war talk

Almost 500 Russians have been charged under wartime censorship laws. We look at 12 cases.

The Guardian - UK

Putin opponents and Russian liberals celebrate Navalny’s Oscar success

Director dedicates award to all political prisoners after film about Russian opposition leader wins best feature documentary

Daily Mirror

'Paranoid' Putin travels in armoured train and fears poisoning over Kremlin power struggle

The latest claims were made by Yury Shvets, 71, a former colleague of Putin's who studied with the despot at the KGB Institute. Shvets is now a US citizen leaving Russia after publishing a book describing his exploits

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