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Defiant Putin visits Mariupol, second stop in tour of occupied Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin of Russia travelled to Mariupol, his second surprise visit to Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine this weekend, and a defiant gesture soon after an international court had issued a warrant for his arrest.

Bangkok Post · Mar 19, 2023

Putin visits Russia-occupied Mariupol city in Ukraine

Russian president seen driving a car around Russia-occupied city of Mariupol

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

Putin visits Russian-occupied Mariupol in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin, who flew to Mariupol by helicopter, drove around city and stopped to talk to residents, TASS reports.

Al Jazeera · Mar 19, 2023

Report: China's Xi Plans Russia Visit as Soon as Next Week

Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning to travel to Russia to meet with his counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as soon as next week, people familiar with the matter said, which would be sooner than previously expected. Plans for a visit come as China has been offering to broker peace in Ukraine,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 13, 2023

Wagner head says Russian forces facing ammunition shortages – as it happened

Yevgeny Prigozhin thanks Kremlin for ‘heroic’ production increase but says concerns about shortages remain. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU · Mar 10, 2023

Russia works to ease visa regime for India, other countries - TASS

Russia is working on easing visa procedures for six countries, including India, Syria and Indonesia, the state TASS news agency cited Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeny Ivanov as saying on Sunday.

Reuters · Mar 6, 2023

Who’s benefiting from Russia’s war on Ukraine? Arms dealers and manufacturers

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — There’s always an element of the surreal at arms fairs. You catch it in the chipper tone of salespeople hawking new instruments of destruction; in the euphemisms — “defense” instead of “warfare,” “weapons platforms” rather than “guns” — sprinkled throughout glossy brochures; in the…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 3, 2023

Belarus sentences Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison

A court in Belarus on Friday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported, a verdict likely to be strongly condemned by Western human rights groups.

France 24 · Mar 3, 2023

New IAEA monitors reach Ukraine nuclear plant at fourth attempt, Russian official tells TASS

A new team of monitors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog has taken up its duties at Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station at the fourth attempt, a Russian official told TASS news agency on Thursday.

Reuters · Mar 2, 2023

Four people injured after helicopter CRASHES during landing at Russian airport

A source told the Russian TASS news agency: "A helicopter crashed when landing three kilometres from Murmansk airport, there were eight people on board"

Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2023