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Russia claims captured Britons are being given any assistance they need

Moscow urged the UK to cease the delivery of weapons to Russia.

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin's 'strategic blunder' could see Finland and Sweden join NATO by summer

Washington is reportedly banking on the growth of the western alliance from 30 to 32 members, as a direct consequence of President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Russia says it will take more steps against UK media after sanctions

Russia said on Wednesday it would take further measures against British media based there, after London imposed sanctions against Russian state-controlled news outlets.

Reuters

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Moscow says Bucha accusations meant to derail peace talks, justify more sanctions

Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday that images of dead bodies strewn across the Ukrainian town of Bucha, which Russia says were staged, were designed to justify more sanctions against Moscow and derail peace talks with Kyiv.

Reuters

One month on: how a tragedy has unfolded in Ukraine

Russia’s failure to score a quick victory has led to a grimmer phase of the war, and much still hangs in the balance

The Guardian - UK

Not everyone wants to make Putin an economic pariah over the Ukraine war

Soon after Russia’s army pushed in to try to seize control of Ukraine, Maria Zakharova, the bellicose Foreign Ministry spokeswoman in Moscow, insisted that her country still had plenty of friends in the world.

Los Angeles Times

Russia says talks with Ukraine continue via video link

Talks between Russian and Ukraine continue via video link, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Russia blocks BBC website, says it's only beginning of its response

Russian authorities on Wednesday blocked the website of Britain's BBC, which foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a Telegram post was "just the beginning of response actions to an information war unleashed by the West".

Reuters

Russia Demands US Explain Alleged Bio Labs with Plague and Anthrax in Ukraine

Russia demanded on Wednesday that the United States explain to the world why it had supported what Moscow cast as a military biological program in Ukraine involving deadly pathogens including plague and anthrax. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova demanded transparency from Washington over the allegation, which is denied by Kyiv…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia has never threatened NATO, foreign ministry says

Russia has never threatened NATO and does not threaten the Western military alliance now, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, adding that her country still must react to NATO's "confrontational course".

Reuters

Russia says U.S. has biolabs with plague and anthrax in Ukraine, U.S. calls claim absurd

Russia said on Wednesday the United States must explain what Moscow claims was a military biological programme in Ukraine - an allegation Washington has already dismissed as "absurd" misinformation.

Reuters

Russia says it prefers to achieve Ukraine goals via talks

Russia will achieve its goal of ensuring Ukraine's neutral status and would prefer to do that through talks, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Finland, Sweden brush off Moscow's warning on joining NATO

Finland and Sweden have brushed off warnings from neighboring Russia that their possible joining NATO would trigger “serious military-political consequences” from Moscow

The Independent UK

It is Johnson, not Putin, who has gone ‘full tonto’, Russian official suggests

Maria Zakharova said ‘similar adjectives’ to those used about the Russian leader could be directed at Britain’s PM.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

From ‘Putin’s chef’ to the RT editor: names expected to appear on EU sanctions list

The identity of those targeted has not been officially confirmed, but here are five of the most prominent figures

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says It Has 'Optimized' Diplomatic Staff Numbers in Ukraine

Russia has decided to "optimize" its diplomatic staff numbers in Ukraine, fearing "provocations" by Kyiv or other party, a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry said on Saturday. Maria Zakharova did not say whether that meant a reduction in staff numbers but said the embassy and consulates in Ukraine continued…

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