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Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties

Russia has opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it’s isolated by Western sanctions

The Independent UK

Watch live: Putin delivers keynote speech at Valdai forum as UK announces 56 new Russian sanctions

Watch live as Vladimir Putin delivers a keynote speech at the Valdai forum in Sochi on Thursday (7 November), as the UK announced 56 new Russian sanctions.

The Independent UK

Putin said to have demolished holiday home out of fear for his life as Ukraine strikes region

Putin stopped visiting one of his favourite homes due to intensified Ukrainian drone strikes, Russian opposition outlet claims

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Russian media throw shade at Paris Olympics, which TV won't show

Watching the Paris Olympics will be difficult for most people in Russia, and in the view of local media it’s not really worth the effort

The Independent UK

Sochi fuel depot goes up in flames in suspected first drone strike on Putin’s summer resort town

Telegram channel related to Russia’s security services claims cause behind fire in Sochi was a ‘drone attack’

The Independent UK

Belarus leader proposes three-way partnership with Russia and North Korea

Alexander Lukashenko put forward axis plan during summit with Vladimir Putin in Sochi as rumours of arms deal persist

The Guardian - UK

West looks on as Turkey-Russia relations deepen following Sochi summit

Recent tensions in relations between Ankara and Moscow had stoked hopes among Turkey's Western allies of a rupture in the close relationship. But a summit on Monday between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin may have dashed those hopes, as they committed themselves to deepening…

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Turkey has failed to persuade Russia to rejoin the Ukraine grain deal

In talks in Sochi, Russia, President Vladimir Putin rejected efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to revive a United Nations-backed deal to allow the safe passage of grain from Ukraine.

WEKU

Erdogan visits Putin in Russia’s Sochi in bid to revive Ukraine grain deal

Putin says the deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain will not be restored until the West lifts embargo on Russia.

Al Jazeera

Putin says no grain deal until west meets obligations; Kyiv reports advances in east and south – as it happened

Russian president says the Black Sea grain deal will not be restored until restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products are lifted

The Guardian - AU

What’s at stake in the upcoming Erdogan-Putin meeting?

Monday’s meeting in Sochi comes amid international efforts to patch up the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

Al Jazeera

Believers in 'eating sunlight' see their newborn child die of 'prolonged starvation'

The Russian Investigative Committee is examining the circumstances of the child’s tragic death near the Black Sea resort city of Sochi and a criminal case has been launched

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's rumoured lover dances in Russia as missiles rain down on Ukraine

New video footage shows Alina Kabaeva, a former rhythmic gymnastics Olympic gold medal winner, dancing at the Sirius training complex in Black Sea resort Sochi, where she is based

Daily Mirror

Eagle-eyed critics spot Putin's 'girlfriend' with 'Z' brooch signalling support for war

In a rare public appearance at a new gymnastics training centre in Sochi, former Olympian Alina Kabaeva made it clear that she supports her long-rumoured partner's brutal invasion

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Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's rumoured lover refuses to mention Ukraine in rare public appearance

Gold-medal-winning Olympic star Alina Kabaeva was spotted for the first time since September at a gym in Sochi, Russia but avoided any mention of the bloody war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Russian dads who fail to pay child maintenance sent to fight in Ukraine

One Russian city is responding to pressure from angry women by sending maintenance-dodging ex-husbands to the frontline of the war in Ukraine and sending their military wages to their kids

Reuters

The man embroiled in Russia and Ukraine’s propaganda war over a nuclear plant

A former deputy spokesman at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant who helped tell the world that Russian troops had seized the strategic site, is now in exile, no longer in his job and, according to a document from his ex-employer, is suspected by Ukrainian intelligence of collaborating with Russia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Warns of Sanctions Against Türkiye over Russia Ties

Türkiye's top business association has confirmed receiving a letter from the US Treasury warning of possible sanctions if it continues doing business with Russia. Washington is growing increasingly alarmed that the Russian government and businesses are using Türkiye to evade Western financial and trading restrictions imposed in response to the…

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'No more racing in Russia': F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali reiterates stand over Ukraine invasion

‘We will no longer negotiate with them,’ said F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali as the CEO of the Russian GP promoter said the country is expecting a refund from the sporting body for cancelling this year’s race in Sochi

AFP

Turkey to pay for some Russian gas in rubles: Erdogan

Istanbul (AFP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that Turkey will start paying for some of its Russian natural gas imports in rubles.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan: Sochi Talks with Putin on Syria Will Bring Relief to the Region

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that his talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Syria will ease tensions in the region. The two leaders met at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi to tackle a grain deal brokered by Turkey and the UN, prospects for…

The Guardian - UK

Putin and Erdoğan meet for secretive talks in Sochi

Talks expected to focus on Ukraine and could include Kremlin efforts to circumvent western sanctions

Al Jazeera

Turkey’s Erdogan to meet Putin in Russia: What to expect

The Sochi summit comes after Ankara helped broker a grain deal that has eased global food crisis fears.

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan to hold one-day visit to Russia's Sochi on Aug 5 - presidency

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will hold a one-day visit to the Russian resort of Sochi on August 5, his office said on Tuesday.

Irish Mirror

Where is Vladimir Putin at the moment? All you need to know as Russian leader expects new child

The 69-year-old usually resides in the Grand Kremlin Palace, located in western Moscow

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