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Two more Britons reportedly charged with ‘mercenary activities’ in Russia-backed separatist Ukraine

Aid worker and military volunteer charged in Russian-backed Donbas with being mercenaries

The Independent UK

Two more Britons charged with ‘mercenary activities’ by Russia

Two British men have been charged with “mercenary activities” by investigators in a Russian-backed separatist territory in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Shaun Pinner: Briton condemned to death in breakaway Donetsk region appeals sentence

No appeal has yet been received from the other Briton, Aiden Aslin, held in the Russian-backed Donetsk People’s Republic

The Independent UK

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Moroccan and Briton appeal death sentences in separatist-controlled east Ukraine

A Moroccan and a British fighter sentenced to death by a Russian-backed separatist court in east Ukraine for fighting for Ukrainian forces have appealed against their sentences, the Russian state news agency TASS reported on Friday.

Reuters

WNBA star Brittney Griner's trial begins in Russia

Griner is facing up to 10 years in prison. U.S. officials say she has been "wrongfully detained."

Axios

Russia starts trial of US basketball star Griner on drug charge

A court in Moscow began the trial of U.S. women’s basketball player Brittney Griner on drug smuggling charges Friday, the latest in a series of cases involving Americans held by Russian authorities amid deteriorating relations.

Tribune News Service

Russia arrests scientist for alleged collaboration with Chinese secret services

Russia has detained a scientist in Siberia on suspicion of state treason for allegedly collaborating with China's security services, the state news agency TASS reported on Friday, citing regional authorities and the man's family.

Reuters

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What We Know About Brittney Griner’s Detention in Russia

The Mercury center has been in custody since mid-February, when she was arrested on drug charges outside of Moscow.

Sports Illustrated

Armenia, Azerbaijan trade new Karabakh accusations

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan traded new accusations on Monday with the president of Azerbaijan, saying his neighbour was failing to take action on a treaty to end 30 years of hostility over Nagorno-Karabakh.

Reuters

Ukraine attacks Crimean oil-drilling platform for second time in a week - Tass

Ukrainian forces have attacked a drilling platform in the Black Sea owned by a Crimean oil and gas company, Tass news agency cited local officials as saying on Sunday, the second strike in a week.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin agrees to share nuclear-ready missiles with Belarus in chilling TV pledge

Russian president Vladimir Putin has referenced nuclear weapons on several occasions which many have seen as a warning about getting involved in the war between Russia and Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Ukraine shelling forces Russians to halt Sievierodonetsk plant evacuation - Tass

Ukrainian shelling on Saturday forced Russian troops to suspend the evacuation of people from a chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, just hours after Moscow's forces took the city, Tass news agency quoted local police as saying.

Reuters

Russian-appointed official in occupied Kherson killed in blast

Ukrainians are staging attacks on Russian-backed authorities in Kherson as counteroffensive stalls.

Al Jazeera

Two Britons, Moroccan facing death penalty in Donetsk preparing appeal -TASS

Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine and sentenced to death by a court in the self-proclaimed breakaway Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) are preparing to appeal, the TASS news agency cited one of their lawyers as saying on Thursday.

Reuters

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Fire at Russia's Novoshakhtinsk oil plant erupts after Ukrainian drone flight - TASS

A fire at Russia's Novoshakhtinsk refinery in the Rostov region began after two Ukrainian drones were spotted over the plant, TASS cited an unidentified source in the local authorities.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish Team to Discuss Black Sea Grain Corridor in Russia This Week

Ankara's military delegation will travel to Russia this week to discuss details of a possible safe sea corridor in the Black Sea to export Ukrainian grain, Turkish presidency sources said on Tuesday. Russia's TASS agency confirmed plans for the talks citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of…

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine hails release of medic who filmed horrors of Mariupol siege

Footage from Yuliia Paievska was smuggled out of city in a tampon before her capture by Russian soldiers

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine’s forces remain on the defensive in the eastern Donbas region – as it happened

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: NATO warns war could last years

Russia-Ukraine news from June 19: Warning of protracted war comes as Russia intensifies its assault on eastern Ukraine.

Reuters

Top Azovstal commanders transferred to Russia for investigation - TASS

Two top commanders of fighters who defended the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine's southeastern port of Mariupol have been transferred to Russia for investigation, Russia's state news agency TASS reported.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 112

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 112th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia leader to meet Putin in Moscow

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Moscow for a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on June 30, according to a Russian news agency.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Considers Turkey’s Possible Military Operation in Syria Unwise

Russia considers Turkey's possible military operation in Syria unwise as it could escalate and destabilize the situation, the RIA news agency cited Russia's Syria envoy Alexander Lavrentyev as saying on Wednesday. Lavrentyev also said Moscow no longer considered Geneva a suitable venue for talks between Syrians, according to the TASS…

Benzinga

Brittney Griner's Russian Detention Extended Yet Again Through July 2, Reports TASS

In a disappointing turn of events, WNBA all-star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody at least through July 2 after a court extended her detention, according to TASS, the Russian state news agency.

WEKU

Russia extends Brittney Griner's detention until at least July 2

WNBA star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, Russian state media reported. The U.S. says she is being wrongfully detained.

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