Senior Indonesian officials have urged Western leaders to show flexibility in how far they go in criticising Russia over the war in Ukraine, in a last-ditch bid to avoid ending the G20 summit in Bali without a joint declaration, Politico reports, citing diplomatic sources.
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Kherson is returning to the control of the Ukrainian army as Ukrainian units enter the city, while the retreat routes of Russian forces are under Ukrainian fire control, Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence says, urging Russian soldiers left behind to surrender immediately.
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Russia and the US expect to meet in the coming weeks to discuss resuming inspections of nuclear weapons sites under the New START treaty, a small step towards reviving arms control talks that were suspended after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.
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Because of low morale and reluctance to fight, Russian forces have probably started deploying barrier troops, or blocking units, which threaten to shoot their own retreating soldiers to compel attacks, the UK Ministry of Defence says, citing the force’s poor discipline.
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North Korea is covertly supplying Russia with a significant number of artillery shells for its war in Ukraine and hiding the shipments by making them appear to be bound for the Middle East or North Africa, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.
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International trade with Russia boomed in 2022 even as Western countries imposed sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, with China, Turkey and others deepening ties, a New York Times analysis finds, though Russia’s trade and war chest could dwindle as sanctions bite.
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Russia has suspended its participation in the UN- and Turkish-brokered Black Sea grain deal hours after accusing Ukraine of a massive drone attack on its Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, while Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Moscow was using a false pretext.
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