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Reuters: Finance leaders from the world's largest economies failed to agree on a joint statement as they wrapped up talks on Thursday, with divisions over the wars in Gaza and Ukraine overshadowing efforts to forge a consensus on global economic development.
Bloomberg: Japan approved fresh sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in a bid to show a united front with other Group of Seven nations (archive).
The Kyiv Independent: Russia is ready to hand over to Ukraine the bodies of those killed in an Il-76 plane crash on Jan. 24, Russia's state-owned RIA Novosti reported on March 1 citing the country's human rights official.
WSJ: Draft peace deal drawn up shortly after Russia’s invasion shows Ukraine was confronted with becoming a neutered state.
ISW: Putin used tired rhetoric about negotiations and nuclear saber rattling during his Federal Assembly speech, likely to seize on Western attention to the speech to promote ongoing Kremlin information operations.
Bloomberg: A new wave of mobilization poses one of the severest challenges yet for Ukraine’s farmers as the country faces a third year of war (archive).
Reuters: Spanish retail giant Zara is preparing to reopen the stores in Ukraine that it shut soon after Russia's invasion of the country, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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AFP: The United States on Thursday denounced Putin's warnings of a risk of nuclear war as "irresponsible," but said there no sign of greater risk.
POLITICO: Ukraine can use weapons provided by Finland to hit targets on Russian soil, senior officials in Helsinki said.
CTP: Reports of a small and potentially growing number of Russian military advisers in Togo indicate that Russia and Togo are increasing their ties as the Kremlin aims to expand its influence beyond the Sahel in West Africa.
The Moscow Times: India said Thursday it was working to secure the release of around 20 of its citizens who are "stuck" in the Russian army.
Reuters: Ukraine has identified 511 people suspected of war crimes since Russia's Feb. 2022 invasion and has already handed down 81 convictions, its prosecutor general said in Kyiv on Thursday.
The Moscow Times: A Swedish agency for grants for faith institutions said Thursday it was cutting support to the Russian Orthodox Church, after Sweden's intelligence service warned the church was used for intelligence activities.
Business Insider: Many European countries are boosting their defenses in ways that were not on the cards before Russia invaded Ukraine, Lithuania's prime minister told BI.
The Moscow Times: Putin has secretly assigned “political instructors” to Russian government ministries and state agencies to ensure loyalty among officials, the independent news outlets Meduza and IStories reported Thursday, citing leaked Kremlin files obtained by an international team of journalists.
European Parliament: The EU must support Ukraine with whatever is needed for Kyiv to win its war against Russia, say MEPs in a resolution adopted on Thursday.
European Parliament: The Russian state, and Putin personally, bear criminal and political responsibility for the death of their strongest opponent, Alexei Navalny, say MEPs.
Reuters: Poland doesn't rule out introducing a ban on agricultural products from Russia, the prime minister said on Thursday during a visit to Warsaw by his counterpart from Latvia, which has already implemented such a ban.
FT: The war games, which were written by Russian officers between 2008 and 2014 and leaked to the Financial Times, offer an extraordinary window on the army’s long-standing fears about Beijing’s real intentions, according to experts who reviewed the files (archive).
Reuters: Ukraine's military said on Thursday it had shot down three more Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers, the latest successes it has reported against Moscow's air force.
Bloomberg: Tightening enforcement of US sanctions is denting India’s oil trade with Russia, forcing processors to consider other supplies, according to refinery executives familiar with the matter (archive).
Reuters: Ukrainian forces have pushed back Russian troops from the village of Orlivka, west of Avdiivka, but the situation on the eastern front remains difficult, Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Thursday. Orlivka is less than 2 kilometres northwest of Lastochkyne, which was occupied this week by Russian forces.
New Zealand announced a new package of sanctions as part of the ongoing international sanction response to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
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