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Reuters: A Russian missile attack killed three people and injured three others in the Ukrainian port of Odesa early on Wednesday, regional Governor Oleh Kiper said.
FT: Japan Tobacco’s chief executive has said the company will keep its lucrative Russian business to satisfy investors after reshaping its supply chains to comply with sanctions (archive).
Reuters: Ukraine launched drones on several Russian regions in hours leading to Wednesday morning, Russian officials said, with Russian news outlets reporting a fire at the Ryazan oil refinery after the attack.
The Kyiv Independent: A private company connected to Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko is building a luxury residence in the mountains near Sochi, Russia.
ISW: Russian forces may decide to push from their salient north of Avdiivka towards the Toretsk area to complement Russian offensive operations near Chasiv Yar, which would likely require Russian forces to conduct a tactical pause to concentrate forces for such a drive.
Reuters: The U.S. Senate approved on Tuesday legislation to bar imports of Russian uranium, as the United States continues to seek to disrupt Russia's efforts in its war against Ukraine.
France 24: Two Finnish towns near the Russian border plan to close schools offering Russian language and culture classes, upsetting parents and students who say cross-cultural understanding is needed more than ever.
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Reuters: Austrian authorities have urged Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) to drop a deal linked to a Russian oligarch fearing a backlash from the United States, people familiar with the matter said, a blow to RBI's plans to unlock funds stranded in Russia.
Reuters: Legal wrangling over Carlsberg's seized Russian business will likely continue for years, its CEO Jacob Aarup-Andersen said on Tuesday.
The Kyiv Independent: Latvia has approved the delivery of a new military aid package to Ukraine, helping to "improve both Ukraine's air defense and intelligence capabilities," Latvian Prime Minister announced on April 30.
Reuters: Norway will increase its aid to Ukraine this year by 7 billion Norwegian crowns ($633 million) to a total of 22 billion in a revised government budget next month, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Tuesday after meeting with opposition leaders.
FT: Turkey's trade with Russia is down sharply this year following more US pressure on banks dealing with Moscow's war machine. A sign Biden's Dec 2023 executive order is having a noticeable effect on payments to and from Russia (archive).
The Guardian: Just 40 days out from EU election, fears are rising that Russia is trying to get more pro-Russian MEPs into parliament with a pro-Russian narrative. Now EU takes action against Facebook for not doing enough.
Reuters: Russian guided bombs targeting a railway killed at least one person and damaged civilian infrastructure on Tuesday in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, officials said.
AP News: Serbia’s new government will include a former intelligence chief who has fostered close ties with Russia and is sanctioned by the United States, the country’s prime minister-designate said Tuesday.
Reuters: A Moldovan court on Tuesday opened the trial of the Gagauzia region's Kremlin-allied governor who is accused of channelling funds from Russia to a pro-Moscow party.
The Moscow Times: A cyber specialist who briefly worked at the top secret U.S. National Security Agency was sentenced to more than 21 years in prison on Monday for attempting to spy for Moscow, the Justice Department said.
The Kyiv Independent: Europe is increasingly becoming dependent on Russian fertilizer, as it previously did with Russian energy, said the chief executive of fertilizer producer Yara International, in an interview with the Financial Times.
Bloomberg: Russia is planning to target Moldova with a wave of so-called “hybrid” attacks in the run-up to its presidential election and referendum on joining the European Union later this year, according to people familiar with UK intelligence assessments (archive).
worth mentioning
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Georgia deploys tear gas, water cannon against pro-EU protesters amid ‘Russian law’ outcry
Despite sanctions, Russia imports military-use components produced by U.S. companies in Israel and El Salvador
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