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CNN: Putin should face a war crimes inquiry for Moscow’s brutal assault on Mariupol, which left thousands of people dead, countless buildings destroyed and was followed by a widespread campaign of Russification, Human Rights Watch said in a new report analyzing the devastation wrought on the Ukrainian city.
Reuters: Britain on Thursday said it would extend tariff-free trade with Ukraine on almost all goods until 2029, giving continued favourable trading terms to Kyiv in the wake of Russia's invasion.
The War Zone: Wreckage found in Russia reveals the existence of what appears to be the latest Ukrainian long-range one-way attack drone.
ISW: The February 7 strike package is emblematic of the constant air domain offense-defense innovation-adaptation race in which Russia and Ukraine are engaged.
AP News: Professional soldiers from Colombia bolster the ranks of volunteers from around the world who have answered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call for foreign fighters to join his nation’s war with Russia.
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Reuters: Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday defeated a bipartisan effort to bolster border security that had taken months to negotiate, but said they could still approve aid for Ukraine and Israel that had been tied up in the deal.
WIRED: A Russian disinformation campaign is deploying everything from high-ranking lawmakers and government officials to lifestyle influencers, bloggers, and powerful state-run media outlets to stoke divisions in the United States around the Texas border crisis.
AFP: Germany is examining the possibility of nationalising Russian oil giant Rosneft's operations in the country, government sources said Wednesday, after Berlin took control of them following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent: A massive explosion occurred at the Votkinsk weapons factory in Russia's Udmurtia region the evening of Feb. 7. The Votkinsk Machine Building Plant produces nuclear weapons components and ballistic missiles, including the RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile.
AFP: Austrian anti-corruption prosecutors said Wednesday they were investigating Ukraine's former central bank chief for alleged breach of trust and money laundering, after he sought asylum claiming "political persecution".
AP News: U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that he and his NATO counterparts cautioned Hungary on Wednesday against further delaying Sweden’s membership in the military alliance, and he warned that patience in Washington has its limits.
Reuters: The Ukrainian Olympic Committee has asked the International Olympic Committee to investigate the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Paris Olympics following alleged breaches of neutrality on Wednesday.
AFP: The United States said it faces "heightened risk" from Russia in a report on financing released Wednesday, noting that Moscow has boosted efforts to obtain certain US products to support its war in Ukraine.
Bloomberg: A UK official said that Group of Seven nations are aiming to curb Russia’s ability to use a vast shadow fleet of tankers to deliver its oil, the latest sign of a ramp up in western sanctions on Moscow.
POLITICO: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to push ahead with a new foreign aid plan Wednesday, putting new pressure on the two top Republicans on Capitol Hill — both of whom are facing fresh questions about their leadership after a series of high-profile flops this week.
AFP: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday it is "vital" the United States reaches political agreement to send more aid to Ukraine.
Reuters: Russia's economy rebounded sharply from a slump in 2022, annual data will show on Wednesday, but the growth relies heavily on state-funded arms and ammunition production and masks problems that are hampering an improvement in Russians' living standards.
AFP: The Kremlin on Wednesday acknowledged that Russian companies were having problems with Chinese banks after local media reported a major Chinese lender had blocked payment settlements with Russian firms.
Reuters: Russian and Iranian government officials have not been invited to this year's Munich Security Conference, as they did not seem open to meaningful dialogue, according to the man chairing the annual event.
The Kyiv Independent: President Volodymyr Zelensky was invited to participate in the Munich Security Conference at the end of next week, the German outlet Tagesspiegel reported.
Reuters: Putin granted an interview to U.S. television host Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, the Kremlin said, his first to an American journalist since before Russia's invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago.
Reuters: Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on Wednesday he hoped China would "give us a hand" in Ukraine peace talks, after Switzerland last month agreed to host a global peace summit on Ukraine.
Reuters: Sweden on Wednesday dropped its investigation into the explosions in 2022 on Nord Stream pipelines carrying Russian gas to Germany, saying it lacked jurisdiction in the case but had handed evidence it had uncovered over to German investigators.
Bloomberg: Some Russian banks appear to have maneuvered around a ban on shipping dollars and euros to the country by trading gold in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, according to research from a financial-intelligence company.
Reuters: Russia unleashed missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities during Wednesday morning's rush hour, killing five people, wounding more than 30, and damaging residential buildings and energy infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said.
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