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POLITICO: Tucker Carlson, who is currently on a visit to Moscow, has announced he is interviewing Putin. The conservative provocateur and former Fox News anchor said he was interviewing Putin “because it’s our job. We’re in journalism. Our duty is to inform people.”

Reuters: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday ordered the creation of a separate branch of Ukraine's armed forces devoted to drones, weapons he and military officials say are crucial to fighting the war against Russia.

AFP: Russia on Monday summoned the diplomatic representatives of three Baltic neighbours after accusing them of trying to "sabotage" next month's Russian presidential 'election'. Moscow accuses Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of ignoring Russian requests to provide security for voting stations at its embassies on their soil.

Reuters: Turkish defence company Baykar has started building a factory near Kyiv that will employ around 500 people and where it will manufacture either its TB2 or TB3 drone models, the company's chief executive told Reuters.

Ukrinform: The Ukrainian surface drone controlled including by operators of an unmanned aerial vehicle deployed over the combat zone was able to destroy enemy positions in what is believed to be the first such case in history.

The Daily Beast: Russia’s state TV stooges believe a Tucker Carlson-Putin interview will boost Putin at home and help restore Trump to the White House.

The Moscow Times: Putin’s administration is seeking to use former Fox News star Tucker Carlson’s visit to Moscow as a propaganda coup both in Russia and the United States, four sources close to the Kremlin have told The MT.

The Telegraph: Russia is forcing Ukrainians to become spies by threatening to kill their families, Kyiv’s SBU security service claimed, after dismantling a spy ring working for Moscow.

Reuters: Belgium has proposed to Group of Seven countries to use immobilised Russian central bank assets as collateral to raise debt for the reconstruction of Ukraine, but the idea does not have much European support, European officials said.

The Insider: How the FSB tried to buy an Italian political party. One of the Russians involved in a 2018 scheme to send $65 million to Matteo Salvini’s Lega party has been unmasked as an FSB officer.

Reuters: Russia has begun buying bananas from India and will boost such imports, its food safety watchdog said on Tuesday, after a spat with its biggest supplier Ecuador over the latter's decision to swap Russian-made military hardware with the United States.

AP News: A Russian man who reportedly defected from a high-ranking position in the Wagner Group has been given permission to stay in Norway but was refused permanent asylum, a Norwegian newspaper reported Tuesday.

The Moscow Times: Some parts of the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka are in a "critical" condition as they fight off Russian shelling and incursions, a local official said on Tuesday.

Reuters: Ukraine said on Tuesday a group of its special forces blew up a drilling platform in the Black Sea that Russia was using to enhance the range of its drones. The operation, dubbed Citadel, was conducted at night and resulted in the capture of "important enemy equipment".

The Guardian: The international criminal court is locked in a deplorable turf war that is blocking Ukraine’s efforts to set up a special international tribunal with the authority to try Russia’s leadership for the crime of aggression, Philippe Sands KC claims.

Reuters: Ukraine's foreign minister said on Tuesday that a military and political shake-up that is expected soon will have no impact on Kyiv's relations with its Western allies.

CBC: As the grim two-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, a new poll suggests Canadians' engagement with the conflict is waning and support for Ukraine is weakening — especially among Conservatives.

Reuters: Russia is firing between 1,500 and 2,500 shells and rockets at Ukraine's war-ravaged Donetsk region every day and is targeting critical infrastructure to make it harder for people to remain there in winter, its governor told Reuters.

The Kyiv Independent: Russia has likely helped North Korea unblock frozen funds and otherwise worked to connect the country with international financial institutions it has long been shut out of, The New York Times reported.

The Guardian: Ukrainian special forces are reportedly operating in Sudan in support of the country’s army against Russian Wagner mercenaries aligned with the rebel Rapid Support Forces, according to a video released on Monday.

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