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Italy Orders Seizure Of $700 Million Yacht Suspected To Be Owned By Putin

Italian authorities have ordered the seizure of a $700 million superyacht that media reports and activists have linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Photograph Of A Missing Sailor Deepens Doubts About Russia's Narrative On The Sunken Warship Moskva

A photograph obtained by RFE/RL has added to questions about a Russian Defense Ministry video purporting to show surviving sailors from the Moskva missile cruiser, which sank on April 13. It shows a sailor who seems to be in the video -- but is still missing.
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Also some reports of Russia still saying it was an accident at sea, so families are not due any compensation o_O
 

Italy launches inquiry into Kremlin disinformation​

Investigation follows suspicions some Russian commentators appearing on TV networks could be on Putin’s payroll
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Italy launches inquiry into Kremlin disinformation

Investigation follows suspicions some Russian commentators appearing on TV networks could be on Putin’s payroll
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Finland's leaders call for NATO membership 'without delay'

Finland’s leaders say they’re in favor of applying for NATO membership “without delay.” The annoucement by President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Thursday means that Finland is all but certain to join the Western military alliance.
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Russian threats push Finland toward joining NATO alliance

Finland’s leaders have come out in favor of applying to join NATO, and Sweden could do the same within days.
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Sweden is expected to ask to join too. All because Russia invaded Ukraine.


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Russian ships carrying stolen Ukrainian grain turned away from Mediterranean ports -- but not all of them | CNN

A Russian merchant ship loaded with grain stolen in Ukraine has been turned away from at least one Mediterranean port and is now in the Syrian port of Latakia, according to shipping sources and Ukrainian officials.
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GRtak said:
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UK sanctions Vladimir Putin’s alleged mistress Alina Kabaeva

The new tranche of sanctions, aimed at the Russian President’s inner circle, brings the total number of people sanctioned by the UK to more than 1,000
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Kabaeva's mom is missing from the list, so is her sister Leysan. Kabaeva's mother received а $9m flat from Gazprom subsidiary which makes her no different from the grandmother (who is on the list).
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Zelenskyy: Macron asked Ukraine to make concessions to help Putin save face​



‘We won’t help Putin save face by paying with our territory,’ Ukrainian president says.
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Zelenskyy: Macron asked Ukraine to make concessions to help Putin save face

‘We won’t help Putin save face by paying with our territory,’ Ukrainian president says.
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Estonian Premier @kajakallas is exasperated that Vladimir Putin's phone line is so busy. "If you really want him to get the message that he's isolated," she says, boiling it down. "Don't. Call. Him."
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Gazprom changed tactics in spring 2021:

Gazprom set the Russian invasion of Ukraine in motion​

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May 3
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Gazprom set the Russian invasion of Ukraine in motion

Gazprom's actions in the months leading up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine can only be interpreted as stage-setting maneuvers to deter European involvement. Its willingness to abdicate its commercial responsibilities raises serious questions about Europe's future business with Russian energy...
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