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This is the audio story of Tetiana & Oleh Plachkov from Melitopol, in now-occupied #Ukraine. In 2023 they were detained by the Russians & disappeared. Tetiana is now dead & Oleh still missing. What happened? Their daughter Lyudmila is desperate to find out bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

Sometimes it feels like the world has moved on, stopped caring. But Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine has destroyed lives in so many ways. The disappearance of civilians is just one of them. This is Lyudmila’s story, which I hope people might read bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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We learned that Maria is not isolated in the colony and was returned to the squad with other women. We hope that the communication with Maria will be restored. And soon... we will add the following point to the chronology of 4.5 years events: Maria is free. Maria Kalesnikava

President Donald Trump said another detainee is set to go free from Russia on Wednesday following American prisoner Marc Fogel's return to the U.S. Here's an overview of the highest-profile Americans still imprisoned in Russia: themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/12/sol…

Just heading in for the Westminster Book Awards, where Sarah Rainsford @sarahrainsfordbbc.bsky.social superb Goodbye to Russia is up for a prize.

How Russia negotiates: Lavrov: "The US suggested a moratorium on attacks on energy infrastructure. We explained that we never endangered the civilian energy supply, & only target what directly serves Ukraine's military" My pic: Kharkiv civilian power plant, April 2024

If you want a measure of the scale of the transatlantic rift, consider this: I am told yesterday was the 1st time since 1945 the US voted with Russia & against Europe at the UN on an issue of European security. Just let that sink in. 1/4

The US voted with Russia, DPRK, Belarus, Sudan & others at the UNGA against a resolution backed by a host of countries (EU, UK, Canada, NZ + others) which blamed Russia for invading Ukraine & supported Ukraine's sovereignty & territorial integrity. 2/4

'In a scary world, he gives us hope': catholics gather in Rome to pray for the Pope bbc.com/news/articles/…

I think if you talk of dealing with Russia, it’s important to know what Putin’s Russia is & how he operates. I tried to explain something of that in my book It’s just been discounted for a few days on Kindle if you’d like to read it - a bargain £4.39 )) amzn.eu/d/3ROuqcs

Poland’s voice is loud and clear these days…

BREAKING: Russia exchanged U.S.-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina for German-Russian dual national Arthur Petrov in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reports.