Twitch halts payments for Russian streamers
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The platform has banned transactions in compliance with international sanctions

Online streaming platform Twitch banned Russian streamers from transferring their money to Russian bank cards on Saturday, gamers reported.

The decision was made known by Russian streamer Alexei Gubanov, also known as JesusAVGN, on his Telegram account. The streamer uploaded a screenshot of an official Twitch response about the issue....

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Russian F1 star responds to axing by claiming there was ‘no process’
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Nikita Mazepin insisted he had been willing to accept sanctions on Russian athletes including a ban from racing in the UK

American Formula One team Haas "completely ignored" axed driver Nikita Mazepin's acceptance of sanctions placed on Russian drivers before ending his contract without following any termination process, the shocked star has claimed.

Within 24 hours of calling reports of the Moscow-born racer's exit inaccurate, Haas announced it had fired Mazepin and ended its deal with lead sponsor Uralkali, a Russian potash fertilizer producer.

Newcomer Maze...

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Declassified papers reveal extent of US military aid to Ukraine – media
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Washington has gone to great lengths to prepare Kiev “to wage a hybrid war against Russia,” a major US news outlet has said

The US has drastically increased its shipments of lethal aid to Ukraine since late last year, including weapons and gear for urban combat, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, after viewing declassified accounting for transfers and sales.

According to the Pentagon's paperwork, from as early as December Washington had been actively equipping the Kiev government with shotguns, spec...

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Ukraine ‘postpones’ civilian evacuation from besieged Mariupol
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Officials accuse Russia of violating the temporary ceasefire

Officials halted the planned evacuation of civilians from the Ukrainian-controlled Azov Sea port city Mariupol on Saturday, accusing Russia of continued shelling despite a promise to provide safe passage.

Russia recognizes Mariupol as part of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), which broke away from Ukraine shortly after the 2014 coup in Kiev. However, the city itself has been held by Ukraine.

Moscow announced a temporary ceasefire to allow residents to leave the city, which is blockaded by Russian forces, through a...

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Details emerge in death of cricket legend
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Local authorities have detailed the attempts to save Shane Warne's life after he was found unresponsive in a Thai villa

Local authorities on the Thai island of Koh Samui have described the attempts which were made to save the life of 52-year-old cricket star Shane Warne when he was found unresponsive after failing to attend a dinner appointment with friends.

The death of the legendary leg-spinner and one of cricket's biggest-ever stars was confirmed on Friday and occurred at the Samujana Villas resort he was visiting with three friends after having completed his analyst duties for the 2021-22 Ashes series....

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🇷🇺🇺🇦🔥 Военнослужащие РФ в Херсоне. Автор сообщает, что заехали ребята из СОБРа.

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Russia-Ukraine has opened the door to World War III, & Western Leaders are to blame for giving away the key; now we need to close it

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🇷🇺🇺🇦🔥 В Запорожье собрались сотни людей — по сообщениям местных, все ждут раздачу оружия.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦🔥 ВС РФ работают по укрепрайонам ВСУ и отрядов территориальной обороны на рубеже Первомайск — Южноукраинск — Вознесенск. Сейчас одна из основных задач — перерезать северную подъезд к Вознесенску, через который в населенный пункт перебрасываются подкрепления.

В Южноукраинске находится Южноукраинская АЭС, которая считается стратегически важным объектом и ключевой целью в регионе.

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Uffizi gallery director condemns sanctions on Russian culture
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Head of the Italian museum said the institution was forced to comply with government rules

Eike Schmidt, director of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence has said calls to demolish Russians sculptures or ban Russian exhibits as a reaction to the war in Ukraine are “absurd.”

The comment came after Florence mayor Dario Nardella revealed on Twitter on Wednesday that there had been calls to demolish a monument to Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky by Russian sculptor Aydyn Zeynalov, which had been installed in the city last year....

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Kremlin accuses the West of ‘excessive emotion’
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According to Moscow, EU and NATO member states are failing to understand “very many obvious things”

The Kremlin is hopeful that Western nations will reconsider their perception of Russia in the future, it has said, as the US and a number of its allies in Europe continue to impose severe and wide-ranging sanctions on Moscow in response to its military attack on Ukraine.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov set out his view on the prospect of Russia’s relations with the West improving....

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US senator blasts Wall Street for ‘undermining’ anti-Russia sanctions
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Elizabeth Warren accuses investment banks of helping Moscow by buying up Russia’s corporate bonds

One of the most vociferous critics of Wall Street, US Senator and former presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren, has accused American financial institutions of “undermining” the sanctions imposed on Moscow by Washington and its allies over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....

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