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'Just military exercises, right?': families send off Russian reservists
'Just military exercises, right?': families send off Russian reservists
by  AFP

Outside an army recruitment centre in Saint Petersburg, women and children embrace Russian men called up to fight in Ukraine, whispering among each other where their loved ones will be sent. At the army centre in southern Saint Petersburg, AFP journalists saw men between 20 and 40 years old.

Opposition says 'political suicide' if Belarus joins Ukraine war
Opposition says 'political suicide' if Belarus joins Ukraine war
by  AFP

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on Wednesday said President Alexander Lukashenko would commit "political suicide" if he involved Belarus's military in the war in neighbouring Ukraine. Tikhanovskaya claimed victory in Belarus's contested 2020 presidential election but now lives in exile in Lithuania after Lukashenko launched a brutal crackdown on the opposition.

EU sees sabotage in gas pipe leaks, Norway hikes security
EU sees sabotage in gas pipe leaks, Norway hikes security
by  AFP

The EU said Wednesday that leaks from two Russia-Germany undersea gas pipelines appeared to be "a deliberate act", as fossil fuel-rich Norway boosted security at its installations. Non-EU member Norway, which has now overtaken Russia as the biggest supplier of gas to Europe, said it will beef up security around its oil and gas facilities.

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