‘The only leverage now is to put pressure on the regime: sanctions and political isolation,’ says Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. — Read on http://www.politico.eu/article/belarusian-opposition-leader-calls-for-more-sophisticated-package-of-sanctions-opposition-leader-svetlana-tikhanovskaya/amp/

Western leaders must move on from their strategy of containment and take tougher measures against Russia. — Read on http://www.politico.eu/article/joe-biden-must-make-vladimir-putin-lose/amp/

Ukraine and Russia war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of June 16, 2021 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights. (1) Russian — Read on empr.media/news/conflict-zone/war-updates-6-16-2021/

Hysteria from Russia confirms it has reason to fear Ukraine’s bill on indigenous peoples — Read on khpg.org/en/1608809204

Russian mercenaries implicated in torture and killing of civilians in Central African Republic – CNN — Read on amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/06/15/africa/central-african-republic-russian-mercenaries-cmd-intl/index.html

First Berkut police jailed for involvement in savage dispersal of Maidan activists — Read on khpg.org/en/1608809209

Valentin Vyhivsky: Either Russia releases me, or I’ll return to Ukraine “by heavenly express” — Read on khpg.org/en/1608809149

Crimean Tatar religious scholar on trial for practising his faith and supporting victims of repression — Read on khpg.org/en/1608809210

Ukraine Crisis Media Center held an expert discussion on the Kremlin’s quasi-ideology the “Russian World” and the threats it poses to the societies it | Uacrisis.org — Read on uacrisis.org/en/russian-world-abroad/amp

Turning a Tragedy into a Weapon – EU vs DISINFORMATION — Read on euvsdisinfo.eu/turning-a-tragedy-into-a-weapon/