• Putin's War Is Forcing Italy to Rethink Its Historic Ties to Russia - Bloomberg

• Hot Docs 2022: A Tale of Two Cities; Tolyatti Adrift and Blue Island - Urban Toronto

• Dozens of Russian Anti-War Picketers Detained – Reports - The Moscow Times

• Russia Says Prevented Ukraine Officers Fleeing Mariupol By Air - The Moscow Times

• Russia's AvtoVAZ partially resumes car output - Automotive News Europe

• Italy and Russia: A love affair that hasn't quite ended - POLITICO Europe

• Arest Saakyan, 26, Passes Away After Ten Days in Coma - BoxingScene.com

• Boogaloo, Les Films d’Ici Ready ‘Tolyatti Adrift,’ From Spanish Director Laura Sisteró (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety

• Russia steps up political repression as economic crisis intensifies - WSWS

• In Russia’s Car Capital, a Production Line for Players - The New York Times

• Putin serenades Italy Inc. amid Ukraine crisis - POLITICO Europe

• Russia Tests India Freight Direct Via INSTC - Russia Briefing

• Lukasz Babuska, Vice President Russia of Faurecia - The CEO Magazine

• European companies' Russian ties could make sanctions tough - ABC News

• 4 ways Russia is trying to prove it can live with sanctions - CNN

• What Happened on Day 82 of the War in Ukraine - The New York Times

• Currents Between Europe and Asia in Janet M. Hartley's The Volga: A History of Russia's Greatest River - Harvard Political Review

• Sanctions bite in the Russian heartlands and hope dies for the young - The Times

• Five climbers die after getting caught in -20C snowstorm on Russia's Mount Elbrus - Daily Mail

• US predicts Russia will 'move in' on Ukraine as UK and Canada send arms and special forces - South China Morning Post

• Lada Niva Legend hits production in Germany, costs 3x its Russian price - Forma car News

• Russia Says Destroyed Over 70 Ukraine Military Targets - The Moscow Times

• Russia: Food poisoning outbreak linked to sushi rolls sickens 38 in Samara - Outbreak News Today - Outbreak News Today

• In Russia's car industry, even the dead work overtime - Open Democracy

• This Week in Montreal Canadiens History: April 25th – May 1st - A Winning Habit

• Mariupol destruction visible from the air as Ukraine and Russia continue to fight over port city - South China Morning Post

• Lutherans in Russia assist people with disabilities - The Lutheran World Federation

• Business News for May 16, 2022 - The New York Times

• #CallRussia volunteers cold-call Russians to counter Putin's propaganda about Ukraine invasion - South China Morning Post

• Hotels fit for a KGB officer: Soviet cities in the twilight - in pictures - The Guardian

• Umar Nurmagomedov biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Dagestan, Russia - CONAN Daily

• Ukraine conflict: Gunshots fired to disperse huge crowds at Kyiv train station - South China Morning Post

• 10 Largest Lakes In Europe - Worldatlas.com

• Stars sign Gurianov to one-year, $2.9M extension - TSN

• Russia Says Paid Foreign Dollar Debt in Rubles Amid Default Fears - The Moscow Times

• Putin only understands 'the language of guns', says Ukrainian soldier at Russia-Ukraine border - South China Morning Post

• Opinion | This Is the Russia You’re So Afraid Of? - The New York Times

• Ukraine separatists advance in Donbas region while Russians face stiff opposition elsewhere - South China Morning Post

• Amid Russian troop build-up in Belarus, Ukrainian soldiers doubt good result in Kremlin-US talks - South China Morning Post

• In Russia's Detroit, layoffs are blamed on foreign interlopers - Reuters.com

• Nazism in Ukraine – Separating Facts from Fiction - Bitter Winter

• Ukrainians recount destruction in Borodyanka after Russian shelling - South China Morning Post

• Vacations Are No Picnic For Workers At Russia's AvtoVAZ Car Plant - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

• Stamicarbon ships urea high pressure equipment for Volgafert - World Fertilizer

• As Western firms flee Russia, many workers' futures are uncertain - The Real News Network

• DAO IPCI: Platform for carbon markets, environmental assets and liabilities - PR Newswire

• Russian startup wants to produce world's cheapest EV - Forma car News

• Avtovaz, Largest Carmaker in Russia, Considers Laying Off 27000 Workers (Published 2009) - The New York Times

• Russian man confesses to killing more than 25 women, investigators say - The Guardian

• The Latest Achievements of the TogliattiAzot Company - The Ritz Herald

• COP26 May Prompt Difficult Questions for Russian Companies - International Policy Digest

• Mysterious Crop Circles Appear in Southern Russian City on 10 Year Anniversary of Previous Circles - The Moscow Times

• Who Is Paunch? – Krebs on Security - Krebs on Security

• Think Of The Children: Russian Officials Fret Over Youthful Protesters - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

• Few Strings Hinder a Russian-Style Auto Bailout - The New York Times

• Ukrainian Refugees Recall Ordeal of 'Forced' Deportations to Russia - OCCRP

• Volga, Volga! Low-Water Crisis Raises Questions About Managing Russia's Main Artery - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

• Drone video shows crop circles in Russia's Tolyatti which appeared in same place 10 years ago - Daily Mail

• Russia: Factory town Togliatti faces uncertain future due to Ukraine war - France 24 - FRANCE 24 English

• Hit by sanctions, Lada factory town braces for tough times - RFI English

• Renault Agrees to Sell Its Stake in a Russian Automaker - The New York Times