• Breanna Stewart joins other WNBA stars leaving Russia's Ekaterinburg - Just Women's Sports

• Flyers prospect Ivan Fedotov detained in Russia and forced to enlist in army, reports say - PhillyVoice.com

• Valerie Mindlin on Sixth Ural Industrial Biennial of Contemporary Art - Artforum

• Russia's foreign minister confirms Argentina on track to become BRICS member - Anadolu Agency | English

• Russia Will Work to 'Normalize' Afghanistan – Putin - The Moscow Times

• Beet This: Ukraine Wins Fight To Protect Borshch Soup - The Moscow Times

• Brittney Griner’s Team Meets With U.S. State Department Over Her Detention - The New York Times

• Work on Yekaterinburg 2023 Universiade Village continuing despite postponement - Insidethegames.biz

• Kirill Tyutyayev May Finally Get to Show Red Wings What He Can Do - Detroit Hockey Now

• Belarus suggests joint manufacturing of polyether products to Russia - Belarus News (BelTA)

• Yekaterinburg 2023 lays off all 300 staff after Games suspended - Insidethegames.biz

• 'Live in the past!' Street artist Timofey Radya's eerie new piece in Yekaterinburg — Meduza - Meduza

• Russians Hoping To Travel To Ukraine Will Need Visa As Of July 1 - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

• Roscosmos hacked after posting satellite images of NATO members' facilities: Report - Republic World

• NHL Mock Draft 2022: Corey Pronman picks all seven rounds - The Athletic

• News Feed Brief summaries of major developments throughout the week: Russian airstrikes on civilians, the war's biggest prisoner swap, and NATO deems Russia its 'most significant threat' — Meduza - Meduza

• BRICS partners may offer Russia a way out of sanctions impasse - RFI English

• Corgi doggo loves to eat green apple peels. Watch how it does so in a cute video - Hindustan Times

• 'Burning With Shame': Russian Anti-War Protesters Rally In Yekaterinburg - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

• More than 4300 detained at anti-war protests in Russia - Reuters.com

• Russia's center of 'Disgusting liberalism' - Fox News

• Why Brittney Griner Could Be the Last American Basketball Star in Russia - The New York Times

• San Jose City Council votes to keep Sister City relationship with Russian City after talks of cutting ties - KGO-TV

• Yeltsin Center In Russia's Yekaterinburg Is Safe For Now, But May Have To Accommodate Russian Leadership - Middle East Media Research Institute

• E.U. Leaders Weigh a Ban on Russian Coal - The New York Times

• Why WNBA stars like Brittney Griner played in Russia - The Washington Post

• Korean exhibition organisers refuse to return Russian works early - Art Newspaper

• Boxing's governing organizations won't sanction any title bouts in Russia due to invasion of Ukraine - ESPN

• FISU Suspends Ekaterinburg's Hosting Rights For 2023 World University Games - SwimSwam

• In Photos: War Symbols Mark Russia's Easter Celebrations - The Moscow Times

• Russian Police Won’t Investigate After Vandal Draws Eyes on Painting at Museum - ARTnews

• SportAccord in Yekaterinburg cancelled following Russian invasion of Ukraine - Insidethegames.biz

• Matytsin says Yekaterinburg 2023 continuing "as planned" despite ongoing doubts - Insidethegames.biz

• Pro-Kremlin Anchor Launches Bot for Russians to Snitch on Anti-War Neighbors - The Moscow Times

• Brittney Griner, now a wartime bargaining chip, goes on trial in Russia - The Spokesman Review

• Russia Instructs Teachers to Spread Disinformation About Ukraine - Human Rights Watch

• Brittney Griner, WNBA stars live lavishly playing for Russian oligarch - Insider

• Putin Signs 'Harsh' Law Allowing Long Prison Terms For 'False News' About Army - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

• Putin loses his 50TH COLONEL – after two generals in just one day – in Ukraine as Russian death toll 'hits... - The Sun

• Inside Russia's 'fourth wave': Record deaths, deep frustration and plenty of blame - The Washington Post

• Russia Cancels Military Flyovers on Victory Day Amid 'Adverse Weather' - Newsweek

• "Connections" by ZEBU in Yekaterinburg, Russia - StreetArtNews

• San Jose lawmaker proposes ending relationship with Russia’s fourth-largest city - KRON4

• "Coloured talismans and the old new spells" by Elian Chali in Yekaterinburg, Russia - StreetArtNews

• Yekaterinburg, the Russian city that says: ‘Don’t call us Siberia’ - The Independent

• Factory and health care workers strike, protest in Russia and Georgia - WSWS

• Russia's official coronavirus count faces questions amid 'fourth wave' surge - The Washington Post

• Yekaterinburg renovation plans ongoing despite doubt over World University Games - Insidethegames.biz

• Russia postpones second reading of draft law for COVID-19 QR codes - Reuters.com

• Sun star Jones loved her time in Russia, but was happy for her safe return home - theday.com

• Security Alert – US Embassy Russia, Moscow - US Embassy & Consulates in Russia - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• Yekaterinburg 2023 head hopeful city may host FISU World University Games - Insidethegames.biz

• The smokey mountain city rising | bne IntelliNews - bne IntelliNews

• Russian authorities say 18 dead in suspected alcohol poisoning in Yekaterinburg - Reuters.com

• Putin suffers fresh blow as ninth Russian colonel slaughtered alongside 8 troops - The Mirror

• 'I am burning with shame': Protester in Russia slams Ukraine invasion - Euronews

• Cover Blown: Bulgaria Expels Half of Russia's Diplomatic Corps for Espionage - The National Interest Online

• Assistant Secretary Donfried's Trip to Ukraine, Russia, and Belgium - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• For Russians, flying abroad is a difficult, costly affair - Al Jazeera English

• In Echo of Soviet Era, Russia’s Movie Theaters Turn to Pirate Screenings - The New York Times

• Yekaterinburg 2023 ambassador Belyavskiy anticipates big impact on Russian sport - Insidethegames.biz

• Meet the New Face of Russia's Anti-Putin Movement - The Daily Beast

• People rethink nationalist beliefs in uncertain times | Cornell Chronicle - Cornell Chronicle

• Security Alert – US Embassy Moscow, Russia - US Embassy - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• Secretary Blinken's Call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• Security Alert - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russia – Travel Options Out of Russia - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• Russian official expresses opposition to Russia-Ukraine war - Middle East Media Research Institute

• Photos of Ukraine invasion protests around the world - The Washington Post

• Day 75 of war in Ukraine: No victory to celebrate, Russian families looking for soldiers, Azovstal defenders have 600 wounded under siege - Baltic News Network - News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia - bnn-news.com

• Burning peat and wildfires bring unseasonal smoke apocalypse to Urals and Siberia - The Siberian Times

• Exxon Mobil may completely withdraw from Russia by June 24 - sources - Reuters.com

• A glance at the reaction of sports to Russian invasion - News 12 Bronx

• Putin Backs 'Objective' Russian Wikipedia Alternative - The Moscow Times

• Sanctions leave 'dozens' of Russian paintings stranded in South Korea - Art Newspaper

• Russia carries out nuclear submarine drills in Barents Sea - The Times of Israel

• Message to U.S. Citizens: U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russia – Renew Your Passport Now (May 12, 2022) - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• Former Red Wings legend Pavel Datsyuk to retire from hockey - Yardbarker

• Russia's maybe-mobilization The Kremlin's spokesman calls it 'nonsense,' but speculation is mounting that Putin is poised to expand the war against Ukraine — Meduza - Meduza

• The Stunning Grandeur of Soviet-Era Metros - The New York Times

• Russia and China Cemented Economic Ties Before Ukraine Invasion - The New York Times

• Russia: Authorities launch witch-hunt to catch anyone sharing anti-war views - Amnesty International

• Russian women's basketball captain named as Yekaterinburg 2023 ambassador - Insidethegames.biz

• Yekaterinburg 2023 sports photography programme begins despite doubt over event - Insidethegames.biz

• Targeting Russia's Financial, Defense, and Marine Sectors and Promoting Accountability for Russian and Belarusian Military Officials - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• Security Alert - Update to Travel Advisory for Russia - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• U.S. envoy to Moscow says Russia ties sunk to 'Mariana Trench' depths - Reuters.com

• Release of U.S. Citizen Trevor Reed from Russia - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• San Jose official wants split with Russian sister city - San José Spotlight - San José Spotlight

• FACT SHEET: United States and G7 Partners Impose Severe Costs for Putin's War Against Ukraine - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• Promoting Accountability for Human Rights Abuses in Russia and Belarus and Taking Action Against Sanctions Evaders - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• The Sneaky Way Artists in Russia Are Still Slamming Vladimir Putin's War in Ukraine - The Daily Beast

• Iron curtain descends on Russia over Ukraine war - The Washington Post

• Promoting Accountability for War Crimes and Other Atrocities in Ukraine - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Russia's War Against Ukraine - U.S. Embassy Moscow

• 10% of U.S. Cities Have Cut Sister City Ties with Russia Over Ukraine Horrors - Times of San Diego

• Putin’s imperial delusions will haunt Russia - Al Jazeera English

• WNBA players overseas in Ukraine left country before Russia invasion - USA TODAY

• Russia Jails Hacking Ringleader for 14 Years - The Moscow Times