News Wire | March 8, 2023 Archive

Intelligence Suggests Pro-Ukrainian Group Sabotaged Pipelines, U.S. Officials Say

By Adam Entous, Julian E. Barnes & Adam Goldman | The New York Times (free)

New intelligence reviewed by U.S. officials suggests that a pro-Ukrainian group carried out the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines last year, a step toward determining responsibility for an act of sabotage that has confounded investigators on both sides of the Atlantic for months.

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Violent Clashes Erupt in Georgia Over Russia-Modeled Media Law

By Max Seddon & Henry Foy | Financial Times (free)

A draft law modeled on Russian president Vladimir Putin’s restrictive regime for media and non-governmental organizations has aroused popular anger in Georgia and raised fears it could derail the country’s aspirations to join the EU and NATO.