Russian authorities detain suspect over St. Petersburg cafe blast

What we covered here A female suspect has been detained in connection with an explosion that killed a prominent Russian military blogger at a cafe in St. Petersburg on Sunday. Finland will officially become a member of the NATO military alliance at a ceremony in Brussels Tuesday. Finland submitted a joint application for membership alongside Sweden shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Poland has delivered “several” MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit Poland on Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Moscow on “espionage” charges has filed an appeal against his arrest, according to Russian state news. The US has called for the journalist’s “immediate release.” On the ground, eastern Ukraine continues to face relentless Russian assaults, with shelling killing at least six people in the city of Kostiantynivka. Read more

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