Divided Chechen diaspora redoubles efforts to woo Kyiv

• PALESTINE - Mahmoud Abbas confirms Majed Faraj's role as spymaster

• FRANCE - French intelligence doubles down on need for Hebrew

• CHINA - Beijing uses Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to promote its vision of democracy 

• UKRAINE - Chechen opposition faction grows stronger in Kyiv 

• UNITED KINGDOM/UNITED STATES - Britain buddies up with US Space Force

• UZBEKISTAN - Senior officials investigated by State Security Service

• PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Abbas's presumed successor falls from grace

• BRUSSELS - Kremlin opponents and separatist leaders gather at European Parliament

• CHINA - Xi changes reservist conscription system

Belarus opposition in Warsaw disavowed by Kyiv 

The alternative government set up by opponents to the Lukashenko regime is struggling to win the Ukrainian government's confidence. Its shadow defence minister is out of favour in Kyiv in the wake of a failed attempt to lead a battalion of volunteers.

Chechen opposition scores points with Kyiv from Paris 

The Paris-based Bart-Masho association, which presents itself as a representative of the Chechen diaspora in Europe, is honing its alliances with the Ukrainian parliament. It hopes to build on its Track II diplomacy successes to oust rival exiled groups.

Allies split over post-war plan for Ukraine 

Splits among Ukraine's hesitant Western European allies following the Russian invasion have grown into divisions over the plan for what should happen after the war. There is a growing gulf between Ukraine's expectations and the Western outlook regarding Crimea, relations with Russia and the future of the Moscow regime.