Joe Biden has said he is worried that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not have a way out of the Ukraine war, with the US President adding he was trying to figure out what to do about that.
Look back on Tuesday's updates as they happened in our live blog.
Key events
- Attacks in Odesa block food exports
- Russia not planning to close embassies in Europe, deputy foreign minister says
- Ukraine calls for moves to unblock ports and prevent global food crisis
- Biden says he is worried Putin does not have a way out of Ukraine war
- Zelenskyy: 'The Ukrainian flag will return. Because this is our country'
- Russian envoy to Poland hit with red paint at war cemetery
- Joe Biden signs Ukraine ‘lend-lease’ program bill
- White House: Putin's speech was 'revisionist history'
Live updates
By Shiloh Payne
That's all for the blog today
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By Shiloh Payne
EU deal on Russian oil ban could be reached this week, France says
French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said European Union members could reach a deal this week on the EU Commission's proposal to ban all oil imports from Russia.
"I think we could strike a deal this week," Mr Beaune told LCI television.
He said French President Emmanuel Macron is due to talk to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban shortly.
Hungary is the most vocal critic of this planned embargo on Russian oil, Reuters reports.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday she had made progress in talks with Viktor Orban on this project.
By Shiloh Payne
Russia could target chemical sites, Ukraine says
The Ukrainian military is warning that Russia could target the country’s chemical industries.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine didn't immediately explain the claim in its daily operational update, but it comes after oil depots and other industrial sites have been targeted by Russian shelling in the war.
The military said, “The possibility of sabotage at the chemical industry of Ukraine with further accusations of units of the armed forces of Ukraine is not ruled out.”
"Russian enemy does not stop conducting offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone in order to establish full control over the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts and maintain the land corridor between these territories and the occupied Crimea."
By Shiloh Payne
First responders work at the site of a missile strike in Odesa
Emergency services are working at the site of a missile strike in Ukraine's Odesa.
Odesa has been subject to heavy missile attacks in recent days.
Ukrainian forces say Russia attacked a shopping centre and cut off food exports through the Black Sea.
By Shiloh Payne
UK says Russia's 'underestimation' of Ukraine has led to 'unsustainable losses'
In its daily update, the UK's Ministry of Defence says Russia underestimated Ukraine's resistance, which prevented Vladimir Putin from "announcing significant military success" at yesterday's Victory Day parade.
The intelligence update says Russia's invasion plan was highly likely to be based on the "mistaken assumption" that Ukraine wouldn't be able to resist its forces.
"This assumption led Russian forces to attempt to carry out the opening phase of the operation with a light, precise approach intended to achieve a rapid victory with minimal cost."
This miscalculation led to unsustainable losses and a subsequent reduction in Russia's operational focus."
By Shiloh Payne
The Journalists of Ukraine have been awarded a Pulitzer Prize
The 2022 Pulitzer Prizes winners were announced today with a special citation dedicated to journalists in Ukraine covering the war.
Here's the reason the Pulitzer Prizes gave for the citation:
"The Pulitzer Board awards a special citation to the journalists of Ukraine for their courage, endurance, and commitment to truthful reporting during Vladimir Putin’s ruthless invasion of their country and his propaganda war in Russia."
"Despite bombardment, abductions, occupation, and even deaths in their ranks, they have persisted in their effort to provide an accurate picture of a terrible reality, doing honor to Ukraine and to journalists around the world."
By Shiloh Payne
Poland and Ukraine work on shipping more oil products to Ukraine
Officials from Poland and Russia say the two countries are working out ways to ship more oil products to Ukraine to ease fuel shortages caused by the Russian invasion.
Ukraine's Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Poland can act as a major fuel transporter for Ukraine, ensuring the arrival of more than 200,000 tons of product monthly.
Ukraine has been facing significant fuel shortages since Russian attacks on its infrastructure, especially its main fuel producer the Kremenchuk oil refinery, Reuters is reporting.
"We expect that we will be able to include oil products from the United States, the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region and German, Scandinavian and Baltic oil processing plants," Ms Svyrydenko said.
"Fuel will be delivered by combined types of transportation through Poland."
Polish officials said some logistical issues need to be worked out, especially in relation to rail transportation, as the two countries use different railway gauges, but Warsaw was ready to work on increasing shipments.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pledged to take steps by mid-May to end the shortages that have closed about half of the country's approximately 7,000 fuel stations and created long lines at those with limited supplies.
By Shiloh Payne
Ukrainian refugees arrive in Canada
The first plane full of Ukrainian refugees has touched down in Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada as he region's Premier Andrew Fury greeted the arrivals.
Nine-year-old Zoriana greeted her sister Sofiia as she and her mother arrived from Ukraine.
The refugees arrived from a charter flight from Poland.
By Shiloh Payne
Russia and China blocked from Sydney naval conference as military relations sour
The Chinese and Russian militaries are no longer invited to attend a major international naval conference that opens in Sydney on Tuesday, as relations between Australia and the powerful allies deteriorate.
Naval chiefs from 40 nations are gathering at Darling Harbour for the first Indo-Pacific conference since the pandemic, where industry discussions are expected to focus on emerging undersea warfare technology.
The Royal Australian Navy has torn up an invitation for the Russian Armed Forces to attend the conference after President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.
More than 700 defence companies from around the world will be represented at the high-powered international trade fare, with arms dealers vying to secure contracts from Australia's planned $270 billion spend on military acquisitions over the coming decade.
By Shiloh Payne
By Shiloh Payne
Ukrainian fighters say they're still defending Mariupol from steel plant
One of the Ukrainian fighters holding out in the Mariupol steelworks said they are still defending the city, the Associated Press is reporting.
Valeri Paditel, who heads the border guards in the Donetsk region, said the fighters are "doing everything to make those who defend the city in the future proud".
In his video address, released by the national border guard service, he said the fighters include border guards, soldiers, national police and members of the national guard.
Russia declared victory in Mariupol on April 21 even as hundreds of Ukrainian troops and civilians took shelter in the Azovstal steelworks, which has a network of bunkers and tunnels.
By Shiloh Payne
Attacks in Odesa block food exports
The Ukrainian military said Russian forces fired seven missiles from the air at Odesa, hittng a shopping centre and a warehouse.
One person was killed and five were wounded, the military said.
"While seeking strategic targets, obsolete missiles managed to hit an 'extremely dangerous' shopping centre and a warehouse for consumer goods," Natalya Gumenyuk, a military spokeswoman, said.
The Ukrainian city has been the target of Russian missile attacks over recent days.
It comes after European Council President Charles Michel said "silos full" of food for export were blocked in the Black Sea port.
"I saw silos full of grain, wheat and corn ready for export," Mr Michel said.
"This badly needed food is stranded because of the Russian war and blockade of Black sea ports. Causing dramatic consequences for vulnerable countries. We need a global response."
By Shiloh Payne
Zelenskyy's advisor says Russia has no interest in escalating the war through the use of nuclear weapons
Oleksiy Arestovych, who is an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day speech indicates that Russia has no interest in escalating the war through the use of nuclear weapons or direct engagement with NATO.
Translating from "Kremlin speak into Russian", Arestovych said: "There will be no nuclear war. There will be no war with NATO. What will there be? There will be a sluggish attempt to solve three main problems," which he identified as taking control of the entire Luhansk, Donetsk and Kherson regions.
This would give Russia control of the eastern industrial Donbas, including Mariupol, and a land corridor to the Crimean Peninsula, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014.
Speaking late Monday in an online interview, Mr Arestovych said Russia would drag out the war while bleeding the Ukrainian economy with the aim of getting Ukraine to agree to give up these territories.
He also said Ukraine's ability to spoil these plans depends on whether the West supplies it with the heavy weapons it needs.
By Shiloh Payne
As Vladimir Putin continues to wage war and sanctions cripple the economy, young Russians may become more sceptical of the Kremlin
Vladimir Putin has made it clear he will not relent in his war in Ukraine but, at home, it has left him with a new battle.
As young Russians fear for their future, some are considering fleeing their motherland.
For now, the Russian President appears to have majority support at home for his war in Ukraine, but the backing shrinks among younger generations.
"You have to put this huge amount of money into [war] and it will affect the population," said Moscow student Nikita, 19, who did not want to use his last name to protect his identity.
"It will raise the taxes because the government doesn't have enough money to put into such a big country [as Ukraine]."
Experts warn that, as the war drags on, his support with this vital demographic could thin out even further.
By Bridget Judd
Japan announces fresh economic sanctions against Russia
Japan has announced new sanctions on Russia to freeze the assets of more individuals and ban exports of cutting-edge goods to some Russian groups including scientific research institutions.
It is a series of punitive measures by Tokyo following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
By Bridget Judd
Russia not planning to close embassies in Europe, deputy foreign minister says
Russia is not planning to proactively close its embassies in Europe in response to measures by the West and expansion of sanctions against Moscow, the RIA news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a deputy foreign minister.
"This is not in our tradition," Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told RIA.
"Therefore, we believe that the work of diplomatic representative offices is important."
On Monday, Russia's ambassador to Poland was doused in a red substance by people protesting against the war in Ukraine as he went to lay flowers at the Soviet Military Cemetery in Warsaw to mark the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
Reuters
By Bridget Judd
Pelosi: 'The fact is that people can’t get away with that kind of behaviour'
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made energy independence more important than ever during a climate conference in South Florida.
Ms Pelosi, who visited Ukraine earlier this month, said climate change has always been an issue of health, economics and security.
She said that nations that have bought oil from Russia, including the US and some European countries, have effectively funded the attack on Ukraine.
“The fact is that people can’t get away with that kind of behaviour, and they cannot be financed in doing it by our dependence on fossil fuels in their country,” Ms Pelosi said.
Reuters
By Bridget Judd
By Bridget Judd
Japan to decide Russia oil embargo timing
Japan will decide the timing and method of a Russian oil embargo while considering actual conditions, its Industry Minister says.
It comes after Japan agreed on a ban with other Group of Seven nations to counter Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
"We would like to consider a method of phasing out over time in a way that minimises adverse effects on people's lives and business activities," Japanese industry minister Koichi Hagiuda told a news conference.
"We will think about specific methods and timing for reducing or suspending oil imports, taking into account the actual situation," he said.
Reuters
By Bridget Judd
Ukraine calls for moves to unblock ports and prevent global food crisis
Ukraine's President says that trade at the country's ports is at a standstill, urging the international community to take immediate steps to end a Russian blockade to allow wheat shipments and prevent a global food crisis.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy made the comments after speaking to European Council President Charles Michel, who was visiting Odesa — the major Black Sea port for exporting agricultural products where missiles struck tourist sites and destroyed buildings on Monday.
"For the first time in decades and decades, in Odesa there is no regular movement of the merchant fleet, there is no routine port work. This has probably never happened in Odesa since World War II," Mr Zelenskyy said in a video address.
"And this is a blow, not only to Ukraine. Without our agricultural exports, dozens of countries in different parts of the world are already on the brink of food shortages. And, over time, the situation can become, frankly, frightening."
Reuters
