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The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

France calls on EU to list Wagner as ‘terrorists’, UK considering

French parliament told that Wagner mercenaries follow the geopolitical policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Al Jazeera

US announces $1.2bn in additional military aid for Ukraine

New assistance package for Ukraine includes air defence systems and conventional and counter-drone ammunition.

Al Jazeera

Fearsome Russian Wagner mercenaries to be labelled terror group like Isis and Al Qaeda

Labour has demanded that Government ministers should formally label the notorious Wagner Group a terror outfit after accusing it of committing “appalling atrocities”

Daily Mirror

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French journalist Arman Soldin killed in rocket attack in Ukraine

AFP’s Soldin is the 15th journalist to be killed in Ukraine since February 2022. He came under fire in Chasiv Yar.

Al Jazeera

UK set to make Wagner mercenary group proscribed terrorist organisation

Proscription would make it a criminal offence to join Wagner, encourage support for it, display its logo in public or attend its meetings.

The Independent UK

Russia’s show of weakness at scaled-back Victory Day parade

President Vladimir Putin has taken centre stage at a markedly scaled-back Victory Day parade while declaring Russia's future "rests on" winning the war in

The New Daily

Russia stages Victory Day concert for Estonian Russians across the river

After Estonia banned Soviet Victory Day celebrations, several hundred people in the Russian-speaking town of Narva watched celebrations across the river which separates it from Russia.

Reuters

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French journalist killed in Russian rocket strike in Ukraine

AFP video coordinator Arman Soldin, 32, who was ‘totally dedicated to his craft’, died in attack near Bakhmut

The Guardian - UK

Outbound inspections resume under Black Sea grain deal - UN

The United Nations said inspections resumed on Tuesday of outbound vessels under a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, which Moscow has threatened to quit on May 18 over obstacles to its own grain and fertilizer exports.

Reuters

Cyprus handed 800-page US dossier on Russia sanctions breaches

Report details how local people and firms helped Alisher Usmanov’s conceal immense wealth

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Putin’s home front: new vulnerabilities

Editorial: A muted Victory Day parade reflects a sense of unease after recent attacks on Russian soil

The Guardian - UK

Irish racecourse apologises after pro-Russian rally takes place on site

Expats attended the event in Naas Racecourse to celebrate the defeat over Nazi Germany

Irish Mirror

British-led coalition hopes to supply longer-range missiles to Ukraine

UK opens tender for rockets akin to those denied by US, which could enable strikes deep into Crimea

The Guardian - UK

Annual Victory Day parade in Moscow a rare scaled-back event

Russia's annual Victory Day parade is ordinarily an impressive show of military might. This year, a lone vintage tank rattled through Red Square.

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Al Jazeera

Syria’s return to Arab League leaves opposition dismayed

Residents and members of the country’s political opposition alike are angered at the Arab League’s decision.

The Independent UK

A single tank, fewer soldiers and no flypast: Putin gives angry speech at stripped-back Victory Day parade

Address from Red Square comes after Moscow fires latest barrage of cruise missiles at Ukraine

France 24

Putin 'celebrates 1945 victory while attacking Kyiv': Zelensky adviser Podolyak

In an interview with FRANCE 24, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin's Victory Day speech in Moscow on Tuesday, saying Putin celebrated the 1945 victory against the Nazis even while "attacking Kyiv", referring to a barrage of cruise missiles lobbed at the Ukrainian…

Reuters

Belarus leader Lukashenko avoids stroll, skips lunch after Moscow parade

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko had to be driven a short distance to an event during Tuesday's Victory Day celebrations in Moscow and skipped a lunch hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Analysis-Arabs bring Syria's Assad back into fold but want action on drugs trade

Having brought President Bashar al-Assad in from the cold, Arab states want him to rein in Syria's flourishing drugs trade in exchange for even closer ties. But as Damascus makes its own demands, the way ahead appears far from simple.

Al Jazeera

Russian troops abandon positions near Bakhmut, says Wagner boss

Prigozhin launches another scathing attack on Russian defence chiefs, saying soldiers are being given ‘criminal’ orders.

Reuters

Britain asks companies to supply long-range missiles for Ukraine

A British-led group of European countries has asked for expressions of interest to supply Ukraine with missiles with a range of up to 300 km (190 miles) in what would be another step-up in military support for Kyiv against Russia's invasion.

The Week

Why Russia’s appeal to ‘warrior masculinity’ is unlikely to encourage men to enlist

Marina Yusupova, lecturer in sociology at Edinburgh Napier University explains how new tactics drawn up by President Putin to persuade greater numbers of men to enlist in the Russian army are likely to fail due to societal hangovers from the fall of the Soviet Union.

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 440 of the invasion

Putin tells soldiers fighting in Ukraine ‘whole country is praying for them’; Russia launches 15 cruise missiles at Kyiv

The Conversation

Russia’s appeal to 'warrior masculinity' is unlikely to encourage men to enlist in the army

In his May 9 Victory Parade speech, Russian president Vladimir Putin likened the war in Ukraine to the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, saying “real war” had been unleashed against Russia.

The Guardian - UK

Putin recycles old grievances on Victory Day as Russian army battered in Ukraine

President uses speech to again draw false parallels between invasion and defeat of Nazi Germany

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