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Ukraine news – live: Russia admits sending conscripts to Kyiv despite Putin’s denials

Officers who ‘committed these violations’ have been punished

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 104 of the invasion

Russia claims control of 97% of Luhansk as UN warns war is creating a human trafficking crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022

Fighting rages in fierce battle for Ukraine's east

Street fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops raged in the battle for the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk as Moscow's forces pushed to conquer Ukraine's eastern Donbas, seeking a decisive win more than 100 days into the invasion.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2022

Africa warns of food crisis due to Russian blockade of Ukraine’s ports

African Union chair calls on EU leaders to do all they can to release grain stocks amid ‘perfect storm’ for global supply chain

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022

UK credit card borrowing soars by most since 2005 as mortgage approvals slide – as it happened

Number of UK mortgages approved hit two-year low in April, as consumers spend more on credit as inflation rises

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022

Europe announces compromise deal on banning Russian oil imports

European Union leaders have reached a compromise deal to ban more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports, punishment for its invasion of Ukraine three months ago. Meanwhile, Moscow's forces push ahead with their offensive in the eastern Donbas region.

Radio France Internationale · May 31, 2022

Europe steps up pressure on Putin with deal to ban Russian oil imports

The EU said it would ban 90 per cent of oil imports from Russia by the end of this year

Evening Standard · May 31, 2022

EU Leaders Ban Most Russian Oil, as Moscow Advances in Donbas

European Union leaders have agreed to ban more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports, tightening economic screws on the country even as Moscow's forces press their offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. The compromise deal reached late Monday, meant to punish Russia for its invasion three months ago, cuts "a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 31, 2022

Russia takes most of Sievierodonetsk city in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine said on Tuesday that Russia had taken control of most of the eastern industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, a bombed-out wasteland whose capture Moscow has made the principal objective of its invasion.

Reuters · May 31, 2022

Attack on chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk criticised by Zelensky – as it happened

Ukraine president calls bombing of major chemical plant ‘madness’; Gazprom halts gas flows to companies in three western European countries

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022