Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Finland, Sweden to apply to NATO News from May 15: Finland, Sweden announce decision to apply for NATO membership, setting aside decades of neutrality. Al Jazeera · May 14, 2022
Russia warns of ‘retaliatory steps’ over Finland’s bid to join Nato The Kremlin said it would respond but declined to spell out how Evening Standard · May 12, 2022
Russia warns West over risk of conflict with NATO One of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned the West on Thursday that the increasing military support given to Ukraine by the United States and its allies risked triggering a conflict between Russia and the NATO military alliance. Reuters · May 12, 2022
Russia's Medvedev, Volodin lash out at U.S. aid to Ukraine Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev accused the United States on Wednesday of waging a “proxy war” against Russia after the House of Representatives approved a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine, and said the U.S. economy would suffer. Reuters · May 11, 2022
Timeline of Vladimir Putin's nuclear war threats - list of 'unfriendly' countries, huge escalation and 'Irish attack' In his address, he tried to justify their military action in Ukraine by saying that their forces are “fighting for the Motherland.” Irish Mirror · May 10, 2022
Vladimir Putin's nightmare scenario looks more likely as Finland and Sweden consider NATO membership A seismic shift has taken place in Finland since the invasion of Ukraine, which could lead to it possibly joining NATO. It would deliver a significant blow to the Russian President by potentially bringing the West right to his doorstep. ABC News · Apr 22, 2022
Aleksei Navalny: new film about jailed dissident who dared to defy the power of Putin One of the last lines jailed Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny speaks in the eponymous new CNN documentary is a quote usually attributed to the 18th-century philosopher Edmund Burke: “The triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.” It is unclear whether Navalny sees Russian politics as a… The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022
‘There will be no way back’: will war change Finland’s pragmatic approach to Russia? Finland’s parliament has begun discussing report outlining implications and risks of Nato membership The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2022
Timeline: Week eight of Russia’s war in Ukraine Al Jazeera recaps key events during week eight of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Apr 20, 2022
Russia needs to prepare as NATO reinforces its borders, TASS reports A senior Russian official said on Tuesday that NATO's reinforcement of its borders with Russia was no longer a figure of speech and Moscow should be prepared for possible aggressive action, Russia's TASS news agency reported. Reuters · Apr 19, 2022
Zelenskyy says brace for nukes The Ukrainian president's comments come as peace activists warn Sweden and Finland against joining NATO Salon · Apr 17, 2022
Russia warns of nuclear buildup if Finland, Sweden join NATO Russia threatened to deploy nuclear weapons in and around the Baltic Sea region if Finland and Sweden join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as tensions fueled by President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine spread. Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022
Russian warship badly damaged after Kyiv claims missile strike while Putin’s troops regroup in eastern Ukraine Losing the Moskva ship would be a military and symbolic blow for Russia as war enters its eighth week The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022
Ukraine war: Sweden and Finland eye the Nato option, but it's a security dilemma for the west The Kremlin has issued an ominous warning to Nato about the consequences for the Baltic if it allows Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, as has been widely reported. Dmitry Medvedev, a former president and a close ally of Vladimir Putin, said: The Conversation · Apr 14, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022 Russia warns of nuclear weapons in Baltic if Sweden and Finland join Nato Lithuania plays down threat, claiming Russians already have such weapons in Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad
Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2022 Russia warns Nato over Sweden and Finland membership Russia will deploy nuclear weapons in the Baltic region if Finland and Sweden join Nato, one of Vladimir Putin’s most senior allies has warned.
Reuters · Apr 14, 2022 Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led military alliance then Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in a European exclave.
The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022 Russia warns that Sweden and Finland joining Nato would end ‘nuclear-free Baltics’ Helsinki promises decision about whether to apply to join alliance within weeks, while Stockholm is also reviewing its security policy
The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022 Ukraine's detention of oligarch close to Putin angers Moscow The detention of fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, the former leader of a pro-Russian opposition party and a close associate of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has been met with enthusiasm in Kyiv and irritation in Moscow
Reuters · Apr 13, 2022 Russia tells Ukraine to 'watch out' after it captures pro-Kremlin politician Russia on Wednesday told Ukraine to "watch out" after its former Soviet neighbour captured pro-Kremlin politician Viktor Medvedchuk, turning down Kyiv's offer of a swap with a warning that those holding him might soon be detained themselves.
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2022 Poland-Ukraine ties seen as target of Russian disinformation Polish and Ukrainian authorities have for years accused Russia of trying to provoke hostility between their neighboring nations as part of a broader effort to divide and destabilize the West
The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2022 Understanding Vladimir Putin, the man who fooled the world The Russian president has always shown us exactly who he is. So why did it take the invasion of Ukraine for us to believe him?
Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2022 Putin attends funeral as guard holds suspected nuclear briefcase amid assassination fears Mourners at the Cathedral in Moscow were cleared out as Vladimir Putin paid his respects - while a man close to him was seen in a suit carrying what appeared to be the Russian nuclear briefcase
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2022 Fears genocidal language in Russian media may prompt more war crimes State news agency publishes article decrying ‘Ukrainianism’ as an ‘artificial anti-Russian construct with no civilisational substance’
Irish Mirror · Apr 7, 2022 Vladimir Putin 'wants to build pro-Russia empire from Vladivostok to Portugal', warns security expert Dmitry Medvedev also said Putin's "special military operation" in Ukraine was undertaken in a bid to "demilitarise" and "de-Nazify" the country