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Mapped: Inside fierce battle for Pokrovsk as Ukraine denies Russia has captured key city

Kyiv has denied claims that Russia has captured the key strategic town in the Donbas

The Independent UK

Ukrainian troops near the front doubt the proposed pact with Russia will bring lasting peace

Ukrainian troops fighting in eastern Ukraine are expressing doubts that a peace proposal currently being negotiated will prevent Russia from attacking their country again

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky hails Trump’s efforts to end war and ‘preliminary results’ in Florida peace talks

Discussions to refine the 28-point peace plan were held in Florida on Sunday

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Putin claims Trump’s Ukraine deal is a ‘starting point’ ahead of talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has indicated that US proposals to end the war in Ukraine offer a starting point for serious discussions. Putin demanded that Ukrainian forces withdraw from territories they occupy, including Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions, or face military action. He also reiterated Russia's demand that Ukraine…

The Independent UK

US deal must punish Russia war crimes, says Ukraine’s Nobel peace prize winner

Oleksandra Matviichuk warns any amnesty could encourage authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours

The Guardian - UK

‘Traitor’: US representatives call for Trump envoy Witkoff to be fired after leaked Kremlin call

Republicans and Democrats warn Witkoff ‘cannot be trusted’ after reportedly advising officials on peace plan

The Guardian - US

Trump envoy Witkoff reportedly advised Kremlin official on Ukraine peace deal

US envoy also offered tactical guidance on how Putin should raise the subject with Trump, audio recording suggests

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Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine

Following criticism, the president accused Ukraine of ingratitude but also added the plan was ‘not my final offer’. Which parts of it will survive?, says Rajan Menon of the City College of New York

The Guardian - UK

Would Moscow accept the EU's counterproposal to the US-Russia plan for Ukraine?

US and Ukraine delegations stated that they have achieved “meaningful progress toward aligning positions and identifying clear next steps” for a deal to put an end to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What has changed compared to the initial plan, and would Moscow agree to the new proposal?

Euronews

Zelenskyy: Ukraine faces choice between 'loss of dignity' or losing key ally over US-Russia plan

“Ukraine may now face a very difficult choice: either loss of dignity, or the risk of losing a key partner,” Ukrainian president said on Friday, as Kyiv is “under tremendous pressure” over the latest draft proposal by the US and Russia, which mainly includes concessions from Ukraine and not Russia.

Euronews

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s troops exploit bad weather to step up assault in Pokrovsk

Russia is taking advantage of bad weather to advance in small groups, moving on foot or motorcycles

The Independent UK

Ukrainian forces hold ground in Pokrovsk amid intense Russian assault

After more than a year of an all-in Russian offensive, the battle for Pokrovsk has intensified over the past few days, with Moscow troops reportedly infiltrating and trying to encircle what remains of the city after the fiercest fighting in recent times.

Euronews

Fears Pokrovsk will fall ‘within weeks’ as Ukraine sends in its elite units

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims his forces are on the cusp of winning

The Independent UK

Moscow inches closer to forcing more Ukrainians from occupied territories to fight for Russia

Moscow has now claimed to have included parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions into Russia’s Southern Military District, as it moves closer to formalising the forced conscription of Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories.

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Satellite images show scale of destruction in Pokrovsk as Russia pushes to take key Ukrainian city

Pokrovsk, seen as the gateway to the Donetsk region, has been devastated by more than a year of intense fighting

The Independent UK

Russia stands to gain very little from the bloody battle for Pokrovsk

ANALYSIS: Recently returned from the front lines near Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, world affairs editor Sam Kiley explains that Russian claims they’ve encircled Ukrainian forces are bogus

International Business Times UK

Can Ukraine Save Pokrovsk? Elite Troops Deployed as Russian Siege Tightens

Ukraine has reportedly sent its elite special-operations forces to Pokrovsk in a desperate attempt to stop Russia's invasion.

Euronews

Russia deploys 170,000 troops for push in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Zelenskyy says

Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently claimed that Russian forces are making significant advances on the battlefield, though their progress has been slow and costly in troops and weapons.

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The Independent UK

Zelensky says Russia has deployed 170,000 troops in push for Pokrovsk

Zelensky says Russia has deployed 170,000 troops in Ukraine's eastern region

Evening Standard

Gun and drone street battles rage in key city of Pokrovsk infiltrated by 200 Russian soldiers, says Ukraine

Kyiv is rushing troops to strengthen its positions in the strategic eastern city

The Independent UK

Ukraine mourns two journalists after a deadly Russian drone strike claimed their lives

Around 100 people have gathered at a church in Kyiv to honor two Ukrainian journalists killed by a Russian drone strike

International Business Times UK

Is Trump's Ukraine Deal Dead on Arrival? Kremlin Says 'Russia's Stance Doesn't Change' and Demands Donetsk Surrender

Russia says their position on the surrender of a Ukrainian territory remains the same as the US leader pushes for frontlines to keep the parts they currently control.

The Independent UK

Russia inflicts terror on Ukrainian soil while Trump toys with Zelensky over giving up land

NEWS ANALYSIS: Donald Trump suggests Ukraine should give up Donetsk province or risk being ‘destroyed’ by Vladimir Putin. He is wrong. Russia is making brutal, but only incremental, advances at an immense cost, reports world affairs editor Sam Kiley from Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

‘Our job is to maximise their losses’: how Ukraine’s forces attempt to claw back against Russian advances

Along Donetsk’s frontline, a small counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops aims to help change perceptions about the war among Kyiv’s western allies

The Independent UK

Ukraine's Donetsk region seen as Russia’s gateway, not the ultimate prize in war

For more than a decade, Russian aggression has made Ukraine’s Donetsk region synonymous with war

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