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Ukraine to pull troops and equipment from U.N. missions

Ukraine will repatriate troops and equipment, including helicopters, involved in U.N. peacekeeping missions in Africa and Europe to bolster defences at home in the face of Russia's invasion, a U.N. official said.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2022

French far-right candidate Zemmour says Ukrainians welcome, but not Arab refugees

French far-right presidential contender Eric Zemmour, on the back foot over past support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, says Ukrainians with family links to France should be given visas, unlike those fleeing conflicts in Arab Muslim nations.

France 24 · Mar 9, 2022

We asked people in Wales if they would offer a room in their home to a refugee from Ukraine

It is a question many people may be asking themselves as millions of refugees begin to flee in to Europe

Wales Online · Mar 9, 2022

Editorial: Europe steps up to welcome refugees

Less than two weeks into Russia's invasion, 2 million Ukrainians have fled their country. The stunning number includes 1 million children — "a dark historical first," according to a tweet from UNICEF spokesman James Elder — underscoring the severity of the crisis unfolding from Russian President Vladimir Putin's illegal, immoral…

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2022

Ukraine-Russia war: What is the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and how might the crisis impact it?

Lucrative natural gas pipeline running to Germany under Baltic Sea blocked by chancellor Olaf Scholz in response to Vladimir Putin’s aggression

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

As a Russian news anchor, I was there when the free press ended in my country

At Dozhd we broadcast the truth about the war in Ukraine for as long as we dared. But for now, media freedom is over, says Russian journalist Denis Kataev

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022

‘Ruthless’: The Ukrainian refugees turned away from UK visa centres across Europe

‘It’s a mad push to the front; there’s no control at all. Everybody is worried and afraid,’ says Chris Allford, husband of Ukrainian refugee, of visa centre in Poland

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Donald Tusk calls out UK’s tiny Ukraine refugees contribution by quoting Boris Johnson

The Polish politician oversaw Brexit talks as president of the European Council

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

With Ukraine War, Europe’s Geopolitical Map Is Moving Again

Even though Russia has lost influence and friends since the collapse of the Soviet empire in 1989, the nuclear superpower still holds sway over several of its neighbors in Europe and keeps others in an uneasy neutrality. The Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine and the humanitarian tragedy it provoked over…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 9, 2022

History is brutally back, and Ukraine will test Europe’s appetite for the consequences

The EU’s vocation was to tear down walls and promote peace. Should it be a party to a conflict with a nuclear superpower?, says historian Luuk va Middelaar

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022