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In biggest victory yet, Russia claims to capture Mariupol

In what would be its biggest victory yet in the war with Ukraine, Russia claimed to have captured the strategic port city of Mariupol

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 87 of the invasion

Last group of Ukrainian soldiers in Azovstal steelworks surrendered, Russia’s defence ministry said late Friday

The Guardian - AU

U.S. says Turkey's approach to Sweden, Finland NATO bid not a bilateral topic

Turkey's approach to the NATO accession process of Sweden and Finland is not a bilateral issue between Washington and Ankara, the U.S. State Department said on Friday, but added that Washington was speaking with Ankara and it remained confident that the dispute would be overcome.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 20)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Mariupol, city of resistance, falls … underground life of the last child in the village … Putin micromanaging conflict, sources in west believe

The Guardian - AU

Russia says troops close to claiming full control of Ukraine's Luhansk region

Russia's Defence Minister says Moscow has almost taken full control of Ukraine's south-eastern region of Luhansk, one of two regions it says are independent and has vowed to liberate.

ABC News

Editorial: Joining the club: Welcoming Sweden and Finland to NATO

On Feb. 24, when Putin (like other would-be conquerors we’ll be mentioning today, he only needs one name) invaded Ukraine, the Russian despot wanted to change history. That he did: Rather than divide and weaken NATO, he united and strengthened the Atlantic Alliance that has kept the peace in its…

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Russia halts gas supplies to Finland

Russia is halting its supply of natural gas to Finland.

Evening Standard

West Rushes More Aid as Mariupol Teeters and Fighting Rages

The West moved to pour billions more in aid into Ukraine on Friday, as Russia shifted forces freed up by the imminent fall of the pulverized port city of Mariupol and fighting raged in the country’s industrial heartland in the east. Ukraine said its troops repelled a Russian attack in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘A historic change’: how Sweden and Finland trod separate paths to Nato

Two countries’ neutrality was rooted in different geographies, histories and national identities

The Guardian - UK

Russia to cut natural gas supplies to Finland days after Helsinki applied to join Nato

Finnish energy company Gasum says customers will not be affected

The Independent UK

Two versions of history collide as Finland and Sweden seek to join NATO

Finland and Sweden have long kept a careful balance — and neutral position — between the West and Russia. But that changed after Moscow invaded Ukraine.

WEKU

Finland's Europe minister appeals for 'swift' NATO membership amid security 'grey zone'

Finland’s Europe minister has told FRANCE 24 her country is appealing to NATO members to "swiftly" accept Finland's application to join the military alliance. Tytti Tuppurainen acknowledged that her country is in a "security grey zone" and asserted that she is confident that opposition from Turkey can be overcome.

France 24

Turkey's President Erdogan to speak with Finland over NATO application row

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he will speak to Finland on Saturday, while maintaining his opposition to Finnish and Swedish NATO membership bids over their history of hosting members of groups Ankara deems terrorists

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The Independent UK

Finland says Russia suspending natural gas supplies

Finland's state-owned energy company says Russia will cut off natural gas to Finland after the Nordic country that applied for NATO membership this week refused President Vladimir Putin’s demand to pay in rubles

Al Jazeera

Russia vows ‘countermeasures’ as NATO looks set to expand

Russian defence chief says military units will be launched in response to Finland and Sweden’s attempt to join alliance.

Reuters

Finnish brewery launches NATO beer to mark membership application

A small Finnish brewery a few dozen miles from the Russian border has launched a new beer to toast its country's application to join the NATO military alliance.

Al Jazeera

PKK central to Turkish opposition to Sweden, Finland joining NATO

Turkey views the PKK – and all its affiliates – as security threats, complicating its relationship with Sweden, Finland.

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Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan says to speak to Finland on Saturday

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he will speak to Finland on Saturday, while maintaining his opposition to Sweden and Finland's NATO membership bids a week after he first voiced objections to the move.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Swedish Foreign Minister Criticizes 'Disinformation' about Kurdish PKK

Sweden's foreign minister on Friday hit out at "disinformation" about Sweden and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), after Turkey accused the Nordic country of giving support to the militant group, complicating NATO's enlargement. Turkey is threatening to block Sweden and Finland from becoming members of the alliance after they applied…

Reuters

Russia taking "countermeasures" in response to Finland and Sweden joining NATO - Ifax cites minister

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Finland and Sweden joining NATO has led to an increase in military threats near the border and that Moscow is taking "adequate countermeasures", Interfax news agency reported on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Ukraine slams Russian campaign in Donbas 'hell', US readies $40bn in aid

KYIV: The renewed Russian offensive in Ukraine's Donbas has turned the eastern region into "hell", President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as the United States approved a gargantuan US$40-billion aid package for the country.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine’s Donbas ‘Destroyed’ as Russian Artillery and Aircraft Step up Strikes

Russian forces have bombarded areas of Ukraine's eastern Donbas from land and air, killing at least 13 civilians, Ukraine's military said on Friday, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the assaults had turned the region into "hell". As the war neared the three-month mark, the Russians were intensifying their efforts to…

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow says Azovstal now ‘liberated’

Ukraine news from May 20: Azovstal steelworks plant was last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol.

Benzinga

Aurion Resources Buys Land Package In Finland - Seeks To Consolidate Prospective Gold Camp

Canadian exploration company Aurion Resources Ltd. (TSXV: AU) (OTC: AIRRF) has

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