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Russia bans 963 Americans from country - as it happened

Joe Biden among those banned after signing $40bn aid package for Ukraine; Finnish president says he held ‘open and direct’ talks with his Turkish counterpart. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

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

Russia ‘takes control of Azovstal steel plant’; gas supply to Finland to be cut – as it happened

Plant was last part of Mariupol in Ukrainian hands; Gazprom will suspend gas sales to Finland from Saturday. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 86 of the invasion

Intense fighting reported around Severodonetsk in the Donbas; Russia plans to change law to scrap age limit for soldiers

The Guardian - AU

Whatever it takes? Europe forced to speed up its energy transition

It took the invasion of Ukraine for Europeans to realise that decades of short-sighted energy policy have caught up with them. As Germany strips its former chancellor of parliamentary privileges over his refusal to sever ties with Gazprom, Gerhard Schröder's downfall is a reminder that it's all of Germany and…

France 24

Gerhard Schröder to be stripped of privileges for not cutting ties with Russia

Former German chancellor, who holds positions at Rosneft and Nord Stream, will lose staff and office

The Guardian - UK

Months into the Ukraine war, has Germany’s position changed?

Berlin has eased its restrictive arms export policy to supply Kyiv with lethal weapons, but frictions remain.

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Germany’s SPD calls on Gerhard Schröder to quit party over Russia links

Former chancellor says he has no intention of resigning his seats on boards of Russian energy firms

The Guardian - UK

What will it take for Germany, Europe’s heavyweight, to stand up to Russia?

As the savage war in Ukraine continues, the world expects Germany, Europe’s largest economy and a political heavyweight, to play a central role in the fight to isolate and stop Russia. But how serious is Germany about supporting Ukraine?

Los Angeles Times

Germany agonises over Merkel’s legacy: did she hand too much power to Putin?

The war in Ukraine has prompted criticism of former chancellor’s decisions on Nord Stream pipeline and Russia

The Guardian - UK

Germany’s ‘Putin-caressers’ start coming to terms with their naivety

Analysis: politicians who believed Putin could be ‘tamed by empathy and accommodation’ are having to hurriedly rethink their positions

The Guardian - UK

Can Germany function without Vladimir Putin’s gas?

Nord Stream 2 was meant to deliver 70% of country’s gas and switch to renewable energy sources has been slow

The Guardian - UK

Two former European prime ministers quit boards of Russian companies

Finland’s Esko Aho and Italy’s Matteo Renzi step down from Sberbank and Delimobil respectively after invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Ghosts of Germany’s past rise as Olaf Scholz seeks strategy for Ukraine

Guilt over Nazism’s crimes is affecting Berlin’s approach to Moscow – and that equivocation has frustrated its allies

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