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The European Union has warned Russia it will not bend to "blackmail" over its support for Kyiv after the Kremlin cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland. The warning on Wednesday came ahead of UN chief Antonio Guterres arriving in Kyiv to meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky following talks…

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The reports reveal a "disturbing pattern of systematic abuse across all areas where Russia's forces are engaged," U.S. official says.

European leaders blasted Russia’s decision to cut natural gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria as “blackmail.”

Russia fired two missiles into Kyiv on Thursday during a visit by U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow pressed an assault in the east that drew new U.S. pledges of military and humanitarian aid.

Vladimir Putin warns against western intervention in Ukraine; Liz Truss says the war must be a ‘catalyst for change’; António Guterres visits Kyiv

Thursday: Public schools underfunded by at least $6.5bn a year while non-government schools received transitional funding, report shows. Plus: Emmanuel Macron dodges bag of tomatoes in Paris

Russian leader issues stark warning to the West and vows ‘operation’ in Ukraine will be ‘unconditionally fulfilled’.

After failing to capture the capital Kyiv and northern Ukraine, Moscow focuses on completing its conquest of the south.

The rest of Europe may not be at war, but is it ready for the sacrifices of a wartime economy? The Kremlin shutting the gas tap on Bulgaria and Poland may be but a prelude to a brutally swift transition away from Russian gas and oil. Deals will be dropped,…