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Ukraine war: Russian state TV claims Nato has started ‘World War 3’

Now Russia must ‘demilitarise’ all western powers, says Kremlin cheerleader

The Independent UK · May 31, 2022

Putin critic Alexei Navalny facing new charges and an extra 15 years in jail

The Kremlin critic is serving more than two years and just received a nine-year sentence

The Independent UK · May 31, 2022

‘The west can change the outcome’: plea for heavy weapons on Ukraine frontline

People under constant fire in southern city of Mykolaiv say they can beat Russia with more help

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022

UK's armoured Wolfhound vehicles used for the first time in Ukraine

The video comes as a Kremlin TV propagandist claims the West’s provision of arms to Ukraine means Russia's "special military operation" is now a global conflict.

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2022

Russian widow breaks down receiving award for husband as military deaths reach 30,000

Inessa Kontsova, 25, received the maroon beret, which is the highest military award for courage on behalf of her husband Russian national guard lieutenant 33-year-old Maxim Kontsov

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2022

What does EU’s partial oil ban mean for Russia and rest of Europe?

Ban on seaborne oil aims to cut off funds for Kremlin war machine, but some warn it could help Moscow in short term

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022

Georgia's Breakaway Region Ditches Referendum on Joining Russia

The leader of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia on Monday scrapped plans to hold a referendum on joining Russia which his predecessor had scheduled for July 17. South Ossetia was at the center of the Russian-Georgian war in 2008 after which the Kremlin recognized the territory as an independent…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 31, 2022

Russian state TV claims World War 3 has started as Britain sends arms to Ukraine

The West’s provision of arms to Ukraine means it is now a global conflict, a Kremlin TV propagandist has said, as Ukraine showcased new British Wolfhound heavy tactical support vehicles

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2022

Putin’s troops advance towards centre of Severodonetsk but not ‘as fast’ as planned

A ‘terrible smell of death’ hangs over the outskirts of the eastern city of Severodonetsk

Evening Standard · May 31, 2022

Postcard from Donbas: trenches, shelling and families living by candlelight — it feels like WWI

With Russia marshalling all its forces and firepower towards targets in eastern Ukraine, the battle in the Donbas has intensified — and citizen soldiers are on the frontline. Tom Mutch reports

Evening Standard · May 31, 2022