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Russia says more Ukraine fighters surrender in Mariupol; U.S. reopens Kyiv embassy

Russia said on Wednesday nearly 700 more Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol, while the United States became the latest Western country to reopen its Kyiv embassy after a three-month closure.

Reuters · May 18, 2022

Ukraine relinquishes Mariupol as Russia attacks both east and west

LVIV, Ukraine — With full control of the beleaguered port city of Mariupol in hand, Russian forces kept up their assault Tuesday on eastern Ukraine, now the focus of a grinding conflict that bears the hallmarks of a grim war of attrition.

Los Angeles Times · May 18, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 84 of the invasion

Kremlin says 694 Ukrainian fighters from Azovstal plant have surrendered; UK says Russia facing ‘resourcing problems’

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2022

Russia says fertiliser producers want to ship potash

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian fertiliser producers were trying to fulfil contracts despite Western sanctions against them, which posed a risk to global food security.

Reuters · May 17, 2022

Kremlin Critic Navalny Appeals against Nine-year Jail Sentence

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was due on Tuesday to appeal a nine-year prison sentence he was handed in March on charges that he and his allies say are politically motivated. His hearing comes as Russian authorities seek to silence remaining government critics and Moscow pushes on with its military…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 17, 2022

Vladimir Putin has a really strange smell and doesn't eat, official claims

President Vladimir Putin appeared as though he had "stepped out of a special bath" and did not eat at a meeting between Russian and Washington officials, an expert said

Daily Mirror · May 17, 2022

Revealed: how Vladimir Putin’s troops indiscriminately targeted homes on failed Kyiv advance

The findings in the study of 3,500 buildings shred the Kremlin’s claim that civilian areas are not being targeted

Evening Standard · May 17, 2022

Not what Putin wanted: How will Russia respond to NATO bids by Finland and Sweden?

It never happened during the entire Cold War. But all these years later, Russia's border with NATO is about to double in size. Finland remains unmoved by threats out of the Kremlin over its bid to join the US-led alliance. The same goes for neighbouring Sweden, which is so concerned…

France 24 · May 16, 2022

Kremlin warns bid to join NATO by Finland, Sweden will not improve security

The Kremlin said Monday that the decisions by Finland and Sweden to join the NATO military alliance will not improve security in Europe. Meanwhile, Moscow held a meeting of the six-country Collective Security Treaty Organisation.

Radio France Internationale · May 16, 2022

Vladimir Putin is seriously ill with his decision-making affected, ex-Brit spy claims

The former spy Christopher Steele who ran the Russia desk at MI6 in London said Russian President Vladimir Putin is "seriously" ill and that is "part of the equation" during the war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2022