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Finland announces ‘historic’ decision to join Nato as ‘a new era begins’

Russia had previously threatened Sweden and Finland with ‘retaliatory’ measures if they joined the alliance

Evening Standard · May 15, 2022

Moscow set to call referendum on Mariupol joining Russia, says Ukraine

Kremlin poised to hold referendum in ruined city in bid to secure grip on the region

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2022

EXPLAINER: Why stakes are high in trial tied to Russia probe

The first trial resulting from special counsel John Durham’s investigation of the early days of the Trump-Russia probe hardly seems an explosive affair

The Independent UK · May 14, 2022

Putin ‘very ill with blood cancer’, Russian oligarch recorded saying

President Putin, 69, has faced allegations of his failing health in recent weeks

The Independent UK · May 14, 2022

Kherson: Breakaway referendum in Russian-controlled port city would ‘almost certainly’ be rigged, UK warns

The Kremlin-imposed military-civilian administration in the key southern city has announced it will request annexation of the Kherson region by Russia

Evening Standard · May 14, 2022

War crimes trial — first of many — starts in Ukraine; Russian commanders taking risks under growing pressure

KRAKOW, Poland — The trial of a single Russian sergeant opened in Ukraine in what is expected to start a massive prosecution for war crimes in a monthslong conflict that on Friday saw fighting rage in the east as Russia appeared to suffer new losses when its forces attempted to…

Los Angeles Times · May 13, 2022

Vladimir Putin sent his 'Butcher of Syria' to tame Ukraine a month ago. Has it brought Russia any closer to victory?

When Vladimir Putin's original plan to take Kyiv fell apart, he brought in a battle-hardened army general to clean up the mess and finish the job. But the brutal tactics that saw him crowned the 'Butcher of Syria' have not played out the same in Ukraine.

ABC News · May 13, 2022

Vladimir Putin 'is using steroids' as his neck and head 'fill out', says medical expert

Vladimir Putin is said to be 'very ill with blood cancer, according to a Russian oligarch. His face has become puffy compared to what it was last year, which some experts say is the result of steroids

Daily Mirror · May 13, 2022

Ukrainian Forces Thwart Russians at River as Fight Shifts to Donbas

Ukrainian forces destroyed parts of a Russian armored column as it tried to cross a river in the Donbas region, video from Ukraine's military showed on Friday, as Moscow appeared to be refocusing its assault in the east after a new pushback by Kyiv. Ukraine has driven Russian troops away…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 13, 2022

'Body doubles' believed to be on alert to stand in for Putin as he undergoes 'cancer surgery'

Obsessed with maintaining his 'strong-man' image, it is believed that body doubles have been put on standby for when the president undergoes surgery, according to a report

Irish Mirror · May 13, 2022