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US rightwing figures in step with Kremlin over Ukraine disinformation, experts say

False narratives pushed by Tucker Carlson and key Republicans in Congress have been embraced and recycled by Moscow

The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2022

Russian media campaign dismisses Bucha deaths as fakes

As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

Zelenskiy says Kremlin forces are trying to cover up evidence of atrocities – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 42 of the Russian invasion

UK, US and EU unveil new sanctions, while officials say Russia’s retreat from north-east is ‘largely complete’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2022

In fiery speech, Zelenskyy implores UN Security Council to hold Russia to account

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an impassioned address to the United Nations Security Council, on Tuesday likened Russian atrocities in his homeland to Nazi war crimes, calling for Nuremberg-style tribunals to hold Moscow accountable.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 5, 2022

Boris Johnson calls on Russians to reject Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine

Britain will press for tougher sanctions after President Zelensky accuses Russian forces of committing war crimes.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Zelensky calls for Russian troops to face Nuremberg-style trials after 'war crimes'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky accused Vladimir Putin's troops of the 'most terrible war crimes', including 'mass starvation' and shooting and raping civilians in an emotional address to the UN's Security Council

Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2022

US, EU to hit Russian investments with new round of sanctions

The U.S., European Union and Group of Seven are coordinating on a fresh round of sanctions on Russia, including a U.S. ban on investment in the country and an EU ban on coal imports, following the discovery of civilian murders and other atrocities in Ukrainian towns abandoned by retreating Russian…

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2022

Debunking Russian claims that attack on Mariupol maternity hospital was staged

A recent video released by a Russian government-linked account interviews Marianna Vishegirskaya, a victim of the March 9 Russian air strike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol. The Kremlin falsely claims that this woman, a beauty blogger from Mariupol, was an actress who faked the photos of the attack in…

France 24 · Apr 5, 2022

Russian troops behind Bucha massacre 'could be sent to Ukraine battle hotspots'

Sources said they believe Russia wants the men to be killed so there will be no living witnesses to the Bucha killings. Lt Colonel Azatbek Omurbekov leads the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade

Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2022