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Coinciding with Biden visit to Poland, Russia signals scaled-back goals in Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — As President Joe Biden visited Poland on Friday in a show of support for NATO’s eastern flank, Russian military chiefs signaled a streamlining of war aims in Ukraine — a potentially face-saving path for Vladimir Putin to exit what has become a lengthy, grinding and increasingly deadlocked…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 25, 2022

Coinciding with Biden visit to Poland, Russia signals scaled-back goals in Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — As President Joe Biden visited Poland on Friday in a show of support for NATO’s eastern flank, Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s military chiefs signaled a streamlining of war aims in Ukraine — a potentially face-saving path for Moscow to exit what has become a lengthy, grinding and…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 25, 2022

Putin's war: One month on, NATO on high alert as Russia recalibrates strategy in Ukraine

One month after the shock of Russia invading Ukraine, how is Vladimir Putin's war going? There have been territorial gains and near-total control of the skies by Russia, but no blitzkrieg grab of Kyiv and no fatal blow to Ukraine's defences. Instead, Ukraine is proving its resilience with successes like…

France 24 · Mar 25, 2022

Russia warns West: gas bills in roubles are just days away

Russia warned the West on Friday that billing in roubles for billions of dollars of natural gas exports to Europe could be just days away, Moscow's toughest response yet to crippling sanctions imposed by the West for the invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 25, 2022

Ukraine war: Is Central Asia loosening ties with Russia?

After Uzbekistan’s unexpected pro-Ukraine statement, analysts say traditional regional dynamics could be shifting.

Al Jazeera · Mar 25, 2022

‘The same enemy’: Syrians endured Russian bombing for years. Now they tell Ukrainians to expect the worst

Inside the rebel-controlled Idlib province, Syrians speak of their hopes and fears for the Ukraine war. Borzou Daragahi reports from near Saraqib

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Boris Johnson had ‘frank and candid’ call with Chinese president about Ukraine

Nato leaders have called on the Chinese government ‘to cease amplifying the Kremlin’s false narratives’.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Russian army chief says war will focus on east Ukraine in first sign of scaling back

Russian army chief Sergey Rudskoy confirmed on Friday that the country will now focus its main war effort on the "complete liberation" of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region

Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2022

Vladimir Putin approved Roman Abramovich's role in Russia-Ukraine peace talks

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich - who has been sanctioned by the government - played a part in early peace talks between Russia and Ukraine with Vladimir Putin's blessing

Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2022

Oligarch sanctioned by the UK complains his family 'don't understand how to survive'

Businessman Petr Aven, who is has been sanctioned by the UK government, has complained that he may not be able to take his cleaner or driver if kicked out of the UK

Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2022