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Ukraine Applies for NATO Membership, Rules Out Putin Talks

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced a surprise bid for fast-track membership of the NATO military alliance on Friday and ruled out talks with President Vladimir Putin, striking back at Moscow after it said it had annexed four Ukrainian regions. Zelenskiy signed the NATO application papers in an online video clearly intended…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine applies for Nato membership after Russia annexes territory

Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismisses Moscow ceremony as a farce and rules out negotiations with Putin

The Guardian - UK

Putin signs document incorporating occupied areas of Ukraine into Russia

In defiance of international law, President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties absorbing occupied regions of Ukraine into Russia. Most governments have declared the move illegal.

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Ukraine applies for NATO membership, rules out Putin talks

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UK's defence minister visits Ukraine to offer support

British defence minister Ben Wallace met his Ukrainian counterpart in Kyiv this week to discuss the ongoing war and reiterate the country's support, the British government said on Friday.

Reuters

Putin vows annexation of occupied Ukraine lands is ‘forever’

Vladimir Putin vowed Russia’s annexation of four occupied regions in Ukraine is irreversible as he prepared to formalize Europe’s biggest land grab since World War II, defying efforts by Kyiv, backed by the U.S. and its allies, to recapture its lost territory.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine tells Russia to appeal to Kyiv if it wants encircled troops freed

A Ukrainian presidential adviser said on Friday Russia would have to appeal to Kyiv for Moscow's encircled troops to be allowed out of the Russian stronghold of Lyman in eastern Ukraine if it was concerned about them.

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Ukrainians dismiss Russian attempt to annex more of their country

Everyday Ukrainians, officials, and many observers say Russia’s move is little more than a sham.

Al Jazeera

Russian President Vladimir Putin announces the annexation of four Ukrainian regions

President Vladimir Putin says four occupied areas of Ukraine will be amalgamated into Russia following a series of local referendums Kyiv and the West have denounced as illegitimate.

ABC News

Putin says Russia not seeking to revive Soviet Union

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday denied seeking to revive the Soviet Union, moments after announcing Moscow would annex four Ukrainian provinces following "referendums" decried in Kyiv and the West as a sham.

Reuters

Ukrainian and U.S. defence chiefs discuss Russian invasion

Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Friday he and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had discussed the war situation in Ukraine and ways of strengthening Kyiv's military capabilities.

Reuters

Ukraine: Russian strike kills 25 in aid convoy

KYIV: An attack on a frontline civilian convoy killed at least 25 people in southern Ukraine on Friday, just hours before Moscow was due to annex four occupied Ukrainian regions.

Bangkok Post

Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War

Ukrainian officials say a Russian missile strike on the city of Zaporozhzhia has killed at least 23 people and wounded 28

The Independent UK

Nobel Peace Prize could condemn Ukraine war or highlight climate change

This year's Nobel Peace Prize could condemn the war in Ukraine by recognising opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the volunteers who have helped civilians, or Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who ranks high on bookmakers' lists.

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Zelenskiy: Russia can avoid worst damage from war if Putin is stopped

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday said Russia could avoid the most damaging consequences of its war against Kyiv, but to do so President Vladimir Putin had to be stopped.

ABC News

Russian President Vladimir Putin paves way for annexation by recognising Kherson, Zaporizhzhia as independent territories

Moscow is poised to annex parts of Ukraine, in what Kyiv and the West have denounced as illegal, sham referendums. Here's what could happen next.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin to Proclaim Rule over Seized Ukrainian Land

President Vladimir Putin will sign documents on Friday proclaiming Russia's annexation of four Ukrainian regions. The move, one of the legal steps Russia says will lead to formal annexation of 15% of Ukraine's territory, confirms that Putin is doubling down on his war against Ukraine. The annexation, after what Kyiv…

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Ukraine advance on Russian outpost challenges Putin’s grip on Donbas

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Ukraine warns of harsh response to Russian recognition of 'worthless' votes

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a new warning to Russia of a "very harsh" response by Ukraine if Moscow annexes four Ukrainian regions following what Kyiv and the West say were sham referendums held by Russia at gunpoint.

Bangkok Post

Kremlin to annex four Ukraine regions Friday

MOSCOW: Russia will formally annex four regions of Ukraine its troops occupy at a grand ceremony in Moscow on Friday, the Kremlin has announced, after it suggested using nuclear weapons to defend the territories.

Al Jazeera

New York Times reveals details of Russian soldiers’ calls

Battlefield conversations highlight the disarray of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and reference civilian killings.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Apple App Store Pulls Russian Social Network VKontakte

Apple on Wednesday confirmed that it removed popular Russian social network VKontakte from its App Store globally due to sanctions imposed by Britain. The British government on Monday sanctioned 92 Russian individuals and entities after President Vladimir Putin's regime held referendums in Moscow-controlled areas of Ukraine -- denounced by Kyiv…

Al Jazeera

Russia poised to annex 4 Ukraine regions after ‘sham’ referendum

Moscow-backed officials will ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to incorporate the areas into Russia following votes.

Radio France Internationale

French foreign minister visits Ukraine for third time as West condemns Russian 'referendums'

French foreign minister Catherine Colonna was in Kyiv Tuesday on an unannounced visit to Ukraine in a show of support for the country invaded by Russia. This comes as the EU said it would sanction those involved in organising "illegal" Russian referendums to annex four eastern regions of Ukraine.

Reuters

Ukraine says it will never agree to Russian ultimatums

Ukraine said on Wednesday that Russian-staged votes in four Ukrainian regions on becoming part of Russia were "null and worthless", and that Kyiv would press on with efforts to liberate Ukrainian territory occupied by Russian forces.

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