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The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Macron condemns Russian ‘barbarism’ as he travels to Ukraine with Scholz and Draghi

Germany’s Olaf Scholz says the war has brought about ‘unimaginable cruelty’

The Independent UK

Leaders of Germany, France and Italy endorse Ukraine's EU bid after meeting Zelensky in Kyiv

The leaders said in a joint press conference they are in favor of granting Ukraine "immediate" European Union candidate status.

Axios

Editorial: Bolster Ukraine to counter Russian gains

After Ukraine's initial, inspiring victories over Russian invaders in Kyiv and other critical western and central cities, its intrepid military faces fierce fighting and significant setbacks in eastern Ukraine.

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy hosts European leaders, welcomes more U.S. weapons

Ukraine says it urgently needs the heavy artillery to counter Russia on the battlefield. Also, President Zelenskyy is looking for additional support as the leaders of Germany, France and Italy visit.

WEKU

French, German, Italian leaders in 1st Kyiv trip since invasion

Visit comes amid pleas from Zelenskyy for arms to fend off Russia, ahead of EU discussions on Ukraine’s membership bid.

Al Jazeera

Macron, Schulz and Draghi shown Ukraine ruins by Zelensky ahead of meeting

The French president said Ukraine is a “heroic city” marked by “the stigma of barbarism”

Evening Standard

German multiple rocket launchers to be delivered to Ukraine by August -minister

Three multiple rocket launchers that Germany pledged to Kyiv can be delivered in July or August after Ukrainian troops have been trained on the weapons, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Thursday.

Reuters

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French, German, Italian leaders on their way to Kyiv

The French presidency says French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Premier Mario Draghi are on their way to Kyiv

The Independent UK

French, German, Italian Leaders Visit Kyiv to Show Support

The leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania arrived in Kyiv on Thursday in a show of collective European support for Ukraine as it tries to resist Russia's invasion, marking the highest-profile visit to Ukraine's capital since Russia invaded its neighbor. The French president's office said that President Emmanuel Macron,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France's Macron, Germany's Scholz and Italy's Draghi on their way to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi have taken the night train to join Ukraine capital Kyiv, the French presidential office said on Thursday, confirming earlier reports.

Reuters

France’s Macron and European leaders pledge arms, EU path for Ukraine during Kyiv visit

The leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania on Thursday made a historic visit to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky and announced their support for granting Ukraine “immediate EU candidate status”. Read about the day's events as they unfolded on our liveblog. All times Paris time (GMT+2).

France 24

Civilian evacuation from Sievierodonetsk plant ‘impossible’, says governor – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war here

The Guardian - AU

‘It was worse than hell’: life in Mariupol under Russian occupation

Around 90,000 Ukrainians remain in the city with little access to electricity, phone, internet, water or healthcare

The Guardian - UK

European leaders visit Ukraine, dangling hope of EU membership

The leaders of Germany, France and Italy, all criticised in the past by Kyiv for support viewed as too cautious, visited Ukraine on Thursday and offered the hope of EU membership to a country pleading for weapons to fend off Russia's invasion.

Reuters

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Leaders back EU path for Kyiv

France, Germany, Italy and Romania leaders back Kyiv’s bid for EU membership and pledge more arms to fend off Russia.

Reuters

German, French, Italian leaders expected in Kyiv to signal solidarity

The leaders of the European Union's three biggest countries, Germany, France and Italy, are expected in Kyiv on Thursday to show their backing for Ukraine as it struggles to withstand a relentless Russian assault.

The Independent UK

Macron hints of Ukraine visit to carry 'message of support'

French President Emmanuel Macron has suggested that he would soon go to Kyiv to meet with Ukraine's leader

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin loses yet another commander in Ukraine war as 53rd dies during invasion

Colonel Sergei Postnov had been on active duty with Russian forces close to Kyiv, in Kharkiv as well as more recently in the Luhansk region, and was killed on a combat mission

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The Independent UK

In Ukraine, mines take lives even after fighting moves on

Russia’s war in Ukraine is spreading a deadly litter of mines, bombs and other explosives that is disrupting planting and harvesting, complicating efforts to rebuild homes and villages, and leaving behind a legacy that will endanger civilian lives and limbs long after the fighting stops

Asharq Al-Awsat

Up to 1,200 Civilians May Be in Plant in Eye of Ukraine Battle, Separatist Says

Up to 1,200 civilians may be holed up in the shelters of the Azot chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city where one of the fiercest battles of the war has been raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, a Russian-backed separatist said. Russian forces are trying to grind down Ukrainian…

France 24

US President Biden announces $1 billion arms package to support Ukraine

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a new package of arms and ammunition for Ukraine after reaffirming Washington’s support for Kyiv against Russia’s invasion in a call with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The $1 billion package includes more artillery, coastal anti-ship defence systems and ammunition for artillery and advanced rocket…

Reuters

West must stay focused on Ukraine during 'pivotal' moment, says Pentagon chief

Russia's invasion of Ukraine was at a "pivotal" moment and the United States and its allies could not lose focus on the three-month long conflict, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday as Western countries pledged more weapons to Kyiv.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Ukraine’s suffering: no end in sight

Editorial: Kyiv is reckoning not only with Russia’s brutal military assault but the difficulties of maintaining European solidarity

France 24

Macron visits Romania in show of support for NATO allies amid Ukraine war

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Romania Tuesday night to visit some 500 French troops deployed there. A subsequent visit to Moldova is planned for Wednesday, followed by a potential visit to Kyiv.

Reuters

Kyiv parish ravaged by occupation makes painful split from Moscow

For years a vocal minority at Saint Nicholas' parish in the middle-class Kyiv commuter town of Irpin resisted calls to split from their spiritual fathers in Moscow.

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