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Biden announces more military aid, questions Russian claims of controlling Mariupol

US President Joe Biden on Thursday authorised another $800 million in military aid for Ukraine, citing a "critical window" in the conflict as Russia conducts a major offensive in eastern Ukraine. The new military package will include heavy artillery, 144,000 rounds of ammunition and tactical drones, Biden said. Follow the…

France 24

US officials dismiss Putin’s claim that his forces have ‘liberated’ the port city of Mariupol as disinformation – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine’s access to weapons could determine fate of Donbas offensive

Analysis: As Russian troops turn to Donbas, Ukraine’s pleas for munitions continue

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Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov says Mariupol will fall today in chilling warning

Mariupol would be the biggest city to be seized by Russia since invading Ukraine eight weeks ago in an attack that has taken longer than some military analysts expected

Daily Mirror

Ukraine After the War

How the Country Can Tackle Corruption and Revive Its Democracy

Foreign Affairs

Putin claims victory in Mariupol; Ukrainian fighters hold on

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory on Thursday in the biggest battle of the Ukraine war, declaring the port city of Mariupol "liberated," although hundreds of Ukrainian troops and civilians were still holding out inside a giant steel works.

Reuters

Ultimatum ignored in Mariupol as attacks intensify in east Ukraine

RUBIZHNE, Ukraine — Russia tightened its grip Wednesday around Ukraine’s last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, whose desperate defenders, holed up in underground shelters beneath a massive steel plant, pleaded for international help, declaring that they were “probably facing our last days, if not hours.”

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Ultimatum ignored in Mariupol as attacks intensify in east Ukraine

RUBIZHNE, Ukraine — Russia delivered what it said was a last-chance surrender ultimatum Wednesday to Ukrainian forces in the besieged port of Mariupol, whose desperate defenders, pleading for international help, declared that they were “probably facing our last days, if not hours.”

Los Angeles Times

Timeline: Week eight of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera recaps key events during week eight of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

UN Leader Seeks Peace Talks in Moscow, Kviv

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has separately asked Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to receive him to discuss steps to bring about peace following Moscow's invasion of its neighbor. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said separate letters were handed to the permanent missions of Russia and Ukraine…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine man able to track Russian troops online via his stole Apple AirPods

Vitaliy Semenets had the Bluetooth headphones stolen from is house in Hostomel, near Kyiv, shortly after Putin's forces tried to topple the Ukrainian capital.

Daily Record

Russia says talks with Ukraine hinge on Kyiv's readiness to take into account Moscow's demands

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov told his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in a phone call on Wednesday that the outcome of talks with Ukraine completely depended on Kyiv's readiness to take into account Russia's demands.

Reuters

Ukraine's president says he has not seen document Kremlin says it sent Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had not seen or heard about a document that the Kremlin said it had sent to Ukraine in connection with peace talks.

Reuters

Ultimatum ignored in Mariupol as attacks intensify in east Ukraine

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Moscow has deported 500,000 people to Russia, Ukraine lawmaker says

Moscow has deported 500,000 people from Ukraine to Russia, a leading member of the parliament in Kyiv told European lawmakers on Wednesday, calling on the Red Cross to establish contact with those missing.

Tribune News Service

North Carolina veteran escapes Ukraine with aid from group that extracts people from global hot spots

WASHINGTON — Creed Burleson checked into the Radisson Blu in Kyiv on Feb. 22 with big plans. He would set up a new website design business in Ukraine over the coming days, stopping by the bank and submitting paperwork to establish the new company with local authorities.

Reuters

Germany has not disclosed all weapons sent Ukraine, minister says

Berlin has chosen not to make public all the weapons it has sent to support Ukraine, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said, adding that Germany would help Kyiv maintain more advanced weapons systems it might buy and train soldiers to use them.

Reuters

EU Council's Michel makes surprise visit to Kyiv

European Council President Charles Michel made an unexpected visit to Kyiv on Wednesday, following a trip to the Ukrainian capital by the head of the EU's executive earlier this month to show support for the nation fighting a Russian invasion.

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Ukraine Gets Warplanes as Mariupol Officer Warns Facing 'Last Days'

Ukraine received fighter jets to help resist the Russian invasion, as Moscow intensified its offensive in the east where a besieged officer in Mariupol warned Wednesday his forces were facing their "last days, if not hours". The West has responded to a renewed Russian push into the Donbas region with…

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine can develop ‘maximum speed’ in joining the EU, Zelenskiy says – as it happened

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France 24

Civilians still trapped as Mariupol evacuation fails, says Ukraine deputy PM

About 1,000 civilians remain trapped at a steel plant where Ukrainian forces are making their last stand in the besieged city of Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday. Ukraine blamed Russian forces for failing to respect a temporary ceasefire. Follow the day’s events as they unfolded on our liveblog.…

Foreign Affairs

What If the War in Ukraine Doesn’t End?

The Global Consequences of a Long Conflict

Reuters

Ukraine seeks Mariupol evacuation talks after surrender-or-die ultimatum expires

Ukraine proposed talks with Moscow over evacuating troops and civilians from Mariupol after a Russian surrender-or-die ultimatum expired on Wednesday, leaving many trapped at a steel plant, the last main stronghold of resistance.

Reuters

Biden says he does not know if he will visit Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he does not know if he will travel to Kyiv after Ukraine's wartime leader called on him to visit.

Bangkok Post

The bonds that connect us

Before any warning sign of armed conflict in Europe, Viktoria Vorotina, a former model and revelatory artist, connected with the spirit of her heart and found inner serenity as seen through an abstract and transformative art collection titled "Hope And Peace". But after Putin's decision to invade her country, triggering…

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