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Hopes rise for Ukraine talks, but experts doubt Russia will pull out

Analysis: Putin’s rhetoric remains uncompromising and analysts are sceptical negotiations will yield a lasting solution

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2022

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has remade himself again as a wartime leader in khaki

How Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy swapped careers, donned khakis and remade himself once again into a leader the world is turning to.

ABC News · Mar 16, 2022

Zelenskiy wants to shame the west into action. Will it work?

The contrast between what the Ukrainian president has been willing to do, and what western leaders have been willing to do to help, is the source of his moral power

The Guardian - US · Mar 16, 2022

Kyiv mayor says private homes and gas line damaged in latest shelling

Shelling by Russian forces caused a fire and damaged private homes and a gas line in Kyiv's Podil district on Wednesday evening, mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Reuters · Mar 16, 2022

Factbox-Russia suggests Sweden or Austria as military model for Ukraine

Ukraine could become a non-aligned or neutral state like Sweden or Austria, Russia said on Wednesday, as it seeks a compromise with Kyiv to end three weeks of war.

Reuters · Mar 16, 2022

Heartbroken mum says journalist killed in Ukraine 'always wanted to be saving world'

Pierre Zakrzewski was killed on Monday this week by Russian shelling, the Irish photojournalist was working with Fox News at the time and heartwarming tributes have poured out to the 55-year-old

Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2022

'I have a need': How Zelenskyy's plea to Congress emphasized shared identity with US

Speaking from his nation’s capital of Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress as Russian shells continue to bombard the city.

The Conversation · Mar 16, 2022

13 innocent civilians massacred by Russians as they queue for bread in besieged city

Footage shot in besieged Chernihiv, northern Ukraine, shows ten lifeless bodies after Russian thugs reportedly fired on the group as they waited in line for bread

Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2022

Lanarkshire businessman vows to 'fight to the death' as he joins foreign legion to defend Ukraine

Garage owner Adam Ennis has signed up for an international platoon that is newly embedded in the Ukrainian capital

Daily Record · Mar 16, 2022

Kremlin says too early to disclose potential agreements on resolving Ukraine conflict - RIA

It is too early disclose any set of potential agreements between Moscow and Kyiv on resolving the conflict in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Psekov said on Wednesday according to the RIA news agency.

Reuters · Mar 16, 2022