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Decree comes after Russian president met former top Wagner commanderto bring mercenary group back into the fold

Zelensky meets Nato chief in Kyiv as Ukraine pushes for defence bloc membership

When Vladimir Putin called for a partial mobilisation in September 2022 it was a sign to ordinary Russians that – despite all the Kremlin’s denials – this was no longer a “special military operation” but a real war.

‘The West is reliable, Russia is equally reliable,’ the Turkish president recently said, reflecting his balancing act.

Ukraine claims to have shot down 34 of 44 drones; Greenpeace criticises monitoring of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant; UK defence secretary visits Kyiv

The Defence Secretary met Mr Zelensky and other military officials in Kyiv.

The meeting came as Vladimir Putin’s military unleashed a large wave of air strikes on three regions of Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukrainian forces are “gradually gaining ground” in their counteroffensive against Russia during an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday. The Western alliance chief also said that Ukraine is “closer to NATO than ever before”. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.…

Comment from Ukraine’s president comes after Jens Stoltenberg’s trip to Kyiv