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Live updates | UK: Ukraine city Kreminna falls to Russia

The British Defense Ministry says Russian forces have taken the Ukrainian city of Kreminna

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

Russia accuses Nato of ‘proxy war’ in Ukraine as US hosts crucial defence summit

Ukraine dismisses Sergei Lavrov’s war comments as diplomats gather in Germany for US-hosted talks to navigate ‘critical’ phase

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022

Top Russian diplomat warns Ukraine against provoking WWIII

Russia’s top diplomat has warned Ukraine against provoking World War III and said the threat of a nuclear conflict “should not be underestimated.”

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

Family of captive Briton pleads for Prime Minister to ‘act now’ to free him

Aiden Aslin was fighting in Mariupol, Ukraine, when he was captured earlier this month.

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

Ukraine accuses Russia of blackmail with plan to halt gas to Poland

Kyiv accused Russia of blackmailing Europe by cutting off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria as the crisis in Ukraine deepened, with tensions surging in nearby Moldova and Moscow warning the West to back off.

Reuters · Apr 25, 2022

The AP Interview: Kyiv wants UN to seek Mariupol evacuation

Ukraine’s foreign minister is urging U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres to press Russia for an evacuation of the besieged port of Mariupol when he visits Moscow on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

Mariupol is almost wiped out but will 'never surrender', says top Zelensky adviser

President Volodymyr Zelensky's top aid, Igor Zhovka, spoke to FRANCE 24 from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The deputy head of the presidential office assessed the situation on the two main front lines of the country, in Donbas and Mariupol, the latter of which he said was a city almost wiped…

France 24 · Apr 25, 2022

Ukraine Urges UN to Be Guarantor of Safe Corridor from Mariupol Steel Plant

Ukraine denied on Monday reaching an agreement with Russia on evacuating civilians from a steel plant in the southern city of Mariupol, and pushed for the United Nations to be the "initiator and guarantor" of any such deal. Russia had said earlier on Monday that it would open a humanitarian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 25, 2022

Ukraine urges U.N. to be guarantor of safe corridor from Mariupol steel plant

Ukraine denied on Monday reaching an agreement with Russia on evacuating civilians from a steel plant in the southern city of Mariupol, and said the United Nations should be the "initiator and guarantor" of any such deal.

Reuters · Apr 25, 2022

Russia announces ceasefire for civilians at Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol

Russia has announced a ceasefire around the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol and claims it will allow civilians to evacuate.

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2022