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Severodonetsk mayor says only 20% of city still under Ukrainian control

Ukrainian forces are holding just 20 percent of Severodonetsk, the mayor of the eastern city said on Wednesday as Russian forces pushed further into the Donbas region. The Russian advance comes as the United States said it will provide Ukraine with advanced rockets to help it force Moscow to negotiate…

France 24

Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province

DNIPRO, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces desperately tried to block a complete Russian takeover of one of the country’s two eastern provinces Tuesday, with Russian troops clawing out incremental gains even as European leaders agreed to a partial oil embargo aimed at starving Moscow’s mammoth war machine.

Los Angeles Times

Russia's nuclear forces holding manoeuvre drills - report

Russia's nuclear forces are holding drills in the Ivanovo province, northeast of Moscow, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Wednesday.

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Russians reach centre of Ukraine industrial city; U.S. to give Kyiv advanced rockets

Russian forces fought their way into the centre of Ukraine's industrial city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday, edging closer to claiming a big prize in their offensive in the eastern Donbas region.

Reuters

Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province

Los Angeles Times

Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province

Los Angeles Times

Do sanctions work? EU bets on oil embargo while Moscow blocks grain exports

It took one month of haggling for the European Union to agree on a Russian oil embargo that offers an exemption for holdout Hungary. How big or how small a caveat? After all, the EU is reducing dependency on Russian oil by 90 percent. In the long run, it's a…

France 24

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U.N. had 'constructive' talks in Moscow on Russian grain, fertilizer exports

A senior U.N. official had "constructive discussions" in Moscow with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov on facilitating Russian grain and fertilizer exports to global markets, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin ally in chilling threat to kidnap NATO defence minister in Ukraine

Senior politician Oleg Morozov - an elected lawmaker in the dominant United Russia party - said the West's decision to supply Ukraine with weapons might provoke Moscow into reviewing its military goals

Daily Mirror

Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province

Los Angeles Times

Canada imposes Russia-related sanctions 22 individuals, 4 entities

Canada said Tuesday it was imposing new sanctions on Russia and putting restrictions on 22 individuals and four entities in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Fleeing war in Ukraine, Russians find home in Montenegro

Not long after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, former opposition activist Elena Zaslavska was at her apartment in downtown Moscow when there was a knock on the door from the police.

Reuters

Most of Sievierodonetsk has fallen to Russia, says governor of Luhansk

Mayor of besieged Ukrainian city tells residents to stay in cellars as Russian forces advance ‘block by block’

The Guardian - UK

Russian lawmaker suggests kidnapping NATO defence minister in Ukraine

A senior Russian lawmaker has suggested kidnapping a NATO defence minister in Ukraine and bringing them to Moscow for questioning about what "orders" the West has been giving to Kyiv.

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The Independent UK

World War 3: Seven times it has been wrongly declared or predicted

Moscow’s remark echo a string of previous sinister predictions

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Sievierodonetsk mayor says Russian forces seize half of city

Russian forces in a “frenzied push” have seized half of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk that is key to Moscow’s efforts to quickly complete the capture of the industrial Donbas region

The Independent UK

Ireland facing ‘new era’ of higher energy costs, Martin warns

European Union leaders have agreed to embargo most Russian oil imports into the bloc by year-end as part of new sanctions on Moscow.

The Guardian - UK

What does EU’s partial oil ban mean for Russia and rest of Europe?

Ban on seaborne oil aims to cut off funds for Kremlin war machine, but some warn it could help Moscow in short term

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The Independent UK

Ukraine news - live: Russia destroying Sievierodonetsk ‘block by block’, says mayor

Up to 15,000 civilians are thought to be trapped in eastern city

Asharq Al-Awsat

Georgia's Breakaway Region Ditches Referendum on Joining Russia

The leader of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia on Monday scrapped plans to hold a referendum on joining Russia which his predecessor had scheduled for July 17. South Ossetia was at the center of the Russian-Georgian war in 2008 after which the Kremlin recognized the territory as an independent…

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Europe announces compromise deal on banning Russian oil imports

European Union leaders have reached a compromise deal to ban more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports, punishment for its invasion of Ukraine three months ago. Meanwhile, Moscow's forces push ahead with their offensive in the eastern Donbas region.

Evening Standard

Putin’s troops advance towards centre of Severodonetsk but not ‘as fast’ as planned

A ‘terrible smell of death’ hangs over the outskirts of the eastern city of Severodonetsk

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Leaders Ban Most Russian Oil, as Moscow Advances in Donbas

European Union leaders have agreed to ban more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports, tightening economic screws on the country even as Moscow's forces press their offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. The compromise deal reached late Monday, meant to punish Russia for its invasion three months ago, cuts "a…

Evening Standard

Postcard from Donbas: trenches, shelling and families living by candlelight — it feels like WWI

With Russia marshalling all its forces and firepower towards targets in eastern Ukraine, the battle in the Donbas has intensified — and citizen soldiers are on the frontline. Tom Mutch reports

Asharq Al-Awsat

King of Bahrain, Russian FM Discuss Ukraine

Bahrain's King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received in Manama on Monday Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Talks focused on the latest regional and international developments, most notably the situation in Ukraine. King Hamad stressed to his guest the importance of resolving the conflict in Ukraine in a way…

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