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Blinken accuses Russia of using food as a weapon in Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia on Thursday of using food as a weapon in Ukraine by holding "hostage" supplies for not just Ukrainians, but also millions around the world.

Reuters

Moscow says hundreds of Ukrainian troops in custody as war crimes trials continue

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia said Thursday that more than 1,700 Ukrainian fighters had surrendered at a steel plant in the conquered city of Mariupol, even as Ukraine claimed battlefield gains elsewhere, continued its first war crimes trial against a Russian soldier and prepared to launch a second.

Los Angeles Times

How the capture of Azov fighters affects the Russia-Ukraine war

The war’s post-apocalyptic poster boys are seen in a totally different light in the Kremlin and on Russian TV.

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Ukraine news – live: Russia’s Belgorod ‘shelled’, as Kyiv issues ceasefire warning

Shells fired from the ‘Ukrainian side’ have hit region near border with Ukraine, an official claimed

The Independent UK

Moscow says opening Ukraine ports would need review of sanctions on Russia - Interfax

Moscow said on Thursday that sanctions on Russia would have to be reviewed if it were to heed a U.N. appeal to open access to Ukraine's Black Sea ports so that grain could be exported, according to an Interfax news agency report.

Reuters

Russia says 900 of Ukraine’s Mariupol defenders sent to prison colony

More than 900 of Ukraine’s fighters who had been holding out inside Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant have been taken to a prison colony, according to Moscow.

Evening Standard

Lavrov Discusses with Sheikh Prospects of Palestinian-Israeli Settlement

Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Central Committee of Fatah, Hussein al-Sheikh, met on Wednesday in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his deputy Mikhail Bogdanov. The meeting touched on latest developments in the Middle East and prospects of an Israeli-Palestinian…

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Russia to Close Moscow Offices of Canadian Broadcaster

Russia said Wednesday it was closing the Moscow offices of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in retaliation for Ottawa's banning of Russian state media outlet RT. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed the decision, saying "responsible journalism, sharing what's actually going on with citizens, is a deep threat to Vladimir Putin". Canada…

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Russia suffers series of military, economic, diplomatic defeats

Russia is losing troop strength at a high rate and is cutting gas sales to Europe, which help Moscow finance its war.

Al Jazeera

US Backs Nordic NATO Bids, Ukraine Tries Russian for War Crime

US President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Finland and Sweden on Thursday to discuss their NATO membership bids, while Ukraine said no military option was left to rescue the soldiers still inside a steel plant besieged by Russian forces. Moscow's troops have been accused of widespread atrocities against…

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 pledges billions for Ukraine 'to get through this'

The Group of Seven agreed on Thursday to provide Ukraine with $18.4 billion to pay its bills, funds that Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said would speed up Kyiv's victory over Russia and which were just as important as "the weapons you provide".

Reuters

Live updates | UN Chief: War in Ukraine driving world hunger

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday he's in “intense contacts” with Russia and other countries to stop escalating global hunger exacerbated by the war in Ukraine by allowing the export of grain stored in Ukrainian ports and ensuring Russian food and fertilizers have unrestricted access to world markets

The Independent UK

Russian Australians are watching news from Moscow, but not everyone is falling for Putin's propaganda

There have been moves to block Russian propaganda in Australia since the invasion of Ukraine, but some Russian Australians are still consuming Russian news. Ukrainians are concerned about the message some people are hearing.

ABC News

Moscow Says More Mariupol Fighters Surrender; Kyiv Silent on Their Fate

Russia said on Wednesday nearly 700 more Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol but Kyiv was silent about their fate, while a pro-Russian separatist leader said commanders were still holed up in tunnels beneath the Azovstal steelworks. More than a day after Kyiv announced it had ordered its garrison in…

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Daily Mirror

Russians blitz base where British troops trained Ukrainians in anti-tank warfare

The former Soviet Desna training base was hit by missiles launched from Russian bombers, killing eight and wounding 12, as Moscow is trying to subdue Ukraine’s defence forces

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Ukraine President Zelenskiy’s Life Story Told in New Comic Book

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's life story - from comedian to war-time leader - has been given the graphic novel treatment in TidalWave Comics' latest biography, "Political Power: Volodymyr Zelenskyy." The 22-page glossy, set for release on Friday, tells the story of how Zelenskiy, who once played a fictional president in…

The Guardian - UK

Vladislav Shoot obituary

Other lives: Ukrainian-born composer who settled in the UK after becoming composer-in-residence at Dartington Hall in 1992

Reuters

With troops in Ukraine, Russia's defence spending leaps 40%

Russia's defence spending was up nearly 40% in the first four months of the year, according to preliminary data released by the finance ministry on Wednesday, almost three months into Moscow's large-scale military campaign in Ukraine.

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Russia could use new-age laser weapons to 'blind' satellites and blow up drones

Yury Borisov, Russia's deputy premier of military development, said new mobile system Peresvet - which can "blind" all enemy satellite reconnaissance systems - was already deployed with Moscow’s forces

France 24

Cannes 2022: 'Top Gun: Maverick' touches down on the Croisette

On day two of the Cannes Film Festival, FRANCE 24's Olivia Salazar-Winspear tells us why the première of "Top Gun: Maverick" has movie fans jostling to catch a glimpse of US actor Tom Cruise on the red carpet. We also take a look at the first films competing for the…

Reuters

India, world's biggest buyer of Russian arms, looks to diversify suppliers

India is looking to domestic firms and eastern European nations for military gear and ammunition, as the world's biggest buyer of Russian arms seeks alternative suppliers at a time when Moscow is fighting a war with Ukraine and facing sanctions.

Radio France Internationale

EU unveils €210billion energy security plan to break with Russia, fast-track renewable sources

The European Commission has unveiled a €210 billion plan for Europe to end its reliance on Russian fossil fuels by 2027, and to use the pivot away from Moscow to quicken its transition to green energy.

The Independent UK

Russian soldier pleads guilty at Ukraine war crimes trial

A 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian

Reuters

Russian soldier pleads guilty in war crimes trial in Ukraine

A Russian soldier accused of war crimes in Ukraine pleaded guilty on Wednesday to killing an elderly unarmed civilian.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Expels European Diplomats in Tit-for-Tat Move

Twenty-seven Spanish diplomats must leave Russia within a week, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Spain said in April it would expel some 25 Russian diplomats and embassy staff from Madrid, joining other European Union countries that have ordered Russian officials to leave. Russia's decision to expel Italian diplomats is…

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