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Russia steps up Ukraine assaults ahead of Victory Day

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine: Ukraine hoped to evacuate more civilians from a besieged Mariupol steel plant on Saturday as Russian forces unleashed new bombardments across the country ahead of Victory Day festivities in Moscow.

Bangkok Post

US Sending Ukraine More Weapons, Dozens Evacuated from Steelworks

US President Joe Biden announced another package of military assistance for Ukraine, as dozens of civilians were evacuated from Mariupol's besieged steelworks, the last pocket of resistance against Russian troops in the port city. Worth $150 million, the latest security assistance would include artillery munitions and radars, Biden said, as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine's Zelensky says several hundreds were saved from Azovstal plant

Ukrainian's president said on Saturday that more than 300 civilians had been rescued from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, where Ukrainian forces are holding out against a Russian siege. He assured that authorities would now focus on evacuating the wounded and medics. Ukraine is also working on humanitarian corridors…

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Ukraine says all women, children now evacuated from Mariupol steel mill

All women, children and elderly civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday, after a week-long effort rescued hundreds of people during an ongoing Russian assault at the plant.

Reuters

Zelenskiy invites Germany’s Scholz to visit Ukraine on Russia’s Victory Day

President says visit on 9 May, when German leaders have often travelled to Moscow, would make powerful statement

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin to 'send chilling doomsday warning' to US and Europe with biggest sign yet of nuclear war plans

During the speeches, Russia’s 11-80 “doomsday” command planewill do a fly-by for the first time since 2010.

Irish Mirror

Vladimir Putin to send chilling 'doomsday' warning to west in May 9 victory parade

There have been a number of reports that at the upcoming 'Victory Day' parades on May 9 Russian President Vladimir Putin will use it as an opportunity to call for all-out war against Ukraine

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Why is Ukraine trying to cancel Russian culture?

Ukraine has ramped up its de-Russification efforts, but figures like Tolstoy and Pushkin were also targeted by Russia.

Al Jazeera

Russian court orders arrest in absentia of top journalist over 'fakes'

A Moscow court on Friday ordered the arrest in absentia of Alexander Nevzorov, a prominent Russian journalist accused of spreading false information about what Moscow calls its special military operation in Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia: What is Victory Day, and why is it important this May 9?

Russia will celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany as its new war on Ukraine rages.

Al Jazeera

Putin to send 'doomsday' warning to West at Russia's WW2 victory parade

President Vladimir Putin will send a "doomsday" warning to the West when he leads celebrations on Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia's vast firepower while its forces fight on in Ukraine.

Reuters

What a cathedral and a massive military parade show about Putin's Russia

May 9, 2022, marks the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany. Victory Day has traditionally been a day to honor veterans and hold an enormous parade in Moscow to display the country’s military prowess.

The Conversation

Moscow Ready to Host New Round of Palestinian Dialogue

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and North Africa Mikhail Bogdanov held on Thursday a comprehensive round of talks with a visiting Hamas delegation in Moscow. The Russian diplomat said the meeting was useful and constructive, according to the official Tass news agency.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Posters appear in Moscow accusing famous Swedes of backing Nazism

Posters accusing some of the 20th century's most famous Swedes of supporting Nazism have appeared on Moscow's streets in a sign of worsening relations between Russia and Sweden as the Nordic country contemplates joining NATO.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Russia ‘plans Victory Day celebrations’ in Mariupol as fighting in city continues

Signs of Ukrainian control are being removed ahead of Monday’s national celebrations

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says it Will Not Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine

Russia will not use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, foreign ministry spokesman Alexei Zaitsev said on Friday. Zaitsev told reporters the use of nuclear weapons by Russia - a risk that Western officials have publicly discussed – was not applicable to what Moscow calls its special military operation in Ukraine. CIA…

The Guardian - UK

How Victory Day became central to Putin’s idea of Russian identity

Rhetoric of 1945 victory over Nazis has become more twisted over two decades of Putin’s rule

The Independent UK

Why did Russia invade Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

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The Guardian - AU

UN plans third evacuation from Azovstal steelworks as battle continues to rage

Ukraine says Russian bombing has destroyed or damaged 400 hospitals and medical centres; Moscow rushes to declare victory in Mariupol

Reuters

Evacuations restart in Mariupol as Biden announces more arms for Ukraine

Ukraine said 50 civilians were evacuated from a bombed-out steelworks in the city of Mariupol on Friday, accusing Russia of violating a truce intended to allow dozens more still trapped beneath the plant to depart after weeks under siege.

Foreign Affairs

How to Save the Postwar Order

The United States Should Rethink Its Defense of the System

Reuters

Lula's Ukraine comments are 'Russian attempts to distort truth,' Ukrainian official says

Ukraine's senior presidential adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, on Thursday blasted comments by former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that Ukraine shouldered equal blame for Moscow's invasion, describing them as "Russian attempts to distort the truth."

Roll Call

Kyiv's envoy backs using frozen Russian state assets to rebuild Ukraine - Roll Call

The government of Ukraine backs the United States seizing frozen Russian government assets and using them to rebuild the country.

The Independent UK

Israel says Putin apologized over his FM's Holocaust remarks

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says he accepted an apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin for controversial remarks about the Holocaust made by Moscow’s top diplomat

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: tests and threats as the temperature continues to rise

Two months into the war the temperature of the rhetoric on both sides is warming considerably, exacerbating the conflict between Washington and Moscow, despite the US not being directly involved in the fighting.

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