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UNHCR: More Than 4 Million People Have Fled Ukraine

The number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad is now 4,019,287, the United Nations' Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday. The new figure was posted on an UNHCR website. More than 2.3 million have arrived in Poland, but many have traveled onward to other countries or back into Ukraine. Aid workers say…

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Germany activates natural gas emergency supply plan

The German government has activated its emergency plan for gas supplies, as fears rise that Russia could cut off the flow of gas to Europe. The early warning, announced by Economy Minister Robert Habeck, is the first of three stages in Berlin's emergency plan aimed at securing supplies. The move…

France 24

Moscow to invite 'friendly countries' to Russian university games - minister

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said on Wednesday that Russia would invite "friendly countries" to take part in its national university games, at a time when its own athletes remain sidelined from competitions over Moscow's war in Ukraine.

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Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis worsens as four million flee and Russia ‘hits’ Red Cross warehouse

Nearly a tenth of Ukraine’s population has left the country

The Independent UK

Russia's pledge to scale back in Ukraine draws scepticism, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says there's no reason to believe it

Russian Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin doesn't mention areas that have seen heavy fighting, including around Mariupol, as he talks of the steps needed to work towards an agreement, which Moscow's top negotiator says is still a long way off.

ABC News

Ukraine reports shelling outside Kyiv, fighting around Chernihiv

Ukrainian officials reported shelling around the capital Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, despite a promise by Moscow to scale down military operations there.

Reuters

‘Not naive’: Ukraine questions Russian pledge to reduce attacks

Peace talks are expected to resume as Ukraine and the West warn Moscow may be preparing a major offensive.

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Governor of Ukraine's Chernihiv region sees no let-up in Russian attacks

The governor of Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region said on Wednesday he saw no let-up in Russian attacks despite a promise by Moscow to scale down military operations there.

Reuters

Moscow, Beijing agreed to widen cooperation -Ifax cites Russian foreign ministry

Russia and China agreed to widen cooperation at a meeting of their foreign ministers in China on Wednesday, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's foreign ministry as saying, amid what Moscow described as "difficult international conditions".

Reuters

Russian pledge to withdraw from Kyiv met with scepticism by Western leaders

Ukrainian and Western leaders have expressed scepticism after Russia pledged to “drastically reduce hostilities” in the cities of Kyiv and Chernihiv, warning Moscow had previously reneged on peace agreements.

Evening Standard

US Advises that Moscow May 'Detain' Americans in Russia

The US State Department issued a travel advisory on Tuesday warning that Moscow "may single out and detain US citizens in Russia" and repeating earlier warnings for Americans not to travel to the country. The warning was "due to the unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces"…

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Lavrov Makes First China Visit Since Ukraine War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China on Wednesday in his first visit to the key ally since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine last month. In a post on its Weibo social media account, the Russian embassy in Beijing confirmed Lavrov had landed in the eastern city of…

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As it happened: Russia regrouping forces from Kyiv to focus on 'key fronts and Donbas'

A day after Russia vowed to scale back military operations, shelling continued in Kyiv and Chernihiv amid reports Russian forces were regrouping to focus attention on their main goal: the breakaway region of Donbas. In an interview with FRANCE 24, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Russia has now…

France 24

Germany could ration power if fuel standoff continues - as it happened

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Russian pledge to scale back in Ukraine draws skepticism

Russia’s pledge to scale back some military operations in Ukraine is drawing skepticism even as the two nations return Wednesday to talks that could produce a framework for ending the war

Reuters

Russia bombards Kyiv outskirts, regroups for offensive in east Ukraine

Russian forces bombarded the outskirts of Kyiv and a besieged city in northern Ukraine on Wednesday after promising to reduce attacks there in what the West dismissed as a ploy by Moscow to stem its heavy losses and regroup for other offensives.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 35 of the Russian invasion

Russia’s pledge to cut back its military activity in the north is greeted with widespread scepticism, as Volodymyr Zelenskiy says signs from talks are ‘positive’

Wales Online

Kyiv under attack hours after Russian vows to scale back war in west of Ukraine

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Putin cannot be trusted

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As talks with Ukraine resume, offer by Russia to reduce attacks is met with skepticism

LVIV, Ukraine — Russian negotiators Tuesday offered to pull back attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in a step toward ending the war between the two nations, but U.S. and Western officials remained skeptical of Moscow’s true intentions.

The New Daily

Russia and Ukraine peace talks progress – but so do the deadly rockets

Russian officials said during peace talks the Kremlin would scale down some operations. Hours later, there was a deadly attack on a port city.

Daily Record

Humiliated Vladimir Putin and top military men ‘flee to bunkers’ over nuclear war fears

Vladimir Putin may be in hiding according to new evidence which suggests that the Kremlin leader is staying at a top secret nuclear bunker east of Moscow.

The Guardian - UK

Why is Abramovich playing peacemaker after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?

The presence of previously publicity-shy billionaire at talks in Istanbul has surprised many

France 24

Putin's Greater Russia: What's driving the invasion of Ukraine?

Does 22 years in power change a man? Or was this Vladimir Putin's grand design all along? In justifying his invasion of Ukraine, the master of the Kremlin talked of "denazification" and how Russians and Ukrainians are the same people. Now, with the ground offensive failing to net a quick…

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Belgium Expels 21 Russians amid Similar Moves Elsewhere in EU

Belgium has expelled 21 Russian diplomats for alleged spying and posing threats to security, the foreign affairs minister told lawmakers, amid similar moves by fellow EU members the Netherlands, Ireland and the Czech Republic. Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said it was not possible to coordinate such moves among all…

Evening Standard

Putin’s closest allies ‘may be too scared to tell him truth about disastrous Ukraine invasion’ say Western officials

Western officials say there is ‘considerable evidence of unease’ about how the conflict has gone for Russia among the elite in Moscow

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