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Ukrainian negotiator rules out ceasefire or concessions to Russia

Ukraine on Saturday ruled out agreeing to a ceasefire with Russia and said Kyiv would not accept any deal with Moscow that involved ceding territory.

Reuters · May 21, 2022

Russia ‘takes control of Azovstal steel plant’; gas supply to Finland to be cut – as it happened

Plant was last part of Mariupol in Ukrainian hands; Gazprom will suspend gas sales to Finland from Saturday. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 86 of the invasion

Intense fighting reported around Severodonetsk in the Donbas; Russia plans to change law to scrap age limit for soldiers

The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2022

Russia threatens more Europe energy cutoffs as it batters Ukraine’s east

DNIPRO, Ukraine — As Russia ramped up attacks on Ukraine’s eastern front and threatened to cut off energy to more European countries, the Biden administration announced Thursday it was seeking a massive aid package for Ukraine while expanding its economic targeting of Russian oligarchs.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 28, 2022

Russia threatens more Europe energy cutoffs as it batters Ukraine’s east

DNIPRO, Ukraine — Russia is “exerting intense fire” along a 300-mile battlefront in Ukraine’s east, the embattled nation’s military said Thursday, as the head of the United Nations landed in Kyiv for a high-profile visit amid escalating threats by Moscow to cut off energy supplies to more European countries.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 28, 2022

‘Don’t try our patience’: Moscow warns west over Ukraine strikes in Russia

A foreign ministry official in Moscow warns of a possible ‘harsh response’ from Russia

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

Russian forces capture villages in push into eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian army driven out of Velyka Komyshuvakha and Zavody, while concern grows over Transnistria

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2022

Zelensky aide says explosions in Russia are ‘karma’ and payback for Ukraine war

Adviser says ‘debts have to be repaid’ for Russia’s war but does not admit Ukraine was responsible for blasts

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

Russia compared to Isis after ‘demanding money from captured soldier’s family’ in ransom video

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor is set to join an EU investigations team probing possible war crimes in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

Ukraine calls for more powerful weapons as Zelensky meets top US officials

Russia has continued with its invasion and has been attacking a steel plant where civilians and military personnel are housed

Wales Online · Apr 24, 2022