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Erdogan tells Stoltenberg Turkey's security concerns are just

President Tayyip Erdogan told NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg by phone that Turkey's security concerns regarding Sweden and Finland's membership bids were based on just and legitimate grounds, Erdogan's office said on Friday.

Reuters

Distant rumble of Ukraine war disturbs calm of Baltic islands

The fighting may be more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) away across sea and land, but on their remote, rocky outcrop off the southern coast of Finland, the inhabitants of Aland fear the Russian invasion of Ukraine could change their lives for good.

Reuters

Russian troops pound Donbas as Ukraine war enters 100th day

Moscow has seized about a fifth of Ukrainian territory since its invasion and vows to continue ‘until all goals are achieved’

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Finnish, Swedish NATO bids hinge on response to Turkey, says Erdogan aide

Progress on Finland and Sweden's NATO membership bids ahead of a NATO summit in Madrid this month depends on their response to Turkey's demands, a spokesman for President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.

Reuters

Sweden's defence minister sees ongoing support necessary for Ukraine

Sweden and other European countries must be prepared for ongoing support and weapons deliveries to Ukraine as it faces a long-running conflict with Russia, Sweden's Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist said on Friday.

Reuters

NATO should consider 'de facto' membership for Ukraine - Ukrainian defence minister

NATO should consider granting Ukraine "de facto" rather than "de jure" membership of the alliance when it discusses its strategy for the next 10 years at a summit in June, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Friday.

Reuters

Timeline: Russian invasion of Ukraine

A day-by-day look at how the war has unfolded

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters 100th day

Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its 100th day on Friday with no end in sight to the fighting that has killed thousands, uprooted millions and reduced cities to rubble.

Reuters

Commentary: We want the war to end. But should calls for negotiating with Putin be taken seriously?

Three months have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine, and calls for negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin are growing.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: When it comes to Turkey, NATO needs to consider divorce

This week, I’m getting married in France. I should be writing my vows, but instead I’m writing this column, though the concept of marriage is still on my mind.

Chicago Tribune

What Is behind Turkey’s Syria Incursion Threats?

In northern Syria, residents are bracing for a new fight. With the world’s attention focused on the war in Ukraine, Turkey's leader says he’s planning a major military operation to push back Syrian Kurdish fighters and create a long sought-after buffer zone in the border area. Tensions are high.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why did Russia invade Ukraine? The conflict explained

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

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What is behind Turkey's Syria incursion threats?

Residents in northern Syria are bracing for a new fight since Turkey's president threatened a major military operation to push back Syrian Kurdish fighters and create a long sought-after buffer zone in the border area

The Independent UK

Timeline: The first 100 days of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Ukraine invasion was met with sanctions, expansion of NATO, and a bifurcation of the global financial and trade system.

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine forces ‘recapture 20% of territory lost in Sievierodonetsk’ – as it happened

Ukrainian forces say they have pushed back Russians in the city

Radio France Internationale

Arms manufacturers are winning after 100 days of war in Ukraine

Friday 3 June marks day 100 of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Moscow’s troops managed to occupy large stretches of the eastern Donbas region and secured a land bridge from Crimea. But Ukrainian troops have held their ground in the rest of the country, largely helped by weapons from the West.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainians Hold Out as Russia Storms Eastern City on War’s 100th Day

Russian forces advanced deep into the ruined eastern factory city of Sievierodonetsk, but Ukrainian troops were still holding out on Friday as Russia's assault on its neighbour entered its 100th day. Ukraine's defense minister said his troops were already training in Europe to operate new, advanced missile systems pledged this…

France 24

As it happened: Zelensky vows victory on 100th day of Russian invasion

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, on the 100th day since Russia's February 24 invasion, said his country will emerge victorious, as Russian troops pounded the Donbas region. Paris confirmed the death of a French national fighting as a volunteer in Ukraine. And at a meeting in Moscow on Friday, African Union…

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The Independent UK

MoD told troubled military vehicle project poses risk to national security

Five years from original deployment date, army’s new wheels still in development hell

The Independent UK

MoD told ‘fix or fail’ struggling Ajax programme or risk national security

The Ajax armoured vehicle programme has so far run for 12 years, cost £3.2 billion and delivered no deployable vehicles.

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin has ‘almost messianic belief in himself’, says Hillary Clinton

Former US secretary of state speaks of Russian leader’s dislike of critics and ‘goal of restoring imperial Russia’

Bangkok Post

Russia is stuck in a vicious circle while it plays bluff

The Russian war in Ukraine is a calamity -- for the people suffering through it, for Ukraine, for Russia, for China (which needs stability to develop faster than its competitors), and for most of the world (due to the resulting energy and food crises).

Al Jazeera

NATO chief on Ukraine war: We have to be prepared for ‘long haul’

Jens Stoltenberg says conflict is turning into ‘war of attrition’, and NATO is not seeking escalation with Russia.

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: bogged down in the bloody Donbas region

It’s now over 14 weeks since Vladimir Putin sent Russia’s military machine into Ukraine expecting a relatively easy victory. It’s fair to say that the “special military operation” is not panning out the way the Russian president or his planners had envisaged.

Reuters

NATO chief says alliance in touch with Turkey over its concerns on Finland, Sweden

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that the alliance was in touch with Turkey to find a "united way" forward to address Ankara's concerns over Sweden and Finland's bid to join the pact.

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