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Putin seeking goals beyond Ukraine’s east: US intelligence chief

Avril Haines says Russian president is preparing for a prolonged conflict as invasion turns into a ‘war of attrition’.

Al Jazeera

Timeline of Vladimir Putin's nuclear war threats - list of 'unfriendly' countries, huge escalation and 'Irish attack'

In his address, he tried to justify their military action in Ukraine by saying that their forces are “fighting for the Motherland.”

Irish Mirror

Vladimir Putin needs 600,000 more troops or he might use nukes, ex-NATO chief warns

Vladimir Putin may be forced into brutal tactics to win his failing war in Ukraine, it has been claimed, with a tactical nuclear strike a possible final throw of the dice

Daily Mirror

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Has Russia already lost the war?

Russia had a decent plan, says warfare expert John Spencer. But military incompetence has led to total failure

Salon

Boris Johnson to visit Finland and Sweden ahead of decisions on Nato membership

Trip will be seen as provocative by Moscow

The Independent UK

Russia to help ally Belarus create Iskander-type missile, President Alexander Lukashenko says

The Iskander, a mobile ballistic missile system codenamed SS-26 Stone by Nato, replaced the Soviet Scud missile

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson set to fly to Sweden and Finland for security talks

The two countries are considering joining Nato following the Russian president’s attack on Ukraine

Evening Standard

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Russia is being made a pariah state – just like it and the Soviet Union were for most of the last 105 years

The U.S. and its European allies recently said they planned to take a new approach in their relations with Russia: They would isolate and contain the country in the aftermath of its invasion of Ukraine. Doing so would keep Russia out of international organizations, restrict imports and exports, and prevent…

The Conversation

Finnish Parliament's defence committee recommends NATO membership

Joining NATO is the best option for Finland to guarantee its national security, the Finnish Parliament's defence committee said on Tuesday, ahead of Finland's official decision on whether or not to join the Western defence union in the coming days.

Reuters

'Deflated' Vladimir Putin's strongman image over as he looks like 'old man in the cold'

A body language expert known as The Face Whisperer has suggested that Putin looked "tired and deflated" while huddled in a blanket watching Russia's Victory Day parade

Daily Mirror

Why did Russia invade Ukraine? The conflict explained

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

The Independent UK

Sweden's Gotland at crossroads of history as NATO decision looms

The crack of gunshots splits the silence in a sleepy forest as Camilla Selander, a deli-counter worker, squeezes off shots from her Glock 9 millimetre pistol during target practice with Sweden's Home Guard on the island of Gotland.

Reuters

Majority of Scots want UK to retain nuclear weapons and stay in Nato, poll finds

The SNP and Scottish Greens are firmly opposed to the UK's nuclear deterrent being kept in Scotland.

Daily Record

The ripple effects of Russia's war in Ukraine are changing the world

Stores running out of cooking oil. Gas prices soaring. Farmers scrambling for fertilizer. Nations rethinking alliances. We zoom in on the war's seismic, far-reaching repercussions.

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On possible nuclear strike, Russia says: it's all in our military doctrine

Asked if Russia would rule out a preemptive tactical nuclear strike on Ukraine, Russia's deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday that a decision on the possible use of nuclear weapons was clearly set out in Russia's military doctrine, RIA reported.

Daily Mirror

Russians accidentally wipe out own troops with flamethrowers in friendly fire disaster

Ukrainian military chiefs said the friendly fire in the Zaporizhzhya province was "positively perceived" and thanked their enemies for helping to drive out "racist occupiers"

The Times of India

Biden team sees tilt to China buoyed as Putin falters in Ukraine

WASHINGTON: As Europe's largest conflict since World War II rages in Ukraine, top Biden administration aides are increasingly convinced it could provide the US with an unexpected advantage -- against China.

The Independent UK

Timeline of NATO expansion since 1949

Finland and Sweden are nearing decisions on whether to ditch their long-standing policy of military nonalignment and join NATO in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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NATO membership would strengthen Nordic defence, Swedish defence minister says

The Nordic region's defence capabilities would be strengthened if Sweden and Finland joined NATO, allowing joint defence planning within the framework of the alliance, Sweden's defence minister told Swedish radio on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Crucial NATO decisions expected in Finland, Sweden this week

The question of whether to join NATO is coming to a head this week in Finland and Sweden, where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered the long-held belief that remaining outside the military alliance was the best way to avoid trouble with their giant neighbor

Axios

New South Korean president touts "audacious plan" for North Korea if it drops nuclear program

Yoon Suk-yeol also wants closer relations with the U.S.

Daily Mirror

Desperate Putin may now launch nuclear weapons on Ukraine, ex-NATO chief warns

Vladimir Putin is now desperate and his only way out maybe to "escalate" the Ukraine invasion which could mean over 600,000 more troops or even nuclear bombs, said an ex-NATO commander

The Independent UK

Putin marks Victory Day with little to show for 11-week war

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his country’s biggest patriotic holiday without even uttering the word “Ukraine.”

The Times of India

Full transcript: Russia President Vladimir Putin's Victory Day speech

Below is a full English-language transcript of Vladimir Putin's May 9 speech at a military parade in Moscow’s Red Square marking the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. For an analysis of his remarks, click here.

Los Angeles Times

Defiant Putin defends invasion of Ukraine as US expedites military aid

KYIV, Ukraine — With international pressure mounting and his invasion of Ukraine failing to make significant advances, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a strident speech Monday at an annual military parade in Moscow, accusing the U.S. and the West of provoking the conflict and comparing it to the Soviet Union’s…

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