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Wagner head warns it could take two years to achieve Moscow’s objectives – as it happened

Yevgeny Prigozhin says Moscow’s stated aim of capturing eastern regions unlikely to happen in 2023

The Guardian - AU

Hilltop coal-mining town a tactical prize in Ukraine war

The small coal-mining town of Vuhledar on Ukraine's eastern front line has emerged as a critical hot spot in the fight for Donetsk province

The Independent UK

Russia hits Ukraine power grid and gains ground in eastern Ukraine

Russian missiles hit power facilities on Friday across Ukraine, where President Volodymyr Zelenskiy returned from a tour of Western capitals and Ukrainian officials said a long-awaited Russian offensive was underway inthe east. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

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UN draft resolution: Any peace must keep Ukraine intact

Ukraine’s supporters have circulated a proposed resolution for adoption by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of its smaller neighbor

The Independent UK

‘We will be in danger if Russia wins’: Security concerns drive Poland’s support for Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has conferred a new importance to the Baltic States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe geographically closest to Russia – particularly Poland. Warsaw is determined to learn from Poland's own history and help Ukraine win the war.

France 24

Wagner mercenaries chief admits Russia facing Bakhmut resistance

Yevgeny Prigozhin has admitted Russian troops are engaged in a fierce fight to take the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Al Jazeera

Wagner boss Prigozhin says Russia could take two years to capture east Ukraine regions

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 353 of the invasion

Wave of Russian missiles hit power facilities across Ukraine, causing blackouts across the country

The Guardian - AU

Biden to visit Poland as Russia-Ukraine war reaches one-year mark

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to Poland this month to mark the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House announced.

Tribune News Service

TV star reveals how she escaped Russia after anti-war protest live on air

Marina Ovsyannikova feared she was facing lengthy jail time after criticising the war in Ukraine on live TV, so she fled the country

Wales Online

Halo Trust to double staff in Ukraine as it faces ‘epochal’ mine clearance

The world’s largest demining charity said landmines are being used by Russia on an ‘extraordinary scale’.

The Independent UK

The West bags China and Russia but ignores its own track record

Spy balloon shootings and gas line sabotage

Newcastle Herald

Russia's Justice Ministry on Friday placed Zemfira, one of post-Soviet Russia's most popular singers, on a list of foreign agents on grounds that she supported Ukraine and criticised Russia's "special military operation" in that country.

Reuters

Moldova's government, stressed by war in neighboring Ukraine, undergoes a shakeup

Moldova's president tapped her defense and security adviser, pro-Western economist Dorin Recean, to succeed the prime minister who resigned 18 months into a tenure tested by Russia's war in Ukraine.

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'Not so rosy': Russian athletes face prospect of Olympics ban

Russian athletics stars are no strangers to being barred from international competitions, and the prospect of missing next year's Olympics over the invasion of Ukraine has piled onto years of frustration felt towards global sports bodies.

ABC News

Vladimir Putin's snub casts doubt on Yevgeny Prigozhin's ploy to use his Wagner Group to shore-up power

"Putin's chef" is known for cooking his way into the Russian president's inner circle, but a very public snub has experts suspecting the relationship may have come undone.

ABC News

What technologies and tactics are countries using to spy on each other?

China's balloons are a reminder countries are constantly watching each other. In the ever-evolving world of espionage, which intelligence tactics are being used in the face of growing global tensions?

Reuters

Frustration at UN ahead of likely row with Russia on Syria aid

The United Nations Security Council will next week discuss if it will allow the UN to deliver aid to rebel-held northwest Syria through more than one Turkish border crossing following Monday's devastating earthquake - a move Russia does not think is needed.

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Biden to travel to Poland to mark first anniversary of Ukraine invasion

U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Poland on Feb. 20 to 22 to mark the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the White House said on Friday.

Reuters

IMF to meet Ukraine officials in Warsaw next week -source

International Monetary Fund staff will meet with Ukrainian officials in Warsaw next week, a source familiar with the plans said on Friday, as Ukraine presses for a multi-billion dollar borrowing program to cover its funding needs given Russia's war.

The Independent UK

Biden will travel to Poland to mark one-year anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine: ‘Sending a message’

The White House says it will show US resolve to continue to support Ukraine

The Independent UK

Biden to visit Poland for anniversary of Ukraine war

President Joe Biden will travel to Poland later this month to rally allies a year after Russia’s assault on Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia launches rocket assault on Ukraine as it steps up eastern offensive

Ukraine has long feared a new offensive by Russian troops ahead of the anniversary of Moscow’s invasion on 24 February

Daily Mirror

Great Britain among 35 countries to demand Russian athletes be banned from Paris Olympics

There is increasing pressure on the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Paris Games after an emergency summit on Friday

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Zelenskiy visits London, Paris and Brussels; the secretive Ukrainian special forces taking the fight across the border

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