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Pope Francis says Ukraine is being 'martyred' by Russia as he condemns 'monstrosities'

Pope Francis told how Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, had to escape bullets while on a humanitarian mission to Ukraine where he also provided pastoral care while in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Putin flirts again with grim prospect of nuclear war – this time he might mean it

Russian leader’s speech marks biggest escalation of Ukraine war, and raises fears of unprecedented disaster

The Guardian - UK

Russian women terrified for 300,000 men ordered to fight by Vladimir Putin

There was fear from wives and mothers and determined opposition over the fate of their men under Vladimir Putin’s new call-ups in an attempt to rescue his 'failing war' in Ukraine

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Can the SCO be Turkey’s alternative to the West?

Erdogan suggests Turkey will seek full membership of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation amid strained ties with the West.

Al Jazeera

Exclusive-NATO chief Stoltenberg calls China a security challenge

China's cooperation with Moscow since Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Chinese comments against NATO enlargement show why the Western defense alliance should regard Beijing as a security challenge, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.

Reuters

4 chilling messages in Vladimir Putin's speech including horrifying nuclear threat

Much like his speech at the end of February which led to Russian tanks rolling into Ukraine, Vladimir Putin's speech sent alarm bells ringing across the globe. But what exactly did he say?

Daily Mirror

Explainer-What does Vladimir Putin's 'partial' mobilisation mean for Russia's military machine?

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia's first mobilisation since World War Two after suffering a major battlefield reversal in Ukraine, an attempt to turn the military tide in what he has cast as a defining East-West clash.

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Biden accuses Putin of irresponsible nuclear threats, violating U.N. charter

U.S. President Joe Biden accused Russia on Wednesday of making "reckless" and "irresponsible" threats to use nuclear weapons and said Moscow had violated the core tenets of United Nations membership by invading Ukraine.

Reuters

One-way flights out of Russia sell out amid Vladimir Putin's latest announcement

It comes as the Russian president threatened a nuclear attack on the West during his first televised address since February.

Irish Mirror

Ukraine's Zelenskiy sees dwindling chance of peace talks with Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that there was a shrinking likelihood of holding talks with Vladimir Putin to end the war, adding that it could only happen if the Russian leader withdrew his forces from Ukrainian territory.

Reuters

Putin mobilizes more troops, wields Ukraine nuclear threat

President Vladimir Putin declared a “partial mobilization,” calling up 300,000 reservists, in a major escalation of his flagging invasion of Ukraine, which he portrayed as a fight to the death with the U.S. and its allies.

Tribune News Service

Exclusive-NATO chief calls Putin's nuclear threat a 'dangerous' escalation

President Vladimir Putin's thinly veiled threat to use nuclear weapons after Russian setbacks in Ukraine was "dangerous and reckless rhetoric," NATO's secretary general said on Wednesday, adding that the only way to end the war was to prove Moscow will not win on the battlefield.

Reuters

Biden further rebukes Putin amid Russian mobilization, nuclear rhetoric

Speaking at United Nations, Biden said Russia had made overt nuclear threats to Europe, and may not belong on the Security Council.

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'This Is Not a Bluff': Putin Amps Up Nuke Threats

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Terrified Russians flee country as flights sell out after Vladimir Putin speech

Russians are trying to flee their homeland in their droves as President Vladimir Putin announced the mobilisation of 300,000 reservists and expensive flights appear to be in high demand

The Independent UK

Russians rush for flights out amid partial reservist call-up

Large numbers of Russians have rushed to book one-way tickets out of the country after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of military reservists for the war in Ukraine

Reuters

Putin mobilises more troops for Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia's first mobilisation since World War Two, warning the West that if it continued what he called its "nuclear blackmail", Moscow would respond with the might of all its vast arsenal.

France 24

Ukraine's Zelensky demands 'just punishment' for Russian crimes

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly Wednesday that Ukraine wants peace and justice, laying out a set of five non-negotiable conditions for an end to the war. Read about the day's events as they unfolded on our liveblog. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

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The Independent UK

Zelensky says Putin wants to ‘drown Ukraine in blood’, including that of Russian soldiers

Comments released just hours after Russian leader announced mobilisation of conscripts

Reuters

World won't let Putin use nuclear weapons, says Ukraine's Zelenskiy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he did not believe the world would allow Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons and vowed to press on with liberating Ukrainian territory captured by Russian forces.

Irish Mirror

Map shows how much of Ireland could be blown up if a nuclear bomb hit as Vladimir Putin makes threat

There’s been a worrying escalation in the Russia - Ukraine war after Vladimir Putin made yet another nuclear threat to the West. It comes as a frightening interactive map shows what would happen if a nuclear bomb hit Dublin, Galway, Cork and Belfast.

The Guardian - UK

Putin is admitting his previous threats were hollow by saying ‘this is not a bluff’

The Russian leader’s fantastical speech shows he recognises that his country is losing its war on Ukraine, says Keir Giles of the Russia programme at Chatham House

The Guardian - UK

German police raid villa linked to Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov

Special unit searches properties registered to Russian citizen at three addresses in Bavaria, says prosecutor

The Independent UK

Pope says Ukrainians are ‘noble martyrs’ being subjected to ‘monstrosities’ by Russia’s war

‘Let us unite with these people, so noble, and martyred,’ says pontiff

Irish Mirror

Irish expert says Putin's latest announcement is a 'last desperate throw of the dice' for Russia

It comes as the Russian president announced a partial mobilisation of reserves and sent a threat to the West.

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