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Ukraine War Sparks Debate over Finland's 'Achilles Heel'

Sprayed between Sweden and Finland, the autonomous Aland Islands are a picturesque archipelago once part of Russia and demilitarized since 1856. But the region's unique status is the object of intense debate since Russia's invasion of Ukraine rattled neighboring Finland into applying for NATO membership in May. Under international treaties…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Dependent on Arms from Allies after Exhausting Soviet-era Weaponry

Ukraine has depleted its Soviet and Russian-designed weaponry and is now completely dependent on allies for arms to defend against Russia's invasion, US military sources say. Once part of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's army and its defense industry were built around Soviet and Russian-standard equipment, small arms, tanks, howitzers and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainian Forces 'Holding on' in Key Donbas Battles

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces were "holding on" in the flashpoint eastern city Severodonetsk where intense street battles with Russian troops could determine the fate of the Donbas region.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Cholera warning from Mariupol mayor – as it happened

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Ukraine strikes Russian military targets, France offers to help lift Odesa blocade

Ukraine's defence ministry on Friday said it struck Russian military positions in the southern Kherson region, where the army is fighting to reclaim occupied territory. France offered to help ensure access to the port of Odesa and ease a global grain crisis. Read our live blog to catch up on…

France 24

Vladimir Putin 'could use Brits’ death sentences to push for ally’s release'

Russia may try and use two Brits facing the death penalty in a prisoner exchange for Viktor Medvedchuk, nicknamed the Prince of Darkness, said to be an ally of Vladimir Putin in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

West denounces death sentences for 3 who fought for Ukraine

Ukraine and the West denounced a pro-Moscow court that sentenced two British citizens and a Moroccan to death for fighting for Ukraine

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We’re almost out of ammunition and relying on western arms, says Ukraine

Exclusive: Deputy head of military intelligence says it’s an artillery war now and ‘everything depends on what the west gives us’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine reliant on arms from allies, Soviet-era weaponry exhausted

WASHINGTON: Ukraine has depleted its Soviet and Russian-designed weaponry and is now completely dependent on allies for arms to defend against Russia's invasion, US military sources say.

Bangkok Post

Ukraine says it remains in control of Sievierodonetsk plant sheltering hundreds

Ukraine remains in control of the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk where hundreds of civilians are sheltering amid bitter fighting, the region's governor said on Saturday, after a Russia-backed separatist claimed 300 to 400 Ukrainian fighters were also trapped there.

Reuters

Barbaric Russian TV debate on 'how Brits sentenced to death should be executed'

A vile debate took place on Russian state television as Vladimir Putin's mouthpiece Vladimir Solovyov discussed with pundits over what should happen to the Brits sentenced to death

Daily Mirror

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 107 of the invasion

Vladimir Putin compares his actions in Ukraine to conquests of Peter the Great; Zelenskiy says Ukraine ‘holding on’ to key frontline cities in Donbas

The Guardian - UK

Russian troops blown up by their own ammunition made in the 1950s, reports claim

Soviet anti-tank mines were spotted in a military convoy headed for Kherson, with a Canadian volunteer claiming soldiers were killed trying to place the explosives

Daily Mirror

Brits' death sentence for fighting Russia will “invigorate” others, says friend

Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner face death by firing squad after being convicted of taking action towards a violent seizure of power at a show trial in Kremlin-backed Donetsk

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Briton’s death sentence will ‘invigorate’ others fighting Russia, says friend

Aiden Aslin, 28, was sentenced to death at a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.

The Independent UK

Niacaragua authorizes entry of Russian troops, planes, ships

The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has authorized Russian troops, planes and ships to deploy to Nicaragua for purposes of training, law enforcement or emergency response

Daily Mirror

'Sham torture death sentence of Brit fighters evidence of Russian depravity'

Aiden Aslin, 28, and British Army veteran Shaun Pinner have been handed a horror death sentence by pro-Moscow rebels. The two men will be allowed to appeal the judgment

Bangkok Post

Asean/SE Asia and the cycles of history

The simmering geopolitical tensions between the United States and China and Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine have turned the tide of history back to its historical norm. It is easy to see the global stage today as full of tension, confrontation, and conflict in a recurrent fashion. But it is…

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Bangkok Post

Putin's actions prove Russia is a fascist state

A few years ago, during a panel discussion on the politics of memory at a university in a German-speaking country, I called Russian President Vladimir Putin "the most powerful fascist politician in the world". Afterwards, the organisers shyly told me that while the event had gone well, the label I…

Daily Record

Vladimir Putin finally admits Ukraine conflict is about returning land to Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the bold claim that it has become his responsibility to take back and strengthen Ukraine.

WEKU

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 9)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Putin likens himself to Peter the Great as Russian troops resume offensive

Vladimir Putin has likened his invasion of Ukraine to Peter The Great’s invasion of Sweden as Russian troops resume their offensive in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine latest: Moscow able to fight war for another year

At its current pace, Moscow has the resources to battle Ukraine forces for another year, intelligence director estimates

The Independent UK

Ministers demand release of Britons sentenced to death in ‘Soviet-era show trial’ after fighting for Ukraine

Moscow accused of breach of Geneva Convention as Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner set to face firing squad

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin FINALLY admits Ukraine war is about returning land to Russia

Vladimir Putin compared himself to the early 18th-century Russian czar Peter the Great, who he celebrates for boldly seizing territory and power for Russia, saying he laid the groundwork for what would become a geopolitical powerhouse

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