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Zelensky Expects Russian Offensive In Northeast Ukraine To Intensify

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an exclusive interview with AFP on Friday he expects Russia to step up its offensive in the northeast and warned Kyiv only has a quarter of the air defences it needs to hold the front line.

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Ukraine war briefing: Russia’s Kharkiv offensive may only be the ‘first wave’, Zelenskiy warns

Ukrainian president admits his army lacks enough troops and has only 25% of the air defences it needs as Russia advances in the north-east. What we know on day 815

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Zelensky Warns Russia Could Step Up Offensive: AFP Interview

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with AFP on Friday warned Russia could intensify its offensive and said Kyiv would only accept a "fair peace" despite the West's calls for a quick solution.

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Key Points From Zelensky's Interview To AFP

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to AFP Friday about the main challenges facing his country: a new Russian assault, Western aid, a lack of soldiers, an upcoming peace summit and an Olympic truce.

International Business Times

Russian President Putin Aims To Create Buffer Zone In Ukraine

Russian President Putin's offensive in Ukraine aims to establish a buffer zone, not capture Kiev, amidst escalating tensions and calls for de-escalation.

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Putin and Xi further their embrace to defy U.S.-led pressure

President Xi Jinping of China and Russia's Vladimir Putin doubled down on their alliance against the West this week during the Kremlin leader's visit to Beijing.

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Slovakia Divided Over Pro-Russia Leader's Policies

Slovakia grapples with political divisions post-assassination attempt on PM Fico, urging reconciliation and unity amidst societal unrest.

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At Cannes Film Festival, too, Ukraine battles on

More than two years into Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s strong presence at the Cannes Film Festival bears witness to its stubborn defence and the resilience of its film industry. The war’s pervasive impact on civilian life is the subject of “The Invasion”, whose director Sergei Loznitsa spoke to FRANCE 24 in…

France 24

Military Spending Pushes Russian Economic Growth Up

Russia's economy grew 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2024, official statistics published Friday showed, as President Vladimir Putin denied military spending on his Ukraine offensive was reaching unsustainable levels.

International Business Times

JCB defends supplying Russia for months after saying it had stopped exports

Firm says any shipments sent to Russia after 2 March were due to ‘contractual obligations’

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin rejects Emmanuel Macron call for Ukraine ceasefire during Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated on Friday that Moscow might not adhere to calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine during the Summer Olympics, citing what he perceived as unfair treatment of Russian athletes.

The Times of India

Russian strikes kill two in Ukraine’s Kharkiv as Moscow steps up attacks

The latest bombings come as Russian President Putin says aim of Kharkiv offensive is to create a buffer zone.

Al Jazeera

NASA, ESA join forces on life-hunting ExoMars rover

NASA and ESA have signed an agreement to team up on the ExoMars rover mission, which aims to launch a life-hunting robot toward the Red Planet in 2028.

Space

Russian citizen arrested for criminal trespass into Vallarpadam ICTT premises

Russian citizen arrested for trespassing into Vallarpadam ICTT without valid documents, remanded in judicial custody.

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'Playing Russian roulette with your health': Officials warn that social media trend of consuming raw milk will not protect you from bird flu

Raw milk sales have surged following reports of H5N1 infections in dairy cows in the U.S. But drinking unpasteurized products will cause more harm than good, experts warn.

The Conversation

Beijing is walking a fine line between support for Russia and not angering the west too much

Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping have announced they will work together more closely to offset US pressure as part of Putin’s two-day state visit to China.

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Ukraine Prepares For Intense Conflict In Kharkiv

Tensions escalate in Ukraine as Putin's buffer zone plan in Kharkiv raises fears of conflict.

The Independent UK

Putin is playing a game of thrones with his inner circle. And one man is rising in the shadows

Sergei Borisovich Korolev, the first deputy director of the FSB, is said by European officials to have emerged a winner behind the scenes in the Russian president’s recent Kremlin reshuffle. Kim Sengupta reports

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Ukraine Says Russian Advance Pushing Ahead As Putin Blames Kyiv

On a trip to China, Putin said the assault was direct retaliation for Ukrainian shelling of Russia's border regions and that Moscow was trying to create a "security zone".

The Conversation

Georgians rally against controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill – it’s the latest chapter in the country’s long history of political protest

Thousands of Georgians have flocked to the streets of Tbilisi, even in the pouring rain, in protest at the passing of a Russian-inspired law that brands overseas-funded NGOs as “foreign agents”. Those who oppose the bill say it could be used to curtail civil liberties.

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Taiwan Urges Democracies To Counter Russia-China Expansionism

Taiwan's foreign minister highlights the need for democracies to unite against authoritarian states like Russia and China to safeguard global peace and sec...

Reason

World War War III May Already Have Started—in the Shadows

Cyber intrusions, arson, bombings, and other mayhem feature in the conflict between West and East.

The Guardian - UK

‘Georgia is now governed by Russia’: how the dream of freedom unravelled

‘Foreign agents’ law just one of many moves made back towards Moscow while the west looked the other way

Evening Standard

Ukraine launches massive drone attack on Crimea as Kyiv hits back at Russia amid Putin's offensive

A massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea caused power outages in Sevastopol and ignited a refinery in southern Russia, according to Russian authorities.

The Independent UK

Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other's ‘expansionism’

Russia and China are helped each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian states that threaten their rights and sovereignty, Taiwan’s outgoing foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said in an interview with The Associated Press

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