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The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2023

UK Prime Minister Sunak talks trade, AI and Ukraine on US trip

The UK prime minister is set to meet with US Congress members, business leaders and President Biden on a two-day visit.

Al Jazeera · Jun 7, 2023

Ukraine FM asks for support from Africa, calls on leaders to choose friends wisely

In tonight's edition: Ukraine's foreign minister has wrapped up a tour of Africa by saying that he welcomes plans for an African peace delegation to head to Ukraine and Russia but warned that it will take more than a ceasefire to resolve the war. UN judges decide that Rwandan genocide…

France 24 · Jun 7, 2023

U.S. must ramp up arms production for Ukraine to send a message to foes of democracy

Ukraine is facing off against the fifth largest army in the world, and Russia has huge advantages in artillery ammunition and a willingness to treat its own people like cannon fodder, Congressman Mike Quigley writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 7, 2023

Ukraine ramps up operations as dam destruction blame game unfolds

Ukrainian forces advance near Bakhmut as President Zelenskyy says his troops are set for a counterattack.

Al Jazeera · Jun 7, 2023

‘It’s a nightmare’: Ukrainians decry the Kakhovka dam blast

Fears of a humanitarian catastrophe rise as Ukrainian and Russia-backed authorities race to evacuate locals amid war.

Al Jazeera · Jun 7, 2023

Ukraine on manoeuvres in its counterpunch against Russia: ‘This is our big shot we can’t screw it up’

The blowing up of the dam near Kherson will delay an amoured assault in the area, writes Kim Sengupta. But Kyiv's forces are conducting operations across other areas of the frontline

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

How Russia is shifting to a war economy in the face of international sanctions

As Russia’s progress in Ukraine has stalled, with enormous losses in material and people, the frustrated head of the Wagner mercenary force Yevgeny Prigozhin has called for Russia to shift to a total war economy:

The Conversation · Jun 7, 2023

Trafigura pays out record $3bn to its top traders after more than doubling profits

Oil and commodities trader has benefited from rise in prices since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023

Ukraine’s long-term future to be on agenda at Sunak and Biden meeting

The Prime Minister said there was still no ‘definitive answer’ about whether Russia was responsible for the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023