US: Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says Washington has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023
Britain will help any country willing to send fighter jets to Ukraine, Sunak says Britain stands ready to support any country that was willing to send fighter jets to Ukraine right now, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Saturday, as he urged allies to maintain their support in the war against Russia. Reuters · Feb 18, 2023
U.S. accuses Russia of committing crimes against humanity in Ukraine "We will make sure that whoever was involved in those crimes will be held accountable," Vice President Kamala Harris stressed. Axios · Feb 18, 2023
We must bolster Ukraine’s forces now, Sunak tells world leaders The Prime Minister, in a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, also said the West must boost Ukraine’s long-term future. The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023
Rishi Sunak urges world leaders to 'double down' on support for Ukraine The Prime Minister said "the whole world must hold Russia to account" for war crimes against Ukraine and criticised the agreements of the "post-Cold War era" for failing Ukraine Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2023
One year after the start of war, what lies ahead for Ukraine? It’s a year since Vladimir Putin’s savage invasion began. The west has been Kyiv’s arsenal and banker but what role would it play in a conflict that could last generations?• Russia-Ukraine war: latest news updates The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023
Vladimir Putin finding it ‘increasingly difficult to insulate Russians from Ukraine war,’ says UK Andrey Turchak, the head of the ruling United Russia party, said on February 16 that Mr Putin had been presented with a report ahead of his state of the nation address on February 21 Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2023
Sean Penn says US has to accept ‘level of shame’ for not arming Ukraine faster Actor and filmmaker speaks out at premiere of his documentary about president Voldoymyr Zelenskiy The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023
U.S. declares Russia committed 'crimes against humanity' in Ukraine The Biden administration formally concluded that Russia has committed "crimes against humanity" during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday. Reuters · Feb 18, 2023
Sunak urges Europe to use weapons stockpiles to help Ukraine war UK prime minister says Kyiv needs more ammunition, air defence, heavy armoury and longer range weapons The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023
Harris says "troubled" that China has deepened relationship with Russia U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday she was troubled that China had deepened its relationship with Russia since Moscow invaded Ukraine, noting Chinese support to Russia would undermine the rules-based international order. Reuters · Feb 18, 2023
Superpower review, Berlin Film Festival: Sean Penn’s Zelensky documentary is heartfelt and inspiring Despite some uneven moments, Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman’s film about the Ukraine leader has an immediacy and inspirational feel which is rarely found in traditional news reports The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023
WFP boss says renewing Black Sea grain deal critical for Africa The head of the U.N. food agency warned on Saturday that failure to renew a U.N.-backed initiative that has enabled Ukraine to export grain from ports blockaded by Russia would be catastrophic as millions in Africa are on the cusp of famine. Reuters · Feb 18, 2023
China's top diplomat reiterates calls for dialogue over Ukraine crisis China has "neither stood by idly nor thrown fuel on the fire" regarding the crisis in Ukraine, and continues to call for peace and dialogue, top diplomat Wang Yi said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Reuters · Feb 18, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023 US reaction to balloon ‘absurd and hysterical’, says top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi also says China is preparing to outline position on Russian war against Ukraine
The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023 UK's Sunak set to say security guarantees need for Ukraine British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to call on world leaders to “double down” on support for Ukraine, saying arms and security guarantees are needed to protect the country and the rest of Europe from Russian aggression now and in the future
Reuters · Feb 18, 2023 EU presses for joint arms purchases to help Ukraine The European Union is urgently exploring ways for its member countries to team up to buy munitions to help Ukraine, following warnings from Kyiv that its forces need more supplies quickly, diplomats and officials said.
Reuters · Feb 18, 2023 EU aims to team up with defence industry to speed up ammunition output The European Union aims to join forces with the bloc's defence industry to speed up and scale up the production of ammunition badly needed on the battlefield in Ukraine and to replenish military stocks at home, its chief said on Saturday.
Reuters · Feb 18, 2023 Kyiv's 'art shelter' basement theatre heals the scars of war The bombs fall and the sirens blare but, in a Kyiv basement, rehearsals for the show - about a German town relentlessly attacked during World War Two - go on.
WEKU · Feb 18, 2023 How Russia's war galvanized Ukraine and still threatens the world order It's been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Host Leila Fadel takes stock of the war and where it stands. We'll also look back at NPR's reporting from Ukraine over the past year.
Reuters · Feb 18, 2023 Poland ready to support Ukraine with MiG jets if broader coalition formed, says PM Poland is ready to support Ukraine with its MiG jets, but only if a broader coalition is formed with the United States as a leader, Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki said on Saturday.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 18, 2023 Trudy Rubin: On the first anniversary of Putin's invasion, Ukraine fights on for its independence and for the security of the West It's not an anniversary anyone wants to celebrate.
Reuters · Feb 18, 2023 Blasts hit west Ukraine after Russia fires four missiles, officials say Blasts wounded two civilians and shattered several hundred windows in the west Ukrainian city of Khmelnytskyi as Russia fired missiles from the Black Sea on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said.
France 24 · Feb 18, 2023 Macron says Russia must be defeated in Ukraine but not 'crushed' French President Emmanuel Macron said that Russia must be defeated in Ukraine but warned against "crushing" the country in an interview with French press on Saturday. US Vice President Kamala Harris told the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, that Russia has committed "crimes against humanity" in Ukraine, with its forces…
France 24 · Feb 18, 2023 French teachers open up about integrating Ukrainian students into the school system Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24 last year, thousands of Ukrainian refugees have enrolled in the French school system. As they adapt to their new daily routine, their teachers look back at how the integration process went.