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Ukraine Recap: Putin plays historian while the west closes its ranks

On day one of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, February 24, Russian troops seized Snake Island, a tiny rocky outcrop south-west of Odesa which – before the war – played host to a marine research station and a lighthouse. Resistance to the Russian assault became a propaganda coup for Ukrainians.…

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2022

Nato will stick with Ukraine as long as it takes, says Joe Biden

US president says he does not know how war will end, but ‘it will not end with a Russian defeat of Ukraine’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2022

Cost-of-living Ireland: Leo Varadkar warns crisis could go on for 'years'

Households have been struggling to make ends meet since inflation began to sky rocket after Russia invaded Ukraine

Dublin Live · Jun 30, 2022

Boris Johnson news – live: Prime minister pledges £55bn extra military spending

A victory for Putin in Ukraine would ‘drive further global uncertainty,’ he said

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022

Inside Bernie Ecclestone’s adoration of long-time friend Vladimir Putin

Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, Ecclestone has come out in support of his friend.

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2022

Mariupol theater bombing was a clear war crime, Amnesty International says

Hundreds of civilians were sheltering in the drama theater during the March siege of Mariupol, the southern Ukrainian port city that Russian troops destroyed and now occupy.

WEKU · Jun 30, 2022

Vladimir Putin spokeswoman hits back at UK minister's jibe he has 'small man syndrome'

Russia's most prominent diplomat, Maria Zakharova, has gone to war with Britain's defence secretary Ben Wallace, asking if he wants to be "seen by the entire world as a complete liar"

Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2022

UK ‘underspend’ on climate crisis to be used to bolster military aid for Ukraine

Britain has failed to deliver £250m of projects designed to help hit net zero emissions

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022

'No one wants to risk getting trapped': In war, dangers multiply for Ukraine's miners

TORETSK, Ukraine — When a 155-millimeter rocket plows into the ground and you're 2,000 feet under it, you hear nothing — you barely even feel it. Which was why Andriy Podhornay was surprised when his manager came on the walkie-talkie and told the crew in the bowels of the St.…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 30, 2022

Home Office agrees to waive £18k visa fees for Ukrainian orchestra set to perform at BBC Proms

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will enter the UK for free after the Standard and Labour MP Barbara Keeley highlighted the issue earlier this month

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2022