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The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Finland, Sweden submit NATO membership application

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says that Finland, Sweden have applied for membership amid concerns over Russia’s war on Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: War crime trial against Russia begins as Mariupol fighters reach prison

Kyiv hails Azovstal fighters as ‘heroes of our time’ who are ‘forever in history’

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Zelensky proposes bill to extend martial law

Martial law and conscription is expected to be extended until the eve of Ukraine’s independence day

The Independent UK

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The Battle for Kharkiv: How Ukraine’s second city was reclaimed from Russian forces

Kim Sengupta reports from a city that might have welcomed Russian invaders but instead drove them out in a determined campaign

The Independent UK

UK inflation hits 40-year high of 9% as cost of food and energy rockets

Spiralling inflation, fuelled by rising petrol and food prices, is hitting the pockets of UK households with the invasion of Ukraine being blamed for rising oil prices

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine struggling with ‘significant resourcing issues’, says UK

Russian President forced to turn to ‘disparate personnel’ after his forces suffer heavy losses

Evening Standard

U.N. chief expected to disclose talks on Ukraine grain exports - U.N. officials

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres is expected to publicly disclose on Wednesday that he is in talks with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States and the European Union aimed at restoring Ukraine grain shipments and reviving fertilizer exports from Russia and Belarus, U.N. officials said.

Reuters

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Ukraine hopes to swap steel mill fighters for Russian POWs

Ukrainian fighters extracted from the last bastion of resistance in Mariupol were taken to a former penal colony in enemy-controlled territory, and a top military official hoped they could be exchanged for Russian prisoners of war

The Independent UK

Biden: US will work with Finland and Sweden in event of ‘aggression’ – as it happened

US president pledges support for Finland and Sweden while Nato applications are considered; Russian soldier in war crimes trial pleads guilty

The Guardian - AU

Afghanistan’s fall was inevitable once U.S. left, watchdog finds - Roll Call

The watchdog overseeing Afghanistan reconstruction issued a scathing report criticizing government planning before the U.S. withdrawal.

Roll Call

US reopens Kyiv embassy as Russian soldier pleads guilty at first war crimes trial

The US Embassy in Kyiv reopened on Wednesday after a three-month closure due to Russia's February 24 invasion of Ukraine. Earlier the same day, a 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Russia’s invasion pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all…

France 24

Scots nurse in Ukraine saw wreckage of Russian tank with gun pointed at hospital

Volunteer David Anderson, from Montrose, is inside the warzone helping a UK charity with the relief effort

Daily Record

EU to step up Indo-Pacific defence presence over China fears and Ukraine example

European Union’s special envoy cites concerns ‘multilateral rules-based order will not be fully respected’ in region

The Guardian - AU

Russia says more Ukraine fighters surrender in Mariupol; U.S. reopens Kyiv embassy

Russia said on Wednesday nearly 700 more Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol, while the United States became the latest Western country to reopen its Kyiv embassy after a three-month closure.

Reuters

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Daily Mirror

Russia accused of 'conning' Azovstal fighters who may now face trial as 'Nazis'

Ukrainian fighters, holed up at the Azovstal steelworks, surrendered on the agreement of a prisoner exchange but now Russian MPs are calling for them to be tried as "Nazi war criminals"

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine relinquishes Mariupol as Russia attacks both east and west

LVIV, Ukraine — With full control of the beleaguered port city of Mariupol in hand, Russian forces kept up their assault Tuesday on eastern Ukraine, now the focus of a grinding conflict that bears the hallmarks of a grim war of attrition.

ABC News

The battle of Mariupol: How it played out and what it looked like

Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters have surrendered at Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks, bringing an end to the most devastating siege of Russia's war in Ukraine. Here's how the fight for Mariupol played out from the beginning.

AAP

More sanctions for Russian personalities

Australia has issued further sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian individuals and linked entities, as the Kremlin continues its invasion of Ukraine.

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 84 of the invasion

Kremlin says 694 Ukrainian fighters from Azovstal plant have surrendered; UK says Russia facing ‘resourcing problems’

Foreign Affairs

Bosnia’s Dangerous Path

How U.S. Policy Is Making a Bad Situation Worse

Tribune News Service

Greek leader warns Congress about internal democratic erosion, citing his country’s history

WASHINGTON — The leader of Greece on Tuesday implored Congress to take seriously internal democratic erosion in the United States, which he said was critical to confront if Washington is to maintain its global leadership role.

Chicago Sun-Times

Russia continues to bomb schools, bringing war crimes scrutiny

The International Criminal Court, prosecutors across the globe and Ukraine’s prosecutor general are investigating more than 8,000 reports of potential war crimes in Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine relinquishes Mariupol as Russia attacks both east and west

WEKU

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 17)

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

Los Angeles Times

Will the fall of Mariupol change the course of Ukraine war?

WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared his forces had conquered the strategic Ukrainian port of Mariupol a month ago. Only now, however, does that seem to be true.

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