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Live: Putin says Russian troops ‘fighting for the Motherland’ in Ukraine

Russia celebrated its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany on Monday with a show of military might even as its army battles Kyiv's forces in the east of Ukraine, where 60 people were killed in an air strike on a school sheltering civilians. Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates. All times…

France 24 · May 9, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 75 of the invasion

Putin makes no major policy announcement about Ukraine in Victory Day speech; Zelenskiy says country will win war with Russia and not cede any territory

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2022

"Everything shook": Last civilians leave Ukraine steel mill

Pale and drawn, the last civilians sheltering in the bunkers beneath the sprawling steel mill in the decimated Ukrainian port city of Mariupol arrived late Sunday night in Zaporizhzhia, the first major Ukrainian city beyond the frontline

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Surrendering land is not the same as defeat – if a stronger Ukraine emerges from the ruins

At the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Putin will doubtless claim Russian dominance. But what would victory now look like for Zelenskiy?

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2022

Borrell: Russia Not Invited to Syria Brussels Conference Because of Aggression on Ukraine

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told Asharq Al-Awsat in an interview that the European Union holds onto its three “red lines” which involve not contributing to Syria’s reconstruction, not removing sanctions and not re-establishing full diplomatic ties with Damascus “until a genuine and comprehensive political transition is firmly under…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 8, 2022

Syrians in desperate need of aid hit hard by Ukraine fallout

Fallout from the 2-month-old war in Ukraine is worsening long-term humanitarian crises elsewhere, including in Syria

The Independent UK · May 8, 2022

UN leads £65m plan to stop huge oil spill off Yemen during first ceasefire in six years

Decrepit tanker at risk of disaster worse than Exxon Valdez in 1989

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2022

Civilians evacuated from Mariupol plant; Ukraine says it’s mounting a counteroffensive elsewhere

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine announced Saturday that all women, children and older adults had been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant, the last sliver of Ukrainian-held territory in the shattered southern port city of Mariupol, as Ukrainian towns and cities remained on edge for a major Russian holiday dedicated to…

Los Angeles Times · May 8, 2022

Civilians evacuated from Mariupol plant; Ukraine says it’s mounting counteroffensive elsewhere

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine announced Saturday that all women, children and older adults had been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant, the last sliver of Ukrainian-held territory in the shattered southern port city of Mariupol, as Ukrainian towns and cities remained on edge for a major Russian holiday dedicated to…

Los Angeles Times · May 8, 2022

Ricardo Alarcón: Castro confidant and powerful Cuban diplomat

As well as being a major player in the 1959 Cuban revolution, he was also key in thawing relations with the US at the end of the 20th century

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022