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Indonesian president due to meet Putin this month -state media

Indonesian President and current chair of the G20 Joko Widodo is due to visit Moscow later this month to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indonesia's state news agency cited the country's security minister as saying.

Reuters · Jun 21, 2022

Russia warns UK will 'cease to exist' in nuclear WW3 saying Britain will vanish

Retired Lieutenant-General Evgeny Buzhinsky lashed out at British general Sir Patrick Sanders, saying: “The island will vanish, so I’ve no idea where he or his descendants will live"

Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2022

Someone must tell Britain about the real cost of war in Ukraine – does Johnson have the authority?

After the last time the prime minister asked us to suffer for the greater good, the public may not be impressed, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022

Russian forces capture settlements near Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 118 of the invasion

Moscow threatens to retaliate after Lithuania bans transit of goods to the Russian outpost of Kaliningrad; EU calls blockade of the Ukrainian grain a war crime

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2022

Cutting works by Russian artists is ‘stupid’, says Pussy Riot member

Maria Alyokhina calls on artistic community to unite over Ukraine and repression in Russia

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

Ukrainian steel puts frighteners on US top brass

How would we know if the United States is deliberately starving Ukraine of weapons in order to force it into a compromise peace settlement that leaves some Ukrainian territory -- maybe even a lot -- in Russian hands?

Bangkok Post · Jun 20, 2022

Russian Nobel Prize winner auctions medal to aid Ukrainians

The Russian editor awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for championing freedom of speech is auctioning his medal to raise funds for Ukrainians who’ve been made into refugees by President Vladimir Putin’s war.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2022

Russia risks running out of weapons as Ukraine deadlock deepens - Western officials

Vladimir Putin's invaders and Ukrainian defence forces are locked in a drawn-out battle in the Donbas region

Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s army running out of ammunition, say Western officials

Defence chiefs believe Putin’s army has lost between 15,000 and 20,000 soldiers during five months of intense fighting

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2022