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International investigators visit war-torn areas near Kyiv – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022

Russia has ‘strategically lost’ war, says UK defence chief, as Lavrov says Moscow unashamed

‘Russia is not squeaky clean. Russia is what it is’ – Kremlin foreign minister’s response to UN report claiming atrocities in Ukraine

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2022

EU backs Ukraine's membership bid to 'live the European dream'

The European Union gave its blessing on Friday for Ukraine and its neighbour Moldova to become candidates to join the bloc, reaching out deep into the former Soviet Union for what would be a major geopolitical shift following Russia's Ukraine invasion.

Reuters · Jun 17, 2022

Vladimir Putin's 'cocky' and 'controlling' display in strange public appearance

At this meeting, his rate of speech is rapid and he "gallops through his notes", suggesting "a certain amount of energy and that his mind is fully focused on his subject-matter" despite the ongoing war

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

Vladimir Putin's defiant foreign minister says Russia 'not squeaky clean and not ashamed'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia did not "invade Ukraine" but insisted they launched "a special military operation" and were "de-Nazifying" the country

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

Captain of £38m superyacht detained in London insists government ‘got the wrong guy’

Guy Booth says owner of luxury vessel is retired businessman with no links to Kremlin

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Russian sanctioned by UK over ‘forced adoptions’ of Ukrainian children

Moscow’s children’s rights commissioner is targeted in latest wave of UK penalties

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Russia’s ‘illegals’: the deep-cover spies who can be both clumsy and dangerous

An attempt to infiltrate the ICC draws attention to a scheme launched in the cold war era, active from New York to Salisbury

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022

Ukraine Recap: European leaders gather to urge peace

Three European leaders took the train today to Kyiv to meet Volodymyr Zelensky. The visit has been billed as a “symbolic joint trip to show their support for Ukraine”, but there will have been pressure on the Ukrainian president to indicate what it might take on the part of him…

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2022

Russia sanctions: Which brands are severing ties over Ukraine invasion?

Banks, businesses, oligarchs, politicians and military leaders all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022