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Battles being fought in eastern Ukraine could determine the country’s fate, Ukraine’s defence ministry spokesperson says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2022

Duterte hits Putin: I kill criminals, not children, elders

Outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sharply criticized Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the killings of innocent civilians in Ukraine, saying while the two of them have been tagged as killers, “I kill criminals, I don’t kill children and the elderly.”

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

Ukraine news - live: Russia’s all-out eastern assault ‘may determine course of war’

Putin’s forces attempting to encircle troops in twin cities straddling river in east of country

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

VIDEO: Ink-Redible Truth: Russia Forces Captured Ukrainian Troops To Show Off Their Nazi Tattoos

An astonishing footage shows the last Ukrainian holdouts' Nazi tattoos.

Zenger · May 23, 2022

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he would meet with Putin to end the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that President Vladimir Putin was the only Russian official he was willing to meet with to discuss how to end the war.

Reuters · May 23, 2022

Grief for Vladimir Putin's hardline defence minister as his paratrooper nephew is killed

Paratrooper commander Captain Adam Khamkhoyev has become the first relative of a senior Vladimir Putin official to die during invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror · May 23, 2022

Three months into his war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin wants to restore Russian glory and protect his iron grip on power

Three months into his war, Vladimir Putin has learned the best way to protect power is to hang onto to it — at any price.

ABC News · May 23, 2022

Biden’s Taiwan vow creates confusion not clarity – and raises China tensions

President’s blunt response appears to undercut US ‘strategic ambiguity’ on Taiwan as White House forced to walk back remarks

The Guardian - US · May 23, 2022

Vladimir Putin ‘trying to change law to recruit over-40s into army’ amid heavy Russian losses in Ukraine

Western officials say the Kremlin is ‘pushing through’ legislation that will allow men over the age of 40 to sign up to the military

Evening Standard · May 23, 2022

Ukrainian court orders ex-president's arrest in absentia on treason charge

A Ukrainian court on Monday ordered the arrest in absentia of former President Viktor Yanukovich, accusing him of treason over an agreement he signed in 2010 extending Russia's lease on naval facilities in Crimea.

Reuters · May 23, 2022