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Putin orders army to blockade Mariupol steel plant 'so that not even a fly can escape'

Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to block off the industrial area of Mariupol so that nobody could escape. He claimed his decision was being made to safeguard the lives of Russian soldiers

Daily Mirror

EXPLAINER: Why the battle for Mariupol's steel mill matters

Russian President Vladimir Putin is claiming control over Ukraine’s seaside city of Mariupol even as its defenders are holding out inside a massive steel mill near the water

The Independent UK

Biden announces heavy artillery, other weapons for Ukraine

The aid, Biden said, will be sent “directly to the front lines of freedom.”

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Slash speed limit on UK motorways to save fuel and help beat Putin, Richard Branson says

Virgin Group founder calls on businesses and individuals to do their bit to reduce west’s reliance on Russian energy amid war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia Bars Entry to US VP, Other Officials and Figures

Russia on Thursday expanded an entry ban on US officials to include US Vice-President Kamala Harris and 28 other American officials, businesspeople and journalists. The sanctions list, published by the Russian foreign ministry, included Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby, among others.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia’s Rublev accuses Wimbledon of ‘complete discrimination’ over ban

The world No 8, Andrey Rublev, says Wimbledon’s reasons for banning Russian and Belarussian players are ‘not logical’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine recap: why words are important – and truth must triumph over propaganda

It’s eight weeks since the Russian military rolled across the border into Ukraine, telling the world that this was just a “special military operation” aiming to free an oppressed people from what Vladimir Putin called a “gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis”.

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Mystery remains around Brittney Griner’s case in Russia

As extraordinary as her circumstances are, the details surrounding Griner’s case remain mostly unknown as a crucial court date approaches next month. Russian prosecutors have offered little clarity and the U.S. government has made only measured statements.

Chicago Sun-Times

US unveils new sponsorship programme for Ukrainian refugees

At same time, Biden administration discourages Ukrainians from trying to enter US through southern border with Mexico.

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin’s troops being ‘ritually humiliated’ in Ukraine, say western officials

Vladimir Putin’s troops are being “ritually humiliated” in Ukraine after his “strategic blunder” to invade the country, western officials said on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Putin could still 'win' Ukraine war as troops battle in the Donbas

Western officials believe the Russian President may be able to claim victory as Kremlin troops fight Ukrainian soldiers in the east of the country

Daily Mirror

Russian forces accused of secret burials of Mariupol civilians in mass graves

Mayor says corpses thrown into mass grave which appears to be visible on newly released satellite images

The Guardian - UK

Inside Ukraine factory SURROUNDED by Russians as fears thousands may starve to death

The Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in the southern port city of Mariupol is one of the last standing Ukrainian strongholds in the city but is now totally surrounded by Russian forces

Daily Mirror

How Russia's fixation on the Second World War helps explain its Ukraine invasion

Russian media references to the “de-Nazification” of Ukraine to justify its invasion have placed Russia'a fascination with the Second World War in the public eye.

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Reuters

Western officials say Russia can still win in Ukraine despite setbacks

Russian President Vladimir Putin could still win in Ukraine despite failing in his pre-war objectives, Western officials said on Thursday, adding that Russia had addressed some of the issues that had hindered it earlier on in the invasion.

The Conversation

Aleksei Navalny: new film about jailed dissident who dared to defy the power of Putin

One of the last lines jailed Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny speaks in the eponymous new CNN documentary is a quote usually attributed to the 18th-century philosopher Edmund Burke: “The triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.” It is unclear whether Navalny sees Russian politics as a…

Irish Mirror

What would happen if Putin's unstoppable 'Satan-2' missile targeted Ireland as the Russian leader issues further threats

The weapon, equipped with twelve warheads, has the power to completely eradicate regions as big as France, Texas, the UK and Ireland in minutes

Los Angeles Times

Biden announces another $800 million in Ukraine defense aid

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the U.S. will send Ukraine another $800 million in security assistance to help it stave off Russia's renewed offensive in the country's eastern Donbas region.

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Russia draws up more restrictions for 'foreign agents'

Russian lawmakers said on Thursday they planned to submit amendments to a law on "foreign agents" which would bar journalists and other people designated as such from investing in strategic industries and working with children.

Al Jazeera

US to send more heavy artillery, ammunition and drones to Ukraine

Joe Biden announces another $800m military aid package for Ukraine as Russia presses on with its eastern offensive.

Reuters

Explainer-Mariupol, the ruined port city that Russia says it has "liberated"

The port city of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov, reduced to a wasteland littered with bodies by nearly two months of siege and bombardment that Ukraine says killed tens of thousands of civilians, is a big strategic prize for Russia.

The Independent UK

When will the French election results be announced?

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen enter finals days of campaigning ahead of Sunday’s vote

Zenger

Dystopian Scenes In Besieged Port City Including Corpses On Streets

Zenger News obtained the footage from the Azov Regiment earlier today (Wednesday, April 20).

The Independent UK

Biden announces additional $800m arms package and $500m in ‘direct economic assistance’ for Ukraine

US president is also banning Russian ships from American ports

Wales Online

UK targets Putin accomplices with 'blood on their hands' in new sanctions crackdown

The latest sanctions will target those “commanding the front line” to commit “heinous” acts in Ukraine, according to the Foreign Office

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