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CIA Warns Desperate Putin Poses Nuclear Threat

Russia's setbacks in its invasion of Ukraine could lead President Vladimir Putin to resort to using a tactical or low-yield nuclear weapon, CIA director William Burns said Thursday. "Given the potential desperation of President Putin and the Russian leadership, given the setbacks that they've faced so far, militarily, none of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 15, 2022

Family of British POW ‘captured by Russians’ call for him be ‘treated humanely’

Aiden Aslin had been fighting the Russians in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol for 48 days but was forced to surrender.

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events on day 51

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 51st day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Apr 15, 2022

'Fortress in a city': Ukrainians cling on at steel plant in Mariupol

Explosions rumbled and smoke rose this week from a steel making district in besieged Mariupol where dwindling Ukrainian forces are holed up as Russia tries to take full control of its biggest city yet.

Reuters · Apr 15, 2022

Germany announces military aid for Ukraine – as it happened

Senior US defence officials confirmed Ukrainian missile strikes on Moskva; more than 900 civilians’ bodies discovered in Kyiv region with claims they were executed

The Guardian - AU · Apr 15, 2022

More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region, police say

The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following the withdrawal of Russian forces — most of them fatally shot, police said Friday. Most of them had died from gunshot wounds, an indication that many people were "simply executed”, said the…

France 24 · Apr 15, 2022

What is the significance of Russia’s Moskva warship sinking?

The Black Sea Fleet flagship entered service in Soviet times and had been deployed in conflicts from Georgia to Syria.

Al Jazeera · Apr 15, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 51 of the invasion

Russia has confirmed that its flagship cruiser Moskva has sunk in the Black Sea, but denied that it was hit by Ukrainian missiles

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2022

In Chicago, British foreign minister says Putin made ‘strategic error’ in thinking Ukraine invasion would fracture Western democratic alliances

CHICAGO — Russian President Vladimir Putin committed a major “strategic error” in believing his invasion of Ukraine would fragment Western democracies, the British foreign minister for Europe and North America said in Chicago this week.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 15, 2022

Biden meets robot dog, pitches innovation agenda

President Joe Biden went to battleground North Carolina to highlight bipartisan economic competitiveness legislation as a means to counter inflation, but it was a yellow robotic dog named “Spot” that stole the show.

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022