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Russia states more limited war goal to 'liberate' Donbass

In a scaled-back formulation of its war goals, Russia said on Friday that the first phase of its military operation was mostly complete and it would focus on completely "liberating" Ukraine's breakaway eastern Donbass region.

Reuters

Russia plans reserve fleet of railway wagons for 'state tasks'

Russia plans to establish a reserve fleet of railway wagons for "state tasks", according to a letter seen by Reuters, as state needs expand because of its military operation in Ukraine.

Reuters

No, this military choir in Russia was not arrested for singing anti-war songs

Posts shared online claim to show members of a Russian military choir being arrested for singing anti-war songs. Although Russian President Vladimir Putin has indeed cracked down on people spreading "false information" about the war in Ukraine, leading to many people's arrests, this video is not an example of that.…

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‘Another Russian general killed’ in new blow for Vladimir Putin

Lieutenant General Yakov Rezantsev’s reported death brings the number killed since the invasion began to seven, according to Ukraine

Evening Standard

Australia sanctions Belarus president and family members

Belarus has supported Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Activists stage global climate protest, slam Ukraine war

Climate activists have staged a 10th series of worldwide protests to demand that leaders take stronger action against global warming

The Independent UK

It’s China’s ‘Nobel Prize moment’ to stop war, UN official says

Chinese President Xi Jinping has an opportunity to make history in pushing for a resolution to the war in Ukraine, the United Nations’ most senior official in China said, encouraging Beijing to take a more active part in ending the bloodshed.

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Russian army chief says war will focus on east Ukraine in first sign of scaling back

Russian army chief Sergey Rudskoy confirmed on Friday that the country will now focus its main war effort on the "complete liberation" of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region

Daily Mirror

What is the G20 and could Russia be expelled?

US president Joe Biden backs Vladimir Putin’s banishment from summit of world’s major economies as punishment for Ukraine war

The Independent UK

Lithuania set to cut Russian oil and gas supplies and calls on EU countries to follow suit

Its president said contracts have been drawn up to procure oil from Saudi Arabia.

The Independent UK

The Russian victim myth: here's the history behind it

Russian president Vladimir Putin sees his country’s history as providing the essential justification for the war he is waging against the Ukrainian people. He has long used history as a propaganda weapon. In his rambling address on the eve of his invasion of Ukraine, he claimed that Ukraine’s independence has…

The Conversation

Boris Johnson speaks to China’s President Xi Jinping for nearly an hour in first talks since Russia invaded Ukraine

The PM said that pressure should be put on President Vladimir Putin to withdraw troops

Evening Standard

Putin says West trying to cancel Russian culture including Tchaikovsky

President Vladimir Putin on Friday said the West was trying to cancel Russian culture, including the works of great composers such as Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Dmitry Shostakovich and Sergei Rachmaninov.

Reuters

Biden in Poland for meetings on Ukraine refugee crisis – US politics as it happened

President travels to Rzeszow, 60 miles from Ukraine border, to meet US troops and Polish counterpart – follow the day’s politics news

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Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin compares himself to JK Rowling and says he's being 'cancelled'

Vladimir Putin, ostracised from the world stage since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, went on a rant about what he called western efforts to 'cancel' his country

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin approved Roman Abramovich's role in Russia-Ukraine peace talks

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich - who has been sanctioned by the government - played a part in early peace talks between Russia and Ukraine with Vladimir Putin's blessing

Daily Mirror

Who could replace Vladimir Putin? Four potential successors to Russian president

The tide is rising on Vladimir Putin - as dissent bubbles away at home, the international community's frustrations with Russia have reached new heights reflected by a number of emergency summits with NATO and the EU

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin defends JK Rowling in speech condemning ‘cancel culture’ in the west

Russian president says west ‘cancelled’ British author ‘because she didn’t satisfy demands of gender rights’

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Irish Mirror

Vladimir Putin's 'end date' for Ukraine war matches Russia's WW2 victory

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation seek to impose the idea that the war has to end by May 9, 2022

Daily Mirror

Oligarch sanctioned by the UK complains his family 'don't understand how to survive'

Businessman Petr Aven, who is has been sanctioned by the UK government, has complained that he may not be able to take his cleaner or driver if kicked out of the UK

Dublin Live

RTE Claire Byrne listeners hear weapons expert say urine-soaked Covid masks could save your life during chemical attack

Fears are on the rise that Russian president Vladimir Putin might resort to chemical warfare as part of the invasion of Ukraine

The Conversation

When Putin says Russia and Ukraine share one faith, he's leaving out a lot of the story

Russian President Vladimir Putin has often asserted that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people.” He points to a few factors: the Russian language spoken widely in both countries, their similar cultures, and the two countries’ political connections, which date back to medieval times. But there is one more factor that…

Bangkok Post

Civilian deaths at Mariupol theatre estimated at 300

A clearer picture of the scale of the ruin is emerging from the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which a month into the invasion now resembles scenes of Russian cities razed by the Nazis in World War II.

Reuters

U.S., EU strike LNG deal as Europe seeks to cut Russian gas

The United States will work to supply 15 billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European Union this year to help it wean off Russian energy supplies, the transatlantic partners said on Friday.

Al Jazeera

Germany to halve imports of Russian oil by summer

Economy minister lays out measures to boost energy independence for Europe’s economic powerhouse.

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