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Vladimir Putin 'wants another Chernobyl disaster' after dangerous nuclear plant attack

Zaporizhzhia power plant was attacked in the early hours of this morning, prompting accusations from Ukraine's president that Vladimir Putin wants a nuclear disaster on the scale of Chernobyl

Daily Mirror

Commentary: Whether it sides with Russia or not, China will pay a price

Until Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last week, the standoff between Russia and a U.S.-led Western alliance had produced, on balance, a net strategic benefit for China. Now that Putin has pulled the trigger, the geopolitical game has completely changed.

Los Angeles Times

Vladimir Putin and sinister reason behind unusual walk could be linked to the KGB

Researchers have suggested it could be linked to weapons training he received while part of the Soviet KGB.

Daily Record

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Ukraine: Your questions answered by expert Mary Dejevsky

“Putin’s speech, which constituted his declaration of war, said the intention was not to occupy Ukraine or even change its borders”

The Independent UK

Moscow awaits Ukraine's response after talks, Kremlin says

The Kremlin told Russians on Friday to rally around President Vladimir Putin and said that what happened next in the negotiations over Ukraine would depend on Kyiv's reaction to this week's talks between the two sides.

Reuters

The Ukraine war pictures Vladimir Putin doesn't want Russians to see – and why

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES – President Vladimir Putin is drastically altering the picture of the war in Ukraine to Russian civilians, according to a Norwegian international affairs researcher

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin ‘puts whole of Europe in peril’ with Ukraine nuclear plant attack

Vladimir Putin faced a global outcry on Friday after Russian forces attacked a nuclear power plant, sparking a blaze which Boris Johnson warned could have “directly threatened the safety of all of Europe”.

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Ukraine crisis: What are the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics?

Pro-Russian separatist regions declared independence from Kyiv in 2014

The Independent UK

Emily Sheffield: Hooked on Putin’s gas, the West has sleepwalked into a nightmare

Let me be clear: the cold-blooded invasion of Ukraine is the responsibility of Vladimir Putin. He deserves his pariah status for the barbaric horrors unfolding by the hour. But we must consider our part.

Evening Standard

Russian footballer calls for peace amid conflict as Ukrainian coach killed in attacks

Several Premier League footballers have spoken out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, yet few high-profile Russians have dared to question president Vladimir Putin

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer demands Tories sack co-chairman whose firm boasted of links to 'Russian elite'

Labour's leader hit out after a firm run by Ben Elliot, the co-chairman of the Conservative Party, said it provided 'luxury lifestyle management services to Russia's elite'

Daily Mirror

Putin says Russia's neighbours should not escalate tensions

President Vladimir Putin urged Russia's neighbours on Friday not to escalate tensions, eight days after Moscow sent its forces into Ukraine.

Reuters

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Russian leader vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to western military alliance

The Independent UK

City comment: Corporate boycott of Russia will pile pressure on Putin over Ukraine invasion

Nothing signified the fall of the iron curtain quite like McDonald’s opening up in Moscow but Ronald McDonald’s days in Russia now look numbered.

Evening Standard

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Trudy Rubin: The third World War has already started in Ukraine. Europe and the US should wake up

“This war is for all the world,” a haggard Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CNN from an underground bunker, surrounded by sandbags. The incredibly brave Ukrainian president is correct.

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown calls for special tribunal to punish Vladimir Putin

The former prime minister joined Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba at an online event calling for action against the Russian president.

Daily Mirror

'Heinous' Putin must face Nuremberg-style war crimes tribunal, demands Gordon Brown

Writing exclusively for the Mirror as he gives a major speech, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown warns there is a gap in international law - and we must not let Vladimir Putin sneak through it

Evening Standard

Evening Standard Comment: European energy imports are bankrolling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

If there is anyone left wondering why Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine should matter to them, the Russian bombing of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — the largest in Europe — should answer that question.

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The Independent UK

What sanctions has the UK imposed on Russia, and could more be done?

Leader of Russian Orthodox Church, children’s rights commissioner and four top colonels all targeted by UK as latest round of economic penalties announced

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war: What is the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and how might the crisis impact it?

Lucrative natural gas pipeline running to Germany under Baltic Sea blocked by chancellor Olaf Scholz in response to Vladimir Putin’s aggression

France 24

War in Ukraine: Could sanctions mean the end of Russia's 'oligarch era'?

Russia's wealthiest men have lost some $80 billion in wealth since Vladimir Putin launched his war on Ukraine. This may be only the beginning, as Western powers seek to identify and seize their hidden assets. Also, markets tumble amid fears of intense fighting around Europe's largest nuclear plant, located in…

The Independent UK

Ukraine crisis: What are the Minsk agreements?

Emmanuel Macron insisted revival of accords from 2014 and 2015 ‘only path on which peace can be built’

Al Jazeera

Q&A: Moscow’s ‘lone climate protester’ confronts war on Ukraine

Al Jazeera speaks to Arshak Makichyan, a prominent climate activist who calls for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The New Daily

Meet Putin’s key oligarchs, their mega-yachts and billion-dollar bankrolls

Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov, Igor Sechin, Mikhail Fridman and others are the latest targets of sanctions imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The ultimate sanction: Listing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism

Almost daily since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week, the United States and allies in Europe and Asia have been tightening the sanctions vise on Moscow. Yet even devastating blows to the Russian state and its economy did not give President Vladimir Putin pause as he unleashed a brutal overnight…

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