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Joe Biden declares Vladimir Putin 'will not break our resolve' in supporting Ukraine

Joe Biden told Volodymyr Zelensky and other fellow world leaders at the G7 summit that the United States are "not going anywhere" as Vladimir Putin's bloody war continues

Daily Mirror · May 21, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy says Bakhmut ‘is not occupied’; Russia accuses G7 of ‘undermining global stability’ — as it happened

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says during Japan visit that Ukrainian troops are still in eastern city at centre of bloody battle; Moscow calls summit a ‘politicised’ event

The Guardian - AU · May 21, 2023

'Exhaust them': Why Ukraine has fought Russia for every inch of Bakhmut, despite high cost

The nine-month battle for Bakhmut has destroyed the 400-year-old city in eastern Ukraine and killed tens of thousands of people in a mutually devastating demonstration of Ukraine’s strategy of exhausting the Russian military

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 452 of the invasion

Zelenskiy lays flowers at cenotaph in Hiroshima; conflicting claims over whether Russia has captured Bakhmut

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

Macron salutes Zelensky's G7 tour as Biden pledges more military aid for Ukraine

French president Emmanuel Macron was preparing to leave the G7 meeting in Japan on Sunday after hailing the presence of the Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelensky at the gathering of the seven most industrialised nations and several growing economies.

Radio France Internationale · May 21, 2023

‘Putin will not break our resolve,’ Joe Biden tells G7

It comes after President Biden announced a $375m package of military aid for Ukraine

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Zelensky’s visit to G7 ‘historically significant’, says Sunak

The presence of the Ukrainian president at the conference in Japan shows a ‘powerful message’ to Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister said.

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Zelenskiy secures fresh US military aid at G7 as Russia hails ‘liberation’ of Bakhmut

Joe Biden says US doing everything possible to strengthen Ukraine’s defences in war with Russia

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

Putin says battle for Bakhmut is over, thanks Wagner mercenaries and Russian army

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated the Wagner mercenary force and the Russian army for what he called the "liberation" of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which Russia calls by its Soviet-era name of Artyomovsk.

Reuters · May 21, 2023

Zelensky compares Bakhmut's 'total destruction' to Hiroshima in 1945

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky compared Bakhmut's "total destruction" after months of continuous battles and shelling to the Japanese city of Hiroshima after the nuclear strike of 1945. This comes following conflicting reports on the status of Bakhmut, as Russia claimed having taken the city while Ukraine denied it had fallen.…

France 24 · May 21, 2023