Labour calls for Russian mercenary Wagner Group to be proscribed as terrorists Labour party wants to follow US who class Wagner as ‘transnational criminal organisation’ Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2023
Labour demands that ministers proscribe Wagner Group as terror organisation The party said the move would make it a criminal offence to belong or support the private military outfit that is working with Russia in Ukraine. The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023
Thousands protest in Berlin against giving weapons to Ukraine About 13,000 people gather at Brandenburg Gate, as demonstrations also take place in other German cities The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023
Alexander Litvinenko’s widow joins anti-Putin protest outside Russian embassy About 700 Russians thought to have attended demonstration, calling for an end to the war in Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023
Met Opera marks 1st year of Ukraine war with concert The Metropolitan Opera marked the 1st year of Russia's war on Ukraine with “A Concert of Remembrance and Hope" that included Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo wearing a skirt with a tally mark for each day of the war The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023
Inside Putin's torture chamber as Russian troops accused of nearly 90,000 war crimes Ukrainian victims of Russian war crimes have recounted the disturbing levels of violence inflicted upon them by Vladimir's Putin's men - with one man alleging he was held for days and electrocuted Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2023
‘That’s my neighbour’: Mariupol residents’ shock at Putin’s parade line-up Survivors’ disgust as children thank ‘rescuers’ in a lavish Moscow celebrationRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updates The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023
Litvinenko widow brands Putin a war criminal amid Ukraine invasion protest The poisoned dissident’s wife addressed hundreds of demonstrators protesting against the invasion of Ukraine outside the Russian embassy in London. The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023
How Putin can cling on… even if Russia loses the war in Ukraine Ukraine – a year of war: The Russian president’s grasp is loosening both on the battlefield and at home, writes Mark Galeoti. But is it really the end of the road? The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023
Zelenskyy Seeks More Sanctions, Fighting Grinds On Fighting is grinding on in Ukraine after the country marked the anniversary of Russia's invasion, with Ukrainian authorities on Saturday reporting dozens of new Russian strikes and attacks on cities in the east and south. After a somber and defiant day of commemorations on Friday and a marathon news conference,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 25, 2023
Ukraine: Zelenskyy seeks more sanctions, fighting grinds on Fighting is grinding on in Ukraine after the country marked the anniversary of Russia’s invasion The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023
Protest groups descend on central London following anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Peter Tatchell was one of a group of 30 who interrupted a rally by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Stop the War coalition Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2023
Ukraine war in numbers: Shocking figures that define year of brutal conflict Ukraine – a year of war: From deaths on the battlefield to refugees, the terrible toll of 12 months of fighting The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023
Pro-Ukraine group clashes with activists urging UK to stop supplying weapons Peter Tatchell was one of a group of 30 who interrupted a rally by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Stop the War coalition. The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023
Reuters · Feb 25, 2023 Belarus leader Lukashenko says he had long chat with Putin on war anniversary Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he held a long conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday, the one-year anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. "I'll tell you a secret, last night he and I spoke for a long time on various topics," a social media channel linked to…
Al Jazeera · Feb 25, 2023 ‘As long as it takes’: US aid to Ukraine sustainable, experts say Support for Kyiv serves the US’s ‘strategic interests’ against security threats posed by Putin’s Russia, analysts say.
The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023 Pete Doherty sings ‘Dirty Old Town’ in Ukrainian in rare TV appearance Musician’s performance came on one-year anniversary of Putin’s invasion
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023 Feminism taught me all I need to know about men like Trump and Putin Like all abusive men, dictators seek to control who can speak and which narratives are believed. The only difference is scale, says the US writer Rebecca Solnit
Reuters · Feb 25, 2023 Russia's Medvedev says defence factories meeting demand, denies missile shortage Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said the country's factories are working round the clock to meet an exponential increase in defence orders, mocking the idea that Moscow's forces in Ukraine were running out of missiles.
Radio France Internationale · Feb 25, 2023 Macron to visit China in early April, calls for Beijing pressure on Moscow The French leader Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he will visit China in early April. The president called on Beijing to help the countries in the western alliance put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2023 Inside 'Zombieland' Russia with 'brainwashed' people cut off and unable to buy key goods Some Russians dream of a new life in the West, while others wave flags and repeat the daily propaganda broadcast. “The war is making people crazy – welcome to Zombieland,” says Nika, 31, from Moscow
The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023 Vladimir Putin: What is driving Russian leader’s relentless assault on Ukraine? Ukraine – a year of war: He sold the invasion as a collective decision with his military chiefs, but it is the president alone who will have to answer to history, writes Mary Dejevsky
The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023 How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spread global economic turmoil Ukraine – a year of war: Financial struggles between Moscow and the West will be just as drawn-out as the battles in Ukraine, argues Sean O’Grady
Tribune News Service · Feb 25, 2023 Editorial: First and last anniversary: Ukraine invasion enters year two. There should be no three One year ago, Vladimir Putin’s euphemistic “special military operation” was launched in Ukraine, forever altering the lives of millions.
Chicago Tribune · Feb 25, 2023 Editorial: A year later, Ukraine stands tall. The US and NATO must help it finish the job On the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago, as the Kremlin positioned more than 150,000 troops along the Ukraine border, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had this message for Russia, its soldiers, and its despotic commander-in-chief, Vladimir Putin: