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Vigils and a wrecked tank as Ukraine's allies mark year of war

Ukraine's allies around the world lit up buildings in yellow and blue, held protests and candlelight vigils and prepared new sanctions on Moscow on Friday in a collective show of support on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023

7 key events in Ukraine war from Russia's massacre at Bucha to Crimea bridge explosion

It has been 12 months since Vladimir Putin told the Russian people that Moscow's troops would be sweeping through neighbouring Ukraine to "denazify" and "demilitarise" Kyiv, to keep it in "Russia's sphere of influence"

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

Putin appears to be placing his bets on winning a war of attrition.

A Ukrainian soldier of an artillery unit fires towards Russian positions outside Bakhmut on Nov. 8, 2022. Photo: BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images

Axios · Feb 24, 2023

What is China’s peace proposal on how to end Ukraine war?

China offers 12-point proposal to end war

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

A timeline of Putin’s invasion – and the fight to save Ukraine

Ukraine – a year of war: It has been 12 months of intense fighting, against a backdrop of the West coming together to support Kyiv

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Putin ‘sacrificing soldiers for own vanity’ and is suffering ‘huge losses’ in Ukraine

UK has introduced fresh sanctions against Russia

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Russian invasion of Ukraine is an attempt to restore pre-communist empire, researcher claims

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is part of Moscow's attempt to restore the empire that existed before the emergence of the Soviet Union. RFI's Jan van der Made talked to Professor Serhii Plokhy, director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University on how the West failed to read Russian President…

Radio France Internationale · Feb 24, 2023

Glasgow to join one-minute silence as UK marks one-year anniversary of Ukraine invasion

People across the UK - including in Glasgow - are being asked to join in on the one minute silence set to take place today (February 24) in order to pay their respects.

Glasgow Live · Feb 24, 2023

Russia's Medvedev floats idea of pushing back Poland's borders

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that the only way for Moscow to ensure a lasting peace with Ukraine was to push back the borders of hostile states as far as possible, even if that meant the frontiers of NATO member Poland.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023

China calls for a cease-fire and peace talks between Russia and Ukraine

As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its second year, Beijing has repeatedly said it would broker any cease-fire talks, a proposal Ukrainians are wary of because of China's close ties with Moscow.

WEKU · Feb 24, 2023