Russia defends Ukraine war as US, others condemn alleged abuses Pressure on Russia has increased with world leaders calling for accountability over Moscow’s February 24 invasion. Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2022
EXPLAINER: What's behind referendums in occupied Ukraine? Four occupied regions in eastern and southern Ukraine are set to start voting Friday in Kremlin-engineered referendums on whether to become part of Russia, setting the stage for Moscow to annex the areas in a sharp escalation of the nearly seven-month war The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
Patience with Putin may be ebbing among friendlier countries Turkey, India and China respond cooly to news of planned referendums in Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022
Russians flood borders and airports trying to escape Vladimir Putin's mobilisation order Hundreds of thousands of young men and former soldiers will now be called up and sent to the battlefield in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, sparking a mass exodus Daily Mirror · Sep 22, 2022
Ukraine celebrates release of over 200 captives in surprise swap with Russia Commanders who led defence of Azovstal steelworks among those freed in exchange for Putin ally and 55 Russian soldiers The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022
Russia's nuclear threat: Is Vladimir Putin bluffing or is he really a 'terrorist with nuclear weapons?' As Vladimir Putin warns he's willing to use any military means necessary in the war with Ukraine, experts say the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons must be taken seriously. ABC News · Sep 22, 2022
Ukraine recap: what Putin's mobilisation order means for the war and the west The political climate got a few degrees warmer this week after Vladimir Putin announced a plan for partial mobilisation of Russian reserves, calling on a reservoir of somewhere between 300,000 and a million troops to bolster the Russian military’s parlous position in Ukraine. The Conversation · Sep 22, 2022
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov walks out of UN meeting after defending war in Ukraine The Russian leader left before he could face criticism of Vladimir Putin’s invasion, including from Foreign Secretary James Cleverly Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2022
Czechs will not issue humanitarian visa to Russians fleeing mobilisation The Czech Republic will not issue humanitarian visas to Russian citizens fleeing mobilisation orders, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said on Thursday. Reuters · Sep 22, 2022
Russia’s nuclear threats ‘totally unacceptable’, says UN chief António Guterres also denounces plans to annex parts of Ukraine as a violation of international law The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022
Family of Brit POW released from Ukraine say Russia put them through 'six months of hell' Ang Wood said she thought she would never see her son Aiden Aslin alive again after he was captured earlier this year then sentenced to death by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Daily Mirror · Sep 22, 2022
India says Ukraine conflict trajectory, outlook very concerning India told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that the trajectory of the Ukraine conflict was very concerning and that the outlook was more so, as New Delhi sharpened its calls for peace. Reuters · Sep 22, 2022
‘It’s a 100% mobilisation’: day one of Russia’s drive to build its army Reports ethnic minorities may be disproportionately affected while protesters in Moscow drafted on arrest The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022
Foreign Secretary urges countries to reject Putin’s ‘sham referenda’ in Ukraine James Cleverly said the ‘devastating consequences’ of Russia’s invasion become clearer each day. The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022 A cornered and desperate Putin is a dangerous prospect Letters: That Vladimir Putin alone makes the decisions in Russia makes the situation much more risky, warns David Winnick. Plus letters from Pat Brandwood, Robert Forsyth, Dr Paul Dorfman, Keith Flett and John Bailey
The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022 Ukraine conflict of ‘profound concern’, Jaishankar tells U.N. Security Council External Affairs Minister asks parties to come to negotiating table
Daily Mirror · Sep 22, 2022 Vladimir Putin 'will mobilise 1million civilian reservists to fight Ukraine' NOT 300,000 A source has claimed that Vladimir Putin will be allowed to call up a total of one million people, not 300,000 as officially announced. He is said to be scared to reveal the truth to Russians
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022 Putin is mobilising 300,000 more soldiers to fight his war. But Ukrainians feel hope, not fear More Russian families will come face-to-face with the realities of war – and that’s what the Kremlin didn’t want, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk
Daily Record · Sep 22, 2022 Boris Johnson mistakenly thanks Vladimir Putin instead of Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky WATCH: The former prime minister quickly realised his mistake and corrected himself during a Commons debate.
Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2022 EU says members need a common policy on Russian arrivals EU states need a joint position on Russians requesting to enter after fleeing their country, the bloc’s executive says.
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022 Boris Johnson inadvertently thanks Vladimir Putin for ‘inspirational leadership’ The former PM quickly corrected himself, saying he meant Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 22, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg supports 'outrageous' claim that Putin funded opponents of fracking JACOB Rees-Mogg has supported a "baseless" claim that Russian president Vladimir Putin has funded opponents of fracking.
The Conversation · Sep 22, 2022 Russian army: Putin details the next stage of the Ukraine war and who is being called up Fares for flights out of Russia rose dramatically in the 24 hours after President Vladimir Putin announced a mobilisation of reserve troops and suggested a possibility of wider conscription.
Daily Mirror · Sep 22, 2022 Boris Johnson accidentally praises Vladimir Putin's 'inspirational' leadership to MPs The former Prime Minister, making his first major contribution to a debate as a backbench MP, misspoke and praised the "inspirational leadership" of the Russian warmonger before correcting himself
Irish Mirror · Sep 22, 2022 Angry scenes in Moscow sees over 1,000 arrests as anti-war protestors call for Putin to 'get in the trenches' Furious members of the Russian public called for Vladimir Putin to 'get in the trenches' just hours after he announced that 300,000 'reservists' were being called up to assist in the country's illegal invasion of Ukraine