Is Vladimir Putin happy to risk nuclear war to avoid admitting defeat? Russian leader’s escalatory threat to annex parts of Ukraine in effort to halt counteroffensive is fraught with risk The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022
Can Putin go it alone? Russia ups ante as world leaders meet at UN How does a Russia in retreat read the room at the United Nations General Assembly? On the day that world leaders gather in New York for UN Week, Vladimir Putin's proxies are unveiling plans for hastily-staged referendums to annex conquered parts of Ukraine that are now under assault from a… France 24 · Sep 20, 2022
Putin meets Bosnian Serb separatist leader, praises Serbia Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
One year later, growing global perils as Biden returns to UN President Joe Biden is confronting difficult issues as he travels to New York this week for the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
Armenia, On Its Own? The West's indifference so far results from hypocrisy, cynicism, and shortsightedness about its own interests Reason · Sep 20, 2022
Apocalyptic cascade of Russian incendiary bombs rains down on Ukrainian village The explosives showered down on Ozerne in the Donetsk region which was recently recaptured by Ukrainian troops as they march further east into areas abandoned by Russia Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022
Vladimir Putin in direct speech to Russians tonight in first address since invasion Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to order the full mobilisation of his country's military which could see up to two million reservists scrambled to join his operation Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022
Turkish president Erdogan says Putin wants to end war ‘as soon as possible’ It comes as Zelensky’s forces continue to make ground on Russian-occupied territory The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
Russia makes moves to annex separatist regions in Ukraine Leaders of four separatist and partially Russian-occupied regions said they would hold referendums on whether to formally join Russia, starting as soon as Friday. WEKU · Sep 20, 2022
Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine plan annexation votes Ukraine and its allies condemn plans for referendums amid concern it risks an escalation of the seven month crisis. Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2022
‘We thieves and killers are now fighting Russia’s war’: how Moscow recruits from its prisons Inmates describe visits by Yevgeny Prigozhin, reported head of the Wagner group, who is said to offer pardons for those who enlist The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022
Separatist leaders in Ukraine plan votes to join Russia following battlefield defeats Four leaders of Russian separatist regions are planning votes to officially break away from Ukraine Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2022
Putin ‘moves submarines away from Crimea’ after Ukrainian attacks Vladimir Putin’s naval commanders have moved submarines away from Crimea after Ukrainian attacks deep into the peninsula, British defence chiefs said on Tuesday. They argued that the Russian president’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 was partly to ensure a base there for his Black Sea Fleet but this aim had… Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2022
Far-right German politicians accused of pro-Putin ‘propaganda trip’ Five AfD politicians currently in Russia and planning to travel to occupied Donbas in eastern Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022
Reuters · Sep 20, 2022 Explainer-Russia unfolds annexation plan for Ukraine Russia on Tuesday announced plans by separatists in Ukraine to hold referendums paving the way for the formal annexation of swathes of territory after nearly seven months of war with its neighbour, a former Soviet republic.
Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022 Vladimir Putin to impose martial law and mobilise all men of military age to fight According to a copy of the bill expected to be signed off by Vladimir Putin, voluntary surrender would become a crime for Russian military personnel and punishable by 10 years in prison
The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022 Four occupied Ukraine regions plan imminent ‘votes’ on joining Russia ‘Referendum’ announcements in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson may indicate move to annex territories
Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022 Vladimir Putin loyalist taunts Westerners by live streaming gas stove burning all day The unnamed man, from Rostov in Russia, live-streamed his gas stove burning on Twitch amid spiralling energy price rises among Brits and Europeans, which has lead many countries to offer gas users financial compensation
Axios · Sep 20, 2022 Kremlin-backed separatists in Ukraine plan votes to join Russia The planned votes come after Russia suffered one of its biggest setbacks of the war.
Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022 Russia hurries to annex occupied Ukraine amid Kyiv’s gains The Kremlin is moving hastily to stage sham votes on annexing the regions of Ukraine its forces still control, after Kyiv’s military drove Russian troops from large areas of territory taken in their seven-month-old invasion.
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022 Russia moves to tighten grip on Ukraine as separatists announce referendums on joining Moscow Votes in four regions will be held later this week
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022 Rising energy bills ‘price worth paying’ for Ukraine support, says Liz Truss Defying Russia vital for ‘long-term security’, says PM – but she won’t tell public to ration energy use
Reuters · Sep 20, 2022 Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk to hold vote on joining Russia on Sept. 23-27 Russian-installed separatists in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region said on Tuesday they will stage a referendum on Sept 23-27 on joining Russia, and called on President Vladimir Putin to admit their territory to Russia as soon as possible after the vote.
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022 Liz Truss: Rising power bills are ‘price worth paying’ for long-term UK security Households have been warned they could see their fuel bills cost more than their monthly mortgage payments next year.
Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022 Soaring energy bills 'price worth paying' to stand up to Putin, says Liz Truss Prime Minister Liz Truss claimed higher costs were worth the pain so the UK did not rely on regimes such as Russia, which has been accused of 'blackmailing' Europe over gas supplies