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Minister rules out Russian tourist ban but hits out at oligarchs' wives 'enjoying themselves'

Ben Wallace said the UK can "toughen up" visa conditions, but appeared to reject calls from Finland, Estonia and the Czech Republic to bring in a ban on tourist visas for Russians

Daily Mirror

Timeline: Six months of Russia’s war in Ukraine

On February 24, Russia launched a full-scale assault on Ukraine. These are the main events of the war over six months.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainians, weary but defiant, mark Independence Day amid fears of new attacks

Ukrainians revelled in a surreal display of burnt-out Russian tanks and armour laid out this week as war trophies in central Kyiv to mark the 31st anniversary of independence, but fears of fresh Russian attacks lurked behind their show of defiance.

Reuters

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Ukraine is holding Russia to a bloody stalemate, but winning the information war

Ukraine’s day of independence, 24th August, is being met by apprehension as much as celebration by Ukrainians and their supporters worldwide. The Russian regime has threatened retribution with strikes against civilian targets across the country. US diplomats have been ordered out of Kyiv, just in case.

Evening Standard

Britons must endure ‘short-term pain’ of energy bills so Putin is defeated, minister warns

Armed forces minister James Heappey admitted that a ‘really expensive winter lies ahead’ for many UK families

Evening Standard

Russia ‘in very fragile position’ and bracing for ‘major’ Ukrainian counterattack, say UK

Advance of Russian troops ‘can be measured in metres, not miles’, UK defence secretary says

The Independent UK

Putin says forest fires could worsen in European Russia, Far East

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday there was a risk that forest fires could worsen in both the European part of Russia and in its far east.

Reuters

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Ukraine marks six months of war with Russia

Ukraine and its western backers are contemplating how long the fighting could go on.

Axios

Ukraine invasion: Six months of Putin’s war unravels Russia’s superpower image

LONDON: Six months into President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the war has upended fundamental assumptions about Russia’s military and economy.

The Times of India

Analysis-Putin bets winter gas chokehold will yield Ukraine peace - on his terms

Cold winters helped Moscow defeat Napoleon and Hitler. President Vladimir Putin is now betting that sky-rocketing energy prices and possible shortages this winter will persuade Europe to strong arm Ukraine into a truce -- on Russia's terms.

Reuters

UK imports from Russia collapsed 97% after Ukraine invasion, official figures show

June was the first month on record that the UK imported no fuel from Russia

The Independent UK

Former Russian mayor arrested on charges of discrediting Vladimir Putin’s army

Former mayor of Yekaterinburg arrested amid new crackdown on war critics

The Independent UK

Ukrainian Marines Track And Kill Russian Troops In Donetsk

This footage shows how Ukrainian marines tracked and killed Russian soldiers hiding in damaged buildings in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.

Zenger

Life and death: Inside the 26 August Guardian Weekly

Six months of hell in Ukraine. Plus: recession stalks Europe.

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Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Putin’s war in Ukraine is making shameful history for Russia once again

Tuesday marked an uncomfortable anniversary for Russian President Vladimir Putin. On that day in 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union entered into a partnership that paved the way for war just one week later. Defending Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s decision to formally collaborate with Adolf Hitler to secretly carve…

Tribune News Service

Andreas Kluth: Putin wouldn’t shrink from starting Chernobyl 2.0 in Ukraine

The history of warfare has no precedent for what is happening right now in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Never before has a nuclear power plant been on the front line of a major war, and indeed a main object of the warring parties’ strategies.

The Independent UK

Ukraine: Cosying up to Russia would make cost of living crisis ‘100 times worse’, says minister

Trying to repair relations with Moscow would be ‘catastrophic’, says UK Armed Forces minister

Asharq Al-Awsat

Where Ukraine War Stands after 6 Months

When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 in an unprovoked act of aggression, many expected a quick victory. Six months later, the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II has turned into a grinding war of attrition. The Russian offensive has largely bogged down as…

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Where Ukraine war stands after 6 months

Six months ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in an unprovoked act of aggression, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine independence day overshadowed by fear of Russian attacks

Kyiv celebrations cancelled over concerns of ‘Russian provocations’ as US expected to announce further $3bn in aid

Zenger

Ukrainians Taunt ‘Stupid Russian Ivans’ As They Destroy Another Russian Tank

'Ivan' is used in many countries as a slang word for a Russian person.

Evening Standard

80,000 in Putin’s army ‘killed, wounded, captured, gone missing or deserted’ in Ukraine war, says UK

Wednesday marks six months since Putin launched his bloody invasion

Daily Mirror

War will go on 'much longer than expected' as West 'drags feet', says Ukraine MP

Deputy leader of the Holos Party Inna Sovsun said that many Ukrainians are starting to grapple with the prospect of the war lasting "much longer than expected"

Al Jazeera

Six months since Russia invaded Ukraine: What’s next?

Experts analyse the past six months and predict how the conflict may evolve.

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