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Ukraine's Zelenskiy to meet EU's von der Leyen on Friday - spokesman

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will have talks in Kyiv on Friday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ukrainian presidential spokesman Sergii Nykyforov said on national television.

Reuters · Apr 7, 2022

Editorial: Putin and Russia must answer for atrocities in Ukraine

In a powerful speech to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of the “most terrible war crimes” since World War II and rightly demanded that Russia face “full accountability” for its atrocities committed during its unprovoked invasion.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2022

Ukraine Seeks Arms from NATO as Fight Looms on Eastern Front

Ukraine was bracing to battle for control of its industrial east and appealing for more help from the West after Russian forces withdrew from the shattered outskirts of Kyiv to regroup. Authorities were urging people to immediately evacuate from the Donbas region before Russia intensifies its offensive.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 7, 2022

Ukraine morning briefing: Mariupol’s dead put at 5,000

Eastern area of the country now braces for sustained Russian attacks

Wales Online · Apr 7, 2022

Ukraine braces for a renewed Russian offensive on its eastern front – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2022

Seeing Bucha atrocities is turning point for media, viewers

Veteran journalists who have covered wars and terrorism — who have seen violence and death up close before — said this week's horrific images from Bucha, Ukraine stood out as particularly disturbing

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Ukraine girds for renewed Russian offensive on eastern front

Ukraine braced for a climactic battle for control over the besieged country’s industrial east as Russian forces withdrew from the shattered outskirts of Kyiv to regroup

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Ukraine says Russia will see new sanctions as ‘permission to attack’ amid warnings of fresh offensive

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says sanctions unveiled by west have ‘a spectacular look. But this is not enough’, as fears mount of large-scale Russian offensive

The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2022

More sanctions hit Russia as Zelenskyy warns of new wartime hardships

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces carried out punishing strikes against key Ukrainian cities on Wednesday, brushing aside mounting world outrage over the execution-style killings of civilians even as Washington and its Western allies moved to impose sharp new sanctions against Moscow.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 43 of Russian invasion

Ukraine braces for new offensive in east as Zelenskiy says new sanctions on Moscow ‘not enough’ to prevent more deadly attacks

The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2022