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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Donbas - You Need To See This

‘I was five seconds from death’: Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine’s richest man, on owning Shakhtar and resisting Russia

In a rare interview, Rinat Akhmetov talks to Nick Ames about football, his ownership of the Azovstal steelworks and why he is optimistic about the future

The Guardian - UK

‘There is profound disappointment in him’: mood in Russia turns against Putin

Increasingly isolated president is determined to press on with Ukraine war, say well-placed sources, despite ailing economy

The Guardian - UK

Russia renews hardline demands for ending Ukraine war

Russia has reiterated its firm stance on ending the Ukraine war. Moscow insists Ukraine must withdraw its forces from the Donbas region for any ceasefire or comprehensive peace negotiations to begin. This comes as President Putin previously stated the conflict was nearing its end. Ukraine's President Zelensky has rejected these…

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Former Top Ukrainian Official Formally a Suspect In Major Graft Probe

Former Ukrainian chief of staff Andrii Yermak formally named as a suspect in a large graft investigation.

International Business Times

Marco Rubio Accuses Zelensky of Lying About the Negotiations Between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sharply accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of lying after the Ukrainian leader claimed the Trump administration was conditioning U.S. security guarantees on Ukraine withdrawing from the Donbas region, escalating tensions between Washington and Kyiv during fragile peace negotiations with Russia.

International Business Times

Ukraine war briefing: Rubio stridently denies US is demanding Kyiv give up eastern Donbas to Russia

US secretary of state says Zelenskyy’s claims ‘not true’ about Donbas; French TV criticised over Sergei Lavrov interview. What we know on day 1,494

The Guardian - AU

Rubio slams Zelenskyy's Donbas comments and says US may divert Ukraine arms to Iran

Zelenskyy had said in an interview that the United States was pressing Ukraine to cede the eastern Donbas region to Russia before finalising any post-war security guarantees.

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Putin asks oligarchs to donate to Russia’s dwindling defence budget

Russian president expected to continue invasion of Ukraine until his forces have secured remaining areas of eastern Donbas

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says US has linked security guarantees to ceding of Donbas

Ukrainian president says peace deal proposed by US includes handing over land to Russia. What we know on day 1,492

The Guardian - AU

Zelensky says Ukrainian public won't let him hand Russia territory

"Emotionally, people will never forgive this," Zelensky told Axios.

Axios

$Donbas review – a Ukrainian family fractures on the brink of invasion$

Donbas review – a Ukrainian family fractures on the brink of invasion

Olga Braga’s award-winning play captures the suffocating tensions of a household as war looms – finding flashes of tenderness amid the rising threat

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskyy says US set June deadline for peace deal, as Russia launches new attacks on energy sites

The development follows US-brokered trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi during the week, which produced no breakthrough. Russia continues to press Ukraine to give up the Donbas region, a condition Kyiv says it will never accept.

Euronews

Ukraine is being left out in the cold

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The Conversation

Trump wants Ukraine to give up the Donbas in return for security guarantees. It could be fatal for Kyiv

There is a major sticking point often overlooked in the ceasefire negotiations between Ukraine and Russia currently being held in Abu Dhabi. This relates to the fact that, as part of any agreement, Kyiv is being asked to give up the entire Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.

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Metal Hammer

"I miss Ukraine very much. I missed it even more when I realised that I cannot go back there." The Soviet-born heavy metal singer who had to flee war to make her rock star dreams come true

As frontwoman of tech metal stars Jinjer, Tatiana Shmayluk has manifested an incredible career against the odds

The Independent UK

US ‘tells Ukraine that security guarantees will only be given in return for Donbas’

European officials fear that Washington is attempting to place pressure on Kyiv after trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns Putin is planning ‘massive’ attack ahead of Sunday peace talks

Every Russian strike 'discredits' the ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the war, says Zelensky

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskyy accuses Russia of trying to sabotage peace talks with ‘typical Russian lies’

Russia’s claim it foiled drone attack on Putin residence shows ‘they do not want to finish this war’, Ukrainian president says

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International Business Times

Trump Says Ukraine War Deal Closer Than Ever After Secretive Mar-a-Lago Talks

Donald Trump says a Ukraine peace deal is close after secretive Mar-a-Lago talks with Zelensky, but key obstacles remain.

International Business Times UK

Breakthrough or Bluff? Trump Says Ukraine War Deal Closer Than Ever After Secretive Mar-a-Lago Talks

Donald Trump says a Ukraine peace deal is close after secretive Mar-a-Lago talks with Zelensky, but key obstacles remain.

Radio France Internationale

Trump says US and Ukraine 'a lot closer' on peace deal but 'thorny issues' remain

US President Donald Trump has said that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were "getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, but acknowledged that the fate of the Donbas region remains a key unresolved issue.

The Guardian - UK

Trump and Zelenskyy meet in Florida – as it happened

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International Business Times UK

Zelenskyy to Meet Trump Sunday in Florida as Peace Plan Nears Completion Despite Putin's Donbas Demands

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Donald Trump on Sunday in Florida to discuss a nearly complete 20-point peace plan.

The Independent UK

Zelensky to meet Trump for high-stakes talks in Mar-a-Lago in bid to seal peace deal by new year

European leaders may take part online as Zelensky looks to ‘finalise’ an agreement he says is ‘90% completed’

The Independent UK

Zelensky open to withdrawing troops for demilitarised zone in Ukraine in new peace plan

President stresses most sensitive issues of 20-point peace plan require meeting with leaders despite progress in talks

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