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Russian forces now control more than two-thirds of Sievierodonetsk – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 98 of the invasion

Sievierodonetsk mostly under Russian control; Russia further cuts gas supplies to Europe; seed bank in Kharkiv at risk

The Guardian - AU

Vladimir Putin ally in chilling threat to kidnap NATO defence minister in Ukraine

Senior politician Oleg Morozov - an elected lawmaker in the dominant United Russia party - said the West's decision to supply Ukraine with weapons might provoke Moscow into reviewing its military goals

Daily Mirror

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‘They hate us all,’ claims former Russian leader in latest sanctions row

Dmitry Medvedev says sanctions don’t harm the Russian political elite or big business

The Independent UK

Russia's security boss issues chilling warning to US about 'fulfilling threat' to attack

President Joe Biden said today the United States will not send Ukraine missiles that can reach into Russia, after it was reported Washington was preparing to send advanced rocket systems to Kyiv

Daily Mirror

Russia's Medvedev calls Biden announcement on Ukraine rocket systems 'rational'

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that Washington's decision not to send Ukraine rocket systems that could reach into Russia was 'rational'.

Reuters

Russian ex-president Medvedev calls for tougher 'foreign agent' law

Former president Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday called for Russia to toughen its laws on "foreign agents" and prosecute individuals working for the interests of foreign states.

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We must stop letting Russia define the terms of the Ukraine crisis

A question like ‘Did US intelligence-sharing with Ukraine cross a line?’ forgets the fact that it was Russia that crossed the line – by invading Ukraine

The Guardian - US

US accuses Russia of weaponising food in Ukraine crisis and holding global supplies ‘hostage’

Blinken calls on Moscow to end blockade of Ukraine ports as Medvedev says Russia is ready to allow the flow of food when sanctions lift

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow says Azovstal now ‘liberated’

Ukraine news from May 20: Azovstal steelworks plant was last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol.

Al Jazeera

Trudy Rubin: Sweden and Finland are joining NATO because Europeans can’t stay neutral about Putin’s war

Only days ago, Russian foreign ministry officials were warning Finland about “retaliation” if its leaders applied to join NATO. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev spouted dire nuclear threats, and many Western pundits warned about the danger of further NATO expansion.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Finland, Sweden to apply to NATO

News from May 15: Finland, Sweden announce decision to apply for NATO membership, setting aside decades of neutrality.

Al Jazeera

Russia warns of ‘retaliatory steps’ over Finland’s bid to join Nato

The Kremlin said it would respond but declined to spell out how

Evening Standard

Russia warns West over risk of conflict with NATO

One of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned the West on Thursday that the increasing military support given to Ukraine by the United States and its allies risked triggering a conflict between Russia and the NATO military alliance.

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Russia's Medvedev, Volodin lash out at U.S. aid to Ukraine

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev accused the United States on Wednesday of waging a “proxy war” against Russia after the House of Representatives approved a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine, and said the U.S. economy would suffer.

Irish Mirror

Timeline of Vladimir Putin's nuclear war threats - list of 'unfriendly' countries, huge escalation and 'Irish attack'

In his address, he tried to justify their military action in Ukraine by saying that their forces are “fighting for the Motherland.”

ABC News

Vladimir Putin's nightmare scenario looks more likely as Finland and Sweden consider NATO membership

A seismic shift has taken place in Finland since the invasion of Ukraine, which could lead to it possibly joining NATO. It would deliver a significant blow to the Russian President by potentially bringing the West right to his doorstep.

The Conversation

Aleksei Navalny: new film about jailed dissident who dared to defy the power of Putin

One of the last lines jailed Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny speaks in the eponymous new CNN documentary is a quote usually attributed to the 18th-century philosopher Edmund Burke: “The triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.” It is unclear whether Navalny sees Russian politics as a…

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The Guardian - UK

‘There will be no way back’: will war change Finland’s pragmatic approach to Russia?

Finland’s parliament has begun discussing report outlining implications and risks of Nato membership

Al Jazeera

Timeline: Week eight of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera recaps key events during week eight of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia needs to prepare as NATO reinforces its borders, TASS reports

A senior Russian official said on Tuesday that NATO's reinforcement of its borders with Russia was no longer a figure of speech and Moscow should be prepared for possible aggressive action, Russia's TASS news agency reported.

Salon

Zelenskyy says brace for nukes

The Ukrainian president's comments come as peace activists warn Sweden and Finland against joining NATO

Tribune News Service

Russia warns of nuclear buildup if Finland, Sweden join NATO

Russia threatened to deploy nuclear weapons in and around the Baltic Sea region if Finland and Sweden join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as tensions fueled by President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine spread.

The Independent UK

Russian warship badly damaged after Kyiv claims missile strike while Putin’s troops regroup in eastern Ukraine

Losing the Moskva ship would be a military and symbolic blow for Russia as war enters its eighth week

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Sweden and Finland eye the Nato option, but it's a security dilemma for the west

The Kremlin has issued an ominous warning to Nato about the consequences for the Baltic if it allows Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, as has been widely reported. Dmitry Medvedev, a former president and a close ally of Vladimir Putin, said:

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