SHOCKING: 21 - What They Never Told You

Russia warns of an immediate ‘proportional response’ if Britain continues its ‘direct provocation’ of Ukraine – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022

Russia accuses Nato of ‘proxy war’ in Ukraine as US hosts crucial defence summit

Ukraine dismisses Sergei Lavrov’s war comments as diplomats gather in Germany for US-hosted talks to navigate ‘critical’ phase

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Lavrov warns of risk of nuclear conflict

In wide-ranging interview, Russian foreign minister warns world not to underestimate risk of nuclear war over Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Apr 26, 2022

Ukraine vows Mariupol troops will ‘fight to the end’ as Russia’s surrender deadline passes

‘The city still has not fallen’, Ukraine’s prime minister says

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2022

Ukraine latest: Deaths as Kharkiv apartment blocks hit by shelling; Mariupol defenders refuse Russia's surrender-or-die ultimatum

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says at least 18 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded after shelling in the centre of Kharkiv as a result of "deliberate terror … against ordinary civilians".

ABC News · Apr 17, 2022

Mariupol on the brink of falling as Ukrainian fighters defy Russian surrender demands

SEVERODONETSK, Ukraine — A Russian deadline for Ukrainian troops to surrender in the devastated port city of Mariupol came and went Sunday in a pitched battle whose outcome could change the course of the war.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 17, 2022

Ukrainian foreign minister says situation in Mariupol may be 'red line' in talks

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said there had not been any recent diplomatic communications between Russia and Ukraine at the level of their foreign ministries and that the situation in the port of Mariupol, which he described as "dire", may be a "red line" in the path of negotiations.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2022

Ukrainian FM Kuleba urges France to call atrocities in Ukraine a 'genocide'

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged France and President Emmanuel Macron to call atrocities committed by Russian forces in Ukraine a "genocide”. Macron earlier this week refused to use the term, a decision that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called "painful". Kuleba welcomed the latest…

France 24 · Apr 15, 2022

France to move French embassy in Ukraine back to Kyiv

France will "very soon" move back its embassy in Ukraine to the capital Kyiv from the western city of Lviv, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in a phone call.

Reuters · Apr 14, 2022

Ukraine foreign minister urges Berlin for quick arms delivery decision

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on Germany to make a quick decision on weapons delivery to Ukraine, saying Kyiv was counting on Berlin's leading role in Europe.

Reuters · Apr 14, 2022