INSANE: 16 | Vintage Vibes

Ukraine and Moldova gain EU candidate status but face a long road to full membership

For four months, Ukraine has been fighting for its very existence. Having successfully forced Russia to shift focus from a four-fronted offensive to concentrating on the Donbas region in the east of the country, Ukraine is now fighting a bitter war of attrition – losing, depending on whose figures you…

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2022

Ukraine’s ammunition becomes defining issue in battle for Donbas

Analysis: as Soviet-era shells run low, Ukraine appeals for artillery that can use Nato shells, but deliveries are slow

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2022

Joe Biden says West will not ‘splinter’ on support for Ukraine

US leader condemned ‘barbarism’ of fresh Russian missile strikes on Kyiv as G7 summit got underway with Boris Johnson calling for unity

Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2022

Ukrainians cheer nation's EU candidacy amid wartime woes

The European Union’s decision to make Ukraine a candidate for EU membership has offered war-weary Ukrainians a morale boost even as the country’s military ordered its fighters to retreat from a key city in the eastern Donbas region

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Ukraine troops ‘to be withdrawn’ from key city of Sievierodonetsk as street battles rage

The ‘fate of the Donbas is being decided’ say Ukraine officials

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Ukraine forces to retreat from embattled Severodonetsk: Governor

Local governor says troops have received order to leave the city after weeks of fighting against Russian troops.

Al Jazeera · Jun 24, 2022

War for eastern Ukraine reaches ‘fearful climax’ as European Union is set to approve Ukraine candidacy

LVIV, Ukraine — Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers appeared to be all but encircled as Russian troops advanced Thursday around two strategically important cities in eastern Ukraine in what a senior Ukrainian official called a “fearful climax” of the battle for the Donbas, signaling that the fall of a significant part…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 23, 2022

Ukraine Russia expert Tim White to answer your questions in ‘Ask Me Anything’

Are sanctions (on Russia) working? Is Russia running out of weapons? What is Putin’s objective?

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

As Kyiv claims political victory, Russia advances in east Ukraine

While Ukraine moves closer to the EU and away from Moscow’s orbit, Russian troops seize further territory in the Donbas.

Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2022

Ukraine war: as the conflict at sea intensifies, Russia's prospects of victory look further off than ever

The Ukraine war is at a strategic turning point. As the Russian offensive intensifies in the Donbas without resulting in any substantial gains, western leaders warn that the war will be long, and supporting Ukraine must be sustained in the long term. At the same time, a less perceptible change…

The Conversation · Jun 23, 2022