HISTORICAL FACTS: 23 - Caught on Camera

Putin and Trump are both trapped in losing battles against reality

The Ukraine and Iran wars are very different, but a common authoritarian delusion unites the men who started them, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky confirms flamingo missile strikes on Russian arms factory and oil refinery

Zelensky says expanding drone campaign dealt a blow to ‘Russian military logistics’ across occupied Ukraine

The Independent UK · Jun 10

The Guardian view on Ukraine and the prospects of peace: time to ramp up the pressure on Putin

Editorial: Russia’s ‘spring offensive’ is failing and Kyiv’s drones have brought the war to Moscow and other cities. Europe must strengthen Zelenskyy’s hand further

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9

Zelenskyy wants to build up pressure on Russia to force Moscow to peace talks

In a post on X, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had signed a drone deal with Latvia after his first talks with the country's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs.

Euronews · Jun 9

Could the war in Ukraine bring political change to Russia?

Volodymyr Zelensky recently suggested that the war in Ukraine was beginning to turn in his country’s favour. The Ukrainian president insisted that Russia was “losing the initiative each day”.

The Conversation · Jun 9

Why Zelensky asked Russian oligarch Abramovich to test Putin’s appetite for talks

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed reports that he asked Roman Abramovich to pass on an offer of direct talks to Vladimir Putin. A Russian oligarch loyal to the Kremlin may be a surprise choice of messenger for Kyiv, but the former Chelsea owner has a history of acting as go-between…

France 24 · Jun 9

Ukrainian strikes start fires at oil facilities in Russia and Crimea, officials say

Daily Russian attacks have intensified in recent months and Ukraine has hit back with its own drone strikes further into Russian territory, saying these are mainly against military and energy facilities.

Euronews · Jun 9

Ukraine war briefing: Russia’s Peskov admits ‘certain problems’ with fuel supplies after energy sites targeted

Ukrainian forces continue strikes on oil facilities in occupied Crimea and Russia proper; French jet downs drone in Latvian airspace. What we know on day 1,567

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9

‘You can stop your war’: Putin dismisses Zelenskyy’s open letter asking for a face-to-face meeting to end the Russian-Ukraine war calling it ‘rude’

Ukraine followed the rebuff with an “unprecedented attack” in St. Petersburg.

We Got This Covered · Jun 8

Apple pulls Russia's state-backed MAX app from App Store over sanctions compliance

Apple has confirmed the removal of Russia's state-backed super-app, MAX, from the App Store due to sanctions compliance. While existing installations still function, users have lost critical push notifications for calls and messages. Here is everything we know so far

TechRadar · Jun 8