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Voices: Starmer is now in the crosshairs of the Kremlin

COMMENT: The prime minister’s activities on the world stage have made him of great interest to Moscow, says Katia Glod, who shows how Russian media activity about him soars every time he sticks his head above the parapet

The Independent UK

Ukraine and Russia swap 800 prisoners in biggest exchange of war yet

President Zelenskyy said the first phase brought home 390 Ukrainians

The Independent UK

Europe's long, arduous battle against Russia's 'shadow fleet' is far from over

The EU has imposed several rounds of sanctions against Russia's infamous "shadow fleet". But is there more to be done?

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First part of Ukraine-Russia prisoners of war exchange completed, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine and Russia agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each during face-to-face talks in Istanbul on 16 May. The first part of the largest POW exchange since Russia started its war against Ukraine took place on Friday.

Euronews

EU membership, seizing Russia’s money needed to rebuild Ukraine: Analysts

A simple ceasefire is unlikely to set the stage for undoing the damage from Russia’s war, experts say.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine: it’s clear right now there are no serious plans for peace

When it comes to the sincerity, or otherwise, of Vladimir Putin’s apparent willingness to talk peace with Ukraine, the Russian leader has given us plenty of hints. He may insist he wants to see a deal done and an end to the killing. But his insistence that any agreement would…

The Conversation

Russia says it received Ukraine’s list of names for major prisoner swap

Russia and Ukraine are expected to each swap 1,000 prisoners of war as part of deal reached at recent talks in Istanbul.

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The Guardian view on Russia sanctions: a brittle economy is Putin’s weakness

Editorial: Ukraine’s allies must dial up sanctions to expose the fragility of the Kremlin’s strategy for perpetual war

The Guardian - UK

European unity against Putin in peril if Trump moves to ease sanctions

EU’s hopes of US increasing pressure on Kremlin have been dashed, and Hungary could yet make situation worse

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin Denies Dragging Out Ukraine Peace Talks

The Kremlin on Wednesday rejected Ukrainian and European accusations that it was stalling Ukraine peace talks, saying it plans to name its conditions for a ceasefire, but declining to give a time frame.

International Business Times

Russia’s Putin visits Kursk as Ukraine says six killed in missile strike

Putin’s visit is the first to the region since Russia claimed its forces had ejected Ukrainian troops in late April.

Al Jazeera

Putin visits Kursk region for first time since recapturing from Ukraine – as it happened

Kremlin said the Russian president visited the region on Tuesday and met with the interim government

The Guardian - UK

Putin visited the Kursk region for the first time since Russia said it expelled Ukrainian forces

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kursk region for the first time since Russia said it expelled Ukrainian forces from the area in April

The Independent UK

'No moral equivalence' over Russia prisoner swap talk

A prisoner swap for Australian Oscar Jenkins became more complicated after Russia sentenced him on criminal charges, removing him from a POW deal with Ukraine.

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International Business Times

Ukrainians Feel No Closer To Peace After Trump-Putin Call

Ukrainians felt no closer to peace following Donald Trump's two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin on Monday, despite the US leader hailing the talks as a starting point for ending Russia's war.

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‘I just back away’: Russia ‘got exactly what it wanted’ as Trump sides with Putin, peace talks paused

Looks like Putin got his way.

Al Jazeera

EU and UK pile pressure on Russia with parallel sanctions

Brussels and London acting ‘in concert’ after Trump failed to secure ceasefire promise from Putin.

Euronews

EU will move ahead with new sanctions on Russia without US

A phone call between Donald Trump and European leaders exposed America's unwillingness to move forward with sanctions against Russia.

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After another call with Putin, it looks like Trump has abandoned efforts to mediate peace in Ukraine

After a two-hour phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on May 19, US president Donald Trump took to social media to declare that Russia and Ukraine will “immediately start negotiations” towards a ceasefire and an end to the war. He did, however, add that the conditions for peace “will…

The Independent UK

Vatican peace talks and a threatened ‘red line’ – what comes after the Trump-Putin phone call?

Volodymyr Zelensky accuses the Kremlin of trying to ‘buy time’ as Vladimir Putin agrees to work towards a memorandum with Kyiv, but no 30-day ceasefire

The Guardian - UK

Three men on trial in Germany accused of Russian sabotage plot

German-Russian dual citizens allegedly spied for Kremlin and planned bomb attacks on buildings and infrastructure

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Europe proceeds with Russia sanctions after Trump-Putin talk

Russian president wants ‘memorandum on a possible future peace accord’ with Kyiv; Zelenskyy rejects surrendering land by pulling back troops. What we know on day 1,182

The Independent UK

Trump’s calls with Putin are worth nothing – no matter how much the US president enjoys them

ANALYSIS: Donald Trump claims his two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin went ‘very well’, but it is the Russian president who calls the shots, writes Sam Kiley, The Independent’s world affairs editor

The Guardian - UK

Trump and Putin hold phone call but Kremlin refuses Ukraine ceasefire

Trump describes call as ‘excellent,’ despite Putin’s lack of support for ceasefire that US said was primary objective

Latin Times

JD Vance Says Putin 'Doesn't Quite Know How To Get Out Of The War': 'Doesn't Have a Strategy Himself'

Vice President JD Vance said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin "doesn't quite know how to get out of the war" with Ukraine as Trump is set to again push for a ceasefire

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