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NATO's Stoltenberg Calls for More Weapons for Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on NATO member states to supply more weapons to Ukraine, according to an interview published on Friday. "I call on allies to do more. It is in all our security interests to make sure Ukraine prevails and (Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not win,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Vladimir v. Vladimir

The leaders of the two antagonists in the Russia-Ukrainian war share the same name, albeit with some differences to account for the different languages (Volodymyr / Vladimir). If you prefer, you can say that each name is the commonly accepted translation of the other. In what other wars can the…

Reason

‘We have nowhere to go’: The pensioners barely surviving on Ukraine’s front lines

In the liberated towns and villages of Ukraine, the onset of winter brings with it a desperate need for fuel – but Russian shelling has left the people here without power, heat or water, as Bel Trew reports

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A Primo Anniversary: 47 Years Since Our Family's Arrival in the United States

Forty-seven years ago today, my mother Anne, my father Vladimir, my brother Sasha, and I arrived in the United States from what was then the Soviet Union (by way of Austria and Italy, where we waited for our visas to come through). Many, many thanks, America! Why note this on…

Reason

Russian soldiers accuse superiors of jailing them for refusing to fight

Rare public comments expose tensions inside the ranks of Russia’s army over the invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens a cultural heritage the two countries share, including Saint Sophia Cathedral

More than 160 Ukrainian cultural sites have been damaged or destroyed since Russia invaded the country in February 2022, according to UNESCO.

The Conversation

Third US national held captive by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine

Suedi Murekezi, 35, was arrested last month in Kherson, friends and family say

The Guardian - UK

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Ukrainian mum in desperate bid to flee to Scotland after tot admitted to intensive care

Nadia Kolomoiets and her son, Vladimir, escaped the Donetsk Oblast region during the Russian invasion but their journey to Edinburgh has so far been plagued with tragedy and ill health.

Daily Record

Edinburgh doctor helps Ukrainian family with ill child escape after dad dies in conflict

The three-year-old will have one more operation in Germany before making the rest of the journey with his mum to Edinburgh, so the family can start a new life in Leith

Edinburgh Live

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas review – a scandalous affair

This clever, engrossing debut about an ageing English literature professor explores female creativity, rage and desire

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas review – slippery sexual politics

This intelligent and knowing debut about a female academic’s dangerous obsession with a younger professor is less risk-taking than it thinks it is

The Guardian - UK

The Russian spies who posed as an all-American family and fooled the entire world

In 2010, a group of Russian spies were arrested by the FBI, after almost 20 years infiltrating American neighbourhoods and collecting information as part of the Illegals Program

Daily Mirror

‘Now we get hit too’: Belgorod, the Russian city on the Ukraine frontline

Locals speak of a tense atmosphere after a number of attacks – and reports of Ukrainian saboteurs

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian refugee: Family’s future unknown but we hope for something better

Elena Sidorova is planning to start a new life in Germany or Austria with her husband Vladimir and their three children.

The Independent UK

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