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Finnish leaders back joining NATO; Sweden set to follow

Finland and Sweden are inching closer to joining NATO in what would be another jolt to the European security landscape following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Russia begins transfer of troops from Syria to Ukraine as Finland signals Nato membership

The Kremlin is seeking to increase its presence in Ukraine’s neighbourhoods, sources say

The Independent UK

Putin dealt fresh blow as Sweden and Finland plan to join NATO quickly

The war has instead led to Russia's neighbour Finland, with which it shares an 810-mile border, saying it wants the protection of the 30-member, nuclear-armed coalition

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Russia warns of ‘retaliatory steps’ over Finland’s bid to join Nato

The Kremlin said it would respond but declined to spell out how

Evening Standard

Russia could cut gas supply to Finland as it threatens ‘retaliatory steps’ over Nato decision

The warning came just hours after Russia said it would be forced to take ‘retaliatory measures’

The Independent UK

Kremlin says Finland joining NATO is 'definitely' a threat to Russia

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Finland's move to join NATO was "definitely" a threat to Russia and that the expansion of the military bloc would not make Europe or the world more stable.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin appears with mysterious marks on cheeks after missing annual hockey match

Vladimir Putin missed Russia's Night Hockey League where he usually skates across the ice but he instead appeared in a video with dark marks on both his cheeks

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Russia says it is closely watching NATO configuration on borders

Russia is closely watching anything that can affect NATO's configuration on its borders, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, in response to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visiting Sweden and Finland on Wednesday.

Reuters

Sofia Sapega: Belarus jails girlfriend of dissident blogger seized after forced Ryanair plane landing

A Belarusian court has sentenced Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of a dissident detained on a Ryanair flight, to six years in prison for “inciting social hatred”.

Evening Standard

Factbox-Russia's May 9 Victory Day celebrations

President Vladimir Putin will lead celebrations on May 9 marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia's vast firepower while his forces fight in Ukraine.

Reuters

Belarus plane arrest activist Sofia Sapega sentenced to six years

Russian citizen held along with boyfriend a year ago when flight she was on was forced to land

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin says Poland might be a source of threat

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that there was hostile rhetoric coming out of Poland, and that Warsaw could be "a source of threat".

Reuters

Russia says allegation it is stealing grain from Ukraine likely 'fake'

Information that Russia is stealing grain from Ukraine is likely to be fake, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, after a U.N. food agency official said there were signs that Russia had been trucking grain out of occupied regions of its neighbour.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin was once nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, according to Russian media

Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has devastated millions of lives. However, according to Russian media, President Vladimir Putin has previously been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize

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The Guardian - UK

Russia opens artillery barrages in south and east Ukraine

Confusion reigns over fighting at Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol as war shifts to grinding artillery duel

The Guardian - UK

EU plans to put Putin’s rumoured girlfriend on sanctions list

Alina Kabaeva likely to join Patriarch Kirill, who supports war in Ukraine, on draft document of travel bans and asset freezes

Reuters

Russia denies troops storming Azovstal, says Putin order still stands

The Kremlin denied that Russian troops were storming the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine's southern port city of Mariupol, where Ukrainian fighters and civilians are trapped, and said humanitarian corridors were operating there on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

EU countries are ‘almost there’ in agreeing to bloc’s proposed new package of sanctions against Russia – as it happened

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Kremlin says intelligence provided to Ukraine won't hinder Russia

The Kremlin said on Thursday it was well aware that the United States, Britain and other NATO countries were constantly feeding intelligence to the Ukrainian military and that this would not stop Russia from achieving its objectives.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mariupol Steel Mill Battle Rages as Ukraine Repels Attacks

Heavy fighting raged Thursday at the shattered steel plant in Mariupol as Russian forces sought to finish off the city’s last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the strategically vital Ukrainian port. The bloody battle came amid growing suspicions that President Vladimir Putin wants to present the Russian people with…

The Independent UK

Russian strikes try to disrupt delivery of Western weapons

Russia moved to obstruct the flow of Western weapons to Ukraine by bombarding rail stations and other supply-line targets across the country

The Guardian - UK

Fierce fighting under way in Mariupol’s Azovstal plant, says Azov commander

Leader of Ukrainian forces says they are engaged in ‘difficult bloody battles’ against Russian troops, as another 344 civilians are evacuated

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Dismisses Speculation Putin to Declare War on Ukraine on May 9

The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed speculation that President Vladimir Putin planned to declare war against Ukraine and declare a national mobilisation on May 9 when Russia commemorates the Soviet Union's victory in World War Two. Commenting on speculation that Putin will declare war against Ukraine on May 9, Kremlin spokesman…

The Independent UK

Russian state TV claims Putin is more likely to launch nuclear war than accept defeat in Ukraine

’Either we lose in Ukraine or the Third World War starts’, says top Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan

WEKU

Russia sharpens warnings as the U.S. and Europe send more weapons to Ukraine

Russian criticism of Western military aid to Ukraine is not new. But recent rhetoric reflects efforts to build public consensus for the need of a protracted — if not existential — war with the West.

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