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Communities torn as Ukraine turns its back on Moscow-linked church

As a crowd gathered outside the white-brick Orthodox church in the village of Karyshkiv in western Ukraine, raised voices quickly turned to shouting. Soon old women were crying.

Reuters

Putin’s troops have retreated from one area near eastern town of Bakhmut, Moscow admits

But Russia’s defence ministry denies swirl of reports that Ukrainian forces have broken through in various places along the front lines

Evening Standard

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy thanks UK for Storm Shadow missiles; Kremlin denies ground lost in Bakhmut – as it happened

Ukrainian president says he thanked Rishi Sunak for long-range missiles in telephone call

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Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin launches fresh wave of deadly strikes on Kyiv

Russia fires ‘exceptional’ number of missiles on Ukrainian capital

The Independent UK

President Zelensky to meet Pope Francis in the Vatican this weekend

President Zelensky to meet with the Pope this weekend

Evening Standard

US accuses South Africa of providing arms to Russia

Ambassador says weapons were brought to Russia on cargo ship from Simon’s Town naval base, local media reports

The Guardian - UK

Russian woman who left note on grave of Putin's parents convicted amid dissent crackdown

A Russian court has given a two-year suspended sentence to a St_ Petersburg woman who left a note on the grave of President Vladimir Putin’s parents that said they had “raised a freak and a killer.”

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UK becomes first country to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles

Britain on Thursday became the first country to begin supplying Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles, which will allow Kyiv's forces to hit Russian troops and supply dumps deep behind the front lines. The development comes as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country’s military needed more time to prepare an…

France 24

Kremlin: U.S. transfer of forfeited funds to Ukraine will backfire

The Kremlin on Thursday criticised a decision by the United States to transfer to Ukraine the forfeited assets of conservative Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeyev, saying it was illegal and would backfire on Washington.

Reuters

Putin could speak with Erdogan about Black Sea grain deal - Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin could speak with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan at short notice if needed regarding the extension of the Ukraine Black Sea grain deal, the Kremlin said on Thursday, as talks on the matter continue in Istanbul.

Reuters

First Thing: Trump repeats conspiracy theories and election lies in CNN town hall

Ex-president and frontrunner for Republican nomination fielded questions from voters offering his thoughts on a range of topics. Plus, why the climate crisis is leading to a rise in pirate attacks

The Guardian - UK

OBTF Cascade: The military unit where the Russian elite get to ‘play war’ in Ukraine

Want to boast that you fought for the homeland, but without risking your life? Welcome to OBTF Cascade, the Russian military unit that allows career politicians and their military-aged sons to play war in Ukraine – at a safe and comfortable distance from the blood being spilled on the front…

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war: UK to send long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, says defence secretary – as it happened

Ben Wallace confirms reports that UK is donating Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Russia denies reports of Ukrainian breakthroughs along front lines

Russia's defence ministry on Thursday denied reports that Ukrainian forces had broken through in various places along the front lines and said the military situation was under control.

Reuters

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Kremlin calls Poland’s decision to rename Kaliningrad a ‘hostile act’

Russian city will now be known as Królewiec in official documents, its name in the 15th and 16th centuries

France 24

Oligarch Ilan Shor: A Russian pawn trying to destabilise Moldova?

In the past few months, Moldova – a small country located between Romania and Ukraine – has seen a wave of protests against its pro-European government. The country's authorities accuse Russia of using hybrid warfare to destabilise Moldova. They regularly manage to infiltrate groups thought to be taking orders from…

The Independent UK

Germany calls China systemic rival, seeks clarity on Russia

Germany’s foreign minister has described China as increasingly becoming a “systemic rival” on the world stage

Reuters

Kremlin calls Polish decision to rename Kaliningrad 'hostile act'

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Poland's decision to rename the Russian city of Kaliningrad in its official documents was a "hostile act", as ties continue to fray over the Ukraine war.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Vladimir Putin is flailing like never before, as his latest bleak speech shows

Watching the ritual May Victory Day parade as a correspondent in Moscow a couple of decades ago, I was always struck by its distinctive mix — a noisy exhibition of modern military power but also a day that harked back to past victories, with Second World War veterans waving forlorn…

The Independent UK

A single tank, fewer soldiers and no flypast: Putin gives angry speech at stripped-back Victory Day parade

Address from Red Square comes after Moscow fires latest barrage of cruise missiles at Ukraine

Reuters

Kremlin says Russia's view on Black Sea grain deal understood by all parties

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia's stance on the Black Sea grain deal - that its own interests must be taken into account in talks aimed at extending it beyond May 18 - was understood by all relevant parties.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Putin’s home front: new vulnerabilities

Editorial: A muted Victory Day parade reflects a sense of unease after recent attacks on Russian soil

The Independent UK

A single tank, fewer soldiers and no flypast: Putin gives angry speech at stripped-back Victory Day parade

Address from Red Square comes after Moscow fires latest barrage of cruise missiles at Ukraine

The Week

Why Russia’s appeal to ‘warrior masculinity’ is unlikely to encourage men to enlist

Marina Yusupova, lecturer in sociology at Edinburgh Napier University explains how new tactics drawn up by President Putin to persuade greater numbers of men to enlist in the Russian army are likely to fail due to societal hangovers from the fall of the Soviet Union.

The Conversation

Russia’s appeal to 'warrior masculinity' is unlikely to encourage men to enlist in the army

In his May 9 Victory Parade speech, Russian president Vladimir Putin likened the war in Ukraine to the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, saying “real war” had been unleashed against Russia.

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