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A harrowing escape, small nuclear bombs and monkey business

IN THE PRESS – Tuesday, 22.03.2022: We take a look at two Associated Press journalists' escape from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol while being pursued by Russian troops. We also discuss how the French press is covering Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna's death. In the US, the papers are discussing…

France 24

Greek foreign minister wants to lead humanitarian aid mission to Mariupol

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Tuesday that he wants to lead a humanitarian mission into the besieged city of Mariupol in Ukraine where thousands of ethnic Greeks live.

Reuters

Ukraine braces for more destruction as Biden warns of chemical attacks

KHARKIV, Ukraine — Embattled Ukrainian regions were preparing for more destruction Tuesday as local authorities and international observers warned that Russia, unable to take over key cities such as the capital of Kyiv, was launching hypersonic missiles and considering chemical attacks.

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Ukraine Retakes Key Kyiv Suburb; Battle for Mariupol Rages

Ukraine said it retook a strategically important suburb of Kyiv early Tuesday, as Russian forces squeezed other areas near the capital and their attack on the embattled southern port of Mariupol raged unabated. Explosions and bursts of gunfire shook Kyiv, and black smoke rose from a spot in the north.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Vladimir Putin’s back is up against the wall, says Biden

President warns Russia could use chemical weapons as Ukraine repels Mariupol attack

Evening Standard

Anne McElvoy: Atrocities of Mariupol show the horrifying price of defending democracy

What does it take to defend a democracy? Ask the people of Mariupol, a city whose name is already synonymous with the extraordinary price people will pay to stand up to overwhelming force. A month after the first artillery assaults on a place I knew as a bustling port city,…

Evening Standard

Russian shelling has reduced Mariupol to ‘ashes of a dead land’, Ukraine says

Convoy evacuating more than 1,000 survivors sets off on tense escape through Russian-occupied territory

The Guardian - UK

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Where is Mariupol and why is it so important to Russia as civilians trapped in siege

Mariupol is of huge strategic significance to the advancing Russian forces. Vladimir Putin's troops are holding the city under siege and the remaining civilians are now facing a humanitarian crisis

Daily Mirror

Children 'dying of dehydration' in Ukrainian city surrounded by Russian troops

Over 300,000 people have been trapped in the city as bombs and airstrikes have rained down on them

Irish Mirror

Russian special forces fighter dubbed Agent Stalin is killed in new blow to Putin

Documents found by Ukrainian forces in a captured armoured vehicle revealed the killed forces were Captain Konstantin Druzhkov, Islam Abduragimov and Shamil Aselderov

Daily Mirror

Ukraine urges Russia to let supplies into Mariupol and to let civilians leave

Ukraine made a new appeal to Russia on Tuesday to allow humanitarian supplies into the besieged southern city of Mariupol and to let civilians leave.

Reuters

Why is Mariupol so important to Russian forces?

For Moscow, capturing this industrial port city has practical and symbolic significance

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine's leader says 'nothing left' of Mariupol, Kherson also facing humanitarian disaster

Ukraine's president said on Tuesday there was "nothing left" of the city of Mariupol after weeks of Russian bombardment, and Kyiv appealed to Moscow to allow the evacuation of at least 100,000 people who want to leave.

Reuters

Russian forces ‘largely stalled’ in Ukraine, says Britain

Ukrainian forces are ‘repulsing’ Vladimir Putin’s attempts to seize the city of Mariupol

Evening Standard

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Says Russia Is Considering Using Chemical, Biological Weapons in Ukraine

Ukraine's military warned the public on Tuesday of more indiscriminate Russian shelling of critical infrastructure as US President Joe Biden issued one of his strongest warnings yet that Russia is considering using chemical weapons. Russian troops have failed to capture any major Ukrainian city more than four weeks into their…

Reuters

Russian strikes turning Mariupol into 'ashes' as West plans more sanctions

Intense Russian air strikes are turning besieged Mariupol into the "ashes of a dead land", the city council said on Tuesday, as the United States and Europe planned more sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

Wales Online

Ukraine morning briefing: Biden warns Putin could use chemical or biological weapons

US President Joe Biden said Vladimir Putin's 'back is against the wall' and also warns businesses to prepare for cyber attacks

Wales Online

Ukraine ready to ‘compromise’ on Nato for Russian ceasefire

President Zelensky also repeats his call for direct talks with Vladimir Putin

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ABC News

Here are some of the reasons why Russia is so determined to claim the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol

The Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been decimated, with the true extent of the damage still unclear due to the volatile situation on the ground. Here's what we know about why Russia is so focused on it.

The Independent UK

Civilians fleeing Mariupol describe street-to-street battles

Civilians making the dangerous escape from Ukraine’s embattled southern port hub of Mariupol describe fleeing through street-to-street gun battles and past unburied corpses as a steady Russian bombardment tries to pound the city into submission

The Independent UK

Live updates: Russia stops talks with Japan over sanctions

Japan denounced Russia over its decision to discontinue peace treaty talks over the disputed Kuril islands and withdraw from joint economic projects

The Guardian - AU

US condemns Moscow’s refusal to rule out use of nuclear weapons – as it happened

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Reuters

Biden says Putin could use chemical, biological weapons in Ukraine

Ukraine's military warned the public on Tuesday of more indiscriminate Russian shelling from bogged-down Russian troops, and U.S. President Joe Biden issued his strongest warning yet that Russia is considering using chemical weapons.

Los Angeles Times

Global outrage grows over Putin’s merciless attacks in Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — International outrage mounted Monday over medieval scenes of suffering in Mariupol, a strategic southern port city that has defied demands for surrender despite a ferocious Russian siege that Ukrainian officials say has trapped thousands of civilians and left corpses lying in the streets.

Zenger

VIDEO: Ukrainian Forces Destroy Russian Heavy Weapons Including Tanks In Besieged Mariupol

Heavy fighting has decimated much of the city in which an estimated 300,000 people remain trapped.

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