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Can’t I be anti-Nato in the Labour party?

Brief letters: Keir Starmer’s rebuke to Jeremy Corbyn | Ukraine’s white storks | Coronation Street’s silent character | Vladimir Putin and Gellert Grindelwald | Rugby league coverage

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin's defence minister 'suffers heart attack not from natural causes' as missing official causes concern

It comes as the illegal invasion of Ukraine heads towards a third month.

Irish Mirror

Nato forces ‘100% ready’ to defend Europe’s borders if Russia invades

British troops led by the UK’s 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh have recently been deployed to Estonia.

The Independent UK

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French election: Protester removed from Le Pen news conference amid scrutiny over Russia ties

The election race between Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron is hotting up ahead of vote on 24 April

The Independent UK

German chancellor ‘stalling on heavy weaponry to Ukraine’

Coalition partners accuse Olaf Scholz of failing to live up to promise as major Russian offensive looms

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine recap: Donbas braces for a 'knife fight'

As forecast, the focus of hostilities in Ukraine has shifted away from Kyiv and the north towards the south and east of the country where Russia is expected to launch an offensive any day now. In addition to the siege of the port city of Mariupol, where Ukrainian marines are…

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Sweden and Finland eye the Nato option, but it's a security dilemma for the west

The Kremlin has issued an ominous warning to Nato about the consequences for the Baltic if it allows Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, as has been widely reported. Dmitry Medvedev, a former president and a close ally of Vladimir Putin, said:

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U.S. preps new effort to crack down on Russian sanctions evasion

The United States is preparing new efforts to crack down on sanctions evasion by Russia, President Joe Biden's national security adviser said on Thursday.

Reuters

Macron, Le Pen or abstain: In Paris suburbs, voters face devil’s choice as French election looms

Borzou Daragahi reports from Seine-Saint-Denis, where many people feel betrayed by Macron’s presidency and may take revenge by voting for far-right Le Pen, or not casting a ballot at all amid rising frustration

The Independent UK

Strains in German coalition as junior partners turn on Scholz over Ukraine

Frustration is growing among German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's junior coalition partners over what they say are shortcomings in his leadership on Ukraine, an internal rift that risks undermining Western unity against Russia.

Reuters

Finns living near border watch Russia warily, recall dark past

The once bustling border crossing of Imatra, on Finland's frontier with Russia, now stands idle as the town's inhabitants cast a nervous eye towards their giant eastern neighbour following its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia warns of nuclear weapons in Baltic if Sweden and Finland join Nato

Lithuania plays down threat, claiming Russians already have such weapons in Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad

The Guardian - UK

French presidential hopeful Le Pen outlines major shift in foreign policy

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will back closer ties between NATO and Russia and pull Paris out of the alliance's military command if she wins the presidential race against incumbent Emmanuel Macron.

Radio France Internationale

How France's presidential election could impact Ukraine war

France may be thousands of kilometers away from the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, but what happens in French voting stations this month could have repercussions there

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Evening Standard

Russia warns Nato over Sweden and Finland membership

Russia will deploy nuclear weapons in the Baltic region if Finland and Sweden join Nato, one of Vladimir Putin’s most senior allies has warned.

Reuters

Russia already has nuclear weapons in the Baltic region, says Lithuania

Russia already has nuclear weapons in the Baltic region, Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

Reuters

Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led military alliance then Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in a European exclave.

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The Independent UK

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Vladimir Putin vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to western military alliance

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Macron and Le Pen have very different visions for Europe

President Emmanuel Macron was run close by his nationalist rival Marine Le Pen in the first round of the French election on Sunday. The runoff vote on April 24 will reprise their 2017 contest, with serious consequences for Europe.

The Independent UK

Russia warns that Sweden and Finland joining Nato would end ‘nuclear-free Baltics’

Helsinki promises decision about whether to apply to join alliance within weeks, while Stockholm is also reviewing its security policy

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy urges European countries to give up Russian oil that provides ‘blood’ money to Moscow – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Estonian defence chief praises UK for Nato support but calls for extra troops

Kusti Salm, the permanent secretary for the Estonian Ministry of Defence, has called Russia ‘a historic-level murderer’.

Los Angeles Times

Accusing Russia of ‘genocide’, Biden to send more military aid to Ukraine

DNIPRO, Ukraine — President Joe Biden and other Western leaders pledged additional military aid for Ukraine on Wednesday, while Russia sharply rejected the president’s description of its wartime acts as “genocide.”

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 50 of the invasion

Russia defence ministry says entire crew of Moskva warship evacuated after ammunition blast; Ukraine earlier claimed it had struck the cruiser Russia-

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