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Ukraine war: Kyiv summit with EU will bring the two sides closer, but fast-track membership is unlikely

There are conflicting expectations ahead of a forthcoming summit between EU leaders and the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv has made it clear that it wants to join the fast track for EU membership in two years – prime minister Denys Shmyhal said as much in an interview on…

The Conversation

Putin commemorates Stalingrad battle, echoing Ukraine fight

Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi forces in the battle of Stalingrad

The Independent UK

Deluded Vladimir Putin believes he will win war as 300,000 recruits ready for action

A western Russia expert has summed up Putin’s mentality, having been briefed by numerous sources who have come to understand the Kremlin chief’s ambitions in Ukraine.

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US must back Ukraine joining NATO in 2023, say European delegates - Roll Call

A delegation of Eastern European lawmakers called on the Biden administration and Congress to move this year to bring Ukraine into NATO.

Roll Call

Kazakh yurts in Ukraine irk Russia as crowdfunded aid pours in

Kazakh rights activists sent Ukraine fresh bundles of aid this week including clothing, medicines - and three huge round multi-coloured yurts - a not-so coded message of support from the citizens of a country traditionally close to Moscow.

Reuters

Latvia could join Ukraine in Paris Olympics boycott over ‘unacceptable’ Russia plans

IOC President Thomas Bach says that Russian athletes should not be prevented from competing at next year's Paris Olympics "because of their passport” resulting in some countries threatening to boycott the Games

Daily Mirror

Ukraine's Zelenskiy calls for more EU sanctions on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Thursday for more punitive measures against Russia by the European Union, but new sanctions the bloc is preparing for the one-year anniversary of the war are set to fall short of Kyiv's expectations.

Reuters

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Russian forces could regain initiative as Ukraine war drags on

With western tanks yet to arrive, invaders may be in a better position in early spring than Ukrainian defenders

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin's soldiers 'pumped full of drugs' so they can fight for hours in Ukraine

The Wagner Group, which has been likened to Vladimir Putin's own personal militia, topped up its ranks by allowing Russia's convicts a chance to fight for the country in exchange for their freedom should they survive

Daily Mirror

Russia is violating the last remaining nuclear treaty with the US, according to Washington

After decades of progress on limiting the buildup of nuclear weapons, Russia’s war on Ukraine has prompted renewed nuclear tensions between Russia and the U.S.

The Conversation

Russian tank commander takes out FIVE of his own men in huge tank blunder

It comes as Russia is mustering its military might in Luhansk in what Kyiv suspects could be preparation for an offensive as the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion approaches

Daily Mirror

As Vladimir Putin prepares for ‘maximum escalation’, will the US go the distance?

War is about waiting. HIMARs wait to fire. Conscripts wait to advance. Generals wait for the order. This near year long war is wrapped in this uneasy waiting as offensives are readied. Russia’s mobilised battalions have reinforced its fronts. Ukrainian depots and patrols, starkly different from a year ago, are…

Evening Standard

Shell profit doubles to record $56 billion in 2022 as war drives up energy costs

Global energy giant Shell has said that its annual profits doubled to a record high last year as oil and natural gas prices soared after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News

Türkiye Welcomes Iran’s Engagement in Normalization Path with Syria

Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said that his country welcomed Iran’s participation in the ongoing talks with Syria under Russian mediation. He added that Tehran’s presence in the talks would facilitate the elimination of terrorist threats from Syrian territory, secure his country’s borders, and guarantee the safe and voluntary return…

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Austria expels 4 Russian diplomats based in Vienna

The Austrian government says it has ordered four diplomats based in Vienna, including two at Moscow’s mission to United Nations agencies in the city, to leave the country

Reuters

Putin evokes Stalingrad to predict victory over 'new Nazism' in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin evoked the spirit of the Soviet army that defeated Nazi German forces at Stalingrad 80 years ago to declare on Thursday that Russia would defeat a Ukraine supposedly in the grip of a new incarnation of Nazism.

Reuters

Ukraine repairs at damaged power plants ease shortage -ministry

Ukraine has restarted several repaired power units at thermal power plants damaged in Russian missile attacks, easing the country's power shortages, the energy ministry said on Thursday.

WEKU

Russia and Ukraine battle daily in the sky. So where are the pilots?

Russia and Ukraine are waging a fierce war in the sky involving missiles, drones and air defense systems. Yet one thing makes this fight distinctive from previous air wars: pilots are extremely rare.

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The Independent UK

Shell profit doubles to record as war drives up energy costs

Global energy giant Shell says annual profits doubled to a record high last year as oil and gas prices soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

WEKU

With the Paris Olympics 18 months away, the debate over Russian athletes is back

Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine last February, the International Olympic Committee recommended bans on Russian athletes. Now, the IOC has reversed course, to the protest of Ukrainian officials.

Evening Standard

Kramatorsk: Russian missile strike destroys apartment block in Ukraine, killing at least 3 people

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warns of ‘tougher’ frontline battles with Russia

The Independent UK

EU officials visit Kyiv as Russia strikes civilian target

Top European Union officials have arrived in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian officials

Reuters

Ukraine's new weapon will force a Russian shift

The United States has answered President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's plea for rockets that can strike deep behind the front lines of the nearly year-long conflict with Russia.

Reuters

Austria expels four Russian envoys for breaching international agreements

Austria is expelling four Russian diplomats for behaving in a manner inconsistent with international agreements, a reason often invoked in spying cases, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday without giving specifics.

Reuters

Russia vows to push Ukrainian army back in response to longer-range rockets

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Russian forces would respond to the delivery of longer-range Western weapons to Kyiv by trying to push Ukrainian forces further away from its borders to create a safe buffer zone.

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