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Ukraine news – live: Putin’s aides ‘afraid to tell him truth,’ as Russian forces ‘walking away from Chernobyl’

Russian troops have reportedly begun withdrawing from Chernobyl to head towards Belarus

The Independent UK

Evening Standard Comment: Russia’s ‘withdrawal’ must be taken with deep scepticism

Russia’s claims of withdrawal must be taken with deep scepticism. Yesterday, Alexander Fomin, Moscow’s deputy minister of defence, said his forces would “fundamentally cut back” operations near the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Chernihiv “to increase trust” in talks between the two countries. Of course, the last time Moscow said…

Evening Standard

Ex-U.S. Marine launches hunger strike in Russian jail - parents

Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed has begun a hunger strike in a Russian jail to protest at being put in solitary confinement and not receiving proper medical care despite fears he has tuberculosis, his parents said on Wednesday.

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Russians abroad try to get Ukraine news to relatives in their homeland

From his home in Seattle, Andrey Nokhrin sent his mother in Moscow a clip of a television editor interrupting a live Russian state-run news bulletin to hold up a sign and shout slogans protesting the Ukraine invasion.

Reuters

Russian troops forced to return to base to ‘reorganise and resupply’, MoD says

The Ministry of Defence warned that Vladimir Putin’s forces would use mass artillery and missile strikes to make up for a lack of ground capabilities.

The Independent UK

Ukraine war will make China more cautious on Taiwan, advisers say

Russia's poor performance in its Ukraine war will make China more cautious about attacking Taiwan as Beijing is watching the conflict to learn military lessons, Taiwan's government on Wednesday cited a meeting of senior advisers as saying.

Reuters

China holds multinational meetings to discuss Afghanistan

Representatives from regional countries plus Extended Troika to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

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Ukraine war: Why is Roman Abramovich trying to broker peace?

The Russian billionaire’s role in negotiations surprised some, but observers say Abramovich is a skilled middleman.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine gives bravery award to Snake Island soldier who told Russian warship to ‘go f*** yourself’

‘Glory to the Hero!’ Ukraine’s defence ministry tweets in honour of Roman Hrybov

The Independent UK

UK issues 25,500 visas to Ukrainian refugees as millions flee from war

The British government said on Wednesday it had issued 25,500 visas to Ukrainians under schemes set up to bring in refugees after Russia invaded Ukraine last month.

Reuters

Russia Ukraine War Advisory

The United Nations said that over four million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion. Many more are displaced within the country. Hopes for an end to hostilities following face-to-face talks in Turkey are met with scepticism over Moscow's intentions.

The Independent UK

Russia and China Condemn Western Sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine

Foreign ministers from Russia and China on Wednesday condemned what they called illegal and counter productive Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over its action in Ukraine, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in the eastern…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Over 4 million Ukrainian refugees have fled war: UN

GENEVA: More than four million Ukrainians have now fled the country to escape Russia's "senseless war", the United Nations said Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

War in Ukraine projected to trigger global growth slowdown

Economic ripples from the war will spread far outside the borders of Ukraine and Russia

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The Independent UK

4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine, UN agency says

The U.N. refugee agency says more than 4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine following Russia’s invasion

Asharq Al-Awsat

UNHCR: More Than 4 Million People Have Fled Ukraine

The number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad is now 4,019,287, the United Nations' Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday. The new figure was posted on an UNHCR website. More than 2.3 million have arrived in Poland, but many have traveled onward to other countries or back into Ukraine. Aid workers say…

Al Jazeera

Gas supply crisis fears grow as Germany triggers ‘early warning’

First step under emergency gas plan activated as Germany prepares for potential cut-off over refusal to pay in roubles.

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Gas supply: What will happen if Russia turns off taps to Germany?

Europe’s largest economy declares ‘early warning’ of a possible emergency amid concerns over supplies from Russia.

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The Independent UK

German economic advisers slash 2022 growth forecast to 1.8%

The German government’s panel of independent economic advisers has slashed its 2022 growth forecast for Europe’s biggest economy in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and concern over energy supplies and prices

Reuters

Finland resumes rail link to Russia

Finland's national railway operator VR Group said on Wednesday it would resume services between Helsinki and Saint Petersburg in Russia on March 30, less than a week after having halted the service.

France 24

Germany activates natural gas emergency supply plan

The German government has activated its emergency plan for gas supplies, as fears rise that Russia could cut off the flow of gas to Europe. The early warning, announced by Economy Minister Robert Habeck, is the first of three stages in Berlin's emergency plan aimed at securing supplies. The move…

Reuters

Russia denies striking Ukrainian site of Hasidic Jewish pilgrimage

Russia denied on Wednesday a claim by Ukraine that it had struck the town of Uman, visited by tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews each year, and showed pictures of what it said were Ukrainian forces loading arms near a synagogue there.

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina takes break amid "unbearable pain" over Russia war

Female tennis star Elina Svitolina announced she would take a break from the WTA Tour in a statement via her social media following Russia's invasion of her home country Ukraine

Reuters

A month into Ukraine’s war with Russia, gravediggers of Lviv mourn the dead

On a warm March day that has all the signs of early spring, three burly men lift their shovels from a truck and begin covering a row of fresh graves with sand.

Birmingham Post

Bristol business offers displaced Ukraine tech workers employment

Amdaris evacuated its office in Odesa after the Russian invasion in February

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