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Putin asserts control over Ukraine nuclear plant, Kyiv disagrees

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his government on Wednesday to take control of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, as the U.N. nuclear watchdog warned that power supply to the site was "extremely fragile".

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Russia’s Putin signs laws annexing occupied Ukrainian regions

Vladimir Putin formalises a move that Ukraine and its Western allies have condemned as a meaningless ‘sham’.

Al Jazeera

What happens if Putin decides to cut his losses in Ukraine?

If you are following events in Russia and Ukraine closely, you could be forgiven for wondering if Vladimir Putin has backed himself into a corner. So, where does this leave him?

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Putin Signs Laws Annexing 4 Ukrainian Regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia, a move that finalizes the annexation carried out in defiance of international law. The documents were published on a Russian government website on Wednesday morning. Earlier this week, both houses of the Russian parliament ratified treaties making…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin’s mobilisation and the potential for a political fallout

Attempts to boost forces in Ukraine appear chaotic and have unleashed rare shows of criticism.

Al Jazeera

Putin ally compares Nord Stream sabotage to CIA-backed attacks of 1980s

One of President Vladimir Putin's top allies said on Wednesday that the sabotage of the Nord Stream offshore gas pipelines resembled the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency-backed attacks on oil infrastructure in Nicaragua in 1983.

Reuters

Diary of an Invasion by Andrey Kurkov review – Ukrainian life turned upside down

The author’s on-the-ground account is packed with surprising details about the human effects of the Russian assault

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Editorial: A wounded animal: Putin is getting more dangerous

As attested by Vladimir Putin’s carefully calibrated photo ops such as the infamous image of the Russian leader shirtless atop a horse, he knows the value of spectacle.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Forget about diplomacy. Putin’s annexation guarantees a longer war

September was a rocky month for Vladimir Putin, the Russian strongman used to getting his way after more than two decades at the top of Russia’s political hierarchy.

Chicago Tribune

Putin signs law finalising the annexation of four Ukrainian regions as war rages

Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed laws absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia and finalise their annexation as war continues to rage.

Evening Standard

UK foreign minister Cleverly: Putin has long history of sabre-rattling

Foreign minister James Cleverly said on Wednesday Britain was listening carefully to nuclear threats made by Russian President Vladimir Putin but that Putin had a long history of "sabre-rattling".

Reuters

Putin signs laws annexing 4 Ukrainian regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia, a move that finalizes the annexation carried out in defiance of international law

The Independent UK

Putin signs laws to annex 4 Ukrainian regions into Russia

Putin's forces don't fully control any of those regions.

Axios

President Vladimir Putin signs laws absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia, in defiance of international law

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs laws absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia, in defiance of international law.

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Kremlin says annexation and retreat are not a contradiction amid Ukrainian successes

As President Vladimir Putin completed paperwork for the annexation of four regions of Ukraine on Wednesday, the Kremlin said there was no contradiction between Russian retreats and Putin's vow that they would always be part of Russia.

Evening Standard

Ukrainian forces advance in north-east and south in further blows to Putin, say UK defence chiefs

Ukrainian troops are said to now be within artillery range to attack a key supply road for Russian units in the north-east Kharkiv province

Daily Mirror

Potassium iodine pills handed out in Kyiv in preparation of Russia nuclear attack

Kyiv city council has announced Potassium iodine pills - which can help the body withstand nuclear radiation - will be given to residents via evacuation centres

The Guardian - UK

Senior MP urges Tories not to quit and gives Liz Truss until Christmas

Exclusive: Tobias Ellwood said the party should focus on sticking to its sensible and fiscally responsible roots

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Daily Mirror

Zelensky says Ukraine troops driving back Russia and Vladimir Putin talks 'impossible'

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said that troops were winning back dozens of towns from Russian forces while claiming that peace talks with Vladimir Putin were "impossible"

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Russia warns of more land grabs after four regions annexed

Kremlin suggesting it has it’s eye on more regions of Ukraine that it said it would ‘reclaim’

The Conversation

'Hybrid warfare': Nord Stream attacks show how war is evolving

It’s not yet clear who carried out the attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last week, although many Western nations are suspicious it was an act of sabotage by Russia.

Tribune News Service

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Ukraine regains Kherson villages as Russian frontline ‘collapses’

Ukrainian forces liberated a key village in the southern region of Kherson on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Russians flee Ukraine charge in annexed regions leaving dead comrades in streets

Victories along the frontline have liberated Ukrainian communities, with Russian troops fleeing. President Zelensky declared negotiations with despot Vladimir Putin 'impossible'

Reason

Law, Justice, and Russia's Attempted Annexation of Four Ukrainian Regions

Vladimir Putin's annexation plan is indefensible on both legal and moral grounds. Some of the reasons why have broader implications for normative theories of secession and self-determination.

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