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Ukraine's Zelensky vows to hasten EU membership after Kyiv summit

Top EU officials met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a summit in Kyiv on Friday in a show of support for the country as it battles to counter Russia's forces and strives to join the 27-member bloc. Ahead of the summit, European Council President Charles Michel said Moscow's invasion…

France 24

New US military package includes rocket-powered bomb to double Ukraine’s strike range – as it happened

New US $2.175bn military aid also includes precision-guided rockets and HAWK air defence firing units

The Guardian - AU

EU leaders to dampen Ukraine’s hopes of fast-track EU membership

EU leaders will try to temper Kyiv’s expectations while avoiding negative public statements that could weaken morale

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Zelenskiy vows to defend 'fortress' Bakhmut, hosts EU leaders in Kyiv

Ukrainians will fight "for as long as we can" to hold the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Friday, as he hosted European Union leaders to discuss further sanctions on Russia and Kyiv's prospects for joining the EU.

Reuters

IOC details Russia stance for Olympics, cites human rights

The International Olympic Committee has stepped up efforts to explain its position on trying to help Russian athletes qualify for the Paris Games

The Independent UK

EU pledges more support for Ukraine as Zelensky calls for tougher Russia sanctions

An EU-Ukraine summit will take place in Kyiv on Friday

The Independent UK

Ukraine recap: Kyiv keeps its friends close, but will they send the latest warplanes?

The latest dispatches from the Institute for the Study of War make for sobering reading. After a few months in which the initiative on the battlefield was generally considered to be firmly with Ukraine, the pendulum appears as if it could be swinging gradually back Russia’s way.

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Ukraine launches a wave of anti-corruption busts ahead of EU summit

Ukraine on Wednesday announced searches of government buildings and the homes of high-profile ministers and oligarchs as part of a clampdown on corruption. The move comes ahead of a gathering of European leaders in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s path towards EU membership.

France 24

Denys Kireyev was a Ukrainian spy hailed as a hero who saved Kyiv from Russian invaders. So why was he killed for treason?

Denys Kireyev seemed like any other wealthy Ukrainian banker, but he was really an undercover spy gathering Russian secrets. Why was he shot dead by fellow intelligence agents?

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Ben Wallace says sending fighter jets to Ukraine would not be ‘magic wand’ for conflict

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace

Evening Standard

EU pledges to double military aid programme for Ukraine

EU to train an extra 15,000 soldiers and prepare new sanctions against Russia

The Guardian - UK

EU: Centre for prosecution of 'aggression' crimes in Ukraine to be set up in The Hague

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that an international centre for the prosecution of the crime of aggression in Ukraine would be set up in The Hague.

Reuters

EU’s top brass prepares for summit with Zelenskyy in Kyiv

Ukrainian and EU officials will hold talks in Kyiv on Friday over the war-torn country’s push to join the bloc.

Al Jazeera

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…

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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.

Daily Mirror

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

Evening Standard

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…

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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.

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The Independent UK

High-level Kyiv visit aims to deepen EU-Ukraine ties

Senior members of the European Union's executive branch are in Ukraine looking to boost relations with the war-torn country and pave the way for it to one day join the bloc

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Strikes Ukraine Residential Building, Kyiv Warns of Fresh Offensive

Rescuers searched for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building in eastern Ukraine on Thursday after a Russian strike destroyed it, as Kyiv said it expected a major offensive on the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion. At least three people were killed Wednesday and 20 wounded when a Russian…

Bangkok Post

Russia strikes Ukraine residential building, new offensive warning

KYIV: Rescuers searched for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building in eastern Ukraine on Thursday after a Russian strike destroyed it, as Kyiv said it expected a major offensive on the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion.

France 24

Ukraine should start EU entry talks 'this year', Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday his war-torn country deserved to start EU accession talks already "this year". Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.. All times are in Paris time (GMT+1).

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