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European leaders visit Ukraine, dangling hope of EU membership

The leaders of Germany, France and Italy, all criticised in the past by Kyiv for support viewed as too cautious, visited Ukraine on Thursday and offered the hope of EU membership to a country pleading for weapons to fend off Russia's invasion.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Leaders back EU path for Kyiv

France, Germany, Italy and Romania leaders back Kyiv’s bid for EU membership and pledge more arms to fend off Russia.

Al Jazeera

German, French, Italian leaders expected in Kyiv to signal solidarity

The leaders of the European Union's three biggest countries, Germany, France and Italy, are expected in Kyiv on Thursday to show their backing for Ukraine as it struggles to withstand a relentless Russian assault.

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Macron hints of Ukraine visit to carry 'message of support'

French President Emmanuel Macron has suggested that he would soon go to Kyiv to meet with Ukraine's leader

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin loses yet another commander in Ukraine war as 53rd dies during invasion

Colonel Sergei Postnov had been on active duty with Russian forces close to Kyiv, in Kharkiv as well as more recently in the Luhansk region, and was killed on a combat mission

Daily Mirror

In Ukraine, mines take lives even after fighting moves on

Russia’s war in Ukraine is spreading a deadly litter of mines, bombs and other explosives that is disrupting planting and harvesting, complicating efforts to rebuild homes and villages, and leaving behind a legacy that will endanger civilian lives and limbs long after the fighting stops

The Independent UK

Up to 1,200 Civilians May Be in Plant in Eye of Ukraine Battle, Separatist Says

Up to 1,200 civilians may be holed up in the shelters of the Azot chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city where one of the fiercest battles of the war has been raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, a Russian-backed separatist said. Russian forces are trying to grind down Ukrainian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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US President Biden announces $1 billion arms package to support Ukraine

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a new package of arms and ammunition for Ukraine after reaffirming Washington’s support for Kyiv against Russia’s invasion in a call with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The $1 billion package includes more artillery, coastal anti-ship defence systems and ammunition for artillery and advanced rocket…

France 24

West must stay focused on Ukraine during 'pivotal' moment, says Pentagon chief

Russia's invasion of Ukraine was at a "pivotal" moment and the United States and its allies could not lose focus on the three-month long conflict, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday as Western countries pledged more weapons to Kyiv.

Reuters

The Guardian view on Ukraine’s suffering: no end in sight

Editorial: Kyiv is reckoning not only with Russia’s brutal military assault but the difficulties of maintaining European solidarity

The Guardian - UK

Macron visits Romania in show of support for NATO allies amid Ukraine war

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Romania Tuesday night to visit some 500 French troops deployed there. A subsequent visit to Moldova is planned for Wednesday, followed by a potential visit to Kyiv.

France 24

Kyiv parish ravaged by occupation makes painful split from Moscow

For years a vocal minority at Saint Nicholas' parish in the middle-class Kyiv commuter town of Irpin resisted calls to split from their spiritual fathers in Moscow.

Reuters

Ukraine faces budget cut without $5 billion in monthly external aid - parliamentarian

Ukraine's budget revenues cover less than half of expenditures following Russia's invasion, and Kyiv will have to cut budget spending sharply if more external financial assistance does not arrive, the head of parliament's financial committee said.

Reuters

Ukrainians' discovery of a dead Russian soldier left for weeks stirs anguish and anger

A Russian soldier's forgotten body is discovered in a liberated village north of Kyiv, setting off a range of emotions and an inquest — as Russia refuses to acknowledge many of its war dead.

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Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow bans dozens of UK citizens

Ukraine news from June 14: Individuals banned due to ‘false and one-sided information’ about war, foreign ministry says.

Reuters

Ukraine exhumes seven bodies of people it says were killed by Russian forces

Ukrainian investigators exhumed seven bodies from makeshift graves in a forest near Kyiv on Monday and police said they were civilians who had been killed by Russian forces during their occupation of the area.

The Independent UK

Ukraine has a weapons wishlist for the West as war reaches crucial point

Officials will be going to Brussels on Wednesday with a breakdown of what is needed to counter Russian forces, writes Kim Sengupta, with Kyiv insisting that supplies can make a critical difference in the Donbas

Asharq Al-Awsat

Police Investigating Killings of 12,000 Ukrainians in War

Police have opened criminal investigations into the killings of more than 12,000 Ukrainians nationwide during Russia's war, and authorities in the Kyiv region near Bucha on Monday reported discovering the bodies of several victims whose hands were tied behind their backs. "Shots to the knees tell us that people were…

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine asks the west for huge rise in heavy artillery supply

Zelenskiy adviser says far more hardware is needed to reach ‘heavy weapons parity’ with Russia and drive out its forces

Reason

The Ukraine v. Ukraine, Kiev v. Kyiv, Turkey v. Türkiye, Moscow v. Moskva

English names for foreign places have long differed, in many situations, from the local names. (And that's likely true of most languages.)

Reuters

German govt declines to confirm Scholz will go to Kyiv on Thursday

A German government spokesperson declined to confirm a media report on Monday that Chancellor Olaf Scholz would travel to Kyiv on Thursday with French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

Al Jazeera

Russia ‘earned’ $98bn in fuel exports in 100 days of Ukraine war

A new report says most exports went to European countries as Kyiv urges the West to sever all trade with Moscow.

The Independent UK

The battle of Donbas could prove decisive in Ukraine war

Day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial heartland of its neighbor

Reuters

What next? Ukraine's allies divided over Russia endgame

Is it better to engage with Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine or to isolate him? Should Kyiv make concessions to end the war, or would that embolden the Kremlin? Are ramped up sanctions on Russia worth the collateral damage?

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 109

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 109th day, we take a look at the main developments.

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