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Ukraine latest updates: Moscow says Azovstal now ‘liberated’

Ukraine news from May 20: Azovstal steelworks plant was last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol.

Al Jazeera

Grim reflections in the mirror of Ukraine crisis

I read with interest the article of colleagues from Australia, Canada, the EU, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the UK and the US published in the Bangkok Post on May 12, 2022.

Bangkok Post

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 19)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU

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President Zelensky mocks Putin’s laser weapon claims

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has poured scorn on Russian claims they are using laser weapons to wage war in his country.

Evening Standard

Factbox-The big items in Washington's $40 billion Ukraine aid package

The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would provide some $40 billion in additional military, economic and humanitarian aid to Ukraine following Russia's invasion as the Biden administration predicts a prolonged conflict.

Reuters

Hundreds more fighters surrender in Mariupol, Russia says

Measures being taken to evacuate Azovstal ‘heroes’, official claims

The Independent UK

Relics and militants: Vatican fraud trial sprawls the globe

The Vatican’s financial trial has taken a surreal turn with a defendant asserting she escorted two emissaries of Russian President Vladimir Putin into the Holy See to negotiate the return of relics to the Russian Orthodox Church

The Independent UK

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Ukraine recap: why Turkey wants to block Sweden and Finland joining Nato

Over the last week, further details emerged of Finland and Sweden’s intention to join Nato, until on Tuesday the nations formally submitted the paperwork. Nato’s secretary general Jens Stoltenberg called it “a historic moment” and it certainly marks a momentous shift away from neutrality for those two countries.

The Conversation

Putin ‘had to keep explaining things to Trump’, ex-White House aide says

Fiona Hill, a former national security council official, said Russian leader grew frustrated with Trump: ‘Putin doesn’t like to do that’

The Guardian - US

Blinken authorizes $100 million in additional U.S. arms and supplies for Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he has authorized $100 million in additional U.S. arms, equipment, and supplies for Ukraine for its defense against Russia's invasion.

Reuters

Navalny's team urges more Russian sanctions to help Ukraine

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s team has been meeting with senators on Capitol Hill

The Independent UK

Russian TV hosts mock White House press secretary for not being ‘white, heterosexual male’

‘Don’t watch it if you have high blood pressure,’ American journalist warns

The Independent UK

Biden backs Sweden and Finland's NATO membership application

Biden said Thursday he was sending paperwork to Congress to ratify Finland and Sweden's application to join NATO. The ratification process is expected to pass with bipartisan support.

WEKU

British businessman ‘buys warplanes to help Ukraine fight Russia’

Philanthropist Mohammad Zahoor purchased the aircraft after talks with Kyiv

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

‘Unprecedented’: US Congress passes massive Ukraine aid package

Backed by President Joe Biden, spending bill will provide nearly $40bn to support Ukrainian war effort against Russia.

Reuters

Blinken accuses Russia of using food as a weapon in Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia on Thursday of using food as a weapon in Ukraine by holding "hostage" supplies for not just Ukrainians, but also millions around the world.

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy compares Russian laser threat to nonexistent Nazi ‘wonder weapon’

Russia says weapon destroyed drone in five seconds in a test, but there is scepticism that it could be used in war

The Guardian - UK

Govor agrees to buy all McDonald’s in Russia and rebrand them

Alexander Govor pays undisclosed fee after US burger chain pulls out of Russia over invasion of Ukraine

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Reuters

EU's Michel says will support Serbia's speedier accession to EU

European Council President Charles Michel said on Thursday the European Union would support a speedier accession of Serbia into the wealthy bloc and help the Balkan country dependent on Russian gas and oil to diversify its energy supplies.

ABC News

Russian soldier asks widow of victim for forgiveness in Ukraine war crimes trial

During the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a 21-year-old Russian soldier asks a Ukrainian widow to forgive him for killing her husband.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin 'constantly surrounded by doctors' as illness throws Kremlin into chaos

Former spy Christopher Steele, who ran the Russia desk at MI6 in London, says Russian President Vladimir Putin is seriously ill and is now in need of around-the-clock medical care

Evening Standard

Russian soldier begs his victim’s widow for forgiveness in war crime trial

Sgt Shishimarin told the widow: ‘I realise that you can’t forgive me, but I’m pleading you for forgiveness’

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles to fight Russian blockade

The White House is working to put advanced anti-ship missiles in the hands of Ukrainian fighters to help defeat Russia's naval blockade, officials said, amid concerns more powerful weapons that could sink Russian warships would intensify the conflict.

Daily Record

Vladimir Putin retches and splutters in meeting as chemotherapy rumours spiral

The Russian leader appeared dazed and bloated as he spoke with Sergey Chemezov, a former KGB general and CEO of state-owned military hardware company Rostec.

Reuters

Biden administration authorizes $100 million more in Ukraine military aid

President Joe Biden's administration authorized $100 million of additional military aid to Ukraine on Thursday, the latest in a series of transfers to help Kyiv repel Russia's invasion, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

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