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Putin's Victory Day speech gives no clue on Ukraine escalation

President Vladimir Putin exhorted Russians to battle in a defiant Victory Day speech on Monday, but was silent about plans for any escalation in Ukraine, despite Western warnings he might use his Red Square address to order a national mobilisation.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 75 of the invasion

Putin makes no major policy announcement about Ukraine in Victory Day speech; Zelenskiy says country will win war with Russia and not cede any territory

The Guardian - AU

Canada's Trudeau: World determined to make sure Putin loses in Ukraine

The world will do everything possible to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin loses his war in Ukraine, including keeping Moscow under sanctions for years, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said late on Sunday.

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Ukraine latest updates: UN rights body to hold session on Ukraine

Over 50 member states back Kyiv’s request for meeting, which will address alleged Russian rights violations in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin branded 21st century Nazi as Ukraine slams Russian atrocities

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described Russia's invasion of Ukraine as 'a bloody reconstruction of Nazism' during a video address commemorating the Second World War

Daily Mirror

Putin channels victory over Hitler to spur Russian army in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked the memory of Soviet heroism in World War Two to inspire his army fighting in Ukraine, but offered no new road map to victory and acknowledged the cost in Russian soldiers' lives.

Reuters

Ukraine's mine sniffing dog Patron awarded medal by Zelenskiy

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy presented Ukraine's famous mine sniffing dog Patron and his owner with a medal on Sunday to recognise their dedicated service since Russia's invasion.

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Putin’s ‘fascism and tyranny’ equal to Nazis, Ben Wallace says

Defence secretary says Russian commanders are complicit in hijacking Victory Day to justify war on Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Rumours swirl Russia's Vladimir Putin 'upset' to learn mistress is pregnant again

Russia's tyrannical leader Vladimir Putin, 69, is said to already be the father of two of 38-year-old gymnast and 'Russia's most flexible woman' Alina Kabaeva's children

Daily Mirror

Food shipments to grow 5%

Thai food exports are expected to grow by 5% this year after robust growth of 26% in the first quarter, driven by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and mounting concerns about food shortages in many countries.

Bangkok Post

Putin’s Russia ‘mirroring the fascism and tyranny’ of the Nazis, Wallace claims

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s speech comes on the same day Vladimir Putin stages a military parade to mark the victory over Nazi Germany

The Independent UK

Britain to increase tariffs on Russian platinum, palladium in new sanctions

Britain announced on Sunday it will increase tariffs on platinum and palladium imports from Russia and Belarus in a new package of sanctions targeting 1.7 billion pounds ($2.10 billion) of trade, which it said aimed to further weaken Russian President Vladimir Putin's war machine.

Reuters

UK announces £1.7billion in fresh sanctions for Russia and Belarus to ‘thwart war’

The total value of good subject to sanctions has now exceeded £4billion

Evening Standard

Ukraine: U2’s Bono and the Edge perform gig in Kyiv bomb shelter

The Irish rock band members sung a Ukraine-centered version of the Ben E King song ‘Stand by Me’

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The Guardian - UK

UK expands import sanctions against Russia and Belarus

Latest £1.7bn sanctions include UK import tariffs on metals and chemicals

The Independent UK

Russia and Belarus to face new sanctions targeting ‘£1.7 billion of trade’

The sanctions outlined by the International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Chancellor Rishi Sunak involve import tariffs and export bans.

Bangkok Post

War narrative a fable not fit for the times

We were talking recently about how clever the Ukrainians had been to call the invading Russian troops "Orcs" even before all the atrocities in the Russian-occupied towns around Kyiv came to light. Then Tina said: "If Putin's troops are Orcs, then he must be Sauron."

Bangkok Post

Chinese Tech Giants Quietly Retreat From Doing Business With Russia

Chinese tech companies are quietly pulling back from doing business in Russia under pressure from U.S. sanctions and suppliers, despite calls by Beijing for companies to resist overseas coercion.

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Bulgaria says will veto EU oil sanctions on Russia if it does not get derogation

Bulgaria will not support European Union's new set of sanctions against Russia if the Balkan country does not get a derogation from the proposed ban on buying Russian oil, Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vassilev said late on Sunday.

Al Jazeera

Canada’s Trudeau says Putin responsible for ‘war crimes’

PM Justin Trudeau announces new weapons for Ukraine and imposes new sanctions against Russia during his visit to Kyiv.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: no winners in messy election debate, 60 feared dead in Russian airstrike on school

Monday: Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese bicker through messy second debate. Plus: why hair salons now offer no-talking appointments

Axios

Biden admin accelerates plans to reopen Kyiv embassy

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said it's "a testament to Ukraine's success [and] Moscow's failure" in the war.

ABC News

Ukraine-Russia war: Russian televisions hacked to read 'blood on your hands from thousands of Ukrainians' — as it happened

Televisions in Russia were hacked on Victory Day with messages reading "There is blood on your hands of thousands of Ukrainians and hundreds of murdered children".

Tribune News Service

Mariupol steel plant’s ‘dead men’ defenders call for rescue plan

If Russia’s President Vladimir Putin hoped to mark Victory Day on Monday by celebrating the capture or surrender of Mariupol’s last Ukrainian defenders, a Zoom appearance by their commanders suggests he’ll have to wait.

ABC News

In Ukraine's wheat fields, farmers have formed a quiet resistance against Vladimir Putin's occupation

As Vladimir Putin's army invaded, photos and videos of broken-down Russian tanks being stolen by farmers on tractors has delighted many Ukrainians. It's just one of the ways local farmers are fighting back against Russia's invasion.

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