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Ukraine will fight to hold 'fortress' Bakhmut as long as it can - Zelenskiy

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine would fight to hold on to the eastern "fortress" city of Bakhmut for as long as it could, and urged the West to supply long-range weapons to help Kyiv push Russian forces out of the Donbas region.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin plotting ‘maximum escalation’ of war ahead of one-year anniversary

Oleksiy Danilov believes the Russian army will try to recreate the day they invaded again: “You will see them unleash their cruise missiles and try to advance"

Daily Mirror

EU promises continued support for Ukraine at Kyiv summit

The EU on Friday pledged to support Ukraine "every step of the way" in its quest for bloc membership as top officials gathered in Kyiv for a summit to discuss the extension of military and humanitarian assistance, as well as an eventual post-war reconstruction programme. But Ukraine presses for more.

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Germany asks Sweden for launchers to boost IRIS-T air defences for Ukraine: Spiegel

Germany is talking to the Swedish government about buying mobile launchers that would boost the capabilities of IRIS-T air defence systems that Berlin is planning to send to Ukraine, Spiegel magazine reported on Friday, citing sources.

Reuters

Ukraine’s prosecutor launches criminal case against Wagner chief

Putin-ally Prigozhin leads a mercenary force of thousands, including ex-convicts, in the Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera

Germany approves Leopard 1 battle tank exports to Ukraine

Package of 29 older tanks could be sent to help fight Russia as soon as refurbishments done, reports say

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine steps up efforts to exclude Russia from Olympics

Ukraine has stepped up efforts to lobby international sports leaders against Russian participation in next year’s Paris Olympics as indications mount that the games could see the biggest boycott since the Cold War

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Ukraine news – live: Zelensky vows to fight off Putin’s troops from ‘fortress’ Bakhmut

The city of Bakhmut has become the focal point of Ukrainian resistance to Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK

The Ukraine repair shop: where Russian tanks go to change sides

Western supplies of Leopards and Challengers have made the news, but the biggest donor is the enemy

The Guardian - UK

Olympic chiefs warn Ukraine against boycotting Paris 2024 after President Zelensky claim

The International Olympic Committee has warned Ukraine that the country's athletes will be the only ones to suffer if they chose to boycott the Paris 2024 Games

Daily Mirror

Baltic PMs: Olympic boycott possible if Russians compete

The prime ministers of the three Baltic countries have urged the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian athletes from next year’s Paris Games because of the war in Ukraine and say a boycott is a possibility

The Independent UK

Ukraine unveils criminal case against Wagner boss

Ukraine unveiled a criminal case on Friday against the boss of Russia's Wagner mercenary company, and promised to track down and prosecute the company's fighters who try to flee abroad.

Reuters

Europe is set to ban Russian oil products, the latest strike on the Kremlin war chest

Starting Sunday, the EU will prohibit imports of Russian gasoline, diesel and other products from Russian refineries used throughout Europe.

WEKU

Ukraine may also get old Leopard 1 tanks from German stocks

Ukraine may be able to add old Leopard 1 battle tanks from German defense industry stocks to deliveries of modern tanks that Germany and other governments pledged last week to counter Russian forces in the war

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European leaders meet in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine's path toward joining the EU

This is the first summit to take place with Ukraine as an official candidate to join the European Union.

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Putin has lost nearly 200,000 troops in war, US officials say

Russian death toll includes regular military and Wagner Group mercenaries, says US

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak says he won't 'unleash a torpedo' at Boris Johnson for 'acting like PM'

The jet-setting former Tory leader has been active on the world stage in recent weeks, meeting politicians in Ukraine and the US despite holding no role in government, but Mr Sunak told Piers Morgan he doesn't have an issue with it

Reuters

Norway police to continue interrogation of former Wagner commander

Norwegian police said on Friday they intend to continue to interrogate former Wagner mercenary group commander Andrei Medvedev, who fled from Russia to Norway last month after fighting in the war in Ukraine.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Officials Hold Kyiv Talks in Show of Support for Ukraine

Top European Union officials were due to meet Friday in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of support for the country as it battles to counter Russia’s invasion and strives to join the EU as well as NATO. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European…

Wales Online

'I didn’t know how to process seeing so many children and people in distress'

A Cardiff graduate working with refugees in Moldova fleeing Ukraine fighting describes the scenes she has witnessed

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Ukraine should not abandon its domestic debt market as it battles Russia

The financial support provided by international partners helped Ukraine withstand the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion and became a significant source of funds throughout 2022. This year, our country will also need continuous financial support. However, it will be difficult for the government to reduce budget expenditures because direct injections…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Rejects Reports that US Offered Moscow Secret Ukraine Peace Plan

The Kremlin on Friday rejected as a "hoax" media reports that US CIA Director William Burns had travelled to Moscow with a secret peace proposal that involved Ukraine ceding a fifth of its territory to Russia. The Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung's report, which said Burns had made a secret…

Reuters

Ukraine wins EU pledges of support, no promise of fast-track accession

The European Union offered strong support for Ukraine at a summit in Kyiv as air raid sirens wailed on Friday, but set "no rigid time lines" for its accession to the wealthy bloc.

Evening Standard

Air raid sirens blare across Ukraine as EU leaders meet Volydymyr Zelensky in Kyiv

Air raid alerts sounded in Kyiv and across Ukraine on Friday as European Union leaders promised to support the country “as long as it takes” to defeat Vladimir Putin’s forces.

Evening Standard

Shell announces highest profits in 115 years

Energy giant Shell made one of the biggest ever profits by a UK company last year as soaring oil and gas prices, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, doubled its earnings to a record $39.9 billion dollars (£32.2 billion). The vast scale of the profit at the multinational, which supplies…

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