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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.

Bangkok Post

Group of Seven issues new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine invasion

WASHINGTON — The U.S., European Union and Group of Seven leaders on Sunday unveiled a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russia’s industrial sector, state-controlled media and Russian and Belarusian finance executives from major banks including Russia’s Gazprombank.

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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.

Al Jazeera

Sydney news: Special taskforce investigates claims campaign posters of Independent candidates being tampered with

MORNING BRIEFING: The Australian Electoral Commission says a special taskforce will investigate allegations that the campaign posters of some Independent candidates are being tampered with in breach of electoral laws.

ABC News

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.

Axios

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".

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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.

Tribune News Service

Evacuees from Azovstal plant arrive in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia

A convoy of buses carrying evacuees from southeastern Ukraine, including some 40 civilians who had been holed up in the Azovstal steel plant in besieged Mariupol, arrived on Sunday in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia, a U.N. official said.

Reuters

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.

ABC News

Russia-Ukraine war: G7 leaders pledge to further isolate Moscow

Latest show of support for Ukraine comes as Russia prepares to celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Al Jazeera

U2 members perform at Kyiv subway station turned bomb shelter

Members of U2 performed a surprise show in Ukraine on Sunday, playing in a Kyiv subway station that has been used as a bomb shelter during Russia’s invasion.

Tribune News Service

Canada's Trudeau announces new weapons for Ukraine in visit to Kyiv

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new weapons and equipment for Ukraine on Sunday after an unannounced visit to Kyiv, the capital.

Reuters

Pelosi says ‘we have to’ pass $33 billion Ukraine aid package

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said U.S. lawmakers are aware of the urgency of approving a proposed $33 billion aid package for Ukraine, though she stopped short of predicting when Congress might pass it.

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The Guardian - UK

Putin’s actions in Ukraine bring shame on Russia, says G7

Statement to mark 77th anniversary of end of second world war condemns ‘an attack on feeding the world’

Evening Standard

Jill Biden and Justin Trudeau make surprise visits to Ukraine to show support

First lady Jill Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made unannounced trips to Ukraine on Sunday to show support for its people amid Russia’s invasion.

Tribune News Service

G-7 leaders commit to banning imports of oil from Russia

Leaders of the Group of Seven pledged to ban the import of Russian oil in response to President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Chancellor Scholz’s party trounced in Ukraine-tinged German state election

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats suffered their first defeat in a regional election since he took office in December, tumbling by some 12 percentage points in the state of Schleswig-Holstein while the Christian Democratic Union gained, according to exit polls.

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Reuters

Accused Bucha attackers targeted in U.S. visa bans on Russian officers

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that new U.S. visa bans on more than 2,600 Russian and Belarusian military officials included personnel believed to have operated in Bucha, a town outside of Kyiv where Russian forces are accused of executing residents.

Radio France Internationale

Ukraine war puts EU 'at crossroads' ahead of Europe Day anniversary

As nations marked Victory in Europe Day on Sunday, the EU is set to celebrate its anniversary this Monday, with the bloc transforming into a more muscular global actor - a shift that has been accelerated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

Jill Biden visits Ukraine; dozens feared dead in school bombing in eastern battle zone

KYIV, Ukraine — As air-raid sirens wailed repeatedly Sunday in the capital, Kyiv, and in cities and towns across Ukraine, first lady Jill Biden made a foray into the embattled country, meeting her Ukrainian counterpart near the Slovakian border.

Los Angeles Times

Jill Biden, Justin Trudeau visit Ukraine; dozens feared dead in school bombing in eastern battle zone

KYIV, Ukraine — As air-raid sirens wailed repeatedly Sunday in the capital, Kyiv, and in cities and towns across Ukraine, U.S. first lady Jill Biden made a foray into the embattled country, meeting her Ukrainian counterpart near the Slovakian border.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine will prevail as Europe did in 1945, Scholz to say in VE Day speech

German chancellor will draw parallel with second world war defeat of Nazi dictatorship in TV address

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 Leaders Pledge Further Economic Isolation of Russia

The Group of Seven leaders said in a joint statement on Sunday that they will reinforce Russia's economic isolation and "elevate" a campaign against Russian elites who support President Vladimir Putin. After meeting virtually with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the leaders said they would cut off key services on which…

The Guardian - UK

‘I am filled with hate’: Kharkiv battle evokes memories of second world war

Residents at a Ukrainian nursing home recall how they helped the Russian army as it fought Nazi Germany in eastern city

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