The Guardian – Daniel Boffey and Isobel Koshiw / Putin to mark Victory Day as Russia intensifies attacks on east Ukraine President Vladimir Putin will lead anniversary celebrations of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany on Monday...
The Guardian – Thomas Meaney / How Putin’s invasion returned NATO to the centre stage Nato is back. With the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has single-handedly revived the fortunes of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, returning it to the...
Euractiv – Georgi Gotev / Charles Michel visits Moldova, promises military support The European Union is considering additional military support to Moldova, to cope with the spillover from Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, European Council President...
The Washington Post – Louisa Loveluck / Evacuees from Mariupol steel plant describe brutality of long siege From their cold and fetid bunker, deep underground, the survivors of Mariupol’s Azovstal Iron and Steel Works had feared the wreckage that...
Financial Times – Guy Chazan / Modi invited to G7 summit as west seeks to weaken New Delhi’s Russian ties German chancellor Olaf Scholz has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a special guest to the G7 leaders’ summit next month, as part...
Financial Times – Felicia Schwartz / Joe Biden asks Congress for $33bn more aid for Ukraine as conflict escalates US president Joe Biden has asked Congress to provide $33bn in military, economic and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, more than double the...
Politico – Zosia Wanat / Poland and Bulgaria start life with no Russian gas There’s no Russian gas coming through pipelines in Poland and Bulgaria, but both countries say they’ll do just fine without an energy link to Moscow...
Financial Times – Hary Dempsey, James Shotter and Nastassia Astrasheuskaya / Poland and Bulgaria braced for halt to Russian gas supplies Russia is to halt the flow of gas to Poland and Bulgaria from Wednesday, according to authorities in both EU...