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Seven civilians have been killed by Russian attacks in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, the Ukrainian regional governor said. Eight people were killed and 12 ...

- The UK is considering using Russian assets to fund rebuilding in Ukraine, UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss said. Russia’s defence ministry said more than 950 fighters at Azovstal have surrendered since Monday. - Russia’s foreign ministry announced its withdrawal from the Council of the Baltic Sea States “in response to hostile actions” that have turned it “into an instrument of anti-Russian politics”, the state-owned TASS news agency reported. - Russia has a “significant resourcing problem” and lacks a united command, which continues to hamper Russia’s operations”, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence said. - Eight people were killed and 12 others wounded in a Russian air attack on the village of Desna in the northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv, the regional emergency service said. - The fate of Ukrainian fighters evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupolremains uncertainafter some were transported to the Russian-controlled town of Olenivka near Donetsk, and some were taken to a prison colony.

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Dissenting voices in Russia are rare, but one well-known military analyst gave a damning assessment of the invasion this week.

In fact, Russia's invasion has only served to strengthen the alliance, with Finland and Sweden now looking to join the organization. But its response to NATO's forthcoming expansion to include Finland and Sweden has been muted. Ukraine's allies in the West continue to supply arms to Kyiv and Russia's invasion has seen the Western military alliance NATO tighten its security measures. But one well-known military analyst and veteran has stood out this week after he appeared on state TV and gave a damning assessment of the Ukraine invasion, or what Russia calls its "special military operation." - But one well-known military analyst and veteran has stood out this week after he appeared on state TV and gave a damning assessment of the invasion, or what Russia calls a "special military operation." In a country where independent media and commentary has all but disappeared from public view, it's rare to hear dissenting voices on the many state-controlled TV networks in Russia — particularly now with the country at war with Ukraine.

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This comes after a Russian lawmaker taking part in peace talks with Kyiv said Tuesday that Russia should consider the death penalty for what he called nationalist fighters from Ukraine’s Azov regiment. The Russian Defense Ministry said that nearly 1,000 Ukrainian troops holed up in their last stronghold in Mariupol have handed themselves over. Meanwhile, concerns grew for their welfare as Russian news agencies said that the parliament will take up a resolution Wednesday to prevent the exchange of Azov Regiment fighters.

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A Russian soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday in the first war crimes trial since the conflict in Ukraine began.

And here I am very grateful for the support of the state of Israel,” she said in part. “In attempting to overcome Ukrainian resistance, Russia has made significant use of auxiliary personnel,” the U.K. said in a daily intelligence update. Zelenska said she is spearheading a national program for psychological assistance, according to the statement. Russia’s Supreme Court will consider recognizing the regiment as a "terrorist organization," according to a statement from its justice ministry. The symbol has also been used to rouse patriotic pride and support in Russia for what the Kremlin calls its “special military operation.” Finland had become such a byword for neutrality that the “Finlandization” of Ukraine was discussed as a compromise solution that Russia might accept to stave off war. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said that in the last 24 hours nearly 700 Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered, including 29 who were injured. “The global energy system is broken and bringing us ever closer to climate catastrophe. However, some countries in the 27-nation bloc have shied away from giving the value of their Ukraine aid, particularly for arms supplies. He has a right to appeal, it added. The news will renew focus on mounting allegations of atrocities committed by Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces. He could get up to life in prison.

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A Russian tank commander has pleaded guilty to shooting dead a civilian on a bicycle, in Ukraine’s first trial for war crimes committed during the Russian invasion. The US tech giant’s Russian subsidiary has declared its intention to file for bankruptcy, Reuters reports. The US tech giant’s Russian subsidiary has declared its intention to file for bankruptcy after months of pressure from authorities. He then used an AK-47 to shoot the unarmed man, just a few dozen metres from his home. They have the support of several teams of international investigators and forensic experts, but face a mammoth task. The EU has already provided €4.1bn to Ukraine since Russia invaded on 24 February, including military aid. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said the €9bn support package would “help Ukraine win the war, overcome the consequences of Russian forces’ aggression and accelerate the movement towards EU membership”. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said Sweden should not expect to approve its Nato application without returning “terrorists”. Ankara has accused Sweden and Finland of harbouring people it says are linked to groups it considers terrorists. Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, has said that there was no movement in peace talks with Ukraine, and claimed that Kyiv was showing a “complete unwillingness” to continue them. Sweden and Finland have formally submitted their applications to join the Nato military alliance. The ministry had initially forecast a budget surplus of 1% of GDP, or 1.3tn roubles for 2022. Prosecutors said Shishimarin was ordered by another serviceman to kill the civilian to prevent him from reporting on the Russians’ presence.

Ukraine war: Russian soldier on trial for war crimes admits killing ... (Sky News)

Ukrainian state prosecutors say Vadim Shishimarin shot a 62-year-old civilian in the head to prevent him from reporting Russian forces' presence in a ...

And we kept on going." The man died a few metres from his home. "I shot one (round) at him.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has voiced continued resistance at the potential addition of Sweden and Finland to NATO.

Whether China is willing to help Russia withstand sanctions has been an open question for Western policymakers. Energy prices have also soared both in Europe and the United States — despite President Biden’s move to release an enormous amount of the nation’s oil reserves — in an added strain on consumers facing the highest rates of inflation in four decades. These head winds are putting additional pressure on the United States and Europe to ensure their sanctions on Russia do not further tip the world into a new economic crisis. Human rights and legal experts have described Ukraine’s move to try soldiers in custody for alleged war crimes amid a raging conflict as uncommon, The Washington Post has reported. He is charged with violating “the laws and customs of war combined with premeditated murder,” for which he could face up to 15 years in prison if found guilty, Ukraine’s prosecutor general has said. “The bullet holes in my fence remind me of all that I’ve lost,” he said, according to Siolkowsky. Crowds had gathered to flee farther west in the evacuation when a missile strike tore through the station, killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens. The commission also on Wednesday said it would propose additional assistance for Ukraine of up to 9 billion euros (about $9.5 billion), adding to the short-term relief provided as the war continues and with an eye on reconstruction. It also aims to speed up permitting procedures for renewables and includes a joint platform for the purchase of gas, liquefied natural gas and hydrogen. It also put a damper on a historic moment for two countries that held fast to military nonalignment until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended their thinking about security. And I told them that our goal on an overwhelming bipartisan basis would be to get that done as rapidly as possible,” he said. Ukraine wants fighters taken to Russian-held territory to be released in exchange for Russian prisoners in Ukraine, but some key Russian officials are signaling they won’t support such an exchange.

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"And it is because the profile that Sweden and Finland are going to take inside NATO is going to be a Nordic profile." Of those, it said 51 needed inpatient treatment and were placed in the hospital of Novoazovsk of the Donetsk People's Republic, a pro-Russian region of the Donbas. NATO requires a consensus among all its current 30 members for the countries to be able to join. But we continue to have those discussions there are a lot of options but those are the objectives." The former prime minister noted that three Nordic states — Iceland, Norway and Denmark — have been members of the alliance since 1949. They said Shishimarin was ordered by another serviceman to kill the civilian to prevent him reporting on the Russians' presence and fired several shots through the open window of the car with an assault rifle at the civilian's head. All of us share the objective of diminishing the revenues that Russia will have to buy goods and services that will help their economy and enable them to wage war. Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old Russian tank commander held in Ukraine, is charged with murdering a 62-year-old civilian in the northeast Ukrainian village of Chupakhivka on Feb. 28. And we understood that there would be consequences that we would not be able to shield ourselves entirely from economic consequences, but the principles that all of us have adopted." "So, the European Union has made clear that they intend to end oil imports by the end of this year. As we contemplate energy sanctions and other sanctions, this is always the core of the conversations that we've had." Finland and Sweden formally applied to join NATO on Wednesday in another step toward the Western military alliance's expansion.

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