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Airstrikes target Mykolaiv and Donbas regions; Ukraine EU bid could take 20 years, says French minister – as it happened

Russia ministry of defence says forces targeting command centres, troops, and ammunition depots; French Europe minister says necessary to be honest

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine rejects concessions as Russians attack in east and south

Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or any territorial concessions to Moscow as Russia stepped up its attack in the eastern and southern parts of the country, pounding the Donbas and Mykolaiv regions with air strikes and artillery fire.

Reuters

Russia’s war on Ukraine can only be resolved through ‘diplomacy’, says Zelensky

An end to the conflict can only be reached ‘at the negotiating table’, the Ukrainian president says

The Independent UK

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Erdogan speaks to Stoltenberg over Finland, Sweden NATO bid

Turkish leader tells NATO chief Sweden, Finland must address Ankara’s concerns for it to support their membership bid.

Al Jazeera

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia's forces are not going to ‘regain their feet’

UKRAINE has “broken the backbone” of the Russian army – but the war will only come to an end through diplomacy, the country’s president has…

The National (Scotland)

Zelenskiy signals readiness for new talks if Mariupol troops are not harmed

Ukrainian leader tells TV station ‘there are things that can only be reached at the negotiating table’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine Warns Only Talks Can End War as Russia Cuts Finland Gas

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday that only a diplomatic breakthrough rather than an outright military victory could end Russia's war on his country, as Moscow cut gas supplies to Finland. "There are things that can only be reached at the negotiating table," Zelensky said, just as Russia claimed its…

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Russia has cut off its natural gas exports to Finland in a symbolic move

The move came just days after the Nordic country announced it wanted to join NATO and marked a likely end to Finland's nearly 50 years of importing natural gas from Russia.

WEKU

Russia cuts off gas to Finland amid wider push into Ukraine’s east

BUCHA, Ukraine — Russian troops continued their offensive into the Donbas region on Saturday, aiming to encircle the easternmost point of Ukrainian control in what one official said would be a repeat of Moscow’s assault on the beleaguered city of Mariupol.

Los Angeles Times

Turkey’s Erdogan Talks to Swedish, Finnish Leaders on NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday discussed his objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO with the two Nordic countries’ leaders, Erdogan’s office said. He spoke to Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in separate calls to address Ankara’s concerns about those it considers terrorists…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey's Erdogan talks to Swedish, Finnish leaders on NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed his objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO with the two Nordic countries’ leaders

The Independent UK

Finland's president held "open and direct" talks with Turkey's Erdogan

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Saturday he had held "open and direct" talks with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss Finland's bid for NATO membership.

Reuters

Russia cuts off gas exports to Finland in symbolic move

Russia has halted natural gas exports to neighboring Finland

The Independent UK

Only diplomacy can end Ukraine war, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Country’s president emphasises need for talks to resume with Russia after previous negotiations stalled

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The Independent UK

Russia claims complete control over Mariupol after ‘capturing Azovstal steel plant’

Victory in port city a symbolic boost to Vladimir Putin in faltering war on Ukraine

Bangkok Post

Ukraine warns only talks can end war

KYIV: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Saturday that only a diplomatic breakthrough rather than an outright military victory could end Russia's war on his country, as Moscow cut gas supplies to Finland.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Halts Gas Supplies to Finland

Russia on Saturday halted providing natural gas to neighboring Finland, which has angered Moscow by applying for NATO membership, after the Nordic country refused to pay supplier Gazprom in rubles. Natural gas accounts for about eight percent of Finland's energy consumption and most of it comes from Russia, AFP said.…

The Guardian - AU

Russia halts gas supplies to Finland as payments row with the west escalates

Russia cut off gas to Bulgaria and Poland last month amid an energy payments dispute sparked by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

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Russia Says Mariupol Battle at End as Ukrainian Defenders Surrender

Russia has declared victory in its months-long operation to capture the strategic port of Mariupol after Ukraine ordered the last of its troops holed up in the city's Azovstal steelworks to lay down their arms. Moscow's flattening of Mariupol has drawn multiple accusations of war crimes, including over a deadly…

The Guardian - AU

Russia bans 963 Americans from country - as it happened

Joe Biden among those banned after signing $40bn aid package for Ukraine; Finnish president says he held ‘open and direct’ talks with his Turkish counterpart. This blog is now closed

France 24

Live: Russia cuts off gas exports to Finland after payments dispute

Russian energy giant Gazprom said Saturday it had halted gas exports to neighbouring Finland as it had not received payment in rubles. After Russia moved troops into Ukraine on February 24, Moscow asked clients from "unfriendly countries" – including EU member states – to pay for gas in rubles, a…

The Independent UK

In biggest victory yet, Russia claims to capture Mariupol

In what would be its biggest victory yet in the war with Ukraine, Russia claimed to have captured the strategic port city of Mariupol

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 87 of the invasion

Last group of Ukrainian soldiers in Azovstal steelworks surrendered, Russia’s defence ministry said late Friday

Reuters

U.S. says Turkey's approach to Sweden, Finland NATO bid not a bilateral topic

Turkey's approach to the NATO accession process of Sweden and Finland is not a bilateral issue between Washington and Ankara, the U.S. State Department said on Friday, but added that Washington was speaking with Ankara and it remained confident that the dispute would be overcome.

WEKU

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 20)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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