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Author: Reuters

The United States and its allies pledged new packages of ever heavier weapons for Ukraine during a meeting on Tuesday (local time) at a German air base, brushing off a threat from Moscow that their support for Kyiv could lead to nuclear war.

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Author: The Conversation

The second stage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is underway. The scope of the war now appears to be establishing full control over Donbas and southern Ukraine. If successful, this would mean Russian occupation of approximately one-third of Ukraine, cutting the country off from its Black Sea ports, including Odesa.

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Author: news.com.au

Australian defence minister Peter Dutton has dialled up his rhetoric about the threat of China and Russia, warning Australia should be prepared for war. 

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Author: The Detail

Why do the majority of Russians back the actions of their strongman leader Vladimir Putin? As The Detail finds out, the answer goes back centuries.

To the Western world, it may seem astounding that Russians appear to believe the lies and propaganda they're being fed over the war – or 'Special Military Operation' – in Ukraine.  

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Author: Associated Press

After a secrecy-shrouded visit to Kyiv, US Secretary of State Blinken said Russia is failing in its war aims and “Ukraine is succeeding.”

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Author: Simon Draper

OPINION: What’s in a flower? If you guessed ‘diplomatic soft power’, well done.

During Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s first overseas trip in two years, Singapore named an orchid after her: Dendrobium Jacinda Ardern.

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Author: Larisa Brown

Huge explosions tore through two oil storage facilities in a Russian city near the border with Ukraine this morning after suspected drone strikes by Ukrainian forces.

The blasts occurred within 15 minutes of each other in Bryansk, about 95 miles from Ukraine, Russian state television said, without speculating on their causes. It said one of the explosions was at a fuel tank at a military base, the other at a nearby oil refinery owned by Transneft, the state-controlled oil company.

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Article: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russian-fuel-depot-ablaze-after-suspected-ukrainian-strikes-6tsrwhwfb
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 How dear Ukraine to strike back after Russian aggression on their sovereign land killing 1000's how dear they strike back.
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Author: Reuters

Russia told the United States to stop sending more arms to Ukraine, warning that large Western deliveries of weapons were inflaming the conflict and would lead to more losses, Moscow's ambassador to Washington said.

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