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Author: Jamie Seidel, news.com.au

It's a contradiction in terms. But President Vladimir Putin is doubling down on his bizarre claim that Russia is single-handedly battling a West controlled by "liberal-Nazi dictatorships".

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Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-vladimir-putins-bizarre-claim-russia-saving-ukraine-from-wests-nazi-dictatorship/
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Author: Reuters

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday (local time) peace talks with Ukraine had hit a dead end, using his first public comments on the conflict in more than a week to vow his troops would win and to goad the West for failing to bring Moscow to heel.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/ukraine-invasion-vladimir-putin-says-peace-talks-with-ukraine-at-dead-end-goads-the-west.html
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Author: BBC

Elon Musk has decided not to join the board of Twitter, the company's chief executive Parag Agrawal says.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/465095/elon-musk-will-not-join-twitter-board-says-boss
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Category : Opinion
Author: Matt Robson

Matt Robson is an Auckland barrister, and a former Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control and Associate Foreign Minister. He is a member of the Labour Party.

OPINION: As Minister of Disarmament in the 1999-2002 Labour-Alliance Coalition, I had the authority of government to state that New Zealand would not be part of any nuclear armed military bloc.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/300564314/sleepwalking-to-war-nz-is-back-under-the-nuclear-umbrella#comments
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Author: Ireland Hendry-Tennent & Molly Swift

The UK Foreign Secretary says Russia may have used a "chemical agent" in an attack on Ukraine, further escalating the conflict.

Liz Truss revealed the UK Government is investigating the claims on Tuesday.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/russia-ukraine-war-chemical-agents-reportedly-used-in-attack-on-mariupol.html
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Author: Reuters

Ukraine said on Monday it expected Russia to launch a huge new offensive soon, as Moscow shifts its focus to seizing territory in the east after its invasion force was driven from the gates of Kyiv this month.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/ukraine-expects-russian-assault-soon-in-east.html
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Author: RNZ

A New Zealand aid worker in Kyiv says the ReliefAid group he leads was one of the first to provide food in the suburb of Bucha - northwest of Kyiv - where Russian troops executed 150 civilians.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/465017/no-8-wire-mentality-used-in-kiwi-aid-effort-in-ukraine
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Author: Anneke Smith

Money pledged toward weapons for Ukraine would be better spent on humanitarian relief the Green Party says.

The government is sending $7.5 million to the United Kingdom to procure weapons and ammunition as part of its latest suite of supports.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/465108/greens-ukraine-weapons-fund-should-be-humanitarian-relief
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