Excellent reporting by Shane Harris.
This Russian blockade causes food shortages which will generate a new destabilising refugee flow from Africa & Middle East to Europe. Not an accident.
U.S. intelligence document shows Russian naval blockade of Ukraine
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Russian blockade causes food shortages, refugee crisis: General Ben
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Baerbock urges continued support for Ukraine
The West must prevent 'war fatigue,' continue supporting Ukraine, and pressure Russia, German Foreign Minister Baerbock said.
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Russia plans to issue passports in occupied territories
Earlier in May, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian occupying authorities are preparing to "integrate" the occupied territories of Ukraine into the Russian Federation and plan to issue Russian passports to Ukrainians in these areas.
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Putin simplifies Russian citizenship for Kherson and Zaporizhzhia residents, extending 2019 decree
Russian President Vladimir Putin simplified the procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship for residents of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts amending the 2019 decree, which facilitated the acquisition of Russian citizenship for residents of so-called "D/LPR" 1/2
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Azov commander calls wife, reports satisfactory conditions with food and water
Denys Prokopenko, the commander of the #AzovRegiment held captive by the #RussianArmy, has called his wife. According to him, the conditions are satisfactory, with soldiers receiving food and water.
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Massive death toll announced in Mariupol after Russian massacre
Petro Andrushenko, an adviser to Mariupol's mayor, says that at least 22 thousand people died as a result of the three-month Russian massacre.
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Appel à l’unité et soutien à l’Ukraine
We've got to stick together through the next few weeks of very tough fighting and occasional Russian tactical successes. Continue pushing to Ukraine what they need and what we've promised. Russians will culminate by end of August. Now is the time for real resolve.
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Leak: Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia center
UPD: During today’s morning attack on Zaporizhzhia, one Russian missile hit a shopping center in the city center. No casualties at this site are reported, said a spokesman for the Zaporizhzhia Regional Administration, Ivan Arefiev
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Lithuania to send Ukraine 20 M113 APCs and vehicles
Lithuania to hand over 20 M113 tracked armored personnel carriers, 10 military trucks, and 10 SUVs (for demining operations) for Ukraine, says Lithuanian Defense Minister @a_anusauskas
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Russian Oligarchs Offer Billions for Ukraine Reconstruction to Lift Sanctions
Russian oligarchs want to buy their way out of sanctions, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said. They are ready to donate billions for Ukraine's post-war reconstruction if personal sanctions on them are lifted, she said at a G7 meeting. Ministers are considering the offer. https://handelsblatt.com/politik/international/ukraine-krieg-g7-idee-russische-oligarchen-koennen-sich-mit-ihren-milliarden-von-sanktionen-freikaufen/28371302.html