China may be on brink of supplying arms to Russia, says Blinken
US secretary of state meets with top Chinese diplomat, Wang Yi, and warns of ‘serious problem for us’ if Beijing supplies weaponry to Vladimir Putin
attack on Ukraine
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Germany answers Ukraine's plea for tanks, U.S. also poised
Germany's decision is expected to be made official on Wednesday as US appears poised to start process of sending dozens of M1 Abrams tanks
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Zelensky heads to US as Putin promises to improve nuclear combat readiness
Zelensky leaves Ukraine for first time since war started.
The Ukrainian president has left his country for the first time since Russia invaded the country 301 days ago.![Zelensky heads to US as Putin promises to improve nuclear combat readiness]()
Russian gas link to Europe enters planned shutdown
Europe fears that Russia could extend scheduled maintenance to further restrict gas supplies to Europe, exacerbating a gas crisis that has triggered emergency government action and painfully high consumer bills.
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Finland confirms intention to join Nato as Sweden says it intends to follow suit
Announcements signify historic shift in policy in Nordic countries that will redraw Europe’s security map
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Russia-Ukraine war: Russian forces withdraw far from Kharkiv
Ukrainian forces “appear to have won the battle of Kharkiv”, according to a US defence thinktank, in what appears to be their fastest advance since Russian troops pulled away from Kyiv and the north-east over a month ago.
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Putin blames West for war in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has told Russian soldiers they are “fighting for the same thing their fathers and grandfathers did” as he used his Victory Day speech to tie the war in Ukraine to the memory of the second world war and justify his invasion.
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Putin cuts gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria
Russian energy giant Gazprom says it has cut gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria over their refusal to pay in roubles
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