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EU’s Kallas, US’s Rubio discuss Kyiv in first phone call; Zelensky: mobilisation rules cannot be changed

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EU’s Kallas, US’s Rubio discuss Kyiv in first phone call; Zelensky: mobilisation rules cannot be changed

By Reuters

Russia makes big push toward Bakhmut and Avdiivka; Germany set to double Kyiv military aid

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Russia makes big push toward Bakhmut and Avdiivka; Germany set to double Kyiv military aid

By Bloomberg

EU seeks to sanction ex-gymnast ‘associated’ with Putin; donors pledge $6.5bn for humanitarian aid

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EU seeks to sanction ex-gymnast ‘associated’ with Putin; donors pledge $6.5bn for humanitarian aid

By Bloomberg

Olaf Scholz’s ‘Zeitenwende’ welcomed by Germans and others, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough

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Olaf Scholz’s ‘Zeitenwende’ welcomed by Germans and others, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough

By Peter Fabricius

Stalingrad on the Dnieper - Putin could resort to use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, expert warns

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Stalingrad on the Dnieper - Putin could resort to use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, expert warns

By Peter Fabricius

Ukraine: Experts piece together Putin’s likely intentions in deploying ‘peacekeeping troops’

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Ukraine: Experts piece together Putin’s likely intentions in deploying ‘peacekeeping troops’

By Stefan Wolff and Tatyana Malyarenko

Any conflict between America and Russia over Ukraine will have a global impact, even on South Africa

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Any conflict between America and Russia over Ukraine will have a global impact, even on South Africa

By J Brooks Spector