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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 37 of the Russian invasion (The Guardian)

US says the invasion has been a 'strategic disaster' for Moscow and that Putin is isolated as peace talks are due to resume.

Russia said it would respond to the EU’s “irresponsible” sanctions. EU officials close to the summit preparations said any help to Russia would damage China’s international reputation and jeopardise relations with its biggest trade partners –Europeand the US. Russia has threatened to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are paid in Russian currency. Energoatom said the Russians had dug in at a forest inside the exclusion zone around the now-closed plant and “panicked at the first sign of illness”, which “showed up very quickly”, and began preparing to leave. Speaking on Sky News, Wallace said: “President Putin is not the force he used to be. The UK defence secretary, Ben Wallace, seemingly concurred, saying Putin was “not the force he used to be” as the Russian president became increasingly isolated.

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Russians Embrace Putin's Ukraine War as Kremlin Muzzles Dissent (Bloomberg)

Support for President Vladimir Putin has surged among Russians following his invasion of Ukraine, according to the country's leading independent pollster, ...

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Ukraine live news: Zelenskyy warns of Donbas attacks (Aljazeera.com)

Focus on east as Ukraine says Russia has handed over control of Chernobyl nuclear plant and 'moved convoys of troops'.

“In Donbas, in Mariupol and in Kharkiv’s direction, Russian forces are amassing resources for powerful strikes. But he added that some troops had been seen in the “exclusion zone” outside the territory of the decommissioned power station. It will be the first in a series of such nuclear safety and security missions to #Ukraine. They lie all the time,” said Vladislav, a 22-year-old who is completing his studies and fears he could face the draft immediately after graduation. However, the question is what will Moscow do with current conscripts due to be released from service. “We are hopeful it [the safe passage operation] will commence today.” Discussed the negotiation process – the course and prospects, the importance of security guarantees. The majority are women, children or elderly, it added. “We have no intention of paying in roubles.” Humanity’s heritage is in danger [in Ukraine],” Ernesto Ottone, UNESCO’s assistant director-general for culture, told a news conference. Ninety-seven percent of the relevant contracts explicitly stipulate payment in euros or dollars. Humanity’s heritage is in danger [in Ukraine],” Ernesto Ottone, UNESCO’s assistant director-general for culture, said.

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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 36 of the Russian invasion (The Guardian)

Russia and Ukraine will resume peace talks on Friday as west claims Putin has been misled by advisers about failures of his military.

Global restrictions on exports of industrial components to Russia have hit car and tank production. Zelenskiy said: “The support of the United States is vital for us. Ukraine’s president said in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday that “for the moment there are just words, nothing concrete”.

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Ukraine-Russia live updates: Convoy of buses trying to reach ... (ABC News)

Ukraine's deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says a convoy of Ukrainian buses is on its way to Mariupol to try to reach trapped civilians.

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Russia-Ukraine War News: Biden Taps Oil Reserves, Chernobyl ... (The Wall Street Journal)

Peace Talks: Russian and Ukrainian negotiators were set to resume discussions on Friday, Ukrainian officials said. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...

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Ukraine war: Russia blocks buses heading to Mariupol, says Ukraine (BBC News)

Fresh efforts are under way to evacuate civilians trapped by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna ...

You can also get in touch in the following ways: "Mariupol was a safe city. It was scary to see destroyed streets and buildings. There was a park, and it was an amazing place just to sit and talk. "It's desperately important that this operation takes place. The lives of tens of thousands of people in Mariupol depend on it," the spokesperson added.

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Ukraine Update: Aid Convoys Have Been Unable to Reach Mariupol (Bloomberg)

The United Nations said relief convoys have so far failed to reach the war-shattered port of Mariupol, but that UN aid had arrived in the northeastern city ...

Russia said a humanitarian corridor from Mariupol was planned for Friday. The United Nations said relief convoys had so far failed to reach Mariupol, with the southern port city devastated by weeks of shelling.

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Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Kremlin rejects U.S. claims Putin is ... (NBC News)

The Kremlin has rejected U.S. claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misled by his advisers about Russia's failures on the battlefield.

"Several injured and dead residents could not be taken from the streets for hours," Serhiy Haidai, governor of Luhansk region, said in a statement shared on the administration's Telegram page. Russian shelling over the past two days set fire to a school, an oil depot, and dozens of houses in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, the regional state administration has said. We call for the full evacuation of Mariupol. I appeal to all international partners to help and save every Mariupol resident by joint actions," Mayor Vadym Boychenko said in a statement. "Russia is trying to regroup, resupply and reinforce its offensive in the Donbas region," he said. We need weapons that will allow us to drive the occupiers out of our land," he said. The president and other administration officials made clear that they anticipated the move would lead to a rise in already-high gas prices. Energoatom said Thursday that the Russian decision to reallocate forces was influenced in part by soldiers' contact with radiation from the site and the resulting symptoms, which sparked concerns. Yet, they feel they received little response prior to the invasion of Ukraine. They realize it themselves that they are not able to cope with the intensity of the combat operations that they were able to secure in the first half of March. … They are leaving those directions where we are defeating them, so they could focus on other ones.” Since then, a limited number of Ukrainian personnel have remained at the plant to ensure it continues to function. "The IAEA is seeking further information in order to provide an independent assessment of the situation." The official estimated that the number 20 percent of the Russian forces arrayed just against Kyiv.

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Putin's Support Strong in Russia Amid Ukraine War: Poll (U.S. News & World Report)

The latest survey found that the Russian leader's approval rating is rising even as his forces struggle on the ground in Ukraine after more than a month of ...

The highly visible demonstrations come even as Levada noted in a separate poll this month that Russians have a dim view of demonstrations, with less than 30% believing that political or economical protests have any effect and even fewer – less than 25% in each category – willing to participate. And yet in spite of the unprecedented sanctions, staggering military losses and global isolation, The Levada Center’s latest survey shows that Putin’s citizens appear to be rallying behind him. The results also come as the Russian economy lurches from the effect of Western sanctions, that sent the ruble plunging and consumers scrambling before largely stabilizing at prewar levels in recent days. Western defense officials have repeatedly noted that Russia’s forces in Ukraine are struggling on the ground, with low food and fuel supplies and morale issues, which has led to an increasing bombardment of Ukrainian cities from the air. A Russian military official revealed last week that more than 1,300 of the country’s troops have been killed in Ukraine, while NATO estimated most recently that the number could be anywhere between 7,000 and 15,000. The poll from the center – widely considered among the only credible pollsters operating in Russia and which years ago was included in the country’s register of noncommercial organizations acting as foreign agents – reached 1,632 Russian adults over a weeklong span in late March.

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