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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.

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.

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Red Cross heads toward Mariupol for ... (The Washington Post)

Ukrainian officials say some evacuation buses bound for Mariupol were blocked by Russian troops, and a bus convoy came under fire.

The last independent newsletter in Russia suspended its operations Monday. Roughly 100,000 people remain trapped in Mariupol, according to Kyiv. Meanwhile, online peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv took place Friday, in the aftermath of a fuel depot fire in a Russian border city that the Kremlin blamed on a Ukrainian strike. The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies.

Russia hits back at U.S. intelligence claims that Putin was 'misled ... (CNBC)

Russia's Kremlin has rebuffed claims that President Vladimir Putin felt like he was "misled" by his military commanders.

"This is not just regrettable. "They just do not understand what is happening in the Kremlin, they do not understand Russian President Vladimir Putin, they do not understand the mechanism of decision-making and they do not understand the style of our work," Peskov added, according to state news agency Tass. "To our regret and even concern neither the Department of State nor the Pentagon have authentic information about what is happening in the Kremlin," Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters at a briefing Thursday.

Ukraine-Russia live updates: Death toll from strike on Mykolaiv local ... (ABC News)

Ukrainian emergency services say two dozen people died when Russian forces targeted the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration. Follow live.

She added that “we are particularly aware of the crime challenges that may arise as a result of the migration flow.” She did not elaborate. The move is to help “prevent and detect crime as a result of the migration flow and the tense security policy situation,” National Police Commissioner Benedicte Bjørnland said in a statement Friday. The Hague-based agency said Friday its teams are supporting local authorities by running secondary security checks and seeking to “identify criminals and terrorists trying to enter the EU in the refugee flow and exploit the situation.”

Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Depot (The Wall Street Journal)

The regional governor of Belgorod wrote on social media that two Ukrainian helicopters carried out the operation while flying at low altitude. Kyiv didn't ...

Ukraine's armed forces pressed forward against Russian units around Kyiv, seeking to exploit Moscow’s efforts to regroup, Ukrainian officials said. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would broker direct talks between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents, though the Kremlin has opposed such a meeting. Security-camera footage released by Russian state-owned media appeared to show several missiles firing at the depot and igniting explosions.

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.