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Zelensky ignites fury by honouring Ukrainian WWII fighters who massacred Poles and Jews

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to name a military unit after a World War II-era militia infamous for massacring Poles and Jews has led to a sharp spike in tensions between Kyiv and Warsaw.

France 24

Genocide or tragedy? Ukraine, Poland at odds over Volyn massacre of 1943

More than 80 years ago, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army stormed villages, slaughtering tens of thousands of ethnic Poles.

Al Jazeera

‘Too early to rejoice’: Why Russia isn’t celebrating Trump win – yet

Russia will gain from Trump’s pressure on Ukraine to negotiate a ceasefire but is unsure about how much he can do.

Al Jazeera

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Putin's four-hour Q&A is a valuable insight into the Russian president's version of reality

Russian television audiences didn’t have much choice but to watch Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference on December 14 – it was broadcast on all terrestrial TV networks. After a year’s hiatus in 2022, when the success of the Ukrainian autumn counteroffensive meant there was little good news to talk about,…

The Conversation

Ukrainians stand with Israel amid war with Hamas, despite grievances

Historic ties between Kyiv and Tel Aviv appear stronger than recent disagreements over weapons deliveries.

Al Jazeera

Polish-Ukrainian friendship masks a bitter, bloody history

Poland has emerged as one Ukraine’s most ardent supporters during Russia’s invasion despite historical grievances between the neighboring nations that stir up bad feelings to this day

The Independent UK

Commentary: What the world learned about Ukraine in a year of war

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a war of conquest. Conquest of territory that the Kremlin feels entitled to; of people, who according to Putin belong to the “Russian World”; and of resources, from machinery and grain looted by the Russian state to washing machines, electronics devices and personal items pilfered…

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Ukraine war: Poland welcomed refugees with open arms at first, but survey shows relations are becoming more strained

Around 1.5 million Ukrainians have settled in Poland in the aftermath of the full-scale Russian incursion of Ukraine in February 2022. The latest group comprises mainly women and children, in contrast to those already there who were predominantly male and economically active and who had migrated from Ukraine after the…

The Conversation

Andreas Kluth: Ukraine has better heroes than this friend of fascism

Russian President Vladimir Putin must be delighted that Germans, Poles, Israelis, Ukrainians and others are suddenly in each other’s hair about a historical figure named Stepan Bandera.

Tribune News Service

Ukrainian officials say Lysychansk remains in their hands – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 129 of the invasion

Ukraine nuclear plant surveillance systems restored; at least 14 Russian arms companies ‘have not been sanctioned’; warning on war’s environmental cost

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine's Berlin envoy draws Israeli, Polish ire with views on WW2 nationalist

Ukraine's outspoken ambassador to Germany, a talkshow staple who was central to the public debates that led Berlin to step up weapons deliveries to Kyiv, is facing criticism for defending World War Two Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Bandera in an interview.

Reuters

Russia: What is Victory Day, and why is it important this May 9?

Russia will celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany as its new war on Ukraine rages.

Al Jazeera

War Of Words: Russian Powerlifter Calls Out Schwarzenegger For His Viral Outreach To Her Countrymen

Maryana Naumova says “the governator” is misleading Russians about the causes of the Ukraine conflict.

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Vladimir Putin points to history to justify his Ukraine invasion, regardless of reality

Vladimir Putin’s interest in history is well known. He has accused Poland of starting the Second World War. He maintains that the Soviet Union liberated the western world from Nazism and any discussion over that view is “historical revisionism.”

Al Jazeera

Putin says Russia, Ukraine share historical ‘unity’. Is he right?

The Russian president, who ordered an invasion of Ukraine, has often spoke of tied identities.

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