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Boris Johnson said it’s “vital” that the West sends more heavy weaponry to Ukraine as Russia’s invasion is making “palpable progress” in the east of the country.
The British prime minister said that Vladimir Putin’s troops have “chew[ed] through ground” in the Donbas region after their repeated failures to capture Kyiv and Kharkiv.
Mr Johnson argued, in an interview with Bloomberg, that more offensive weapons including long-range multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRSs) are needed in Ukraine.
He warned of the dangers of negotiating with Putin, saying: “How can you deal with a crocodile when it’s in the middle of eating your left leg? The guy’s completely not to be trusted.”
But Mr Johnson said that the Russian president must accept that his so-called “de-Nazification” of Ukraine has finished so he can “withdraw with dignity and honour”.
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Show latest update 1653663620 Ukraine calls on Germany to halt or limit Russia gas imports
Ukraine‘s state gas company and gas infrastructure operator have issued a request to the German government to either halt or severely limit its gas supply from Russia via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.
File photo of German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky
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The request argues that the operation of the pipeline is allowed under German law on the basis that it contributes to the strengthening of the security of gas supplies to Europe – but that Russia had “violated these principles”.
This is according to Serhiy Makogon, the head of Ukraine‘s gas system operator.
Lamiat Sabin 27 May 2022 16:00
1653661820 Ukraine fighting to keep control of town of Lyman
Ukrainian troops are fighting to keep control of the northwestern and southeastern parts of the town of Lyman, the country’s defence ministry said, as Russia’s offensive in east Ukraine gathers pace.
Ukrainian troops were “counteracting attempts” by Russia to push its offensive towards the key Ukrainian town of Sloviansk, defence ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said at a briefing.
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Lamiat Sabin 27 May 2022 15:30
1653660010 ‘Majority of Severodonetsk surrounded by Russian forces’
Ukrainian forces are reportedly engaged in a “fierce defence” of the eastern city of Severodonetsk, which is two-thirds surrounded by Russian forces.
This is according to Serhiy Gaidai, the governor of the region of Luhansk – which is controlled by Moscow-backed separatists.
Shelling in the city of Severodonetsk, eastern Ukraine, on 21 May
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He was citing Oleksandr Stryuk, the head of Severodonetsk’s administration, who had also said that “very strong” shelling had damaged 90 per cent of the housing in the city.
Lamiat Sabin 27 May 2022 15:00
1653658820 ‘Legitimate’ for West to send weapons to Ukraine - Liz Truss
UK foreign secretary Liz Truss said it was legitimate for Western nations to send tanks and planes to Ukraine.
She told a news conference: “We are very clear it is completely legitimate to be supporting Ukraine with tanks, with planes and we're very supportive of the work that the Czech Republic has done sending tanks to Ukraine.”
Foreign secretary Liz Truss
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It comes after Boris Johnson told Bloomberg that the West should send Ukraine more offensive weapons such as Multiple Launch Rocket Systems that can strike targets from much further away.
Lamiat Sabin 27 May 2022 14:40
1653657620 ‘Shelling making evacuations in Kherson almost impossible’
Russian forces have been shelling Ukrainian-controlled areas in the Kherson region – just north of Crimea – and making it difficult for evacuations to take place, according to a local official.
The troops are reinforcing their defensive positions at the same time, the region’s Ukrainian governor Hennadiy Laguta said.
Kherson in southern Ukraine
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Mr Laguta told a media briefing that the humanitarian situation was critical and that people are finding it almost impossible to leave areas occupied by Vladimir Putin’s troops.
He said the only exception was a 200-car convoy that left on Wednesday.
Lamiat Sabin 27 May 2022 14:20
1653656420 At least 4,000 Ukrainians killed in the war - UN’s rights office
More than 4,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine during the Russian invasion, according to the UN’s rights office (OHCHR).
But, it said, the true death toll is likely to be much higher.
In total, 4,031 people have been killed, including nearly 200 children, according to OHCHR, which has dozens of monitors in the country. Most were killed by explosive weapons with a wide impact such as shelling from heavy artillery or airstrikes.
It did not attribute blame for the deaths. Russia has denied targeting civilians in the conflict.
Lamiat Sabin 27 May 2022 14:00
1653655220 EU could delay sanctions on pipeline deliveries of Russian oil
The European Union said it’s negotiating a deal that would impose sanctions on Russian oil shipments but delay sanctions on oil delivered by pipeline.
The move is being considered to appease Hungary and a number of other landlocked EU member states.
The countries’ resistance to oil sanctions has held up the implementation of the sixth package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
EU member states’ ambassadors could reach an agreement by Sunday
(Aaron Chown/PA)
One official said: “The idea is to split the oil embargo into pipeline and seaborne deliveries.
“Pipeline would get an exemption for some time to organise a replacement.”
An agreement could be reached by EU member states’ ambassadors in Brussels on Sunday, in time for their leaders to agree at a May 30-31 summit, another official said.
Lamiat Sabin 27 May 2022 13:40
1653652996 Up to 1,500 people killed in Donbas war
As many as 1,500 people have been killed in fighting in the separatist-controlled province of Donbas during the war, officials say.
Up to 13,000 people remain in the city of Sievierodonetsk - down from a pre-war population of about 100,000 - and 60 per cent of residential buildings have been destroyed, said Sievierodonetsk’s mayor.
Kyiv has made an urgent plea for more weapons from western allies. David Harding reports:
Ukraine pleads for western help as Russian advance continues in Donbas ‘If you really care for Ukraine, weapons, weapons and weapons again,’ says Ukraine’s foreign minister
Jane Dalton 27 May 2022 13:03
1653652220 Occupied regions switch to Russian phone codes
Two southeastern Ukrainian regions seized by Russian troops have switched to Russian area codes, state-owned media says.
Kremlin-controlled news agency Ria Novosti reported that occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia were changing codes, and a new mobile operator had begun working there.
Jane Dalton 27 May 2022 12:50
1653651376 Putin’s forces kill four people as they bombard stronghold cities
Russian forces have pounded the last Ukrainian strongholds in a separatist-controlled eastern province, including a city where authorities said 1,500 people have been killed and 60 per cent of residential buildings destroyed.
Ukraine‘s foreign minister warned that without a new injection of foreign weapons, Ukrainian forces would not be able to stop Russia from seizing Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, which are crucial to Russia’s goal of capturing all of the Donbas region.
The cities are the last areas under Ukrainian control in Luhansk, one of two provinces that make up the region.
“The Russians are pounding residential neighborhoods relentlessly,” regional governor Serhiy Haidai wrote in a Telegram post.
“The residents of Sievierodonetsk have forgotten when was the last time there was silence in the city for at least half an hour.”
Russian shelling killed four people in the city over the past 24 hours, he said.
Jane Dalton 27 May 2022 12:36
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