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After being encircled by Ukrainian forces, Russia pulled its troops out from an eastern Ukrainian city that it had been using as a front-line hub. It was the latest victory for the Ukrainian counteroffensive that has humiliated and angered the Kremlin.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300702726/russia-withdraws-troops-from-lyman-as-ukraines-eastern-counteroffensive-gains-ground
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Author: Reuters

Russia said on Saturday (local time) its troops had abandoned a key bastion in occupied eastern Ukraine, a stinging defeat that prompted one of President Vladimir Putin's most hawkish allies to call for Russia to consider resorting to low-grade nuclear weapons.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/10/ukraine-invasion-russian-troops-forced-out-of-eastern-town-lyman-vladimir-putin-ally-suggests-nuclear-response.html
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Author: Reuters

US President Joe Biden

"The United States condemns Russia's fraudulent attempt today to annex sovereign Ukrainian territory. Russia is violating international law, trampling on the United Nations Charter and showing its contempt for peaceful nations everywhere.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/10/russia-ukraine-war-reaction-to-vladimir-putin-proclaiming-annexation-of-ukrainian-lands.html
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Vladimir Putin does have beady little eyes though...

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Author: Reuters

Moscow was poised on Wednesday (local time) to annex a swath of Ukraine, releasing what it called vote tallies showing support in four partially occupied provinces to join Russia, after what Kyiv and the West denounced as illegal sham referendums held at gunpoint.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/09/ukraine-invasion-russian-president-vladimir-putin-expected-to-proclaim-annexation-of-ukraine-territory-within-days.html
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Author: RNZ

New Zealand has added another 19 individuals to its sanctions regime over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/09/27/putin-attack-dog-kadyrov-added-to-russian-sanctions-regime/
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Author: Reuters

An ally of President Vladimir Putin issued a stark new nuclear warning to Ukraine and the West on Tuesday (local time) as Russia began releasing results of referendums it bills as a prelude to it annexing four Ukrainian regions.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/09/ukraine-invasion-russia-issues-new-nuclear-warning-as-contested-ukraine-referendum-ends.html
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Author: The Telegraph

Russia will face “catastrophic consequences” if it deploys nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the US has warned Kremlin officials.

Jake Sullivan, the US national security adviser, said on Sunday night (local time) that the US had “communicated directly, privately to the Russians at very high levels” how it would respond if Russian President Vladimir Putin carried out the nuclear strike threat he made during an address last week.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300697929/us-will-take-catastrophic-action-if-vladimir-putin-uses-nuclear-weapons
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