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Tracking Ukraine’s battle against Russia in maps and charts

A visual guide to the war

Business - Financial Times - November 19

'Push Russia harder,' Zelensky urges allies in speech

'The Russian military will be punished,' Ukraine's foreign ministry says as it marks the milestone.

German chancellor condemns soft G20 statement on Russia

World - Yahoo News - November 19

Wednesday Briefing: Ukraine hits Russia with U.S. Missiles

Plus, the Scandinavian band that’s big in Asia.

World - The New York Times - November 20

For Russia, Nuclear Weapons Are the Ultimate Bargaining Chip

The Ukraine war has not only shattered millions of lives and shaken Europe. It also has inured Washington to the use of nuclear threats as leverage.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 19

Ukraine Fired U.S.-Made Missiles into Russia

Also, prosecutors called for a four-year freeze on Trump’s Manhattan case. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 19

Ukraine strikes Russia with U.S.-supplied missiles

Ukraine struck Russia with U.S.-supplied long-range missiles known as ATACMS, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to respond with a nuclear threat. Holly Williams has the latest.

Long Tied to Russia, Georgia’s Winemakers Look to the West

Some vintners in the former Soviet republic are seeking to break a politically risky dependence on Russia and focus more on high-value European and American markets.

World - The New York Times - November 20

What Russia's new nuclear weapons policy means

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes formally lowering the threshold at which his country can consider a nuclear attack.

Ukraine fires British Storm Shadow missiles into Russia

Move follows Kyiv’s first use of US long-range Atacms missiles on Russian soil

Business - Financial Times - November 20

Supporting Ukraine against Russia is not a distraction from China

Since China and Russia are so closely aligned, thwarting Russian ambitions in Ukraine and elsewhere is a crucial element of the U.S. effort to contain China.

Politics - The Hill - November 20

UK Storm Shadow missiles strike Russia

And is President Biden Trump-proofing US support to Ukraine?

U.S. reacts to Russia's rhetoric on nuclear doctrine

The U.S. is reacting to Vladimir Putin approving a change to Russia's nuclear doctrine that lowers the threshold for a potential nuclear strike. CBS News' Holly Williams and Weijia Jiang have the ...

UK war tech sent to Russia by Insta model's firm, documents seen by BBC show

£1.6m of British kit shipped to companies tied to Russian military despite sanctions, customs documents claim.

Ukraine Strikes Inside Russia With U.S. Missiles

The next two or three months in Ukraine are likely to be exceedingly violent, in a war that has already been the deadliest in Europe in the past 80 years. Marc Santora, who has been reporting from ...

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation

North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation at talks in Pyongyang this week

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Russia Gifts Bears and a Lion to North Korea

Vladimir Putin also presented a lion to Pyongyang Zoo, one of the more than 70 animals he sent as an emblem of the deepening friendship between the two nations.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Zelenskyy says Putin is 'terrified,' calls ballistic missile launch 'escalation'

Ukraine this week launched U.S.-made missiles at targets inside Russia.

Russia fired ICBM at Ukraine, Kyiv says

Russian forces launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials in the military. The Ukrainian Air Force Command said in a post on Facebook that ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Russia launches new strikes against Ukraine

Russia has launched new strikes against Ukraine in the country's fourth largest city. It comes after Ukraine fired American-made ATACMS missiles deeper into Russia.

Ukraine's double challenge: Russia's advance and the return of Trump

Russia is advancing at its fastest pace since 2022. Will Trump help or hinder Ukraine's defence?

Russia fired experimental missile at Ukraine, says Putin

Moscow retaliates after the firing of US and UK-made long-range missiles into Russian territory

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Putin Says Russia Fired a New Missile at Ukraine

The missile appeared to have greater range and speed than previous weapons Russia has used in the war, weapons experts said.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago

Everything we know about Russia's Oreshnik missile

Russia's President Putin said the new powerful missile was used against Ukraine on Thursday.

Russia’s Ballistic Missile Attack on Ukraine Is an Alarming First

This is the first time Russia has used its so-called Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile in combat. The launch also serves as a warning to the West.

Tech - Wired - 4 days ago

What’s Behind Ukraine and Russia’s Missile Brinkmanship?

Tit-for-tat moves this week included the use of American-made ballistic missiles to strike inside Russia, and new nuclear threats from Moscow. Neither appear to have influenced the war on the ground.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Russia recruits Yemeni mercenaries to fight in Ukraine

Mysterious Houthi-linked company duping men into joining Moscow’s war machine

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

FirstFT: Huawei fuels China-US tech split with phone launch

Also in today’s newsletter, US retailers stretch Black Friday offers and Sahel fatalities soar

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

U.K. Man Fighting for Ukraine Is Said to Be Captured in Russia

Russian state media reported that a British volunteer for the Ukrainian Army was captured amid fighting in the Kursk region.

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

U.K. national fighting for Ukraine reportedly captured by Russia

A British national fighting with Ukrainian forces has reportedly been captured by the Russian military. If confirmed, it would be the first publicly known case of a Western national captured on ...

Russia attacks Ukraine with record number of combat drones

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

Russia expels UK diplomat over spying allegations

Security service accuses diplomat of ‘reconnaisance and subversive activities’ amid rising tension. Russia said it was expelling a British diplomat for alleged spying as tensions between London and ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

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