Coverage dated May 27, 2022

Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle

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The Kremlin said Putin held an 80-minute phone call Saturday with the leaders of France and Germany and demanded a stop to western sanctions.

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  1. 12News Now Beaumont

    Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    The Kremlin said Putin held an 80-minute phone call Saturday with the leaders of France and Germany and demanded a stop to western sanctions.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Russia takes small cities, aims to widen battle in eastern Ukraine (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Russia claims the capture of a key railway junction as its forces fight to seize all of eastern Ukraine's contested Donbas region.

  3. Christian Science Monitor

    Russia takes two small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    While claiming military progress in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, Russian President Vladimir Putin is insisting that European nations halt sanctions on his country and weapons shipments to Ukraine.

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