Russia-Ukraine latest: Ukraine officially an EU candidate

‘Today marks a crucial step on your path towards the EU’: President of the European Council Charles Michel. 23 Jun 2022 - 20:09 GMT Kyiv files case against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights Kyiv said it has formally filed a case against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights to end “the mass and gross human rights violations” by Moscow’s forces during the war in Ukraine, Reuters reported. “And that’s the big fear at the moment because of the fact that grain is not getting out of Ukraine, that there could be very significant impacts in terms of famine and that’s a big worry, particularly around the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and so on.” He blamed Russia for the Ukraine grain export crisis, saying, “Putin has weaponised food, he’s weaponised energy, he’s weaponised migration as part of his overall war effort, which I think is wholly immoral and wrong.” 23 Jun 2022 - 15:57 GMT EU and Norway to cooperate on gas as Russia cuts energy supplies The European Union and Norway have agreed to cooperate to bring more gas from Western Europe’s biggest producer to the EU’s 27 countries, nearly half of which are now grappling with cuts to Russian gas supplies. 23 Jun 2022 - 05:53 GMT Russia putting ‘increasing pressure’ on Ukraine’s troops in Severodonetsk area: UK Russian forces are putting Ukraine’s troops in the Lysychansk-Sieverodonetsk area under “increasing pressure,” the UK’s defence ministry says. Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 23 June 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/IMlKAZ5Kay 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/El9tqwfNba — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 June 23, 2022 23 Jun 2022 - 05:20 GMT Fight for Severodonetsk and Lysychansk entering ‘fearsome climax’: Adviser The fight for the twin cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk is “entering a sort of fearsome climax” Zelenskyy adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said as Russian forces intensify their push to take the Donbas.