7 hours ago Don’t tremble at Putin’s threats, Zelensky urges West as Ukraine seeks backing for ‘victory plan’

Ukraine president sought vital backing from the EU and Nato in a hectic day of Brussels diplomacy

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8 hours ago Putin military doubling 'kamikaze' drone attacks on Ukraine to 1,500 last month, say western officials

The number of these air strikes was reportedly 350 in July, 750 in August, and 1,500 in September

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10 hours ago People around Vladimir Putin 'concerned' at Ukraine war cost but no sign he wants peace, say western officials

The Russian president is not believed to have changed his war aims since he ordered his troops into Ukraine in February 2022

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11 hours ago Zelenskyy presents 'victory plan' to EU, saying it could end Ukraine war by 2025 – video

Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented his 'victory plan' to the EU on 17 October, pitching for a Nato membership invitation and a major increase in military support for Kyiv's campaign against Russia's invasion. The plan contains requests that Ukraine's allies have so far declined, such as a call for an invitation to join the Nato military alliance and permission to use western weapons to strike deep inside Russia. Zelenskyy presented the plan at a critical time, as Moscow's forces advance in the east, a bleak winter of power cuts looms and a US presidential election casts uncertainty over the future of western supportZelenskyy lays out Ukraine ‘victory plan’ which Moscow calls an escalationUkraine war briefing: Australia to send 49 Abrams tanks to Kyiv Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Putin introduces bizarre new law to tackle Russia’s declining birth rate

Russia’s birth rate had slid to its lowest in a quarter of a century

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28 hours ago Are Putin's agents sending exploding parcels across the world? Russian spies accused of planting 'incendiary device' on plane that later caused fire at DHL warehouse

Counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Russia was behind an incendiary device being hidden inside a package on a plane heading for Britain, before it burst into flames after landing.

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31 hours ago Zelensky unveils his ‘victory plan’ to end Putin’s invasion at Ukraine’s parliament

It comes as Russian forces launches one of its largest drone salvos at Ukraine in recent months

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34 hours ago Vladimir Putin caught out by British military for 'exaggerating' Russian forces

An intelligence update issued by the UK Ministry of Defence on the recent Russian naval exercise, OKEAN-24, suggests its scale has been "grossly exaggerated" by Russia

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35 hours ago Putin bans kids from identifying as cats as puppet claims it's a 'Western slave plot'

A viral trend sweeping Russia that sees teenagers dress up as animals and attack passers-by has lead a Putin ally to blame the West for dehumanising the Russian people

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