5 hours ago Keir Starmer denies we are at war with Russia despite Putin claims we are now involved

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has insisted the UK "is not at war" with Russia despite Vladimir Putin threatening to unleash a "new" kind of missile on Britain

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21 hours ago US accuses Putin of ‘escalating at every turn’ after Russian leader blames ‘Nato aggression’ for missile attack – live updates

Russian president says Moscow ‘had the right’ to strike western countries that provide Kyiv with long-range weaponsPutin says Russia fired experimental ballistic missile into UkraineMaria Zakharova, Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson, was interrupted during a briefing earlier on Thursday by a call that instructed her not to comment on reports of a Russian ballistic missile attack at Ukraine.Zakharova, in the middle of a regular press conference, received a call from a man who used the informal “Mash” instead of Maria, according to video that picked up the telephone conversation.About the ballistic missile strike on Yuzhmash (rocket company Pivdenmash) that the western media are talking about, we are not commenting at all.The US was pre-notified briefly before the launch through nucl...

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22 hours ago Fears Putin will unleash chemical weapons after losing key region in Ukraine, ex

Fears are rising Vladimir Putin could launch deadly chemical weapons on his enemies as the war with Ukraine continues to unravel as UK-supplied weapons were used

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25 hours ago The west’s reckless escalation of the war in Ukraine will cause more suffering, for no strategic gain | Simon Jenkins

Putin is an isolated dictator, devoid of scruple. Firing missiles into Russia will only lead to more hardship for the people of UkraineThis is how big wars start, when small ones go wrong. Nato politicians are deliberately playing with fire along the Ukrainian frontier, as UK-made missiles have been launched into Russia for the first time since the beginning of the conflict. The attack came a day after Kyiv used US-supplied long-range weapons to strike within Russia. Every military comment on British and US authorisation of missile attacks on Russia has said the same. They are “too little, too late”, and unlikely to affect a war that has increasingly turned to Russia’s advantage.So why are the attacks happening? The answer of Britain’s defence secretary, John Healey, is that he wants to...

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31 hours ago Moscow threatens to attack POLAND: Kremlin warns it can strike US base using 'advanced weapons' as NATO scrambles jets and Putin unleashes ICBM in Ukraine for first time after Storm Shadow strike

The strike comes after Ukraine used US and British missiles to demolish targets inside Russia this week, something Moscow had warned would be seen as a major escalation

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