5 hours ago If Putin attacks, London might be covered but the rest of Britain is defenceless if the missiles start raining down, writes ED LUCAS

EDWARD LUCAS: Yesterday, the Russian dictator denied claims that Moscow had launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

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6 hours ago Vladimir Putin's new missiles could ‘hit Britain in 20 minutes,' expert warns

Ukraine was braced for brutal new Russian attacks after he dropped his new Oreshnik hypersonic missile on Dnipro yesterday - and there was a warning the UK could be next

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12 hours ago What do we know about Russia’s ‘experimental’ ballistic missile? Explainer

The design of the missile fired at Ukraine is based on a longer-range Russian intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, the US military says, and can carry nuclear warheadsPutin says Russia fired experimental ballistic missile into UkraineThe United States believes Russia fired a never-before-fielded intermediate-range ballistic missile on Thursday in its attack on Ukraine, an escalation that analysts say could have implications for European missile defences.Here’s what we know so far about the missile. Continue reading...

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16 hours ago 'He is testing you': Volodymyr Zelensky says world 'must respond' after Putin boasted about new missile and declared the UK is now 'directly involved' in war

Vladimir Putin must feel the cost of his deranged ambitions, President Zelensky has said after Russia fired a new medium-range missile at the city of Dnipro.

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16 hours ago Nato says new Russian missile won’t deter support for Ukraine – live updates

Russia’s use of intermediate-range ballistic missile widely condemned; Zelenskyy says latest strike a ‘severe escalation’Putin says Russia fired experimental ballistic missile into UkraineUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has issued a statement on X after Vladimir Putin said Russian forces had hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with a new experimental mid-range ballistic missile.The Russian leader has “admitted” to taking a step “toward escalating and expanding this war” by using a new ballistic missile on Ukraine, Zelenskyy wrote.Putin struck our city of Dnipro, one of Ukraine’s largest cities. This is a clear and severe escalation in the scale and brutality of this war — a cynical violation of the UN Charter by Russia.Putin alone started this war—an entirely unprovoked war — and...

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18 hours ago Putin ‘has no interest in peace’, says Zelenskyy, as US accuses Russian leader of ‘escalating at every turn’ – Ukraine war live

Ukrainian president condemns IRBM strike as ‘severe escalation’; Putin claims Moscow ‘had the right’ to strike western countries that provide Kyiv with long-range weaponsPutin says Russia fired experimental ballistic missile into UkraineUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has issued a statement on X after Vladimir Putin said Russian forces had hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with a new experimental mid-range ballistic missile.The Russian leader has “admitted” to taking a step “toward escalating and expanding this war” by using a new ballistic missile on Ukraine, Zelenskyy wrote.Putin struck our city of Dnipro, one of Ukraine’s largest cities. This is a clear and severe escalation in the scale and brutality of this war — a cynical violation of the UN Charter by Russia.Putin alone ...

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20 hours ago Putin says new weapon fired on Ukraine 'cannot be stopped by modern air defence systems'

Russian despot Vladimir Putin has sent a veiled threat to British and American officials and says his hypersonic missile fired at a Dnipro military site cannot be stopped

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22 hours ago Zelensky hits out at ‘insane neighbour’ Russia as he claims Putin is ‘searching world for more weapons’

Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken for the first time after Russia is understood to have fired intercontinental ballistic missiles within Ukraine.

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24 hours ago Russia spokesperson takes phone call during presser telling her not to comment on missile strike

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson appeared to be interrupted by a phone call during a press conference, during which an unidentified person told her not to comment on Ukraine’s claim that Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the country for the first time.

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27 hours ago Russia 'launches intercontinental ballistic missile' for first time ever in combat

Ukraine has claimed that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro today although doubt remains over the unconfirmed reports

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