21 minutes 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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34 minutes ago Britain's military 'is ready to fight Russia tonight': UK army chief's stark warning after Putin declared we are now 'directly involved' in Ukraine war

Lt. Gen Sir Rob Magowan, the deputy chief of the British defence staff, told the House of Commons defence committee: 'If the British Army was asked to fight tonight, it would fight tonight'

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69 minutes ago North Korean general is wounded in Ukrainian strike inside Russia's Kursk region, it is revealed

Western officials confirmed that a high-ranking military officer from North Korea had become a casualty of the war in Ukraine for the first time yesterday, with 10,000 troops in Russia

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4 hours ago Vladimir Putin threatens UK with new ballistic missile as Ukraine war escalates

The UK Government confirmed that Russia had, for the first time, used a ballistic missile with a range of ‘several thousand’ kilometres

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5 hours ago Russian ballistic missile attack a ‘severe escalation’, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian president appeals for tough global response, as Nato accuses Vladimir Putin of trying to intimidate Kyiv’s alliesSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskyy said the use of an experimental ballistic missile by Russia amounted to “a clear and severe escalation” in the war and called for strong worldwide condemnation, as Nato accused Vladimir Putin of seeking to “terrorise” civilians and intimidate Ukraine’s allies.Nato spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah said: “Deploying this capability will neither change the course of the conflict nor deter Nato allies from supporting Ukraine.” Continue reading...

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10 hours ago 'Who rules in Washington?': The question now haunting the world as bumbling Biden stokes World War fears and antagonizes Russia, writes MARK ALMOND

The rest of the world tends to sit out the lame-duck weeks at the end of a presidential reign, holding its breath to see what the new commander-in-chief will do once in the Oval Office.

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11 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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13 hours ago Vladimir Putin's chilling threat to drag Britain into Ukraine war with new 'hazel' missiles

It comes in a week where Russia has repeatedly stoked fears that the war could extend beyond Ukraine - dragging Western allies including the UK in to the fighting

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13 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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13 hours ago 'World War 3 has already begun' according to chilling warning from Ukrainian ambassador

Ukraine's ambassador to London, Valeriy Zaluzhny, said Kim Jong Un troops, believed to be around 10,000, are engaged against forces in Russia’s Kursk region

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