15 h. ago Putin issues WW3 warning and reveals one thing that will trigger NATO conflict

Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin has warned he will use a deadly missile against Germany if the country decides to provide further support to Ukraine, sparking WW3 fears

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34 h. ago Ons Jabeur "learned a lot" from Tatjana Maria in London as she seeks Berlin's winning path

Ons Jabeur "learned a lot" from Tatjana Maria in London as she seeks Berlin's winning path  Tennis.com

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43 h. ago Europeans may as well start learning Russian if Ukraine does not get more support, Kaja Kallas warns – Europe live

EU foreign policy chief says Russia is a direct threat to Europe and has plan for long term aggressionMeanwhile, Russian president Vladimir Putin is set to take questions from international journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Associated Press reported.Putin scheduled a roundtable session with senior news leaders of international news agencies, including the Associated Press.On Ukraine, the European Union is doing its part here too, not least because Ukraine is Europe’s first line of defence. We know that Russia responds to strength and nothing else.We have to do more for Ukraine, for our own security too.To quote my friend Nato secretary general Mark Rutte: if we don’t help Ukraine further, we should all start learning Russian. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Zelensky seeks help at G7 as Russian drone bombardment kills at least 15

‘We need support from allies and I'm here’ says Ukraine president at summit

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8 d. ago PMQs: Starmer says there is ‘no easy answer’ to finding way of seizing frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine – UK politics live

Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, asks prime minister about frozen Russian assets in the UK after sanctioning of two Israeli ministers on TuesdayGreen party MPs and activists staged a protest outside parliament today saying the government should use the spending review to announce a wealth tax. In a post on social media, Adrian Ramsay, the party’s co-leader, said:We expect the Chancellor to take another axe to public spending today: decline by design from a govt that refuses to tax wealth to properly fund our overstretched public services & support the most vulnerable. We need to invest in a secure & fairer future. #TaxExtremeWealthSenior SNP figures held a secret meeting on Monday night to discuss removing John Swinney as party leader, The Herald has learned, following last week’s defeat in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse byelection.One of the 25 attendees said the first minister had two weeks to come up with a new strategy on independence — or risk facing a leadership ch...

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1 week ago Coleen Rooney says Unicef support for Ukrainian families is a ‘lifeline’

The media personality, 39, recently travelled to Poland with Unicef to see how Soccer Aid donations have directly supported Ukrainian families.

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1 week ago As Putin ramps up his summer offensive in Ukraine, will he succeed?

Russia is stepping up its summer offensive both on the ground and in the air but support from Europe and sophisticated drone warfare could help Ukraine hold Moscow back. World affairs editor Sam Kiley takes a closer look

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2 w. ago The right is breaking ranks over Trump and his tariffs | Sidney Blumenthal

A trade court ruling is exposing the civil war on the right, as key legal establishment figures oppose the presidentDonald Trump’s trade war has become his quagmire: legal, economic and political. On 28 May, the court of international trade ruled his tariffs exceeded his constitutional authority. Point by point, the decision decimated Trump’s arguments as flimsy and false, implicitly castigated the Republican Congress for abdicating its constitutional responsibility, and reminded other courts, not least the supreme court, of the judicial branch’s obligation to exercise its authority regardless of the blustering of the executive and the fecklessness of the legislative branches.Trump’s tariffs, along with his withdrawal of active support for Ukraine and passivity toward his strongman father figure Vladimir Putin, have broken the western alliance, forcing the west to make its own arrangements with China, and cementing the idea for a generation to come that the United States is an untru...

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2 w. ago Trump’s tariffs have become his Vietnam – and the right is breaking ranks | Sidney Blumenthal

A trade court ruling is exposing the civil war on the right, as key legal establishment figures oppose the presidentDonald Trump’s trade war has become his quagmire: legal, economic and political. On 28 May, the court of international trade ruled his tariffs exceeded his constitutional authority. Point by point, the decision decimated Trump’s arguments as flimsy and false, implicitly castigated the Republican Congress for abdicating its constitutional responsibility, and reminded other courts, not least the supreme court, of the judicial branch’s obligation to exercise its authority regardless of the blustering of the executive and the fecklessness of the legislative branches.Trump’s tariffs, along with his withdrawal of active support for Ukraine and passivity toward his strongman father figure Vladimir Putin, have broken the western alliance, forcing the west to make its own arrangements with China, and cementing the idea for a generation to come that the United States is an untru...

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2 w. ago North Korea's Kim says he'll 'unconditionally support' Russia's war against Ukraine

North Korea says that leader Kim Jong Un told a top Russian official that his country will “unconditionally support” Russia’s war against Ukraine

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2 w. ago Kremlin and Trump aides raise nuclear war fears after Ukraine drone strike

Vladimir Putin has warned Russia will respond to Kyiv’s attacks on nuclear-capable aircraft at airfieldsAs Vladimir Putin pledges to retaliate against Ukraine for last weekend’s unprecedented drone attack, Kremlin advisers and figures around Donald Trump have told the US president that the risk of a nuclear confrontation is growing, in an attempt to pressure him to further reduce US support for Ukraine.Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and an important intermediary between the Kremlin and Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, called the Ukrainian drone strike an attack on “Russian nuclear assets”, and echoed remarks from Maga-friendly figures warning of the potential for a third world war. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago EU proposes extending right for 4m Ukrainians to stay in bloc until 2027

European Commission also calls for voluntary return schemes to support people wishing to go back to Ukraine • Europe live – latest updatesThe European Commission has said more than 4 million Ukrainians living in the EU should have their right to stay extended until March 2027, while calling for efforts to promote voluntary returns to their home country.Temporary protection status for Ukrainians who fled after Russia’s full-scale invasion of February 2022 would be extended by one year until March 2027, under a European Commission proposal published on Wednesday. EU member states must approve the extension, which applies to 4.3 million Ukrainians, one-third of whom are children. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Are Lindsey Graham’s contortions about to prod Trump into Russia sanctions?

The Republican senator known for sycophancy towards the president is pushing a bill that could reshape Ukraine policyHas Lindsey Graham been playing the long game with Donald Trump?Graham, who has calibrated his pro-Ukraine support since the inauguration to stay in the US president’s orbit, has said he expects this week that the Senate will begin moving his Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, a bill that he says would impose “bone-breaking sanctions” on Vladimir Putin and a 500% tariff on goods imported from countries that buy Russian oil and other goods, potentially targeting China and India. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ministers threaten court case against Roman Abramovich over frozen £2.5bn from Chelsea sale

Rachel Reeves and David Lammy say they are 'frustrated' at the slow progress in getting hold of the proceeds from Roman Abramovich's sale of Chelsea - which could be used to support Ukraine

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2 w. ago UK ‘fully prepared’ to take Roman Abramovich to court over frozen £2.5bn

Proceeds from Chelsea sale earmarked for Ukraine aidGovernment issues statement over recovery of moneyThe government says it is “fully prepared” to take Roman Abramovich to court to resolve the three-year impasse over the £2.5bn frozen from the sale of Chelsea.In a rare joint statement, the chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, and the foreign secretary, David Lammy, confirmed the UK was ready to escalate its efforts to secure the money which has been promised to support humanitarian activity in Ukraine. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Top defense officials say Ukraine war has blurred lines, exposing global threats

Top security officials say China and North Korea’s support for Russia in its war against Ukraine has exposed how lines between regions have blurred, and the need for a global approach toward defense

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2 w. ago Ukrainian cities ‘terrorised’ by North Korean weapons in Russian hands – report

Multinational team monitoring sanctions says 20,000 container loads of missiles, artillery, rocket launchers and other munitions illegally supplied Russian forces have used North Korean weapons to intensify missile attacks against critical civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and “terrorised” entire cities, according to a report by UN members that reveals the extent of Moscow’s dependence on the regime in Pyongyang.The Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team, comprising 11 countries including the US, Britain, EU states and Japan, said Kim Jong-un’s dictatorship had supplied Russia with more than 20,000 containers of munitions since September 2023. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago AP PHOTOS: Zelenskyy in Berlin seeking more support for Ukraine defense as Russian attacks intensify

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Berlin on Wednesday for his third visit to Germany since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.

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3 w. ago London to allocate $3 billion from Russian assets to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine

London to allocate $3 billion from Russian assets to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine  Мілітарний

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3 w. ago MI5 probes Putin link to Starmer arson blitz: Spy chiefs investigate claim that Kremlin ordered attacks over UK support for Ukraine

Although no one was injured in the fires, any suggestion that the attacks on a British Prime Minister had been ordered by the Kremlin would represent an extraordinary escalation in tensions.

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