29 h. ago Putin ally warns Russians to prepare for 'end of time' in chilling WW3 message

Alexander Dugin, ultra-nationalist philosopher described as spiritual architect of Kremlin's worldview, has urged all unbaptised Russians to be baptised immediately as 'eternity will arrive soon'

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41 h. ago Nigel Farage issues chilling WW3 warning as UK troops set to be deployed

The Reform leader rebuked commitments made by the Prime Minister

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64 h. ago Putin REJECTS Trump Ukraine peace plan as British soldiers branded 'legitimate targets'

Russia said British troops would become 'legitimate military targets' in its scathing rejection of the deal - while Americans living in Kyiv have been warned of a 'potentially significant air attack'

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3 d. ago Russia's chilling nuclear WW3 threat to UK and US after tanker seizure

Russian politicians have said they could use nuclear weapons in response to US forces seizing a tanker a few hundred miles from the coast of Scotlant

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3 d. ago British soldiers sent to Ukraine on peace keeping mission would be 'legitimate combat targets,' says Russia

Cabinet minister Pat McFadden said UK troops deployed to Ukraine would be in a position to fire back if attacked by Vladimir Putin’s army

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3 d. ago UK could be dragged into war with Russia after sending troops to Ukraine, warns former Chief of Defence Staff

Lord Stirrup stressed that the UK had to prepare for the ‘worst possible outcome’ of a peace keeping mission to support Kyiv

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3 d. ago Russia's chilling nuclear WW3 threat after UK helps US seize 'ghost fleet' tanker

A Russian Duma member has issued a chilling threat to the US after British forces supported American seizure of an oil tanker, and suggested nuclear weapons could even be deployed

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3 d. ago Marinera ship tracker live: US forces board Venezuela oil tanker with British military support as Trump risks Putin anger

US military confirms second Venezuela-linked vessel intercepted in international waters

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4 d. ago Russia brands Keir Starmer 'illiterate' and 'a fool' for vowing to station British troops in Ukraine as Putin attack dog threatens UK with missile strikes

A senior Russian official has branded Sir Keir Starmer as 'illiterate' and 'a fool' after he vowed to base British troops in Ukraine as part of a peace deal. 

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4 d. ago British troops sent to Ukraine must be ready to fight Vladimir Putin's army, says ex

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have announced that the UK and France will put boots on the ground to keep the peace in Ukraine if the war ends

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4 d. ago Russia slams ‘fool’ Starmer in chilling WW3 threat – ‘See what we will do’

Dmitry Rogozin branded Sir Keir Starmer 'illiterate and a fool' for vowing to base British troops in Ukraine as part of a peace deal, and suggested Russia would hit back

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8 d. ago WW3 fears rise as Iran gives chilling response to Donald Trump threat

Iran has reacted with fury to Trump's warning that the US is 'locked and loaded' to defend 'peaceful protesters', sparking fears that war could break out and trigger global conflict

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1 week ago Chilling map sparks WW3 fears as China launch military drills cutting Taiwan off

Beijing is conducting two days of drills using live ammunition, jets and warships to practise the blockade of two key ports, though to be a response to Taiwan's $11 billion arms deal with the US

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1 week ago Britain needs new defence pact with Europe amid fears Trump won’t defend it from attack, voters say

Polling for The Independent shows voters are concerned the US may not come to Britain’s aid in the event of an attack by Putin

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2 w. ago Putin sends nuclear bombers threatening Britain as NATO scrambles warplanes

Vladimir Putin sent nuclear bombers over the Norwegian Sea on Christmas Day in a long-range flight threatening northern Britain, forcing NATO to scramble warplanes to monitor the Russian Bears

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3 w. ago Do you think the UK should reintroduce conscription? Take our poll and have your say

As tensions rise with Russia, our Army chiefs are calling for conscription to be reintroduced in the UK, warning Britain risks being powerless against Putin's forces unless thousands more soldiers are trained and ready

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin is 'Christmas crackers' to threaten Britain, Defence Secretary says

John Healey warned the Russian dictator that he would never take Ukraine, and that the UK was investing millions 'right now' to mobilise British troops 'day one' of a peace deal

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3 w. ago Putin brands Zelenskyy a 'talented performer' as he makes chilling WW3 threat

Mad Vlad Putin has branded Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a talented performer, when speaking about the Ukrainian leader's video taken near a town "occupied" by Russian troops

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3 w. ago Mad Vlad vows war goals 'will be achieved' in chilling address amid rising WW3 fears

Vladimir Putin boasted that Russia's nuclear arsenal is the most advanced in the world and said his country was readying missiles as he claimed NATO countries are 'actively building up' their forces

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3 w. ago WW3 fears ramp up as Putin mouthpiece says 'strike on British in inevitable'

A mouthpiece for Mad Vlad Putin has unleashed a fresh threat to Europe in a chilling TV address. The latest rant from the key Kremlin ally comes as Brits have been warned to prepare for conflict

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