2 h. ago UK minister says 'shadow of war is knocking' after terrifying Nato warning

Nato leader Mark Rutte has warned Europe needs to be 'ready for war'

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3 h. ago 'Shadow of war' is looming: UK's stark warning as conflict with Russia 'at Europe's door'

‘The shadow of war is knocking on Europe's door once more. That's the reality. We've got to be prepared to deter it’ - armed forces minister Al Carns

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4 h. ago Government says 'shadow of war is knocking' in threat from Russia

The armed forces minister says the UK has to 'increase our lethality'

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20 h. ago NATO chief warns war with Russia 'is at our door' and tells Europe to be ready for action 'now' to avoid battle on scale 'our grandparents and great

In a speech in Berlin, Rutte said too many allies of the military alliance did not feel the urgency of Russia's threat in Europe.

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39 h. ago Russia issues WW3 threat to UK as British paratrooper killed in Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that the Kremlin will respond to any hostile steps including deployment of European military contingents in Ukraine.

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44 h. ago Russia issues WW3 threat to UK and reveals what would lead Putin to attack

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has revealed what could trigger Russia to 'go to war with Europe' in a thinly-veiled threat to the UK

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3 d. ago Former Navy chief issues warning over ‘horrifying’ British submarines amid Russia threat

Labour peer Lord West of Spithead said the silent service was in its worst condition across his 60 years of military service

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3 d. ago Grooming gangs inquiry must ‘leave no stone unturned’, Kemi Badenoch says

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp meanwhile urged the Government to adopt inquiry rules which would examine the ethnicity of perpetrators.

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4 d. ago Moscow praises Trump's new 'national security strategy' which warns mass migration will leave Europe 'unrecognisable within 20 years' and does not cast Russia as a threat

The Kremlin publicly embraced the sweeping 33-page report, which outlines the US president's vision for the world and sets out dramatic changes to American priorities.

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4 d. ago Atlantic Bastion: the UK’s response to Russia’s submarine threat

Defence secretary says new strategy and technology is ‘a blueprint for the future of the Royal Navy’

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5 d. ago Russia's chilling WW3 threat to 23 UK towns and cities as Brit targets mapped

Senator and war veteran Dmitry Rogozin, who previously served as deputy premier and space agency chief, posted a map highlighting UK defence-related sites as potential targets

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7 d. ago Russia issues WW3 threat as Europe 'deliberately preparing for inevitable war'

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said war with Europe is 'inevitable' and accused the West of 'deliberately' preparing for an armed conflict with Vladimir Putin

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8 d. ago Putin's threat that he is 'ready for a war with Europe' is 'just a BLUFF, because he knows Russia doesn't have the capability to beat NATO'

Despite Moscow 's sabre-rattling rhetoric, the Kremlin does not have the military capability to win against the Western alliance, as anonymous NATO official said

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8 d. ago After Putin’s chilling threat, is Europe ready for war with Russia?

As Moscow becomes more bullish in its hybrid warfare tactics to provoke Nato, James C. Reynolds looks at how both armies and economies compare

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1 week ago World holds its breath: Ukraine flies to the US for Russia peace talks as Turkey condemns drone attacks on two Putin tankers amid fears of war spreading

Ukrainian negotiators are flying to the US for peace talks as the Turkish government has condemned Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tankers in the Black Sea. 

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1 week ago Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations

UK had been pushing to join €150bn Safe fund, a loan scheme that is part of bloc’s drive to rearm EuropeKeir Starmer’s attempt to reset relations with the EU have suffered a major blow, after negotiations for the UK to join the EU’s flagship €150bn (£131bn) defence fund collapsed.The UK had been pushing to join the EU’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) fund, a low-interest loan scheme that is part of the EU’s drive to boost defence spending by €800bn and rearm the continent, in response to the growing threat from Russia and cooling relations between Donald Trump’s US and the EU. Continue reading...

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1 week ago France reintroduces military service in fear of threat from Russia

Emmanuel Macron told military personnel the volunteer programme would capitalise on the frowing number of young French nationals who are 'ready to stand up' for the country

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2 w. ago WW3 conscription age for men and women in UK as military service plans announced

France has announced new military service plans as concerns grow over Russia's threat to Europe. Here's what historical conscription rules reveal about age ranges and exemptions if the UK ever faced a WW3 scenario.

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2 w. ago France announces voluntary national service with 10,000 target as Russia threat grows

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a voluntary national service programme starting next summer, as Europe seeks to strengthen its military in the face of the growing Russian threat

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2 w. ago Putin makes chilling nuclear threat and warns Russia is ready to fight 'until the last Ukrainian dies'

Putin has made a nuclear threat after he warned that if Ukraine doesn't withdraw its troops under Donald Trump's proposed peace deal, Russia will have to achieve its objectives by force. 

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