66 m. ago Trump swipes at Zelensky ahead of peace talks in London as Ukraine seeks 'dignified end to war'

Sir Keir Starmer to welcome Ukraine’s president to Downing Street to discuss peace plans with France and Germany leaders Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz

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1 hour ago UK will stay ahead of Putin to ‘secure the underwater battle space’, Royal Navy chief says

It comes days after the foreign secretary warned that Putin represents ‘an active threat to Britain’s citizens, our security and our prosperity’

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10 h. ago Russian submarines to be hunted by new Royal Navy force built at 'wartime pace' to combat Putin underseas threat

Warships, submarines, underwater and surface drones, as well as patrol aircraft, will be deployed under Atlantic Bastion

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17 h. ago 'Hollowed out' UK 'under attack' and not ready for WW3 with Putin's Russia

As tensions rise between Russia and the West, one former NATO chief has revealed that Britain would struggle when faced with the Russian army as he said we were "underprepared"

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26 h. ago Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall

The war against Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions People in Britain who think they are governed by fools should take a closer look at the Russian and US presidents. Vladimir Putin is systematically ruining his country. His war of choice in Ukraine is an economic, financial, geopolitical and human calamity for Russia that worsens by the day. For his own murky reasons, Donald Trump, another national menace, offered him a lifeline last week. Yet Putin spurned it. These two fools deserve each other.On the table in Moscow was a “peace” deal that, broadly speaking, rewarded Russia’s aggression by handing over large chunks of Ukrainian land, compromised Kyiv’s independence and weakened its defences against any future attack. The Trump deal, if forced through, would have split the US and Europe; ruptured Nato, perhaps fatally; reprieved Russia’s pariah economy; and probably toppled Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government.Simon Tis...

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45 h. ago Europe has promised Ukraine a ‘reassurance force’ when the war ends – but will it enrage Putin?

Europe has backed the idea of a ‘reassurance force’ to help Ukraine rebuild its war-weary army, but what does that mean in reality?

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47 h. ago Europe has promised Ukraine a ‘reassurance force’ when the war ends

Europe has backed the idea of a ‘Reassurance Force’ to help Ukraine rebuild its war-weary army, but what does that mean in reality?

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50 h. ago Putin's Russia already waging conflict on streets of London, says military expert

The warning came from Leyton and Wanstead MP Calvin Bailey who served for over 24-years in the Royal Air Force

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53 h. ago Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it? | Timothy Garton Ash

Whether using frozen Russian assets, ramping up defence production or deepening the relationship with the EU, it is up to us to secure Ukraine’s future – and our ownEurope, you have been warned. President Vladimir Putin has waged a full-scale war against Ukraine for nearly four years and this week threatened that Russia was “ready right now” for war with Europe if need be. President Donald Trump has demonstrated that the US is ready to sell out Ukraine for the sake of a dirty deal with Putin’s Russia. His new US National Security Strategy prescribes “cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations”. How much more clarity do you need?Now it’s up to us Europeans to enable Ukraine to survive armed assault from Moscow and diplomatic betrayal from Washington. In doing so, we also defend ourselves. For a year now, people have been telling me that Trump will eventually get tough on Russia. It’s been the geopolitical version of Waiting for Godot. Then his perso...

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66 h. ago Vladimir Putin's Russia is already waging conflict on the streets of London, says military expert

The warning came from Leyton and Wanstead MP Calvin Bailey who served for over 24-years in the Royal Air Force

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3 d. ago India ignores pressure from Trump and signs deal to EXPAND trade with Russia, prompting boasts from Putin

Putin said he would continue 'uninterrupted shipments' of fuel to India, as New Delhi faces heavy U.S. pressure to stop buying oil from Moscow amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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3 d. ago Ukraine war live: Putin says ‘many agreements’ signed with Modi amid US trade pressure – latest updates

Putin, on visit to India, says Russia is ready to continue to provide uninterrupted fuel supplies to the countryAnalysis: Putin and Modi to meet amid politically treacherous times for Russia and IndiaRussia and India will reshape their defence ties to take account of New Delhi’s push for self-reliance, the two countries said in a joint statement after a summit between president Putin and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.“In response to India’s aspirations for self-reliance, the partnership is currently being reoriented toward joint research and development, as well as the production of advanced defence platforms,” the statement said. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Scotland's role in fight against Russia as Putin "ready" for war

Russia's despot has said: “Russia does not intend to fight Europe, but if Europe starts, we are ready right now.”

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3 d. ago Putin insists certain elements of Trump’s peace plan to end Ukraine war are unacceptable

Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin

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3 d. ago Putin says Russia disagrees with parts of the US peace plan to end the Ukraine war as he arrives in New Delhi for arms deal talks

It is understood that the main points of contention are the fate of Ukrainian territory seized by Russian forces and security guarantees for Kyiv.

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3 d. ago US push for an end to the war in Ukraine sets off a flurry of shuttle diplomacy

The latest U.S. push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine has unleashed a frenzy of diplomatic activity

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3 d. ago Russia bans FaceTime in Putin’s latest move to halt communication and control the internet

Putin previously banned calls via WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app in Russia, and Telegram, a close second

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3 d. ago Vladimir Putin ordered Skripal novichok poisonings in show of ‘Russian power’, Dawn Sturgess inquiry finds

The foreign secretary warned Putin is ‘an active threat’ to Britain’s citizens in wake of report

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3 d. ago Russia restricts FaceTime, its latest step in controlling online communications

Russian authorities say they have imposed restrictions on Apple's video calling service FaceTime, alleging it was being used for organizing what it called “terrorist activities.”

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3 d. ago Putin’s ‘secret daughter’ confronted by Ukrainian whose brother was killed by Russia

A woman rumoured to be Vladimir Putin’s secret daughter was confronted by a Ukrainian journalist who said his brother was recently killed during the war.

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