48 m. 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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9 h. ago Water boss should not resign as problem ‘far wider than individual people’

Douglas Whitfield, water supply director of South East Water, has defended the firm’s chief executive officer.

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16 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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35 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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37 h. ago Nato scrambles fighters as Putin savages Ukraine with one of the harshest missile and drone onslaughts of the war while US claims 'constructive discussions' in peace talks

Russian forces unleashed 51 missiles and 653 drones overnight into Saturday - even as Washington insisted 'constructive discussions' had been held in peace talks.

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43 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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59 h. ago US tells Europe it must take over 'the majority' of NATO's defence capabilities by 2027 as Trump shifts American military focus while Putin's war in Ukraine rages on

The message, recounted by five sources familiar with the discussion, including a US official, was conveyed at a meeting in Washington this week of Pentagon staff overseeing NATO policy.

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59 h. ago Spy HQ 'attacked' by Ukraine as Russian drone attack kills boy, 12

Horror Russian drone attack kills boy, 12, as Ukraine's shadowy kamikaze drone teams target Chechnyan spy headquarters in latest war twist as Zelensky lashes out at Putin delays

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62 h. 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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63 h. 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's psycho "Dr Evil" charged with war crimes after making Ukrainians bark like dogs

Putin's psycho fake medic Ilya Sorokin – dubbed Dr Evil – is accused of a slew of torture claims against wounded Ukrainian prisoners of war and has been charged in his absence

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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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3 d. ago UK's least safe places to live if WW3 broke out revealed after Putin threatened Europe with war

EXCLUSIVE: Many Brits would assume that running to small towns and hiding forever would be a good option with World War 3 broke out . . . but no, it really isn't

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3 d. ago Putin declares Russia will take all of Ukraine’s Donbas region by force

The Russian president stated Ukrainian troops must leave the Donbas region or Russia will use the military to take it

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3 d. ago Putin's daughter says she's 'really sorry' about her father's war as she is confronted by Ukrainian who found her in Paris after his brother was killed by Russia

The dictator's love child was confronted in Paris by a Ukrainian journalist whose brother was recently killed by the dictator's missile.

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3 d. ago Salisbury Novichok poisoning inquiry to answer questions 7 years after Russian attack

The report could have far-reaching implications for UK-Russia relations, which are already tense following Vladimir Putin threatening he is ready for a war with Europe

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3 d. ago Kremlin issues chilling WW3 warning to Europe over 'crazy' £80billion plan

The Kremlin's Dmitry Medvedev says a European Union plan to seize £80billion of Russian assets could force Vladimir Putin's hand and kick-off World War Three as tensions intensify

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3 d. ago EU plan to seize £80billion of Russian assets for Ukraine could be enough to justify Putin going to war with Europe, Kremlin official warns

Dmitry Medvedev, one of the Kremlin's most hardline voices, said on Thursday that Moscow would view the proposal as equivalent to a direct provocation.

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4 d. ago Georgia sets execution date for man convicted of killing two real estate agents in 2003

Georgia prison officials have scheduled an execution for Stacey Humphreys, who was convicted of killing two real estate agents in 2003

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4 d. ago Once again, Vladimir Putin indicates he wants the war in Europe to go on

Editorial: By entertaining a Ukrainian peace deal whose miserable terms not even a desperate US president could accept – before then promptly abandoning it – Moscow is stalling for time. The coalition of the willing must put more pressure on the faltering Russian economy

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