6 d. ago Ukraine faces ‘forever war’ unless Europe steps up pressure on Russia, says ex

Anders Fogh Rasmussen calls for air shield on Nato territory and deployment of European protection force for UkraineUkraine is facing a “forever war” and a slow erosion of territory unless Europe dramatically increases pressure on Russia, including by deploying troops and establishing a missile and drone shield on Nato territory to protect Ukraine from Russian attacks on its infrastructure, a former Nato secretary general has said.Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who held the Nato post from 2009 to 2014 and was the prime minister of Denmark from 2001 to 2009, said in an interview with the Guardian that if countries such as Poland agreed to host such air defences, Russia would understand that an attack on Ukraine would be an attack on the whole of the Nato alliance. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago US sanctions bankers it says launder cybercrime money to pay for North Korea’s nuclear weapons

Washington accuses Pyongyang of using a network of bankers, financial institutions and shell companies to launder money gained through IT worker fraud, cryptocurrency heist and sanctions evasion

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7 d. ago US sanctions bankers accused of laundering money to fund North Korea’s nukes

A network of bankers, financial institutions and shell companies are accused of diverting more than US$3 billion

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1 week ago From airspace violations to drone incursions: How Putin is provoking Ukraine’s European allies over land, air and sea

Multiples countries in the alliance have reported incursions by drones into their airspace in recent months, James C. Reynolds reports

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2 w. ago Trump's spy chiefs break with president on Putin peace summit, bombshell report claims

The State Department's opposing view on Russia's readiness for negotiations is being revealed for the first time.

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2 w. ago Starmer warns allies must speed up use of frozen Russian assets to fund weapons for Ukraine as Zelensky warns Putin's brutal attacks are creating a 'humanitarian disaster'

Sir Keir said allies should step up the provision of weapons as winter approaches and its energy infrastructure remains under threat from attacks by Moscow.

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2 w. ago Ukraine allies ‘determined to to go further than ever’ to pressure Putin

Ukraine allies ‘determined to to go further than ever’ to pressure Putin  Al Jazeera

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2 w. ago Starmer vows Ukraine allies will take Russian oil and gas off market after Trump sanctions

Sir Keir Starmer said the coalition of the willing has agreed on a ‘clear plan for the rest of the year’ in supporting Kyiv

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2 w. ago Ukraine's allies turn screws as Putin 'running out of money, troops and ideas'

Keir Starmer said Ukraine allies would 'go further than ever' to pile pressure on Russia by turning the screws on its economy and bolstering Kyiv's arsenal with long-range missiles

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2 w. ago Kyiv's allies say frozen Russian assets should be quickly used to aid Ukraine

Kyiv's allies say frozen Russian assets should be quickly used to aid Ukraine  Reuters

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2 w. ago Ukraine wants US to stay involved, says Zelenskyy after meeting western allies

Ukrainian leader joined ‘coalition of the willing’ to discuss how to ramp up pressure on RussiaVolodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine wants the US to stay involved in efforts to end the war after a meeting of western allies in London that took place without president Donald Trump.The Ukrainian leader chose not to overtly lobby for the supply of US Tomahawk cruise missiles at a meeting of more than 20 mainly European leaders from the “coalition of the willing” but instead emphasised the need for the west to work together. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Zelensky meets Starmer ahead of talks with allies to boost Ukraine’s defences

The Ukrainian president joined the Prime Minister at Number 10 on Friday.

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2 w. ago Britain pushes allies to boost Ukraine support as Zelenskyy lands in London

Britain pushes allies to boost Ukraine support as Zelenskyy lands in London  NBC News

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2 w. ago Britain pushes allies to boost Ukraine support as Zelenskiy lands in London

Britain pushes allies to boost Ukraine support as Zelenskiy lands in London  Reuters

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2 w. ago Europe must go further and faster to break Russia’s war machine

Editorial: Donald Trump’s sanctions on Russian oil are a welcome shift from a changeable president – but Ukraine needs its European allies to do much more to hit Putin where it hurts

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2 w. ago New sanctions and weapons will not stop Russia. It’s time for Ukraine’s allies to change their flawed strategy | Christopher S Chivvis

A negotiated settlement would be unfair and frustrating. But after nearly four years of fighting, it may be the best optionOn Wednesday, President Trump imposed substantial new sanctions on Russia’s giant oil and gas companies, and lifted restrictions on the use of certain long-range missiles by Ukraine, which will now be able to strike more freely into Russia itself. These moves come on the heels of Trump’s conversations last week with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after which the US president expressed his frustration at both side’s intransigence. Trump had hoped to end this war long ago. Will this be enough?When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the US and its allies chose a strategy that aimed to use Washington’s awesome political, economic and military power to impose such high costs on Russia that the Kremlin would sue for peace on Ukraine’s terms. This “cost-imposition” strategy makes sense in theory. The problem is that, in practi...

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3 w. ago Trump steps up pressure on Putin to agree ‘immediate ceasefire’ as he slaps Russia with direct sanctions

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has imposed direct sanctions on Russia to pressure Vladimir Putin to agree to an "immediate ceasefire" in the Ukraine war. It is the first time in his second term that Trump slapped direct sanctions on Russia - and it comes amid his growing frustration with Moscow over the raging war. The sanctions...

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3 w. ago Ukraine's Zelenskiy to attend allies meeting in London on Friday, says Macron

Ukraine's Zelenskiy to attend allies meeting in London on Friday, says Macron  Reuters

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3 w. ago Ukraine cannot win against Russia, warns British Field Marshal

Field Marshal Lord Richards tells The Independent’s Sam Kiley that Ukraine has been given false hope by its Western allies and cannot triumph against Russia unless Nato forces join fight

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3 w. ago Ukraine cannot win against Russia, warns top British army chief

Field Marshal Lord Richards tells The Independent’s Sam Kiley that Ukraine has been given false hope by its Western allies and cannot triumph against Russia unless Nato forces join fight

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