12 h. ago Action taken against Donald Trump in Scots courts by detained captain of seized Russian

The United States military seized the Marinera, formerly known as Bella-1, on 7 January after it was accused of breaking US sanctions by carrying oil for Venezuela, Russia and Iran.

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1 week ago British diplomat expelled from Russia after ‘baseless’ accusation of being a spy

Moscow’s allegation that unnamed diplomat is affiliated with UK secret service comes ‘out of desperation’, Foreign Office saysA British diplomat has been expelled from Russia over what the UK Foreign Office described as “malicious and baseless accusations” of being a spy.The diplomat, who was not named, had two weeks to leave the country, the Russian foreign ministry said after it received information “regarding the affiliation of a diplomatic employee at the embassy with the British secret service”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago British diplomat expelled from Russia after being accused of being a spy

Moscow alleges unnamed diplomat is affiliated ‘with the British secret service’ as it gives them two weeks to leave A British diplomat has been expelled from Russia after being accused of being a spy.The diplomat, who was not named, has two weeks to leave the country, the Russian foreign ministry said, after it received information “regarding the affiliation of a diplomatic employee at the embassy with the British secret service”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russia expels another British diplomat amid accusations of spying

He has been given two weeks to leave the country

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1 week ago Danes say Trump is still set on 'conquering' Greenland after 'frank' talks as Sweden accuses him of exaggerating threats posed by Russia and China to seize the island

Officials from both countries were left in 'fundamental disagreement' over how to ensure the region's long term security following a 'frank' and 'constructive' meeting in Washington.

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1 week ago Russia demands release of detained archaeologist facing extradition to Ukraine

Russia has accused Russia of taking precious historical items from Crimea

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2 w. ago US accuses Russia of 'dangerous and inexplicable escalation' of war in Ukraine as Trump seeks peace

The United States is accusing Russia of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of the nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance negotiations toward peace

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2 w. ago Moscow says US seizure of Russian tanker risks military escalation at sea

Russia’s foreign ministry accuses Washington of lowering the ‘threshold for use of force’

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3 w. ago The weightlifting champion jailed by Russia for ‘plotting sabotage and assassinations’

Yulia Lemeshchenko was defiant and did not deny the accusations, saying she had decided to fight against Russian military aggressionAt the beginning of autumn 2023, Yulia Lemeshchenko stopped appearing at the Kharkiv gym where she trained most days. A driven athlete, whose talent for weightlifting led her to become champion of Ukraine in 2021, her disappearance prompted confusion among her training partners.Months later, she resurfaced in a Moscow courtroom, accused of plotting sabotage and assassinations in Russia on behalf of the Ukrainian security services. Prosecutors claimed Lemeshchenko had blown up power lines outside St Petersburg and had later travelled to Voronezh, where she was staking out a Russian air force commander with a view to killing him. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 24 in New Year drone strike days after ‘false flag’ blitz on Putin’s palace

RUSSIA has accused Ukraine of launching a vicious New Year drone strike that killed 24 people, including a child, and left many more wounded. Shocking pictures have emerged of a cafe and hotel that was allegedly levelled by the overnight strike on the New Year's Party. Mad Vlad is said to be plotting a devastating...

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3 w. ago Russian ‘proof’ of attack on Putin’s palace with footage of ‘downed Ukrainian drone’ is laughable, says Kyiv

VLADIMIR Putin has been left with egg on his face after a video supposedly showing a drone downed near his private palace has been rejected by the international community. Scattered debris from one of the 91 drones Russia accused Ukraine of firing towards the tyrant's Valdai complex can be seen in footage released by the...

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3 w. ago Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 24 people in drone strike on a hotel and café

Vladimir Saldo, the Kremlin-installed governor of Kherson, has made currently unverified claims about the attack. Pictured: Ukrainian strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure.

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3 w. ago Putin is accused of 'dancing on bones' after rebuilding Mariupol theatre where children were among hundreds killed when Kremlin forces blew it up while families sheltered there

The Mariupol Drama Theatre in the port city of the same name was bombed by Russia in March 2022 weeks after its invasion of Ukraine.

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3 w. ago Russia accused of dancing on bodies of the dead for reopening theatre it bombed in Ukraine

RUSSIA has been accused of dancing on the bodies of the dead for reopening a theatre it bombed in Ukraine. Amnesty International says 12 people died when the Mariupol Drama Theatre was hit in 2022, part of a three-month siege of the now Russian-occupied city. It was fully restored and an opening gala was denounced...

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4 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Kyiv cannot win without US support as Putin orders advance in Zaporizhzhia

Ukrainian president calls latest talks with Trump productive; Zelenskyy says attack on Putin’s residence is ‘lies’. What we know on day 1,406Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine cannot win its war against Russia without US support and accused Moscow of trying to sabotage peace talks after the Kremlin said it had foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence. Zelenskyy described the claim as “typical Russian lies” after his two-hour meeting on Sunday with Donald Trump in Florida, Luke Harding and Sammy Gecsoyler report. The Ukrainian president said Russia was “at it again” and using “dangerous statements” to undermine “diplomatic efforts” with the US to end the conflict. He added: “This alleged ‘residence strike’ story is a complete fabrication intended to justify additional attacks against Ukraine, including Kyiv, as well as Russia’s own refusal to take necessary steps to end the war.”Zelenskyy later said his Sunday meeting with Trump was productive. “Can we win with...

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4 w. ago Cracks in Trump’s peace plan as Ukraine accuses Russia of lies over ‘attack on Putin residence’

Russia said it would revise its response to peace talks after claiming Ukraine had attacked Vladimir Putin’s forest retreat – an allegation dismissed by Volodymyr Zelensky as ‘lies’

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4 w. ago Zelenskyy accuses Russia of trying to sabotage peace talks with ‘typical Russian lies’

Russia’s claim it foiled drone attack on Putin residence shows ‘they do not want to finish this war’, Ukrainian president saysVolodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of trying to sabotage peace talks and preparing to bomb government buildings after the Kremlin said it had foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence.Zelenskyy described the claim as “typical Russian lies” following his two-hour meeting on Sunday with Donald Trump in Florida. He said Russia was “at it again” and using “dangerous statements” to undermine “diplomatic efforts” with the US to end the conflict. Continue reading...

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