17 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia readying strikes on nuclear power system, Zelenskyy warns

Kyrylo Budanov arrives in US heading delegation for further talks on peace proposals. What we know on day 1,425Russia is taking aim at Ukraine’s nuclear power system, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, as the Kremlin continues to try to freeze Ukraine into submission by crippling its energy grid. “We do not see any willingness on the part of the aggressor to comply with any agreements or end the war,” the Ukrainian president said. “Instead, there is ample information about preparations for further Russian strikes on our energy sector and infrastructure, including facilities and networks that serve our nuclear power plants. Each such Russian strike on the energy sector amid such a harsh winter weakens and undermines the efforts of key states – in particular the United States – to end this war.”Zelenskyy spoke after a briefing from Ukraine’s chief of defence intelligence, Oleh Ivashchenko – the recent replacement for Kyrylo Budanov, who was made head of the president’s office. Budano...

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31 h. ago Ukrainian delegation arrives in US for peace talks as Russia hammers energy sites

A Ukrainian delegation has arrived in the United States for talks on a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war

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38 h. ago Former Nato chief attacks Trump’s ‘gangster’ talk on Greenland

Anders Fogh Rasmussen says US president is using island as a ‘weapon of mass distraction’ from real threats such as Russia’s war in Ukraine

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42 h. ago Russia and Ukraine agree localised ceasefire for Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant repairs

The IAEA has secured the agreement of both Russia and Ukraine for a localised ceasefire to enable repairs on the last remaining backup power line to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant

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46 h. ago Ukraine and Russia agree temporary ceasefire to allow repairs to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power line

The IAEA director warned that attacks on Ukraine’s power infrastructure have “direct implications on the nuclear safety of its nuclear facilities”

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51 h. ago Suspects accused of Russian plot to send explosive sex toy parcels to UK and US face life sentences

The sabotage plot led to three parcels being detonated at courier depots in Britain, Germany and Poland in 2024

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54 h. ago Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge, energy minister says

Ukraine's energy minister says Russia has attacked every Ukrainian power plant since its invasion

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55 h. ago Zelensky declares state of emergency for Ukraine’s energy sector as temperatures drop

Some 200,000 people in Kyiv have been left without power as temperatures drop to -20C

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55 h. ago Union boss ‘held up Communist flag alongside people singing pro

An RMT spokesperson insisted that Mr Dempsey has ‘at no time supported Russia's invasion of Ukraine’

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56 h. ago Photos show Ukraine's historic training center in ruins, but children and athletes still train

Ukraine’s historic Chernihiv biathlon and cross-country training center, which produced the country’s first Olympic medalist, remains in ruins after Russia’s 2022 invasion. Despite bombed-out buildings and constant air-raid threats, children and Olympic hopefuls continue to train on its damaged ski tracks.

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64 h. ago UK announces £20m emergency fund to repair Ukraine’s battered power grid

Many cities have been plunged into darkness and sub-zero temperatures by Russian assaults

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68 h. ago WW3 fears as Russia issues chilling threat to UK and warns 'you will be finished'

Sergey Karaganov, head of Russia's Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, warned Europe would be 'finished physically' if Russia is defeated in Ukraine as fears of an all-out World War 3 only appear to be growing

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3 d. ago Russia expels British diplomat from Moscow embassy over spying claims

Russian authorities have ordered a British diplomat to leave the country, accusing the official of spying

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3 d. ago Russia sends WW3 nuclear weapons threat to UK and mainland Europe

Sergey Karaganov, head of Russia’s Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, said that if Russia is defeated in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin "would use nuclear weapons".

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3 d. ago Ukraine war today: Trump claims Zelensky hampering peace deal

Donald Trump has blamed his inability to end the war in Ukraine on its president Volodymyr Zelensky, saying that Russian leader Vladimir Putin “is ready to make a deal” while “Ukraine is less ready”.

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3 d. ago Zelensky to declare state of emergency for power grid after Russian barrage

He says the strikes, coupled with the bitterly cold winter, are having ‘severe’ consequences

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4 d. ago Ukraine's new defense minister reveals scale of desertions as millions avoid the draft

Ukraine's new defense minister says wide-scale desertions and draft-dodging are major challenges as Russia's invasion continues

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4 d. ago EU targets Ukraine's military needs with massive new loan program plus billions in budget support

The European Union plans to allocate most of a new loan program to Ukraine's military needs over the next two years

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4 d. ago Only Trump can stop Putin from threatening Europe, says Polish president

Russian drone incursions into Poland’s airspace triggered a Nato response last year

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4 d. ago £10 for graffiti & £7,000 for MURDER: Putin’s payments to Russian sabotage agents wreaking havoc in UK & Europe revealed

A TENNER for graffiti, £445 for reconnaissance and £7,000 for murder – these are the going rates for Europeans willing to betray their country for Vladimir Putin. A bombshell report released today reveals how devastating "hybrid warfare" operations attributed to Russian military intelligence have tripled across NATO allies since Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Russia is...

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