24 h. ago Defiant Ukrainians blame Trump betrayal over aid and intelligence for latest battlefield horrors

As the globe reels from the political events of the last week, Ukrainians blame Donald Trump for backing Vladimir Putin in what they see as another attempt by Russia to wipe them out completely. World affairs editor Sam Kiley reports from Kyiv

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37 h. ago Russia still wields huge influence inside Ceferin’s Uefa despite bans | Philippe Auclair

Alexander Dyukov and his fellow Putin-backed officials’ continuing role has largely been ignoredUefa’s response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine could not have been swifter. Hours after the fighting had started in Luhansk, European football’s governing body convened an extraordinary meeting of its executive committee and, three days later, on 28 February 2022, Uefa, with Fifa, announced that all Russian clubs and national teams had been banned from their competitions until further notice.Under-17 male and female teams were allowed back in September 2023, on condition they compete without their national kit, flag or anthem, only to be banned again after a dozen member associations threatened a boycott. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago The Ukrainian refugee fighting to become the first European sumo grand champion

Known by his fighting moniker, Aonishiki Arata, the Ukrainian wrestler recently won promotion to sumo’s highest level in JapanDanylo Yavhusishyn arrived in Japan in April 2022 as a teenage refugee from the war in Ukraine, unable to speak a word of the language and uncertain how long he would be separated from his family.This weekend, the 20-year-old will make his debut in the top division of the ancient sport of sumo wrestling, after rising through the ranks with record speed. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump reveals he trusts 'generous' Putin to end the Ukraine war and slams 'difficult' Zelensky for still fighting

President Donald Trump revealed in the Oval Office Friday which leader - Russia's Vladimir Putin or Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky - has been easier to deal with.

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3 d. ago UK and Europe could send 120 fighter jets to Ukraine in Operation Sky Shield to fend off Putin

The defence plan, known as Operation Sky Shield, was initially suggested after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, but has emerged again after the US withdrew support for the war-battered nation

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3 d. ago NATO scrambles fighter jets over Poland amid Russian drone attack on Ukraine

Civilian Ukrainians have been impacted after Vladimir Putin sent up his Tu-95MS strategic bombers from an Arctic airfield to launch devastating strikes.

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3 d. ago NATO scrambles fighter jets over Poland after huge Russian drone attack on Ukraine

NATO was forced to scramble its warplanes over Poland early this morning after a huge Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine's gas and energy facilities nearby

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3 d. ago Nato scrambles fighter jets over Poland as Putin launches drone attack on Ukraine energy supplies

Jets were scrambled following what the head of the Ternopil regional administration, Vyacheslav Nehoda, said was an attack on a "critical industrial facility" overnight

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4 d. ago Foreign office slams Russia for 'false charges' as Brit sentenced to Putin hellhole prison

James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, was tried on “false charges”, said the Foreign Office, after he was accused of flouting international law by fighting for Ukraine

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4 d. ago UK announces deal to send advanced attack drones to Ukraine to help fight Putin

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reiterated his support to Volodymyr Zelensky's Ukraine in recent days after US President Donald Trump withdrew all aid his country was sending to the nation in the wake of Putin's invasion

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4 d. ago Europe’s powerful tool against Russia? Seizing its frozen assets

If European leaders want to truly support Ukraine they must seize the moment by seizing $220bn in assetsIt is now clear that Donald Trump’s administration will betray Ukraine in its fight to resist Russian aggression. Trump himself is either a victim of disinformation or he is a willing participant in an effort to deceive Americans about the causes and consequences of the war.Trump’s lies include claiming that Ukraine is equally to blame for the war; that Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t “have the cards” to end the conflict on favourable terms; and that Ukraine could not have defended itself without US help. Yet the whole world knows that Russia launched an unprovoked invasion, and we all remember the initial weeks, when Ukrainians valiantly defended an 1,800-mile frontline against a supposedly superior army, long before deliveries of western artillery, armoured vehicles and air defence systems arrived. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ukrainian mother who lost her only son fighting Russia accuses Donald Trump of 'blackmail' telling the US President: 'do not force us to kneel'

Yuliia Piskova, 48, said Washington is 'humiliating' her nation after it halted weapons supply, shut down intelligence sharing and demanded Volodymyr Zelensky beg for peace.

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5 d. ago Father of British POW, 22, jailed for 19 years by Russian court for fighting for Ukraine fears his son's 'life is over'

James Anderson, 22, was sentenced by a Russian military court after being accused 'of crimes committed as part of the Ukrainian army in the Kursk region'.

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5 d. ago Russia jails British man for 19 years for fighting for Ukraine

‘He thought he was doing what was right,’ his father says

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5 d. ago British soldier, 22, sentenced to 19 years in Russian jail for fighting with Ukraine

The 22-year-old British national has been held in Russian captivity since November

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5 d. ago Briton captured while fighting for Ukraine jailed for 19 years in Russia

James Scott Rhys Anderson was charged with terrorism and ‘mercenary activities’ after capture in Kursk in NovemberA British citizen captured while fighting alongside the Ukrainian army has been sentenced in Russia to 19 years in prison on charges of terrorism and “mercenary activities”.James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, was captured by Russian forces last November while fighting on Ukraine’s side during its cross-border offensive in Russia’s Kursk region. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago British POW, 22, captured fighting for Ukraine is sentenced to 19 years in Russian jail after being charged with 'invading Kursk region'

James Scott Reece Anderson, 22, was accused 'of crimes committed as part of the Ukrainian army in the Kursk region' of Russia

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5 d. ago How reliant is Ukraine on US weapons as Zelensky fights to end Trump’s pause on military aid?

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky maintains that US support is vital to protecting his country against ongoing Russian aggression

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6 d. ago Ukraine has firepower to fight on without US support – for now

Donald Trump’s decision to halt military aid is, however, likely to mean Ukraine will suffer more casualties at a faster rateUkraine has been stockpiling arms and ammunition since before Donald Trump’s election victory last November, but over time the US president’s halting of military aid will be felt in air defence and other high-value weapons systems the US is uniquely placed to supply.“They got a lot of kit in before the inauguration,” said a senior western official, adding that it would be enough to keep Ukraine in the fight “well beyond” what they described as the period during which ceasefire negotiations were expected to last. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Europe not ready to fight ‘new kind of war’ with drones and robots against Russia, Ukraine warns

As the US pulls military aid from Ukraine, Kherson’s governor warns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ushered in the era of weaponised robots that Europe is not prepared for

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