6 h. ago Putin humiliated on birthday as Ukraine suicide drones blow up key facility

Ukraine bombarded Russia with suicide drones hitting the city of Tyumen deep in Siberia in one if longest distance attacks so far on Vladimir Putin's 73rd birthday

Events

35 h. ago How Merkel cosied up to Putin: As former German leader blames Poland for war in Ukraine, how she blocked Ukraine's NATO membership, filled Russia's war coffers and tried to build ties with Vladimir

Most recently, in an explosive interview with Hungarian outlet Partizan, the former chancellor blamed Poland and the Baltic states for Putin 's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Politics

52 h. ago Top Putin allies break ranks with Kremlin on state TV over Ukraine war reality

Former supporters of Russia's war on Ukraine appear to be backpeddling - with some admitting it is impossible to advance into Ukraine, as there's 'a deadlock at the front', while Russia continue to lose soldiers

Politics

3 d. ago PETER HITCHENS: This is the curious event everyone seems to have missed which makes me believe we are already at war

Are we in fact at war with Russia? Has our ambassador to Moscow, Nigel Casey MVO CMG, been quietly warned to have his bags packed and his passport ready for a rapid departure?

Events

3 d. ago Europe needs to ‘get serious’ about threat posed to it by Russia, Ukraine minister says

Sergiy Kyslytsia says Kremlin already at war with Europe and predicts that Vladimir Putin will ‘escalate escalating’Europe needs to “get serious” about the existential threat posed to it by Russia, Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister has said, warning that Vladimir Putin will “escalate escalating”.In an interview with the Guardian, Sergiy Kyslytsia – Kyiv’s former ambassador to the UN – said the Kremlin was already at war with Europe. He said Russia’s recent drone incursions against several EU countries were well-calculated and an attempt to “move the red lines”. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: ‘Political will’ needed to restore external power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, UN watchdog says

Rafael Grossi says ‘security situation’ around plant must improve for repairs to be carried out; French photojournalist Antoni Lallican killed by Russian drone strike. What we know on day 1,319See all our Ukraine war overageThe head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Friday he was discussing proposals with Russia and Ukraine to restore off-site power to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, calling it a “question of political will”. Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has been cut off from external power since 23 September, with the fuel in its reactors being cooled by emergency diesel generators. The International Atomic Energy Agency director general, Rafael Grossi, said: “Both sides say they stand ready to conduct the necessary repairs on their respective sides of the frontline. But for this to happen, the security situation on the ground must improve so that the technicians can carry out their vital work without endangering their lives.”French photojournalist Ant...

Events

4 d. ago Lithuania tells citizens to start building bomb shelters as fears grow of war with Russia

The country, which borders Belarus and Russia's Kaliningrad enclave, has been urging its residents to prepare for more than a year.

Events

4 d. ago Putin appears to threaten Europe as he challenges 'anyone who has the desire' to compete with Russia 'in the military sphere'

Addressing the Valdai Discussion Club, a forum of Russia experts, in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Putin said Russia had shown through centuries that it would retaliate if provoked.

Events

5 d. ago Russia's relationship with the US gets 'fiery' as Kremlin accuses the White House of helping Ukraine target its energy infrastructure

Russia last night accused the US of helping Ukraine target pits energy infrastructure by providing intelligence for Ukrainian long-range missile strikes deep inside the country.

Events

5 d. ago Russia says 'Cold War' is over and a 'fiery conflict' with the West has now begun

Russia has declared that a Cold War is over and a 'fiery' conflict with the West is now under way.

Events

5 d. ago WW3 warning as Russia threatens UK and US with nuclear annihilation over Trump's 'missile plan'

US President Donald Trump has reportedly given the green light to supplying Ukraine with long range Tomahawk missiles capable of hitting targets deep inside Vladimir Putin's Russia

Events

7 d. ago Vladimir Putin can be beaten by Ukraine using one key weapon says top US general

Decorated former General David Petraeus has identified how Ukraine can win the war with Russia - but says it could take a well-executed treble strike to take victory

Politics

7 d. ago Russia 'testing the water' with sinister WW3 tactics to 'send message to UK'

Eliza Manningham-Buller, former head of MI5, recently suggested that those who believe the UK is already at war with Russia "may be right" after a series of sinister incidents

Politics

8 d. ago Airspace violations force NATO to tread a tightrope, deterring Russia without hiking tensions

NATO is ramping up aerial surveillance in the Baltic Sea

Events

8 d. ago Britain might 'already be at war with Russia' as Putin launches cyber

Eliza Manningham-Buller said Moscow's 'extensive' deployment of cyber attacks, intelligence work, 'physical attacks' and 'sabotage' in Britain are tantamount to conflict.

Politics

8 d. ago Britain may already be at war with Russia, former head of MI5 says

Eliza Manningham-Buller points to extent of cyber-attacks and other hostile activity orchestrated by MoscowBritain may already be at war with Russia because of the depth and intensity of cyber-attacks, sabotage and other hostile activity orchestrated by Moscow against the UK, according to a former head of MI5.Eliza Manningham-Buller, who led the domestic spy agency two decades ago, said she agreed with comments made by the Russia expert Fiona Hill, who argued in a Guardian interview earlier this year that Moscow was at war with the west. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago Girl among four killed after Russia hits Ukraine with 600 drones and dozens of missiles in ‘brutal’ 12

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky condemns ‘vile’ Russian bombardment which injured at least 70 people

Events

9 d. ago Body of young migrant found on French beach as crossings to UK rise

French authorities have announced the discovery of a body on a beach used by migrants attempting to cross from northern France to the U.K. on flimsy boats

Events

9 d. ago Zelenskyy condemns ‘vile’ and deadly Russian strikes on Ukraine; drones spotted over Danish military sites – Europe live

Twelve-year-old girl among those killed in Kyiv; unidentified drones spotted over Danish military bases on Saturday nightIn an address at the UN general assembly in New York on Saturday, Moscow’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warned that “any aggression against my country will be met with a decisive response” but insisted Russia has no intention of attacking EU or Nato member states.In a wide-ranging speech, Lavrov said threats against Russia by western countries were becoming “increasingly common”. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago WW3 fears as Poland scrambles jets after Putin slams Ukraine with 'massive attack'

With tensions between NATO and Russia at their highest in years, Poland was forced to protect its eastern border after Vladmir Putin launched a huge attack on Ukrainian targets

Politics