4 h. ago WW3 threat as Russian minister declares 'war with Europe is inevitable'

As tensions rise between Russia and the West, one minister has declared that Europe is gearing up to take on Russia, and is "deliberately" preparing for war, a move the Kremlin says it is ready for

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17 h. ago Kremlin issues chilling WW3 warning to Europe over 'crazy' £80billion plan

The Kremlin's Dmitry Medvedev says a European Union plan to seize £80billion of Russian assets could force Vladimir Putin's hand and kick-off World War Three as tensions intensify

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18 h. ago Putin ally sends chilling WW3 warning to EU over £80bn frozen Russian assets

A close ally of Vladimir Putin has warned the European Union against seizing £80 billion worth of Russian assets, saying the move could be seen as an act of war

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18 h. ago EU plan to seize £80billion of Russian assets for Ukraine could be enough to justify Putin going to war with Europe, Kremlin official warns

Dmitry Medvedev, one of the Kremlin's most hardline voices, said on Thursday that Moscow would view the proposal as equivalent to a direct provocation.

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27 h. ago King Charles warns of ‘threat of Russian aggression’ in state banquet speech

King Charles made a pointed reference to Vladimir Putin’s recent escalation of rhetoric against Europe during a state banquet speech, as he reaffirmed Britain’s support for Ukraine.

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28 h. ago King Charles says Britain and Germany are united in bolstering Europe against threat of Putin

King Charles spoke of Britain and the UK’s ‘deep friendship’ during a state visit from German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier

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28 h. ago King Charles says UK and Germany ready to ‘bolster Europe’ against Russia

Monarch also pledged both nations’ support for Ukraine as he welcomed German president, Frank-Walter SteinmeierThe UK and Germany are ready to “bolster Europe” against the threat of further Russian aggression and both nations “stand” with Ukraine, King Charles said as he welcomed the German president.The visit comes at a difficult time for Europe in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine, and will aim to underscore the Kensington treaty signed in July – the first formal pact between the UK and Germany since the second world war – which sets out plans for closer cooperation on migration, defence, trade and education. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago UK and Germany will ‘bolster Europe’ against Russian threat, says Charles

The King spoke during a Windsor Castle state banquet in honour of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

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34 h. ago European Commission plans ‘reparations loan’ to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets

Leaders focus on bolstering Ukraine’s finances as US-Russia talks to end war make little progressThe European Commission will move ahead with controversial plans to fund Ukraine with a loan based on Russia’s frozen assets, but in a concession to concerns raised by Belgium, which hosts most of the assets, the EU executive has also proposed another option: an EU loan based on common borrowing.The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Wednesday the two proposals would ensure “Ukraine has the means to defend [itself] and take forward peace negotiations from a position of strength”. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Wes Streeting slams Vladimir Putin over 'ready' for war threat

The Health Secretary called out the Russian dictator after he issued a warning that Europe wanted to wage a war with Moscow his country would be 'ready right away'

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41 h. ago Europeans accuse Putin of faking interest in peace after talks with US envoys

Ukrainian and European officials are accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of faking interest in peace efforts

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45 h. ago Russia ‘ready’ for war if Europe starts it, Putin says, as US peace talks end without progress

Kremlin aide says Ukraine crisis is no closer to resolution after Witkoff talks, as Russian president accuses European powers of sabotaging peace Russia and the US did not make progress toward a peace deal for Ukraine during their talks, a senior aide to Vladimir Putin has said, hours after the Russian president issued threats that Russia was ready for war with Europe.In remarks to Russian media, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said that after a five-hour meeting with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, the two sides were “neither further nor closer to resolving the crisis in Ukraine. There is a lot of work to be done.” Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe, Putin says, as US peace talks end without progress

Kremlin aide says Ukraine crisis is no closer to resolution after Witkoff talks, as Russian president accuses European powers of sabotaging peace Russia and the US did not make progress toward a peace deal for Ukraine during their talks, a senior aide to Vladimir Putin has said, hours after the Russian president issued threats that Russia was ready for war with Europe.In remarks to Russian media, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said that after a five-hour meeting with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, the two sides were “neither further nor closer to resolving the crisis in Ukraine. There is a lot of work to be done.” Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe, Putin says as peace talks with US begin

Russian president accuses European powers of preventing peace in Ukraine as he meets with Witkoff and KushnerRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin has accused European powers of preventing peace in Ukraine and threatened that Russia was ready for war as Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, arrived for talks at the Kremlin on Tuesday evening.Moments before the closed-door meeting with Witkoff and Kushner, Putin made a series of hard-edged remarks. Speaking to reporters, he accused European governments of sabotaging the peace process and said that “European demands” on ending the war in Ukraine were “not acceptable to Russia”. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Vladimir Putin issues terrifying WW3 threat after latest Ukraine peace plan hurdle

Russian President Vladimir Putin issues terrible 'war against Europe' warning ahead of his latest peace summit with US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff - as new missile figures emerge

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58 h. ago BREAKING: Putin sends chilling 'we are ready to fight' warning to Europe

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has accused European leaders of “hindering” US proposals for an agreement of Ukraine and insisted they “do not have a peaceful agenda”

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58 h. ago Putin sends chilling 'we are ready to fight' warning to Europe

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has accused European leaders of “hindering” US proposals for an agreement over Ukraine and insisted they “do not have a peaceful agenda”

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5 d. ago The week Europe realised it stands alone against Russian expansionism

Washington’s Putin-appeasing plan for peace in Ukraine has failed, but many heard death knell sounded for European reliance on US protectionKaja Kallas, the European Union foreign policy chief, asked her officials this week to dig up the number of times Russia had – in its various guises – invaded other states in the 20th and 21st centuries. The answer that came back was 19 states, on 33 occasions. Kallas, the former Estonian prime minister, was not just indulging in some form of historical mathematics. She was seeking to make a point that lies at the heart of the dispute between the US and Europe over Ukraine’s future, a dispute that has again revealed the chasm across the Atlantic about the true nature of the Russian regime.Kallas reads history books as a leisure activity and – drawing on her own country’s history of Soviet occupation – has long maintained that the Soviet Union fell, but its imperialism never did. “Russia has never truly had to come to terms with its brutal past o...

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7 d. ago Vladimir Putin claims 'Europe has nothing to fear' ahead of crunch US meeting

Russian leader Vladimir Putin claims Europe has nothing to fear from the Kremlin despite repeated threats against the West - and says he is positive about Trump envoy meeting next week

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7 d. ago Putin eases WW3 fears as he says Russia has 'no aggressive plans towards Europe'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has eased fears of potential conflict in Europe during a speech at Collective Security Treaty Organisation in Kyrgyzstan this afternoon.

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