35 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: ‘Coalition of the willing’ military chiefs to assemble in London

Ukraine war briefing: ‘Coalition of the willing’ military chiefs to assemble in London  The Guardian

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63 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy replaces head of general staff of the armed forces

Defence minister says Ukraine ‘systematically transforming’ its military; Macron says allied security force does need Russia’s blessing. What we know on day 1,118The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has appointed Andriy Gnatov as chief of the general staff of the armed forces, replacing Anatoliy Bargylevych, who has been moved to chief inspector of the defence ministry. “He [Gnatov] is a combat guy,” Zelenskyy said. “His task is to bring more combat experience Everything that our brigades have learned from the war should be implemented 100% at the planning level.” Ukraine’s defence minister, Rustem Umerov, posted: “We are systematically transforming the armed forces of Ukraine to enhance their combat effectiveness. This involves restructuring the command system and implementing clear standards.”Russia launched a drone attack on Kyiv, its mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said early on Monday, adding that Ukrainian air defence units were responding. Reuters said its witnesses heard b...

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3 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy accuses Putin of seeking to prolong war amid buildup of forces

Ukrainian president maintains his troops are still fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and warns that Moscow is ‘doing everything’ to prevent a ceasefire. What we know on day 1,117See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Military chiefs to meet in London as ‘coalition of the willing’ talks continue

Sir Keir Starmer announced that plans for a peacekeeping operation would move into an ‘operational phase’.

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5 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Mandatory evacuations on border with Kursk as Putin mulls ceasefire

Moscow offers heavily qualified support for US-Ukraine proposal as Russia regains more of Kursk region Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sadiq Khan unveils £7m fund in bid to clean up London's rivers

Funding comes as the mayor hosts a roundtable summit with Thames Water and other agencies - but is criticised for failing to include the London Assembly

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6 d. ago Violence against women and girls in capital 'endemic' and getting worse, London Assembly told

Met Police deputy assistant commissioner Alexis Boon tells London Assembly the problem is ‘huge’

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7 d. ago Russia demands details from US before decision on Ukraine ceasefire

Marco Rubio confirms US will talk to Moscow on Wednesday about results of US-Ukraine talksRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe Kremlin has declined to commit to an immediate 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, stating that Vladimir Putin must first be briefed by the US before deciding whether the proposal would be acceptable to Russia.The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said Moscow was awaiting “detailed information” from Washington after talks between senior US and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia, where Kyiv declared its readiness to implement an immediate ceasefire. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Art of a deal: how UK and France led dogged effort to repair US

Over 11 days of breakneck diplomacy, Kyiv was convinced of need to pacify Trump, but reconciliation may be all too briefRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe 11 days of whiplash-inducing talks British and French officials endured to repair shattered relations between Washington and Kyiv, and for the first time put Donald Trump’s trust in Vladimir Putin to the test, could go down as one of the great feats of diplomatic escapology.The dogged fence-mending may yet unravel as hurdles remain, principally the outstanding question of Ukraine’s security guarantees, but for the first time, in the words of Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, the ball is in Russia’s court. Putin, by instinct cautious, has preferred watching from the sidelines, suppressing his delight as Trump denounced Volodymyr Zelenskyy to his face in the White House and wreaked subsequent vengeance by stopping all military aid and then pulling some US intelligence. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Starmer warned he must pump billions of pounds into drones and shells so Britain is ready to face down Russia

Keir Starmer is being urged to focus on capabilities that can be delivered quickly as the government tries to finalise the strategic defence review.

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih hotel kills two; EU leaders to gather for summit

Two killed and 28 injured in Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city; Ukrainian president to join EU leaders in Brussels, with shared nuclear deterrence on the agendaSee all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Deadly Odesa drone attack cuts power, water and heating for second day

Woman aged 77 died of shrapnel wounds; Zelenskyy offers minerals deal signature and peace plan. What we know on day 1,106A Russian drone attack late on Tuesday killed one person and caused power, water and heating cuts in Odesa for the second day running, said the regional governor, Oleh Kiper. A 77-year-old woman died of shrapnel wounds on the outskirts of the city, he said, and drone strikes damaged critical infrastructure, leaving neighbourhoods without services.Kiper said fragments from downed drones had damaged private houses and started fires in outlying city districts. A missile strike had destroyed an empty sanatorium near the town of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, south of Odesa, he added.East of the capital, Kyiv, drones targeted a multi-storey apartment building near the town of Boryspil, smashing windows and triggering a fire in a business. Local officials reported no casualties.Zelenskyy has proposed a peace plan to end the war, saying he is willing to work “constructively” und...

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Trump suspends military aid to Ukraine after Starmer says keep help flowing

Oil pipeline burns in Russia after Ukrainian drone attack; deadly Russian strike on Ukrainian military training ground. What we know on day 1,105 Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Starmer urges west to keep aid flowing as US announces suspension

Oil pipeline burns in Russia after Ukrainian drone attack; deadly Russian strike on Ukrainian military training ground. What we know on day 1,105 Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy willing to ‘restore dialogue’ with Trump as European leaders head to UK for defence summit

European heads of government and leaders of Canada and Turkey will attend talks aimed at presenting a united front on Ukraine crisis. What we know on day 1,103See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskyy is willing to “restore dialogue” with the US, French president Emmanuel Macron has said after speaking with the Ukrainian leader following the disastrous White House exchange with US president Donald Trump on Friday. Macron said the dialogue would include a deal that would give US access to revenues from Ukraine’s natural resources. Macron also spoke to Trump but did not reveal any details about the call. The White House had no immediate comment.Macron’s comments come as Zelenskyy arrived in London ahead of a summit of European leaders on Sunday that the Ukrainian president will attend to discuss a peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine war. UK prime minister Keir Starmer will host European heads of government and the leaders of Canada and Turkey at the special defence summ...

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: ‘Not good for both sides’ says Zelenskyy of stunning Trump exchange

Zelenskyy regrets clash but says Kyiv won’t enter peace talks without security guarantees against another offensive. What we know on day 1,102See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageAfter an extraordinary exchange with US president Donald Trump at the White House, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an appearance on Fox News in which he said the public row was “not good for both sides.” But Zelenskyy said Trump – who insists Putin is ready to end the three-year grinding war – needs to understand that Ukraine can’t change its attitudes toward Russia on a dime. Zelenskyy added that Ukraine won’t enter peace talks with Russia until it has security guarantees against another offensive. “It’s so sensitive for our people,” Zelenskyy said. “And they just want to hear that America (is) on our side, that America will stay with us. Not with Russia, with us. That’s it.”After the tense exchange and shortly before departing for his Mar-a-Lago resort in South Florida for the weekend, Trum...

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2 w. ago Violence against women and girls 'endemic', London Assembly told

Violence against women and girls 'endemic', London Assembly told  BBC.com

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s troops regain village near Pokrovsk where ISW says Russians falter

Moscow claims recapture of some Russian territory held by Ukrainian troops in Kursk; ‘security guarantees’ hole in US-Ukraine mineral deal. What we know on day 1,100Ukrainian troops on Wednesday announced a successful counterattack to retake the settlement of Kotlyne near the key city of Pokrovsk, which many Russian forces have died trying to take over the past year. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said: “The year-long Russian effort to seize Pokrovsk has so far failed, and Russian forces appear to have abandoned the effort to take the city directly, preferring instead to conduct a wide envelopment. The Kremlin may have abandoned even that effort for now, however, in the fact of increasing Ukrainian resistance in the area and extremely high Russian losses.”The Russian defence ministry said its forces had recaptured the settlements of Pogrebki and Orlovka, north of the town of Sudzha, in Kursk oblast where Ukraine has held territory inside Russia since August 2024. The minis...

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: One dead and children injured in Russian attack on Kramatorsk

Tentative talks between US and Russia on Ukraine’s future have begun - but the reality for Ukrainians is still daily missile and drone attacks from Putin’s forces

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: NATO planes scrambled over Poland after Putin launches missile and drone attack in western Ukraine

Tentative talks between US and Russia on Ukraine’s future have begun - but the reality for Ukrainians is still daily missile and drone attacks from Putin’s forces

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