3 h. ago Businessman jailed for exploiting Ukraine war effort for £6.7m money laundering operation

Valeriy Popovych used his business shipping vehicles to Ukraine as a front for a £6.7m money laundering operation

Economics

4 h. ago 'Russia spying on British nuclear submarines is escalation of murky underwater missions'

The Kremlin's chilling maritime missions above and below the sea are become murkier as the spillover from war in Ukraine continues to feed Russia's hunger for spying missions against the UK

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6 h. ago ‘Little suns in the classroom’: Ukrainian city mourns children killed by Russian missile

Anger and outrage are gripping the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as it holds funerals for some of the 20 people, including nine children, killed by a Russian missile that tore through apartment buildings and blasted a playground

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11 h. ago Who is Alex Ovechkin? Vladimir Putin congratulates Russian for breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record

Ovechkin passed the total set by the ‘Great One’ to become the leading goal scorer in NHL history

Politics

12 h. ago Elon Musk's meeting with 'Putin's body double' in doubt as Kremlin claims he's 'useless'

Vladimir Putin's alleged body double was supposed to be meeting Elon Musk later this month but now the Kremlin has no interest in it after labelling the tech lord as 'useless'

Politics

21 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Macron urges strong action against Russia if it continues to ‘refuse peace’

French president speaks after missile attack on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town that killed 20, including nine children. What we know on day 1,139See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageFrench president Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for “strong action” if Russia continued “to refuse peace”, days after a Russian ballistic missile killed 20 people, including nine children, in Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town. Despite US and European efforts to secure peace in Ukraine, Russia continued “to murder children and civilians”, Macron said. “My thoughts are with the children and all civilian victims of the bloody attacks carried out by Russia, including on 4 April in Kryvyi Rih,” Macron said on X. “A ceasefire is needed as soon as possible. And strong action if Russia continues to try to buy time and refuse peace.” Macron said that even though Ukraine accepted US president Donald Trump’s proposal for a complete ceasefire and European countries were also working to secure peace, “Russia is co...

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26 h. ago Vladimir Putin's warlord ally 'terminally ill' as Russia faces new Ukraine war blow

Ramzan Kadyrov wants his teenage son to succeed him when he dies.

Politics

29 h. ago Vladimir Putin's warlord ally 'terminally ill' as Russia faces new blow in Ukraine war

Ramzan Kadyrov's health is said to be 'very poor' with 'tough decisions' over the succession imminent - and he reportedly wants his son Adam, 17, to succeed him

Politics

33 h. ago Moscow court sends US citizen awaiting trial to a psychiatric hospital

Russian state media say a U.S. citizen awaiting trial in Moscow has been forcibly admitted to a psychiatric hospital

Events

34 h. ago Paedophile with conviction for sick child abuse images posed as hero paratrooper to volunteer at charity feeding Ukrainian children fleeing Putin's war

An acclaimed British charity that feeds Ukrainian children fleeing Vladimir Putin's invasion hired a convicted paedophile who posed as a paratrooper, it has been revealed. 

Events

35 h. ago Ukraine Russia war latest: Zelensky calls on West to step up pressure on Putin after deadly Kyiv strike

Early morning major Russian missiles attack sparks explosions in Kyiv, injuring three and killing one

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39 h. ago ‘There is no ceasefire. Attacks are ongoing’: how Putin’s envoy played US over Ukraine

White House welcome for key member of Russian president’s inner circle raises fears over America’s commitment to peaceKirill Dmitriev’s meetings with US officials in the White House last week went largely below the radar. And deliberately so.The dapper investment envoy to Russian president Vladimir Putin, who also serves as a key negotiator for Moscow on Ukraine, posted an image of his flight plan on social media to make the point that a senior sanctioned Russian official was being welcomed by the Trump administration. Otherwise, details of what was discussed remain opaque. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Ukraine Russia war latest: Poland scrambles warplanes after all of Ukraine under Russian missiles threat

Early morning major Russian missiles attack sparks explosions in Kyiv and injures three

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42 h. ago Ukrainian refugees accidentally told to leave in mistaken email

240,000 Ukrainians came to the U.S., fleeing the war under former President Joe Biden

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43 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy criticises ‘weak’ US reaction to deadly Russian strike on his hometown

Ukrainian president says US embassy response ‘disappointing’ as he welcomes ‘tangible progress’ in talks with France and Britain. What we know on day 1,138See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian missile attack on Kyiv injures three and triggers air alert

Kyiv mayor warned residents not to leave their shelters, as all of Ukraine was placed under an air alert. What we know on day 1,138See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Britain must boost its military to counter the growing threat from Russia

Editorial: The former head of MI6 warns that Europe must meet the challenge of the new rules set by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

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55 h. ago Former MI6 Chief: Putin lacks rationality unless in a ‘permanent state of antagonism’

Former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger told The Independent’s Sam Kiley that Vladimir Putin lacks rationality unless in a “permanent state of antagonism,” offering Russia only “security.” This remark comes just months after the third anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

Politics

56 h. ago Attacks on Ukraine a sobering reminder of Russia’s ‘barbaric war’, says minister

The head of Britain’s armed forces has met Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.

Politics

59 h. ago ‘We can’t sit back and watch’: Former MI6 boss says Britain must get ready for war as Putin threatens Europe

Exclusive: As a Russia-Ukrainian ceasefire looks no closer, Sir Alex Younger tells The Independent how the UK is too detached from the threat posed by Putin – and that our ‘collective effort’ needs to change

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