8 h. ago UK to deploy fighter jets in response to 'aggression from Vladimir Putin'

Britain will provide “further air defence over Poland” after Russian drones violated the country's airspace and had to be shot down by Polish and NATO aircraft last week.

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9 h. ago WW3 fears as RAF deploys fighter jets and Starmer slams 'increased Russian aggression'

The prime minister revealed during an interview with Channel 4 News that the UK will deploy RAF jets to Poland to provide 'further air defence' over the country

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9 h. ago RAF deploys fighter jets in response to 'aggression from Vladimir Putin'

The UK will deploy RAF jets to Poland in response to 'increased aggression from Putin', Sir Keir Starmer has said

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16 h. ago Are Poland holidays safe after Foreign Office issues travel warning

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would deploy three advanced Rafale fighter jets to help protect Poland's airspace and NATO's eastern flank following a Russian drone incursion last week

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55 h. ago Putin's attempts to grind down Ukraine will fail, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper vows

In her first major interview, new Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper tells The Mirror letting Russian aggression go unchecked harms security across Europe, including at home in Britain

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3 d. ago Yvette Cooper gives powerful message to Zelensky in Kyiv after Putin strikes

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has paid tribute to brave Ukrainians, telling President Volodymyr Zelensky they do this 'for all of us' after intensified Russian aggression

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3 d. ago France sends jets to Poland as the UK ramps up sanctions in a signal to Russia

France says its is deploying fighter jets to Poland, and the UK has announced new sanctions against Russia

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3 d. ago France sends jets to Poland, the UK ramps up sanctions in a signal to Russia not to escalate

France says its is deploying fighter jets to Poland, and the UK has announced new sanctions against Russia

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4 d. ago Russian drone incursion an ‘aggressive, reckless act’, says EU as Poland plans no

Poland is seeking to step up its defences with plans to restrict air traffic in the eastern part of the countryGrynkewich now gets a specific question on Poland.He speaks about how allied command operations worked in this case, with every level “doing exactly what they were supposed to do, which was to defend Alliance territory.”“But when you’re when you’re an operational commander, and you have a capability and there’s an attack or an incursion into your airspace, the cost of the weapon doesn’t matter at that moment in time; you’re going to use it to defend our population.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago We're closest to open conflict since World War Two, warns Poland after Russian drone attacks

Poland hits out at ‘act of aggression’ as it shoots down Russian drones for first time since Putin launched full scale invasion of Ukraine

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5 d. ago Poland closest to open conflict since World War Two, warns Polish PM after Russian drone attacks

Poland hits out at ‘act of aggression’ as it shoots down Russian drones for first time since Putin launched full scale invasion of Ukraine

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5 d. ago Starmer slams 'reckless' Putin as Poland shoots down Russian drones in NATO first

Poland hits out at ‘act of aggression’ as it shoots down Russian drones for first time since Putin launched invasion of Ukraine

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5 d. ago Poland shoots down Russian drones in NATO first as leaders condemn 'act of aggression'

Poland hits out at ‘act of aggression’ as it shoots down Russian drones for first time since Putin launched invasion of Ukraine

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6 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone alert in Poland before Belarus border closure

Warplanes scrambled after warning from Ukraine; Poland to seal border over Russian and Belarus’s ‘very aggressive’ Zapad war games. What we know on day 1,295Warplanes were scrambled early on Wednesday after Ukraine’s air force warned that Russian drones had entered Nato-member Poland’s airspace. “Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness,” Poland’s operational command said. The Ukrainian air force said drones were heading west and threatening the city of Zamosc in Poland. Ukrainian media reported that one was heading towards the western Polish city of Rzeszow, and said airports were being temporarily closed.Poland will close its border with Belarus on Thursday as a result of the “very aggressive” Zapad military exercises taking place in Belarus involving Russia, Donald Tusk has announced. The Polish prime minister said it was also a response to a growin...

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7 d. ago Benfica star Georgiy Sudakov shares video of bombed Kyiv flat with wife and kid inside

The Champions League midfielder shared that his pregnant wife and three-year-old daughter were unharmed, but strongly condemned the Russian aggression as their flat was bombed

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2 w. ago After a summer of submission to Trump, Europe knows it must defend Ukraine – and itself – alone | Paul Taylor

Can a European-led coalition really provide credible security guarantees? Past examples are not encouragingAfter an unusual August of geopolitical summitry, the reality is sinking in that Europe is on its own in defending Ukraine’s sovereignty and hence its own security against Russian aggression and cannot count on much support from the United States.The sense of strategic loneliness in an increasingly brutal global power contest follows a summer of submission in which the EU accepted a manifestly unbalanced trade deal imposed by Donald Trump and pledged improbably large investments in the US while European Nato members promised to boost their defence spending to an aspirational 5% of gross domestic product – all to appease Trump in hopes of keeping the US engaged in European security.Paul Taylor is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Red lines’: Ukraine fears more Russian aggression if it gives up land

Zelenskyy’s anxiety over territorial concessions increases in the face of Putin’s maximalist demands

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3 w. ago Donald Trump says UK troops will be sent to Ukraine to 'join American soldiers'

The US president firmly stated that the Ukraine are "not going to be part of NATO" but insisted European troops, including British forces, would be sent to "deter any future Russian aggression.

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3 w. ago What security guarantees might Ukraine get in return for a peace deal?

As western leaders meet, questions remain about the steps they could take to prevent any future Russian aggressionRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesEuropean leaders have been holding a virtual conference call to discuss what security guarantees they could give to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Russia. The discussion follows Monday’s unprecedented get-together in the White House hosted by Donald Trump. The US president met Volodymyr Zelenskyy and held talks with Britain’s Keir Starmer, as well as the leaders of Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and Nato. The main topic was how to end the war in Ukraine, the continent’s biggest since 1945, and how Europe might stop Russia from attacking again. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Donald Trump says UK will put troops in Ukraine and reveals if Americans will join them

In a wide-ranging interview, Donald Trump stated firmly that Ukraine would 'not be a part of NATO' but insisted European troops, including British forces, would be sent to deter any future Russian aggression.

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