Russian President Vladimir Putin would breach a peace deal with Ukraine if it is not defended, Sir Keir Starmer has said, after attending a meeting of senior military leaders in…
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UK: Royal Navy and RAF shadow Russian ships in British waters
UK warships have shadowed a Russian task group as it passed through British waters, the Royal Navy has said. Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset and minehunter HMS Cattistock, along with…
Europe: Russia and Ukraine carry out attacks after Putin-Trump call
Russia and Ukraine have launched air attacks that damaged each other’s infrastructure, hours after Vladimir Putin said Russia would stop targeting Ukrainian energy sites. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia’s…
USA: Trump suggests US could run Ukraine’s power plants
US President Donald Trump has held what he described as a “very good” hour-long phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, a day after speaking to Russia’s President Vladimir…
Europe: Poland and Baltics to quit landmine treaty over Russia fears
Poland and the Baltic states have announced plans to withdraw from a key international treaty banning anti-personnel landmines, citing the rising threat from Russia. In a joint statement, the defence…
USA: Trump says ‘many elements’ agreed to ahead of Putin call
US President Donald Trump says “many elements” of a peace agreement in Ukraine have been agreed with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, ahead of their much anticipated phone call. Trump…
France: Telegram founder allowed to leave Paris following arrest
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of social messaging app Telegram, has been allowed to fly home to Dubai as French authorities continue their unprecedented case against him. The tech…
Lithuania: Prosecutors accuses Russia over Ikea store fire in Vilnius
Lithuanian prosecutors say Russia’s military intelligence service GRU was behind an arson attack on an Ikea furniture store in the Baltic state’s capital Vilnius last year. Two Ukrainian suspects have…
Russia: Peace deal must bar Ukraine from Nato- Russian official
Russia will seek guarantees that Nato will exclude Ukraine from membership and that Ukraine will remain neutral in any peace deal, a Russian deputy foreign minister said. “We will demand…
Russia: Ukrainian troops relive retreat from Kursk
Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Russia’s Kursk region have described scenes “like a horror movie” as they retreated from the front lines. The BBC has received extensive accounts from Ukrainian troops,…