Russian invasion
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Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this is a “significant moment” for European security amid the continued fallout between the Ukrainian leader and Donald Trump. In a phone call this morning, the prime minister reiterated the UK’s “ironclad support” for Ukraine and said he would discuss safeguarding Kyiv’s sovereignty with the US president. Sir Keir also spoke with…
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Donald Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator,” escalating tensions in the aftermath of US-Russia talks over Ukraine. The exchange of criticism between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his US counterpart Donald Trump further escalated on Wednesday after Trump labelled the Ukrainian leader a “dictator”. “I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible…
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A deal to end the war in Ukraine is unlikely to be reached soon despite a flurry of diplomatic talks this week, a leading conflict expert has said. Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, emeritus professor of war studies at King’s College London, told the media it was unlikely a workable agreement could be delivered with only…
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has been hit by Christmas attacks on its energy infrastructure for the third time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Moscow launched a huge aerial attack on Ukraine’s energy facilities last Friday, which Zelenskyy said was one of the largest yet on the grid. The attack damaged power facilities…
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It is “astonishing” that there has been no significant Russian response to the Kursk invasion 10 days on from Ukraine’s surprise attack, an ex-UN chief has said. Mark Malloch Brown, former deputy secretary-general of the organisation, said it’s likely Russia will soon launch a major deployment of troops to push back Ukrainian forces – but…
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Oleksandr Syrsky, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said on Monday that he has signed documents allowing French military instructors to visit Ukrainian training centers. “I welcome France’s initiative to send instructors to Ukraine to train Ukrainian military personnel,” Syrsky said in a Telegram post after a meeting via a video link with French…
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Estonia’s top military chief says the country must double its defence spending over the next two years so it can not only defend against a possible Russian invasion, but instead inflict a “decisive” defeat. During in an interview in Japan, where he was meeting defence officials, General Martin Herem said neither the threat of a…
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US will not send troops to fight, White House says Throughout the day, we have heard officials from around the world react to France’s suggestion that the option to send troops to Ukraine should not be ruled out. Now, the White House has commented on the remarks, saying the US will not send troops to…
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