They said they were “working ceaselessly” for a cease-fire and hostage deal in the Gaza Strip. The two spy chiefs also said they saw the war in Ukraine coming “and were able to warn the international community,” in part by declassifying secrets to help Kyiv. Burns and Moore said their agencies “exploited our intelligence channels...
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Russian state television threatens to nuke Britain
Andrei Gurulev made the remarks on Russian state television (Picture: Rossiya-1) Russia state TV has yet again threatened a nuclear attack on Britain to ‘sink it beneath a raging radioactive tsunami’. Reservist general and hardline MP Andrei Gurulev remarked ‘Swim, swim, swim’ as he demanded the use of Moscow’s unique Poseidon high-speed underwater atomic drone....
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky accuses Britain of slowing delivery of long-range missiles
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Germany ‘standing in way’ of Czech bid to limit EU travel of Russian spies
The powerful European capital fears its “strong presence” in Russia could be hamstrung if bans are slapped on the movement of Russian diplomats. There are 350 German diplomats posted in Russia between its embassies in Moscow and St Petersburg. Berlin closed consulates in Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and Kaliningrad more than a year after Russia’s invasion of...
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Do not squander our Russia invasion, Ukraine tells Britain
In Brussels, Mr Kuleba also warned allies against over-promising, claiming that several nations had not yet delivered Patriot air defence systems pledged earlier this summer. “Good progress has been made and announcements were made, but again, some Patriot systems were announced and not delivered yet,” the minister said. Kyiv has around five Patriot batteries –...
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Ukraine-Russia war: Moscow captures two Ukrainian villages in march towards key city
Ukraine-Russia war: Moscow captures two Ukrainian villages in march towards key city Jump to content
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British safety adviser killed in missile strike on hotel in Ukraine
“An ordinary city hotel was destroyed by the Russian Iskander,” he said in his evening address on Sunday, adding the strike was “absolutely purposeful, thought out… my condolences to family and friends”. The Russian defence ministry did not respond to a request for comment. Reuters was not able to independently verify if the missile that...
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Huge explosion rocks major Russian airbase as Ukraine presses Kursk attack
Ukraine launched a huge drone attack on a major Russian airfield in the Volgograd region in the early hours of Thursday morning. Residents reported hearing explosions every “one to three minutes’, as ammunition detonated. NASA’s fire monitoring systems also show multiple fires at the Marinovka airbase, home to a squadron of Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft. Ukraine...
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Britain’s leadership on Ukraine has ‘slowed down’, Zelensky tells Starmer
Britain’s leadership on Ukraine has ‘slowed down’, Zelensky tells Starmer Jump to content
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WW3 fears soar as UK is dragged into Putin’s war by Ukrainian MP
A Ukrainian MP warned allies the war with Russia would end quicker if his country was handed more liberty to use foreign-provided weapons to fight. Ukraine has been heavily relying on Western military equipment since the start of the invasion in 2022 but has been heavily curtailed in terms of what it can deploy amid...
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Ukraine uses British tanks on Russian soil in cross-border raid
Last September, a Challenger 2 was destroyed by enemy fire in southern Ukraine when Ukrainian forces were bogged down by Moscow’s defences. The Ministry of Defence has never placed restrictions on the use of conventional British weapons on Russian soil, as long as they are used against targets in accordance with international law. However, Storm...
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Zelensky: Let me use British missiles to end Putin’s rule
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a former British tank commander, said Storm Shadow missiles would be able to strike “rail heads and key roads coming into Kursk, plus any airfields within 100 miles”. “Putin is rattled and this would show the West is fully committed to Ukraine, which has not been apparent hitherto,” he added. The position...