All news on the topic: War in Ukraine
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Starmer prepared to deploy British troops in Ukraine if a peace deal is achieved
It is believed to be the first time the PM has been explicit about deploying British peacekeepers to Ukraine.
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‘Once-in-a-generation’ emergency summit to be held regarding discussions between Trump and Putin on Ukraine
Sir Keir Starmer is poised to join European leaders at an emergency summit on Monday, after Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy suggested they could be left out of peace talks.
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UK military too ’depleted’ to lead Ukraine peace mission - former Army chief
The UK military is "so run down" it could not lead any future peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, the former head of the Army has said.
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Russian ’high-explosive’ drone hits Chernobyl, resulting in ’significant damage’ to the shelter protecting the world from radiation
Ukraine has stated that "significant" damage has been caused after Russia targeted Chernobyl with a "high explosive drone".
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Donald Trump’s 7 key warning signs that he’ll compromise Ukraine as he aligns with Vladimir Putin
Alarm bells are ringing across Europe after Donald Trump and his team conceded to key demands from Putin before peace talks even begin - prompting comparisons to the failure to stand up to Hitler in the 1930s.
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Britain was warned that it ’must be prepared to go to war with Russia’
The UK should be ready to engage in war with Russia if Vladimir Putin chooses to intensify his conflict in Eastern Europe, a senior MP has stated.
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"Ukraine must be at the heart of talks with Russia," says UK Defence Secretary after Trump announces plan to meet Putin
The UK Defence Secretary has stated that there can be no peace negotiations for the war in Ukraine without Ukraine’s consent, following Trump’s announcement to initiate talks with Russia.
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Trump plans to meet with Putin to end the Ukraine war, stating ’the US wants its money back’
Donald Trump has stated that the US will try to recover some of the funds it has sent to Ukraine, as he agreed to meet with Vladimir Putin and initiate negotiations to end the war.
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Trump and Putin initiate Ukraine peace talks as Putin agrees war must end; Zelensky plans next steps with Don
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have agreed to begin Ukraine peace talks that could signal the beginning of the end of the bloody war.
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Zelenskyy refutes the assertion that Boris Johnson discouraged him from seeking a peace deal in 2022
Ukraine’s president states that the British PM was not involved in the decision not to pursue a deal with Russia.
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Trump sanctions International Criminal Court, claiming it targets the US and ally Israel
Donald Trump has authorised economic and travel sanctions against people who work on International Criminal Court investigations "targeting" US citizens or "close allies" such as Israel.
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Trump to present a ’100-day peace plan’ to end the Ukraine war, involving British peacekeepers, a buffer zone, and halting Putin’s advances
Donald Trump is set to reveal his long-awaited peace plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Putin has depleted nearly all Soviet military stockpiles, leading to a reduction in the intensity of the war in Ukraine
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II. It has also resulted in the largest depletion of military equipment in 80 years.
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NATO scrambles fighter jets to intercept two Russian bombers
Two Norwegian jets rushed to respond after four Russian planes flew dangerously close to NATO airspace yesterday.
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Russian state TV displays military using U.S.-made sniper rifles and ammunition, despite the 2014 embargo
Russian state broadcaster Channel One (Pervy Kanal) has aired footage of Russian military snipers using American-made Desert Tech rifles and Hornady ammunition, despite a Western arms embargo that has been in place since 2014.
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Former Tory MP joins Ukraine’s foreign legion to support the fight against Putin
Former deputy chair of the Conservative Party Jack Lopresti has given his first interview to The Independent after volunteering to serve in the Ukrainian military.
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Pro-Russia paramilitary leader killed in Moscow bomb attack
Armen Sarkisyan, founder of battalion fighting against Ukraine, dies after blast that also killed bodyguard.
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British teenager, 18, killed by Russian drone minutes into first mission on Ukraine frontline
Britsh teen volunteer James Wilton “did not stand a chance” when he was killed by a Russian drone while fighting in Ukraine, his best pal said.
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British volunteer loses arm and leg after drone attack in Ukraine, hailed as a hero
A British volunteer has defied the odds after suffering life-threatening injuries while evacuating civilians from the front line in Ukraine’s battle for Pokrovsk.
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Kremlin-run bot network uses fake websites to disseminate articles predicting a ’catastrophe’ for Europe after U.S. cuts aid to Kyiv
The Kremlin’s “Doppelgänger” bot network has launched a campaign to spread pseudo-journalistic articles claiming that the decision of newly sworn in U.S. President Donald Trump to freeze aid programs for Ukraine is the right move...
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North Korean soldier shouted ’Kim Jong-un’ before committing suicide on the battlefield
An elite Ukrainian soldier has revealed how North Korean troops are blowing themselves up with grenades to avoid being captured alive.
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Russia’s new ’Iskander-1000’ ballistic missile features twice the range and improved accuracy
Multiple sources have reported that Russia is close to beginning serial production of a new derivative of the Iskander-M ballistic missile system, the official designation of which has not been confirmed.
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Kremlin propaganda resurfaces as ’neutral’ YouTube channels amid Baltic migration claims
Since Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, its propaganda has claimed that residents of the Baltic states are fleeing en masse to Russia and Belarus to escape “russophobia.” Re:Baltica investigation reveals different truths behind these narratives.
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China becomes Russia’s key supplier of critical war minerals
With Western sanctions cutting off supplies, China has become Russia’s sole source of critical minerals used in weapons production—including nuclear arms—deepening concerns over Beijing’s support for Moscow’s war effort.
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Sanctioned Russian oligarch held stake in Musk’s SpaceX via trust
Citigroup administered Heritage Trust and decided it didn’t need to block the trust’s assets after Suleyman Kerimov was sanctioned in 2018, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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