All news on the topic: War in Ukraine

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Spy ring plotted to extract data from Ukrainians’ phones at a US airbase in Germany, UK court hears
The group planned in late 2022 to gather information and relay anything that could aid Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia hikes military spending to record levels as defence outgoings close to a third of entire budget
Vladimir Putin has signed off record amounts of defence spending for Russia.
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How NATO is gearing up for war with a £2 billion ’shield’ along the Russia border
Anti-tank ‘Hedgehog’ barriers, modern surveillance systems and trenches – it is all part of Poland’s fortification of its border with Russia over fears of a broader conflict in Europe.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy ’ready to end Ukraine war’ in exchange for NATO membership
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he is prepared to end the war in Ukraine in exchange for Nato membership.
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Putin threatens Kyiv with Oreshnik missiles while praising Trump
Russian president says ‘intelligent’ US president-elect will find solution to Ukraine war
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UK imposes record sanctions to cripple Russia’s war effort
Britain has sanctioned 30 vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet in its largest-ever crackdown, cutting off oil revenues that fund the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.
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South Korean leader calls for action over North Korean troops spotted in Russia
President Yoon Suk Yeol met with a Ukrainian delegation as the North Korean troop deployment threatens to expand the war.
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Russian deserter reveals secrets of guarding nuclear base during the war
On the day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Anton says the nuclear weapons base he was serving at was put on full combat alert.
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Germany compiles list of bunkers amid rising tensions with Russia
App planned for public to find emergency shelter in places including underground train stations and car parks
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British ex-soldier ’captured by Russian troops while fighting in Kursk’ after leaving the UK to join the Ukraine frontline
Fighting in the Kursk region has intensified after Ukraine troops gained ground there
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Is Putin’s video address about ’unstoppable’ missiles a deepfake?
Mystery is swirling around the latest video of Vladimir Putin, in which he threatens Ukraine and the West with his allegedly unstoppable ‘Oreshnik’ missile.
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ICBM: Ukraine claims Russia launched nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in the war
Ukraine has claimed that Russia attacked the city of Dnipro with an intercontinental ballistic missile – the kind that can be fitted with nuclear warheads – for the first time overnight
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Ex-NATO chief warns of fears that Putin could use chemical weapons after losing a key region in Ukraine
Fears are rising Vladimir Putin could launch deadly chemical weapons on his enemies as the war with Ukraine continues to unravel as UK-supplied weapons were used
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Vladimir Putin launches ’revenge attack’ after Ukraine strikes Russian site with UK missiles
Officials claimed Russian troops launched an ICBM at Ukraine - an unconfirmed report that, if verified, would mark the munitions’ first battlefield deployment on the invasion front
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Putin reappears in Moscow as Russia starts constructing £300,000 nuclear bunkers
Vladimir Putin has reappeared after vanishing for almost two weeks as fears of World War III grow and Moscow starts building mobile nuclear bomb shelters.
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Fears of World War Three grow as Germany becomes the latest European country to warn civilians
Tensions are escalating in Europe with Germany now warning its civilians that they must ready themselves for possible World War Three and instructed them on what they need to do
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Media: Owners of EU microprocessor plant shipped chips to Russia despite sanctions
Businessmen that own a plant in Latvia shipped microchips used to build drones to Russia despite Western sanctions in the wake of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a new investigation by The Buro, an OCCRP partner organization.
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Keir Starmer tells Vladimir Putin to back down over nuclear war escalation
Keir Starmer has said standing up to Russia is ’about our way of life’ when asked how worried he is about the threat of Putin using nuclear weapons
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Kremlin warns Joe Biden’s Ukraine missile decision ’could spark World War Three’
The US has allowed Ukraine to use long-range missiles to attack Russia. The move cam after requests from Volodymyr Zelensky but has been met with criticism from Russia and inside America
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Biden authorizes Ukraine to strike Russia with ATACMS missiles, NYT reports
US President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range ATACMS missiles on Russian territory for the first time. This decision comes two months before the end of his presidential term, according to The New York Times.
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Fighting "fascists" and opposing Ukraine: how Russia’s influence network operates in Canada
At the end of October, Canadian parliamentarians convened a Standing Committee on Public Safety Security and Defence Committee session to discuss the impact of Russian disinformation on Canada’s information landscape.
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Russia launches one of its ’largest airstrikes’ on Ukraine, targeting ’sleeping civilians’ and ’critical infrastructure’
Russia launched a ’a massive combined attack targeted all regions of Ukraine’ on Sunday morning, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
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Macron and Starmer pledge ’unwavering’ support for Ukraine
France and the UK will support Ukraine for as long as necessary "to thwart Russia’s war of aggression", French President Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir Starmer have said.
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UK imposes sanctions on Russian defense suppliers in Asia
The United Kingdom unveiled its most extensive sanctions package against Russia since 2023, targeting the country’s military supply chain in Asia.