The chancellor says nothing is off the table but fellow Tory ministers remain dismissive of idea Rishi Sunak has opened the door to a windfall tax on oil and gas companies despite previously dismissing the policy, as Labour accused the government of burying its head in the sand over spiralling […]
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The UK’s armed forces minister said earlier that Britain backs Ukrainian troops carrying out strikes in Russian territory Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens to spill over in dangerous new phase West gearing up to help Ukraine for ‘long haul’: US defence secretary Kyiv area morgues at breaking point Russia accused […]
Senior Russian diplomat says Moscow is ‘concerned’ over string of explosions in Transnistria Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates A Russian minister refused to rule out Moldova’s breakaway region Transnistria being drawn into the Ukraine war, in a potential escalation of the conflict to another European country. The deputy foreign minister, […]
Move follows Warsaw’s imposition of sanctions on 50 entities and individuals including Russia’s biggest gas company Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates Moscow has told Poland and Bulgaria that it will halt gas supplies from Wednesday, following their refusal to pay the Russian energy giant Gazprom in roubles, in an apparent […]
Lloyd Austin meets with defence ministers as Russia accuses west of engaging in ‘proxy war’ Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates Lloyd Austin, the US defence secretary, has said the west was gearing up to help Ukraine for “the long haul” and would take steps to boost rearmament to help the […]
Exclusive: Seven women accuse ex-Radio 1 DJ of predatory behaviour in joint investigation by the Guardian and BBC Tim Westwood: bishop’s son who became a hip-hop heavyweight The renowned DJ Tim Westwood has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women who claim he misused his position in the music […]
Russian foreign minister says western weapons are a ‘legitimate target’; about 15,000 Russian troops have been killed since start of invasion, UK defence secretary says Russia failing in its war aims, says Blinken on visit to Kyiv Sweden and Finland to submit Nato applications, say reports Evidence some Ukrainian women […]
Western military support means the Nato alliance is ‘in essence engaged in war with Russia’, says Russian foreign minister Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Continue reading…
Two countries could apply for membership simultaneously as soon as mid-May, according to reports Sweden and Finland have agreed to submit simultaneous membership applications to the US-led Nato alliance as early as the middle of next month, Nordic media have reported. The Finnish daily Iltalehti said on Monday that Stockholm […]
Forensic specialists carrying out autopsies north of Kyiv say they ‘still have hundreds of bodies to examine’ Warning: contains graphic descriptions Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Forensic doctors carrying out postmortem examinations on bodies in mass graves north of Kyiv say they have found evidence some women were raped before being […]