Putin boasts new intercontinental ballistic weapon will provide rivals with ‘food for thought’ Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Russia has said it had test-launched its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, a new addition to its nuclear arsenal, which Vladimir Putin said would give Moscow’s enemies something to think about. The Russian president […]
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Government changes tack and attempts to delay investigation until after the full publication of Sue Gray report Boris Johnson has been forced to abandon efforts to block an inquiry into whether he misled MPs over Partygate lockdown breaches, instead urging rebellious MPs to delay any investigation. Government whips scrambled on […]
UK Ministry of Defence says Russian offensive in east is increasing but beset by problems; Russia says it will offer Mariupol ceasefire on Wednesday to allow Ukrainian defenders to lay down arms Russia wins first victory in Donbas but Ukrainian frontline ‘still holding’ UN urged to take lead in securing […]
The businessman says ‘90% of Russians’ are against Ukraine invasion and calls on the west to give Putin a clear exit Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates The Russian tycoon Oleg Tinkov has denounced Moscow’s “massacre” in Ukraine and urged the west to help end “this insane war”. Offering some of […]
Aiden Aslin’s relatives say he is speaking under duress and was legitimate combatant with Ukraine Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Relatives of a British man who was taken prisoner while serving with the Ukrainian marines have spoken of their distress at seeing him paraded in front of cameras by his Russian […]
Ukrainian troops forced to withdraw from small city of Kreminna after ferocious assault as Russia moves towards Kramatorsk Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Russia’s large-scale offensive to seize the Donbas region was under way on Tuesday when troops overran the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine and began advancing towards the […]
Labour leader accuses prime minister of dishonesty, as senior Tory joins those urging him to quit All the day’s politics news – as it happens Keir Starmer called the prime minister “a man without shame” during furious exchanges in parliament as MPs prepared to vote on whether Boris Johnson should […]
Latest updates: Ukrainian president vows to continue fighting in video address; French President says he has not spoken with Putin since mass killings were discovered in Ukraine Russia begins large-scale military action to seize eastern Ukraine Lviv mayor accuses Russia of genocide as missiles strike city Video show Russian cruiser […]
Ukrainian president announces assault but declares: ‘We will fight. We will not give up anything Ukrainian’ Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates Russia has begun its large-scale military action to seize the east of Ukraine, the country’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. “Now we can already state that the Russian troops have […]
As Russia suppresses information about its sinking, some share details of what they have found out Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates For days after the Moskva cruiser sank in the Black Sea, Yulia Tsyvova had been desperately searching for information about her son Andrei. Like hundreds of other Russian families […]