Zelensky meets Kevin McCarthy – after Speaker DENIED his plea to address Congress to ask for more aid

Zelensky meets Kevin McCarthy – after Speaker DENIED his plea to address Congress to ask for more aid

Volodymyr Zelensky met House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday in his battle to persuade skeptical Republicans in Congress to keep sending aid. The Ukrainian President urged Capitol Hill lawmakers to ‘stay strong’ and support Kyiv after Poland yanked its weapons supply during one of Russia’s most brutal missile campaigns. McCarthy and Zelensky met behind closed doors, … Read more

27 Russian soldiers ‘are shot dead in friendly fire as their chaotic retreat is mistaken for Ukrainian assault’

27 Russian soldiers ‘are shot dead in friendly fire as their chaotic retreat is mistaken for Ukrainian assault’

27 Russian soldiers ‘are shot dead in friendly fire as their chaotic retreat is mistaken for Ukrainian assault’ Ukraine MP says Putin’s troops came under artillery fire from their own men By Elena Salvoni Published: 12:17 BST, 13 September 2023 | Updated: 12:25 BST, 13 September 2023 Over two dozen Russian soldiers have been shot … Read more

British cruise missiles ‘are used to hit Russian submarine and warship during major attack on Black Sea Fleet HQ in Crimea’

British cruise missiles ‘are used to hit Russian submarine and warship during major attack on Black Sea Fleet HQ in Crimea’

British cruise missiles were used in the devastating bombardment of the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet earlier today in occupied Crimea. The UK-provided Storm Shadow missiles struck Russia’s attack submarine, the Rostov-on-Don, and amphibious landing ship, the Minsk, in Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea. The loss of the Rostov-on-Don is particularly significant as … Read more

Putin and Kim Jong Un form ‘blood alliance’ during arms deal talks, with Vladimir even accepting an invitation to visit North Korea in growing sign of his desperation to forge ties with Pyongyang

Putin and Kim Jong Un form ‘blood alliance’ during arms deal talks, with Vladimir even accepting an invitation to visit North Korea in growing sign of his desperation to forge ties with Pyongyang

Vladimir Putin and fellow dictator Kim Jong Un formed a ‘blood alliance’ during their arms deal talks in Russia, an analyst has said. It raises fears that North Korea will supply Moscow with ammunition for the gruelling war in Ukraine.  Putin has even accepted an invitation to visit North Korea in a growing sign of the … Read more

PETER HITCHENS: If we really cared for Ukraine, we’d find a lasting peace – and not prolong this war

PETER HITCHENS: If we really cared for Ukraine, we’d find a lasting peace – and not prolong this war

Is Ukraine stuck? Wars can be very unpredictable – especially in their early weeks – but there are a lot of signs that Ukraine has run into political and military trouble.  It is not that its forces are likely to be defeated or that the Russians are about to sweep into Kiev. Far from it. They … Read more

Five Russian jets ‘were destroyed by easily assembled cardboard drones by Ukraine last week’ – in prelude to even more unmanned assaults on Putin’s bases

Five Russian jets ‘were destroyed by easily assembled cardboard drones by Ukraine last week’ – in prelude to even more unmanned assaults on Putin’s bases

Cardboard drones as easy to assemble as an Ikea flatpack are believed to have destroyed five Russian jets in an attack by Ukrainian forces. An official from Kyiv‘s security service said four Su-30 aircraft and one Mig-29 fighter jet were hit at Kursk airfield just across the border in Russia. Last weekend’s assault, said to … Read more

Ukraine plans to hit Moscow with newly-developed long-range missiles, official claims

Ukraine plans to hit Moscow with newly-developed long-range missiles, official claims

Ukraine plans to hit Moscow with newly-developed long-range missiles, official claims Kyiv has had to turn to the development of its own long-range missiles Allies supplying munitions stipulated they can only be used within Ukraine By Christian Oliver Updated: 12:28 BST, 1 September 2023 Ukraine is planning to strike Moscow with newly-developed long-range missiles, one … Read more

Ukraine’s troops pick off Putin’s soldiers one-by-one in brutal close-quarters combat footage as Kyiv’s counter-offensive makes more gains into Russia’s Zaporizhzhia defences

Ukraine’s troops pick off Putin’s soldiers one-by-one in brutal close-quarters combat footage as Kyiv’s counter-offensive makes more gains into Russia’s Zaporizhzhia defences

Ukraine’s forces have pushed deeper into Russian defensive lines in the country’s south, Kyiv said today, as footage emerged of intense close-quarters combat between Ukraine’s armed forces and Moscow’s invading infantrymen. Kyiv launched a grinding counteroffensive in June after stockpiling Western-supplied weapons and building up assault battalions. Unlike two rapid assaults last summer, Ukraine’s armies have … Read more

Russia warns of ‘nuclear catastrophe’ in Ukraine… amid Western fears Kremlin is planning a false flag strike that will spread radioactive pollution across Europe

Russia warns of ‘nuclear catastrophe’ in Ukraine… amid Western fears Kremlin is planning a false flag strike that will spread radioactive pollution across Europe

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu today warned of ‘nuclear catastrophe’ in the war in Ukraine. He spoke out amid Western fears that Russia is planning a false flag operation blaming Ukraine for a nuclear leak which could trigger radioactive pollution across Europe. ‘There is an alarming situation developing around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,’ said … Read more

Graphic shows Russia’s territorial gains – and losses – at every stage of Putin’s Ukrainian invasion… and how his troops are now stuck in a stalemate as war approaches 18-month mark

Graphic shows Russia’s territorial gains – and losses – at every stage of Putin’s Ukrainian invasion… and how his troops are now stuck in a stalemate as war approaches 18-month mark

The largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II crests the 18-month mark in less than two weeks’ time as Ukrainian forces continue their bitter fight for survival and independence in the face of Vladimir Putin‘s aggression.  Recent months have seen the conflict descend into a grinding stalemate, with neither side clearly in the … Read more