Zelensky urges West to overcome ‘fear’ of ‘strong’ decisions to defend Ukraine

Zelensky urges West to overcome ‘fear’ of ‘strong’ decisions to defend Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded for the UK and US to give permission for Ukraine to use western missiles to strike Russian targets as Vladimir Putin’s forces carried out another bombing raid. The Ukrainian president called for “decisiveness” as he urged leaders to overcome the “fear” of making the choice. Sir Keir Starmer and Joe Biden met in Washington on Friday for talks on giving Ukraine permission to use long-range missiles […]

September 16, 2024 5

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with Journalists enroute to America

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The Prime Minister has arrived in the US to hold talks with President Joe Biden

They will discuss the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. The Prime Minister has arrived in the US to hold talks with President Joe Biden on resolving the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. Sir Keir Starmer is expected to meet Mr Biden in the White House on Friday following pleas from Ukraine to lift restrictions on using Western weaponry against Russian targets. The PM’s visit to Washington DC comes just two months […]

September 13, 2024 2

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

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US and UK accuse Iran of sending Russia ballistic missiles to use in Ukraine

The United States and the UK have formally accused Iran of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use in the war in Ukraine, and plan to take measures to punish those involved. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking alongside British Foreign Secretary David Lammy during a visit to London, said sanctions will be announced later on Tuesday. “Russia has now received shipments of these ballistic missiles and will […]

September 11, 2024 3

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Russia declares federal emergency in area under attack from Ukrainian forces

Russian officials have declared the situation in the Kursk region a “federal level” emergency, four days after hundreds of Ukrainian troops poured over the border in what appears to be Kyiv’s biggest attack on Russian soil since the war began. Meanwhile, a Russian plane-launched missile struck a Ukrainian shopping centre in the middle of the day, killing at least 12 people and wounding 44 others, authorities said. The shopping centre […]

August 10, 2024 2

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