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Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘nuclear blackmail’ after shelling at power plant

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described Russian forces’ actions at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as “nuclear blackmail” that may embolden malign actors worldwide. He renewed his call for fresh sanctions against Moscow and its ...

16 Aug 2022 at 06:44

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US says Russia trying to fabricate evidence in prisoner-of-war deaths

The US claims Russia is working to fabricate evidence concerning last week’s deadly strike on a prison housing prisoners of war in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine. US intelligence officials have determined Russia is looking to plant ...

04 Aug 2022 at 05:47

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China cannot stop US officials from visiting Taiwan, says Nancy Pelosi

US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that China will not isolate Taiwan by preventing American officials from travelling there. She made the remarks in Tokyo during the final leg of an Asia tour highlighted by a visit ...

05 Aug 2022 at 10:52

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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea off east coast

North Korea on Sunday launched a suspected ballistic missile into sea, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in the North’s apparent eighth round of weapons tests so far this year. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that ...

27 Feb 2022 at 01:55

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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea

North Korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea, according to its neighbours’ militaries. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Saturday it detected a single launch of a presumed ballistic missile from an area ...

05 Mar 2022 at 03:25

Russia moving forces to Ukraine border, says UK military intelligence

Russia is continuing to move forces towards the border with Ukraine despite claims by Moscow that it is pulling back, Britain’s head of military intelligence has warned. Lieutenant General Sir Jim Hockenhull, the Chief of Defence ...

16 Feb 2022 at 22:25

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Russia test-fires new intercontinental ballistic missile

The Russian military said it has successfully performed the first test of a new intercontinental ballistic missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin claims would make the West “think twice” about any aggressive intentions ...

20 Apr 2022 at 23:55

Scotland

MoD vows to consider implications of decisions on devolved policies

The Ministry of Defence will aim to improve its understanding of how its work impacts areas of devolution following a Scottish Affairs Committee intervention. The cross-party committee argued that while defence is a ...

09 Sept 2022 at 01:01

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Serbia places troops on Kosovo border in ‘full state of combat alert readiness’

Serbia on Monday placed its security troops on the border with Kosovo on “the full state of combat readiness”, ignoring Nato’s calls for calm between the two wartime Balkan foes. Serbia’s Interior Minister ...

27 Dec 2022 at 10:06

Tory MPs call for increased defence spending in light of ‘New Cold War’

Conservative MPs have called for a “meaningful” increase in defence spending in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a report published on Friday, members of the backbench 1922 Defence Committee said ...

13 May 2022 at 14:55

Replacing UK’s weapons stockpiles could take ‘years’, says head of armed forces

Returning the UK’s stockpile of weapons to pre-Ukraine war levels could take years, the head of the armed forces has said. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, who took over as Chief of the Defence Staff in ...

22 Jun 2022 at 14:13

Nato says no sign of Russian troop drawback from Ukrainian border

Nato has said it still sees no sign Russia is pulling back forces from the Ukrainian border, despite claims by Moscow that its troops have begun returning to their bases. Alliance defence ...

16 Feb 2022 at 18:25

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