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Yesterday, King Charles III of Great Britain expressed his appreciation for the determination and strength of the Ukrainian people. In a statement issued on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Russian attack, he wrote that - despite the difficulties and pain inflicted on them - Ukrainians continue to demonstrate heroism.more

Ukraine must now rein in its offensive ambitions and try to hold its ground until either Russia is weakened or its Western allies start helping it again in the right way, according to Keir Giles, an expert at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London.more

The cost of withholding aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia would be much higher than continuing to help, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron warned yesterday, addressing the UN General Assembly on the eve of the second anniversary of Russian aggression.more

The UK will donate a further 200 Brimstone anti-tank missiles to Ukraine, Defence Minister Grant Shapps announced yesterday. His department also announced that, learning from the war in Ukraine, it would invest £4.5bn in equipping its own armed forces with drones.more

By portraying the invasion of Ukraine as a conflict with the West in the official narrative, the Russian government is preparing its citizens for a prolonged war and a decline in living standards, the UK Ministry of Defence said yesterday.more

In the light of recent events, Vladimir Putin may seem indestructible, but this is an illusion; Unless the West leaves Ukraine, Russia's future in this war does not look bright, says Philip Wasielewski, a former Marine officer and analyst at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI).more

British companies export equipment and machinery - including dual-use goods - worth hundreds of millions of pounds to third countries, from where they almost certainly go on to Russia, Sky News reported yesterday, based on trade figures.more

Poles are increasingly concerned about what will happen on NATO's eastern flank when Vladimir Putin's troops win in Ukraine - according to a United Surveys survey for RMF FM and "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna". Over 47 percent Poles believe that Vladimir Putin will want to attack Poland.more

The size of the Russian ground forces in Ukraine is currently approximately 470,000 soldiers - said yesterday the representative of the military intelligence of Ukraine (HUR), General Vadym Skibicki, in an interview with the Interfax-Ukraine agency.more

The former Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, and leader of its government-in-exile, Akhmad Zakayev, during a visit to Gdansk yesterday, stressed that Russia has imperial ambitions. In his view, the potential occupation of Ukraine will result in Poland being drawn into Russia's sphere of influence.more

More than half of Poles consider a NATO war with Russia; 32 percent respondents are not afraid of such a scenario - according to a survey by the Pollster Research Institute for Tuesday's "Super Express".more

Ukrainian refugees who took refuge in the UK after the Russian onslaught will be allowed to stay in the country for another year and a half, the UK Home Office announced yesterday. More than 200,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in the UK so far.more

Alexei Navalny's death is further evidence of what a brutal regime Russia has become under Vladimir Putin and must serve as a reminder that any negotiations with the Kremlin are pointless, British newspapers comment today.more

Billionaire Elon Musk has criticised the new aid to Ukraine being processed by the US Congress and believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot lose the war, Bloomberg news agency wrote yesterday. It cites Musk's discussion with US Republican senators on the X service.more

More and more Poles want Ukrainians to work for us, but are against financing social benefits for them - according to a study by the University of Warsaw, described in today's "Rzeczpospolita".more

This morning, Russia carried out a massive missile attack on Ukraine, attacking with cruise missiles launched from aircraft. An air alert was announced throughout the country. One of the missiles was flying towards the border with Poland. ​more

The Presidents of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the EC, Usula Von der Leyen, welcomed the EU summit agreement on €50 billion in aid for Ukraine. At the same time, they stressed the need for EU countries to increase the supply of arms and ammunition to the country fighting Russian aggression.more

A permanent road connection to Sweden, approximately 60-80 km long, running through the northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia, would secure Finland in the event of an escalation of tension in the Baltic Sea and Russia blocking the navigation channels. The Finnish authorities have started to assess the profitability of the project, Yle radio reported.more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski has already decided to replace the supreme commander of the armed forces, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, the British Financial Times reported yesterday, citing four people familiar with the situation.more

After the head of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, appealed for citizens to be prepared for an armed conflict and stock up on water, flashlights and battery-powered radios, stores offering emergency kits in the Netherlands are running out of supplies, De Telegraaf reported.more

A leaked secret military report shows that Germany is analyzing the option of abandoning Ukraine by the United States and emboldening Russia to the extent that it will invade Poland - reported the most popular Australian news portal news.com.au.more

The front lines of the war in Ukraine have been overrun by rats and mice, spreading diseases among soldiers that paralyze their fighting abilities. This is reminiscent of the gruesome conditions in the trenches during World War I, CNN reports.more

The European Union is conducting an audit of how many weapons individual member states have supplied to Ukraine since Russia's invasion of the country, in response to allegations that some have not sent as many as they could, the UK's 'Financial Times' reported.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak travelled to Kiev today with assurances of increased military aid to the Ukrainian military, the British government has reported. London will allocate £2.5 billion in the new fiscal year 2024/25, 200 million more than in previous years, it added.more

At least three people were killed and 33 injured after a massive missile attack by Russian aircraft on Ukraine this morning, officials of the country said. Four civilians were killed yesterday in Russian shelling in the Kherson, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, in the south and east of Ukraine.more