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Blindly led attacks by Russian forces against Ukrainian civilians must be investigated as a war crime, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said today. She added that she fully supports an investigation by the International Criminal Court.more

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has "completely changed the security landscape in Finland", reviving the debate about the country joining Nato after years of a policy of neutrality, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto announced in an interview with Kyodo news agency published yesterday.more

Britain is pressing allies to give Ukraine anti-ship missiles that would give it the ability to repel a Russian invasion from the sea, including an attack on Odessa, The Sunday Times reported citing government sources.more

The first British government officials have received fines from the London police for breaking covid restrictions at informal social events that took place in Downing Street and other government buildings, Sky News reported yesterday.more

After long disputes, the coalition of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP has agreed who will represent Germany in the future, incl. in Warsaw and Tel Aviv - informs the daily "Sueddeutsche Zeitung". Thomas Bagger, recently the head of the Foreign Department in the president's office, would come to the capital of Poland.more

Britain and its allies have agreed to send more lethal weapons to Ukraine to help repel the Russian invasion, UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace announced. The ministry reported to him that Russia was transferring some of its forces to Ukraine from Georgia, which was not planned and testifies to the significant losses that Russian troops suffer during the invasion.more

Russia will try to encircle the Ukrainian army in Donbas, and then, having captured 1/3 of Ukraine's territory, it will want to negotiate from this strong position - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki assessed in an interview with CNN International. He added that the West must rush to help Ukraine and adopt a long-term set of "crushing" sanctions against Russia.more

It is an illusion that Russia's behavior can be changed, because the problem is not only Vladimir Putin, but the fact that the vast majority of its population is permeated with imperialist chauvinism, says Edward Lucas, British columnist and expert on Russia.more

The British government has imposed sanctions on another 14 people and entities from Russia in connection with the invasion of Ukraine by that country. Most of the newly sanctioned individuals and companies are media-related.more

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a "huge mistake in assessing the situation in Ukraine, including the capabilities of his troops, and his advisers are afraid to tell him the truth about the war," said Jeremy Fleming, the head of British electronic intelligence GCHQ.more

Any ship can fall victim to Russian mines in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski announced today before the Norwegian parliament. He specified that it could be, for example, a ferry from Bulgaria or Romania.more

Britain is treating Russian announcements of a reduction in military action around Kiev with an abundance of caution, as Russia has already shown more than once that its words cannot be trusted, British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab announced today.more

French and Russian presidents Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin failed to agree during a telephone conversation yesterday on the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol, the Elysée Palace reported.more

Some countries in the West would like an end to the fighting in Ukraine at any price, especially if that price were to be paid by Ukraine, according to Kataryna Wolczuk, an expert at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London.more

Several European countries yesterday announced the expulsion of diplomatic staff from Russian embassies. The Czech Republic expelled one employee. The Netherlands expelled 17. Belgium decided to expel 21 Russian diplomats accused of espionage. And Ireland reported that four senior Russian embassy staff will leave the country.more

The UK has seized its first superyacht in British waters as part of sanctions against Russia. The £38m yacht, named Phi, is owned by an unnamed Russian businessman.more

"The words that Putin cannot remain in power were an expression of moral indignation and I am not withdrawing them. This was not a policy to overthrow Putin," said US President Joe Biden, translating his Warsaw speech. Biden did not rule out that he might meet Vladimir Putin if he was ready to end the war.more

Twenty fines will be issued as part of the police inquiry into Downing Street parties that breached Covid rules.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke yesterday by telephone with the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, about the need for the international community to accelerate support for Ukraine. On the other hand, in an interview with the President of Ukraine, Volodymir Zelensky, he assured that the United Kingdom would strengthen economic pressure on Russia.more

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning at peace talks on the Ukraine-Belarus border earlier this month, sources close to him say. The Chelsea FC owner - who has now recovered - reportedly suffered sore eyes and peeling skin.more

Russia must abandon its plans to change the authorities in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin is aware of this, believes former British General Staff Commander General Richard Dannatt. In his opinion, now is the best time for Ukraine to negotiate.more

Ukraine has not received new weapons from German factories, although arms companies have been offering them for weeks. Germany is the fourth largest arms exporter in the world, but has so far only supplied weapons from the Bundeswehr's small stockpile, the daily Die Welt wrote yesterday in a text entitled 'Strange inaction by Olaf Scholz'. The daily Die Welt wrote yesterday that "Olaf Scholz's strmore

The British government today instructed public sector bodies to check whether they have contracts with Russian companies, particularly for energy supplies, and if they do, to consider switching suppliers.more

Our goal is for the Polish Army to have 300,000 soldiers: 250,000 soldiers of operational forces, professional soldiers and 50,000 soldiers of territorial defence forces, Minister of National Defence Mariusz Blaszczak announced yesterday.more

Britain, unlike several other European countries, is definitely on the side of Ukraine and wants Ukraine to win the war, the country's president Volodymyr Zelenski assessed in an interview with the British weekly The Economist. France, on the other hand, fears Russia, he added.more