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President Volodymyr Zelenski is going to a security conference in Munich, which lasts until Sunday, "Rzeczpospolita" reports. This gives hope that there will be no war this week," the newspaper notes.more

Any incursion into Ukraine would cause a "prolonged crisis" for Russia with "far-reaching damage to both Russia and the world" - warned U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday as they held talks on the situation surrounding Ukraine.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned today that the situation was "very, very dangerous and difficult" as the world was "on the brink of collapse" as a result of the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.more

The Federal Assembly elected the incumbent German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, for a second term in Berlin. He received 1 045 out of 1 425 valid votes cast. Thus, the politician obtained the required absolute majority in the first vote.more

Diplomatic efforts by some in the West to stop Vladimir Putin from aggressing against Ukraine are beginning to resemble the "whiff of Munich" of 1938. - British Defense Minister Ben Wallace assessed today.more

Three-quarters of Britons believe Prime Minister Boris Johnson should leave office if a police investigation results in him being fined for breaking covid restrictions, a poll released yesterday shows.more

After truck drivers of the "freedom convoy" blocked the seat of the Dutch parliament in The Hague yesterday morning, the city's mayor decided to disband the unannounced demonstration. Police called on protesters to disperse and threatened to use force.more

"We do not know whether Russia has decided to resume aggression against Ukraine, but there is a significant risk that the attack will occur even before the end of the Olympic Games in Beijing," said US national security adviser Jake Sullivan yesterday, reporting on the talks between US and state leaders, NATO and the EU, including Poland.more

"Vladimir Putin plays out European weaknesses and crises with cynical precision, and there is no doubt as to his intentions, because Europe is today on the brink of war," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote today in the British Daily Telegraph.more

The UK government yesterday called on the British to leave Ukraine and advised against any travel to the country. As he assessed, the concentration of Russian forces on the border with Ukraine is increasing the threat of military actions more and more. Other countries also issued similar messages.more

The London Metropolitan Police, as part of an ongoing investigation, contacted Prime Minister Boris Johnson for clarification on the social events that took place in Downing Street during the covid restrictions, the British Prime Minister's office reported yesterday.more

British opposition Labor MP Neil Coyle has been suspended from his membership in the parliamentary club over racist remarks he has made to a Chinese-born journalist working in the House of Commons.more

After talks with the British Foreign Minister Liz Truss, the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, said that there were "no contact points" regarding the security guarantees required by Russia.more

The British government already has the option of imposing sanctions on persons and companies important to Russia's interests should it aggressively affect Ukraine. Yesterday, the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs published the relevant regulations.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who visited Poland yesterday, assured the UK that the UK remains steadfast in its commitment to Europe's security against those who would like to undermine it.more

Ireland's armed forces are unable to adequately defend the country even in the event of aggression by conventional means, a report published Wednesday said. It called for a radical overhaul of the Defense Force.more

Prime Minister Boris Johnson stressed that Britain's commitment to Poland is unwavering and supported by the deployment of an additional 350 British troops, the British head of government's office reported after his conversation with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.more

London's Metropolitan Police will later this week contact more than 50 attendees of parties and social gatherings in Downing Street for their statements, it was reported last night.more

Today's visits by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Brussels and Warsaw are, along with talks by Foreign Office chief Liz Truss, part of Britain's diplomatic offensive on Ukraine, British media wrote today.more

We view the Russian-Belarusian military exercises in Belarus as escalation activities, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced yesterday. She declined to assess whether they constitute preparations for an invasion of Ukraine. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that more Russian forces are arriving in Belarus every day.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce during a trip to Brussels and Warsaw today the putting of 1,000 extra troops on standby to support NATO and allies in the event of a humanitarian crisis, his office announced last night.more

As of yesterday, vaccine passports and most other restrictions put in place for the Covid-19 pandemic have been lifted in the Canadian province of Alberta. Protests against the epidemic restrictions are underway in the capital city of Ottawa and at border crossings with the US.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to carry out a major government reconstruction over the summer in anticipation of the next House of Commons election, which could be as early as 2023, The Times reported yesterday.more

Britain's terror threat level has been lowered from "serious" to "significant," or from fourth to third on a five-point scale, Home Secretary Priti Patel announced yesterday.more

The issue of Ukraine's relationship with NATO has dominated French President Emmanuel Macron's visits to Moscow, Kiev and Berlin. Among the options on the table for the West's negotiations with Russia is a status for Ukraine comparable to Finland, which is not a member of the Alliance but has established a partnership with NATO, "Le Monde" wrote yesterday.more