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The much-anticipated publication of an internal government inquiry report into parties in Downing Street during the covid restrictions came into question today after police, who are conducting their own investigation, raised objections.more

"We Germans have become a bad joke" - writes the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Die Welt, Ulf Poschardt, in a text entitled "Welcome to the German Federal Republic of Clowns" (Willkommen in der Bundesclownsrepublik Deutschland). Global disillusionment with the new government and its foreign policy is pulling the country away from the West.more

U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirmed during a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenski yesterday his readiness for a strong U.S. response in the event of Russian aggression against Ukraine. He also announced economic assistance to Kiev.more

Irish fishermen who planned to disrupt Russian warship exercises in waters off the Irish coast said yesterday they had agreed at a meeting with the Russian ambassador to set up buffer zones for the duration of the exercises.more

The deployment of an additional few hundred British troops to NATO's eastern flank could happen even within days, the Daily Mail reported yesterday.more

Jobseekers on Universal Credit will have to look for jobs outside their chosen field more quickly or face sanctions under new government plans.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today that he is not withholding the report on Downing Street events during covid restrictions and will be published in full. However, the head of government remarked that he did not know when it would happen.more

The Ministry of National Defense of Ukraine announced the mobilization of over 127,000 Russian soldiers, air forces and the navy near the border. At the border training grounds there were also gathered, among others Iskander ballistic missiles capable of reaching Kiev, radio and satellite equipment for intelligence operations, ammunition supplies and field hospitals.more

The leaders of the ranking of trust in politicians are: President Andrzej Duda, the leader of Poland 2050 Szymon Hołownia and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki - according to the CBOS poll. In the ranking of distrust, the first places are occupied by the deputy prime minister, PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński, and the head of the Ministry of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobro, and the PO leader Donald Tusk.more

A veteran Tory MP suggested coronavirus rules were broken in ‘most homes’ as he sought to defend Boris Johnson over fresh allegations of lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street.more

Russian President Vladimir Putin aims to transform Ukraine into a failed state. We have to prepare for three possibilities of a Russian attack on Ukraine: the annexation or formal recognition of the independence of Donbas, a limited invasion and occupation of the east of the country, and a full-scale attack on many fronts, writes the American magazine Foreign Affairs.more

Talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal between world powers and Iran are approaching a dangerous impasse, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced yesterday.more

Former British intelligence officer Alex Younger said in an interview with the BBC that Russian President Vladimir Putin at this stage of the conflict has no possibility of withdrawing from his plans to invade Ukraine.more

A report on an internal investigation into events on Downing Street and other UK government buildings during the covid restrictions could be released today, Sky News reported.more

Ukraine is now facing a greater threat than ever before, said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday. He stressed that Russian aggression could most effectively be stopped by the unity of the West.more

The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into parties held in No 10 during the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Cressida Dick said they were looking into "potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations" in Downing Street and Whitehall since 2020.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had a birthday party during the first coronavirus lockdown, in June 2020, when indoor socializing was banned, ITV News reported yesterday.more

NATO countries are sending additional ships and fighter jets to Eastern Europe, strengthening deterrence and defense as Russia continues to build up troops in and around Ukraine, NATO Headquarters reported yesterday.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today warned Russia that an invasion of Ukraine would be "catastrophic" and would be a "painful, brutal and bloody enterprise." As he added, "the people of Russia must understand that this will become a new Chechnya."more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office today announced an investigation into allegations by Nusrat Ghani, a Conservative Party MP who claims she was fired from her deputy minister position because she is Muslim.more

Russia plans to conduct its ships' exercises off the Irish coast in early February - in international waters but within its exclusive economic zone. The Irish authorities have already expressed their concern about the maneuvers.more

British MP Nusrat Ghani from the ruling Conservative Party claims in an interview published yesterday in The Sunday Times that in 2020 she was fired from her position as deputy transport minister because she is a Muslim.more

The British Foreign Office said yesterday evening that it has information indicating that the Russian government wants to install a pro-Russian leader in Kiev, which proves the possibility of an invasion and occupation of Ukraine.more

A deputy from the UK's ruling Conservative Party accusing its leadership of intimidating and blackmailing those who demand the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he had turned the matter over to the police.more

The US administration is considering evacuating the families of American diplomats from Ukraine. Official information on this matter may be released in the coming days, wrote the New York Post yesterday, citing sources.more