"Russia's attack on Ukraine is a failure. Together with our allies, we did what we promised in advance, i.e. we supported Ukraine, and it defended itself. Currently, Russia is militarily, economically and geopolitically weaker than before the attack," said the head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken. He added that "many people believed that the Russian army was the second in the world."more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emphasized that "Ukraine's rightful place is in NATO" and assured that his country will support Ukraine not only now, but also in the coming years.more
Russian guerrillas who attacked Kremlin forces from Ukraine have thousands willing to join them and will continue their airstrikes across the border until their forces are large enough to attack Moscow, their commander told the British newspaper The Times.more
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly expressed the opinion that Ukraine has a "legitimate right" to attack targets on Russian territory in self-defense.more
One of the drones that appeared in the Moscow region was downed near Vladimir Putin's residence in Novo-Ogaryovo near Moscow, Ukrinform news agency reported today, citing reports from Russia.more
Even if Russia loses in Ukraine, it will remain a threat to the UK and other NATO countries, whether Vladimir Putin stays in power or not, warned the outgoing commander of the Royal Air Force (RAF) in June, Marshal Mike Wigston.more
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, currently traveling in the United States, met with former British President Donald Trump to "discuss the situation in Ukraine and the critical importance of a Ukrainian victory," Johnson's spokesman said yesterday.more
I can't give a more precise number of F-16 fighters that we will get from Western allies, but there will be dozens of them," Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Colonel Yuri Ihnat conveyed. He added that to replace the post-Soviet air fleet, Ukraine needs about 150 fighters.more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has not confirmed the seizure of Bakhmut by Russian forces, Serhiy Nykyforov, the spokesman for the Ukrainian leader, said today, referring to information provided, among others, by the Russian government. by the AP and Reuters agencies indicating that the Wagner group has captured the city.more
The UK will work with the US, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark to provide Ukraine with the air force capabilities the country needs, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said yesterday, referring to building an international coalition to deliver F-16 multi-role aircraft to Kiev.more
The capture of Bakhmut remains a key objective for the Russian authorities in the war with Ukraine, because taking the city would allow the Kremlin to claim any success at the front, the UK Ministry of Defense assessed in today's intelligence report.more
The UK will ban the import of Russian diamonds and copper, aluminum and nickel from Russia, the British government announced Thursday night into Friday, ahead of the start of the G7 summit in Japan.more
Russian troops once again carried out a massive missile and air strike on Ukraine the past 24 hours, the risk of further strikes across the country's territory remains very high, writes the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine this morning.more
Council of Europe member states must send a clear message that they will support Ukraine as long as necessary, but they must also learn from this war and prepare to confront other threats such as illegal immigration, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appealed in Reykjavik.more
Russia's overnight air attack on Kiev - the eighth in May - was complicated, as drones, cruise missiles and possibly ballistic missiles were launched from different directions, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Serhiy Popko, reported today.more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived this morning on an unannounced visit to the UK. According to the British government, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce the transfer of, among others, drones with a range of over 200 km.more
Lithuanian MPs from the conservative party Vilius Semeszka and Paule Kuzmickiene, following the example of Poland, applied to the language commission to change the name of the city of Kaliningrad in Lithuanian to the historical name Karaliaucius (Królewiec).more
73 percent of those surveyed believe that Poland should accept Ukrainian refugees from areas affected by the conflict; according to 62 percent, Ukrainians appreciate the help received in Poland, according to the April CBOS survey.more
A Russian plot to overturn the pro-western government of Moldova is being orchestrated from the UK by a former Moldovan police chief, a report provided to the Foreign Office by a group of Moldovan and British lawyers has alleged.more
Poland’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that it has detected an object in Polish airspace that flew in from the direction of Belarus, and that it’s probably an observation balloon.more
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace confirmed reports circulating in the media for several days about the transfer of technologically advanced Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, the range of which is up to 300 km.more
The British government will soon recognise the Wagner Group, a Russian private military company that plays a major role in the war in Ukraine, as a terrorist organisation, 'The Times' reported today.more
The nature of the annual Victory Day parade in Red Square highlighted the material and strategic communications challenges facing the Russian military after 15 months of war in Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defence reported today.more
Ukraine is preparing very carefully for a counter-offensive against Russian forces because it is very important to demonstrate to the world the success of this operation, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in an interview with the British Sky News station on Tuesday.more
The Russian military is trying to recruit central Asian migrant workers to serve in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the UK Defense Ministry said in a Monday morning intelligence update.more