Ukraine pessimistic about joining Nato ahead of Vilnius summit The US and Germany are unwilling to support Ukraine’s membership while the conflict with Russia is ongoing The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023
Sunak needs all his persuasive powers to sway Biden on Ukraine’s Nato membership Meeting between US president and UK PM carries more significance than previous visits in light of recent disagreements The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023
Biden begins three-nation tour with UK visit before NATO summit US President Joe Biden visits UK before heading to Lithuania for a NATO summit focused on the conflict in Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Jul 9, 2023
Cost of UK defence projects rocketed by £9billion in just a year, report shows The analysis comes as the Prime Minister prepares for this week's NATO summit in Vilnius where the war in Ukraine is expected to top the agenda Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2023
US may have solution to Turkey's opposition to Swedish NATO bid With Nato leaders due to gather in Vilnius Tuesday for a two day summit, Sweden's membership bid hangs in the balance. Turkish President Recep Erdogan, outraged by the burning of a Koran outside a Stockholm mosque, is resisting international pressure over his opposition to Sweden's bid. The Turkish leader is… Radio France Internationale · Jul 9, 2023
Cluster bombs to Ukraine will damage US moral leadership, Democrat says California congresswoman Barbara Lee, sole vote against Afghanistan war in 2001, leads party dissent over Biden decision The Guardian - US · Jul 9, 2023
Rachel Reeves ‘concerned’ about US plan to arm Ukraine with cluster bombs The shadow chancellor said the weapons are not ‘appropriate’ and could have an impact for months and years after the heat of battle. The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2023
Joe Biden to meet Rishi Sunak at No 10 before Nato summit Meeting partially overshadowed by US president’s decision to send to Ukraine cluster munitions banned in Britain The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023
Joe Biden arrives in UK amid growing row over cluster bombs for Ukraine The US President has arrived in Britain tonight ahead of talks with Rishi Sunak in Downing Street about the progress of the Ukrainian counter-offensive Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2023
'Stronger together': Polish leader visits Ukraine ahead of NATO summit KYIV, Ukraine: Poland's president emphasised the need for unity with Ukraine on Sunday as he visited the country ahead of a NATO summit where Kyiv is hoping to get a clear signal that it could one day join the alliance. Bangkok Post · Jul 9, 2023
Rishi Sunak branded 'shameful' for not publishing new defence plans since Putin invasion As the Prime Minister prepares for the two-day NATO summit this week, he faces mounting criticism at home over the state of Britain’s armed forces and delays to a key Defence Command Paper Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2023
Ukraine and the environment will top the agenda when Biden meets UK politicians and royalty A dash of pomp and a dose of politics are on the agenda during President Joe Biden's stopover visit to the U.K. He's due to discuss the environment with King Charles III and the war in Ukraine with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2023
NATO's unity will be tested at summit in Vilnius NATO leaders have celebrated their unity in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2023
Paul Keating labels Nato chief a ‘supreme fool’ and ‘an accident on its way to happen’ Former PM’s extraordinary statement relates to the Nato head’s push to increase ties with Asia The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023 The Observer view on the Horizon Europe research programme: the best hope for British science Rishi Sunak is still dithering about whether to rejoin the EU’s £85bn scheme or force our scientists to go it alone with UK funding
The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2023 Biden heads to Europe amid questions over cluster munitions and Nato unity US leader’s three-country tour aims to ‘showcase the president’s leadership on the world stage’ at a key time for the war in Ukraine
The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 501 of the invasion Volodymyr Zelenskiy announces return of Mariupol commanders from Turkey and Rishi Sunak reiterates UK’s ban on cluster munitions
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8, 2023 Keating calls Nato head a ‘supreme fool’ over plan to open office in Asia – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2023 Sunak warns alliances more important than ever after refusing to back Biden over cluster bombs Rishi Sunak will host Joe Biden in the UK on Monday
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2023 Sunak to urge Nato allies to up defence spending amid ‘unprecedented’ challenges The Prime Minister will host US president Joe Biden in London before meeting world leaders in Lithuania.
Daily Mirror · Jul 8, 2023 Boris Johnson blew £800,000 painting Union Flag on ANOTHER prime ministerial plane The Cabinet Office initially tried to keep secret the cost of painting the Titan Airways jet. But he was forced to reveal the price following a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office
The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023 The Observer view on why the British right should be giving Joe Biden a warm welcome On the eve of his visit to meet Rishi Sunak and the King, his critics here are wrong to claim the US leader is ‘anti-British’
Los Angeles Times · Jul 8, 2023 Ukraine and expansion top NATO agenda as Biden tries to cement unity WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and fellow leaders of NATO will come together next week extolling their remarkable unity backing Ukraine in its war with Russia. But serious differences over expansion of the transatlantic alliance threaten to disrupt the harmony and turn the annual summit on its head.
Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2023 Ukraine vows strict controls over controversial cluster bomb use Ukraine welcomed the U.S. decision to provide cluster munitions, with Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov outlining “five key principles” that he said would govern the use of the controversial weapons.
Salon · Jul 8, 2023 The war pimps are still lying to us Russia's invasion was a war crime. That's no excuse for the disastrous, destructive path of endless war