Putin has ‘already lost’ after major misjudgements in Ukraine, says UK Armed Forces chief ‘Diminished’ leader let himself be misled on Russian strength, says chief of defence staff The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
Why is GCHQ saying Putin has been misinformed about Ukraine war? Insiders divided about UK spy agency pushing such narratives after claim advisers ‘afraid’ to tell Russian leader truth The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022
Vladimir Putin 'being misled about Russian war by his advisors' claims GCHQ chief Sir Jeremy Fleming, head of GCHQ, said Russian leader Vladimir Putin underestimated how strong the international reaction would be in response to his decision to invade Ukraine Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2022
Ukraine braces for fresh wave of attacks in east as Russia builds forces in Donbas Volodymyr Zelenskiy says fierce resistance has pressured Russian forces in Kyiv but Ukraine is preparing for strikes in other regions The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022
MoD: Russian forces continue to shell Chernihiv despite pledge to scale back The head of GCHQ said Vladimir Putin’s advisers are afraid to tell him the truth about the state of the conflict. The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
Vladimir Putin's soldiers 'refusing orders, sabotaging their equipment and accidentally shot down their own aircraft' Sir Jeremy Fleming said the war in Ukraine was in "chaos" after he issued his first public statement since its beginning Irish Mirror · Mar 31, 2022
Volodymyr Zelenskiy asks Australia to send armoured vehicles to help fight Russia Ukrainian president’s address to federal parliament came after Scott Morrison called Vladimir Putin a ‘war criminal’ in strongest condemnation yet The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2022
Ukrainian president requests Australian armored vehicles Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed directly to Australian lawmakers for more help in its war against Russia including armored vehicles and tougher sanctions The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
Live updates: Russia, Ukraine help civilians flee Mariupol Russia and Ukraine both say they are making efforts to help civilians evacuate westwards out of the besieged port city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
GCHQ boss warns China over becoming 'too close' with Russia amid Ukraine war Sir Jeremy Fleming said Vladimir Putin had made a "strategic miscalculation" in his attack on Ukraine and warned that China's long-term interests are not well served by an alliance with Russia Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2022
Welsh morning headlines: News, Ukraine, coronavirus and sport as Covid test centre staff 'thrown to the wolves' as sites close Many of the staff at Covid test centres have worked there for up to two years and their jobs have disappeared with just days' notice Wales Online · Mar 31, 2022
U.K. intelligence chief says Putin's Plan B is "more barbarity against civilians" in Ukraine U.S. intelligence shows "it is increasingly clear that Putin's war has been a strategic blunder," the White House said. Axios · Mar 31, 2022
Thursday briefing: Ukraine bracing for new attacks in the east Peace talks to resume on Friday … biggest maternity scandal in the history of the NHS … and photographing the most distant star ever seen The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2022
Ukraine morning briefing: Russia announces Mariupol ceasefire as Zelensky vows to fight for Donbas The big stories from day 35 of the Russian invasion Wales Online · Mar 31, 2022
France 24 · Mar 31, 2022 As it happened: Russia pledges to allow humanitarian corridor into Mariupol The Russian defence ministry said it would allow a humanitarian corridor to be established from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia starting on Friday, Tass news agency reported, after a request to Russian President Vladimir Putin from French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Read our live blog to see how…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 31, 2022 UK Spy Chief Says Putin Advisors Fear Telling Truth on Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin's advisors fear telling him the truth about his "failing" Ukraine war strategy, the head of Britain's top communications spying agency said Thursday. Putin had "massively misjudged" the invasion, the director of Britain's intelligence agency GCHQ Jeremy Fleming said in a prepared speech to the Australian National…
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022 UK spy chief says Russian soldiers disobey orders in Ukraine A U.K. intelligence chief says demoralized Russian soldiers in the Ukraine are refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment and accidentally shot down their own aircraft
ABC News · Mar 31, 2022 British spy chief says Russian President underestimated Ukrainian defence and global response to war The head of Britain's spy agency says Vladimir Putin has "massively misjudged" the difficulty of invading Ukraine, and Russian soldiers are sabotaging their own military equipment as morale in the army deteriorates.
Reuters · Mar 30, 2022 Europe's Russian gas in jeopardy, Ukraine girds for new attacks President Vladimir Putin threatened on Thursday to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are paid in Russian currency, his strongest economic riposte so far to crushing Western sanctions over his invasion of Ukraine.
Wales Online · Mar 30, 2022 UK sends warning to China over Russia relationship Sir Jeremy Fleming will warn of risks for Beijing in becoming too closely aligned with a Russia that ignores international norms
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022 Vladimir Putin’s advisers scared to tell him the truth, says British spy chief The head of Britain’s GCHQ spy agency said Russian troops were short of weapons and low on morale.
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022 UK spy chief warns Russia looking for cyber targets A U.K. intelligence chief warns that Russia is looking for cyber targets and bringing in mercenaries to shore up its stalled military campaign in Ukraine
Reuters · Mar 30, 2022 Britain's GCHQ spy chief says Russian soldiers refused to carry out orders in Ukraine The head of Britain's GCHQ spy service said on Wednesday that new intelligence showed some Russian soldiers in Ukraine had refused to carry out orders, sabotaged their own equipment and accidentally shot down one of their own aircraft.
Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2022 Demoralised Russian troops shooting down own aircraft and refusing orders, top spy says Top UK spy Sir Jeremy Fleming will speak about the dire state of some of Russia's invading troops including how they are refusing orders and have mistakenly shot down their own aircrafts
The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2022 Putin advisers ‘afraid to tell him truth’ about Ukraine error, says GCHQ head Sir Jeremy Fleming speech says Russia’s president miscalculated the scale of resistance