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What the papers say – December 21

A wide range of stories adorn the front pages of Saturday’s papers.

Evening Standard

Spain Orders 25 More Eurofighter Jets From Airbus

Spain has ordered another 25 advanced Eurofighter jets from European aerospace giant Airbus in the NATO member's drive to modernise its air force, the defence ministry said on Friday.

International Business Times

Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Putin claims Ukraine war has made Russia ‘much stronger’

Russian leader largely upbeat in year-end phone-in, calling Zelenskyy illegitimate and suggesting US missile ‘duel’

The Guardian - UK

Zelensky Says Trump And EU Must Work Together To Secure Peace

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he needed both Europe and the United States on board to secure a durable peace, as he huddled with EU leaders at their final summit before Donald Trump's inauguration.

International Business Times

Ukraine war: as 2025 approaches, Kyiv is left with few good options and allies in a Trump 2.0 world

As the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, held his carefully stage-managed annual phone-in and press conference to answer questions from journalists and ordinary Russians, EU leaders were hosting Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels at their final meeting of the year. Unsurprisingly, the war in Ukraine loomed large at both events.

The Conversation

Senior Tory MP calls on Government to fast-track Ukraine’s Nato membership

Father of the House Sir Edward Leigh said the UK should “stiffen the sinews” when it comes to the US president-elect.

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Putin Boasts Economic Growth And Military Advances In Ukraine

Russian President Putin highlights economic growth, military progress in Ukraine, dismisses Western claims on hypersonic missile, and addresses tensions wi...

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The huge spike in gun range openings in a country that borders Russia

The training doesn’t stop at the gun range

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy calls Putin a ‘fantasiser’ over peace talks claim and says he wanted to ‘annihilate’ Ukraine’s army – as it happened

Ukrainian leader responds to Russian president’s claims that countries were on the verge of a deal to end hostilities in April 2022

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,029

Here are the key developments on the 1,029th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

As Russia's threat looms, guns and defense training surge in Finland

People in Finland have been left unsettled by expansionist neighbor Russia and inspired by its recent accession to NATO, are increasingly taking national self-defense into their own hands

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on North Koreans dying for Russia: an alarming alliance gains strength

Editorial: For Pyongyang, dead soldiers are a price worth paying for the rewards of friendship with Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Government criticises Russia’s ‘gangster threat’ against Times journalists

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev described journalists at the newspaper as ‘legitimate military targets’.

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The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow says Uzbek suspect arrested over killing of general – as it happened

The 29-year-old had been recruited by Ukrainian special services, Moscow says

International Business Times

Zelensky Huddles With European Leaders As Trump Looms

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Wednesday with NATO chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders in Brussels to discuss "next steps" on Russia's war as Donald Trump prepares to take office in the United States.

The Guardian - UK

Germany is in a sorry state – and all our leaders can do is yell at each other

Snap elections will be a referendum on Scholz’s failed coalition. But our leaderless drift is disastrous for Europe, says German journalist Jörg Lau

The Independent UK

Starmer reveals plans for new EU defence pact as PM warns Ukraine war ‘already bigger than Europe’

Exclusive: Sitting down with The Independent, the prime minister has for the first time outlined his Brexit reset plans for further European defence cooperation amid an increasingly unstable global landscape

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Europe Faces Economic and Political Headwinds Next Year

Challenges for Europe: Potential tariffs, high energy prices and more competition from China will weigh on the bloc in 2025.

The Independent UK

Starmer urges allies to double down on Ukraine support as Estonia suggests security tax

Just hours before the start of a key European defence summit, Estonia’s defence minister issued a stark warning that spending 2 per cent of GDP on defence is simply not enough

The Independent UK

The silent war going on inside a city at Nato’s eastern border – which could be Putin’s next target

Narva, which is home to more than 50,000 Russian speakers, has become the target of constant provocation from Russia

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,024

Here are the key developments on the 1,024th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

The National (Scotland)

Turkey is carrying out a major operation against the Kurds as all eyes are on Syria

WHILE all eyes have been on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the crumbling of Bashar al-Assad’s government, Turkey has been carrying out a parallel…

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainian drones make multiple strikes inside Russia

Attack on several regions comes after Russia hammered Ukrainian energy facilities with drones and missiles. What we know on day 1,025

The Independent UK

Britain is failing to prepare itself for war with Russia, top general warns

In a dramatic intervention, Richard Shirreff says Britain must ‘fight a second cold war to avoid a third world war’

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