Fact check: The Baltics aren't against a ceasefire in Ukraine Claims that the Baltic states no longer support a ceasefire appear to stem from a misinterpretation of an article by the Financial Times. Euronews · Apr 3, 2025
Lammy to urge allies to boost defence spending to make Nato ‘more lethal’ It comes after the UK announced the largest sustained increase to defence spending since the Cold War. The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,134 These are the key events on day 1,134 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Apr 3, 2025
Shaken NATO Allies To Meet Trump's Top Diplomat Rattled US allies will press Secretary of State Marco Rubio Thursday to lay out Washington's plans for NATO and Ukraine, but his first visit to the alliance risks being overshadowed by a growing trade war. International Business Times · Apr 3, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: No Trump tariff on Russia as his officials host Putin investment tsar Kryvyi Rig hit while Kharkiv endures barrage of Shahed drones; Nato foreign ministers including Marc Rubio to meet in Brussels. What we know on day 1,135 The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2025
At least four killed in Russian strikes on Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is often targeted by Russian strikes. The city lies around 70 kilometres from the nearest frontline. Euronews · Apr 2, 2025
Trump Mocked for Claiming Tariffs Would Have Prevented Great Depression: 'Make Everyone Poor Again' The internet is mocking President Donald Trump for boasting about his impending tariffs, which experts say will do the opposite of grow the economy. Latin Times · Apr 2, 2025
Trump hails ‘co-operation’ between Ukraine and Russia Speaking from the White House as he announced tariffs on US imports of goods from around the world, Mr Trump said: ‘We’re going to get it stopped.’ Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2025
Europe's life-hunting ExoMars rover gets new landing platform to replace canceled Russian craft The European Space Agency has picked Airbus to build the landing platform for the life-hunting ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch in 2028. Space · Apr 2, 2025
Newly freed Pittsburgh native Marc Fogel will throw out the first pitch at the Pirates' home opener Marc Fogel, a Pittsburgh-area school teacher who was deemed wrongfully held in a Russian prison for years before being freed in February, will throw out the first pitch at the Pittsburgh Pirates home opener against the New York Yankees The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025
Russian spy infiltrates ASML and NXP to steal technical data necessary to build 28nm-capable fabs A Russian engineer is accused of leaking confidential technical data from ASML, NXP, TSMC, and GlobalFoundries to Russia, allegedly to support construction of a 28nm-capable fab. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 2, 2025
Polish prime minister says his party was targeted in cyberattack ahead of election The Polish prime minister says his centrist political party was the target of a cyberattack, and suggested that it could have been interference by Russia ahead of Poland's presidential election next month The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025
Shoring up Ukraine and EU's defence Faced with the potential disengagement of the United States from European defence and Russia's drastic conditions for a truth, let alone peace with Ukraine, the European Union is under pressure. Euronews · Apr 2, 2025
Trump’s ‘anger’ at Putin over Ukraine peace deal delay is just play acting NEWS ANALYSIS: America’s global power and reach are waning by the day as a consequence of Donald Trump’s assaults on the West and his slavish behaviour towards Moscow, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025
Euronews · Apr 2, 2025 Russia launches massive attack on Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, injuring eight Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine kill one person in the Zaporizhzhia region and injure eight in Kharkiv.
The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025 Who is Alexander Dugin? ‘Putin’s brain’ who just endorsed Donald Trump The ultra-nationalist says Trump’s America has a lot more in common with Putin’s Russia than most people think
Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2025 Vladimir Putin conscripts 160,000 Russian troops in biggest military call-up in over a decade The draft came as Washington officials said the likelihood of Russia and Ukraine reaching a peace accord within the next few months has ‘plummeted’
Euronews · Apr 2, 2025 Everything we know so far about the 'Coalition of the Willing' for Ukraine The coalition's central element is a reassurance force that will be made up of Western soldiers and eventually aim to be deployed on Ukrainian soil.
Al Jazeera · Apr 2, 2025 Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,133 These are the key events on day 1,133 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: US anger builds on Russia over refusal to accept ceasefire Senators propose ‘hard-hitting’ secondary sanctions and say ‘Russia is the aggressor’; ‘coalition of the willing’ moves forward. What we know on day 1,134
Euronews · Apr 1, 2025 2,300 troops from 12 NATO countries take part in annual military drill in the Black Sea The drill is conducted on the Danube river and on Romania's Black sea coast, aiming to strengthen collaboration between NATO allies, naval, air and land forces.
Fortune · Apr 1, 2025 Trump's 'angry' tariff threat on Russian oil has Putin cornered—and it could accelerate a peace deal with Ukraine, expert says Trump’s threat of secondary tariffs on oil could halve Russia’s government revenue.
Euronews · Apr 1, 2025 UK targets Russian influence with new registration system, security minister says The government said the new programme will be a key tool for the “detection and disruption of harmful activity against our country.”
The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025 New measures against Russia after ‘unacceptable threats’ to UK – Home Secretary Russia will be placed on the top level of the Government’s forthcoming foreign influence registration scheme (Firs).
Latin Times · Apr 1, 2025 Russian Official Issues Stark Warning For US After Trump Threatened to Bomb Iran Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow considers Trump's threats "inappropriate"