EU still pouring billions into Russian gas economy despite war in Ukraine, analysis shows EU purchases from an oil project in Siberia netted billions in revenue for the Kremlin last year The Independent UK · Jan 8
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv and Lviv struck by drones and missiles after Zelensky warns of ‘massive’ attack Russia fires suspected hypersonic missile at critical infrastructure in Lviv after Zelensky accuses Putin of weaponising winter The Independent UK · Jan 8
Ukraine war briefing: Allies yet to provide details of security guarantee, Zelenskyy says Ukrainian president says he has received no ‘unequivocal answer’ from European allies about how they would defend Ukraine if Russia attacked again. What we know on day 1,415 The Guardian - AU · Jan 8
UK and Nato’s nuclear threat not enough to deter Putin, ex-military chief warns Warning comes amid concerns that the UK and its allies do not have sufficient manpower for a coalition of the willing force in Ukraine to be successful The Independent UK · Jan 7
Secret World Deal? Explosive Claim Says Putin and Trump Planned to Trade Ukraine for Venezuela This investigative report examines claims that Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump considered a covert geopolitical swap of Ukraine for Venezuela, grounded in primary source testimony from former Trump Russia adviser Fiona Hill and official records. International Business Times UK · Jan 7
Merz's Ukraine remarks spark German backlash over troop deployments The possible deployment of Bundeswehr troops to Ukraine has become a topic of debate in Germany, the prospect drawing criticism from both the left and the right. Euronews · Jan 7
What is Orthodox Christmas? And why do millions of people celebrate it on January 7 The ancient church in the Roman Empire set its religious feasts based on the Julian calendar The Independent UK · Jan 7
Putin branded the ‘Anti-Christ’ by church leaders after claiming Ukraine war is ‘holy mission’ ‘A devilish, demonic way of using the word of God,’ religious figures said after the Russian president’s address The Independent UK · Jan 7
How Ukraine is shaping the European response to Trump's Greenland threats As Europeans seek to defend Greenland against Donald Trump's annexation threats, the fear of losing US support for ending Russia's war on Ukraine makes for a delicate balancing act. Euronews · Jan 7
Nigel Farage says he would vote against putting UK boots on ground in Ukraine Nigel Farage said the UK has neither ‘the manpower nor the equipment to go into an operation that clearly has no ending timeline’ The Independent UK · Jan 7
Shadow attorney general steps back on Ukraine over Abramovich link David Wolfson is part of the legal team attempting to recover some of Russian billionaire’s frozen assets The Guardian - UK · Jan 7
Britain is now helping Trump play Big Man in the Atlantic with seizure of Russian-flagged oil tanker COMMENT: The seizure of the oil tanker Marinera and Britain’s role in it is an embarrassing farce, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley on the Venezuelan-Colombian border The Independent UK · Jan 7
Starmer hits out at shadow attorney general for acting as Abramovich’s lawyer Lord Wolfson of Tredegar is representing the former Chelsea owner The Independent UK · Jan 7
The Latest: US forces board Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in North Atlantic U.S. forces have boarded a Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in the North Atlantic The Independent UK · Jan 7
International Business Times UK · Jan 7 Russia Threatens 'Shy Kingdom' After 'Illiterate' Keir Starmer Unveils Ukraine Military Plan Keir Starmer's proposal to deploy British troops to Ukraine has provoked furious Kremlin threats and Vladimir Putin's divine justification for the invasion, creating a dangerous impasse in peace talks.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7 MPs would get vote on troop deployment to Ukraine, says Keir Starmer UK and France ready to send peacekeeping troops, PM tells House of Commons
Evening Standard · Jan 7 Starmer: Decision to send troops to Ukraine to be voted on by MPs British and French forces will help to train Ukrainian troops and protect stocks of weaponry, aimed at deterring future Russian aggression.
The Independent UK · Jan 7 Starmer warned Ukraine will need more than 50,000 troops on the ground Sir Richard Shirreff hit out at Britain’s defence spending, despite Labour prime minister’s pledge to increase it to 5 per cent of GDP by 2035, as he said a ‘government without a sword is useless’
Euronews · Jan 7 Ukrainian and US teams tackling 'most difficult issues' at Paris peace talks, Zelenskyy says Zelenskyy's new chief of staff said on Wednesday "there are already concrete results" but added that "not all information can be made public."
The Independent UK · Jan 7 Starmer says MPs to get vote on deploying UK peacekeeping troops to Ukraine Labour prime minister has signed historic deal to deploy armed forces to enforce any ceasefire with Russia – with Trump’s blessing
Axios · Jan 7 Trump's Greenland threats put transatlantic alliance on death watch "The Greenland issue does make everything even more complicated," a senior European diplomat said.
Evening Standard · Jan 7 British troops sent to Ukraine must be ready to fight Vladimir Putin's army, says ex-Nato military chief Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have announced that the UK and France will put boots on the ground to keep the peace in Ukraine if the war ends
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7 Wednesday briefing: What Europe’s silence over Venezuela says about its fear of Trump In today’s newsletter: Leaders’ refusal to condemn the US’s intervention in Caracas shows a desperation to keep the White House on side – but a red line might not be far away
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7 EU reveals weak hand as Trump raids Venezuela and threatens Greenland European acquiescence risks undermining legal principles behind opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as they struggle to keep US president onboard
The Independent UK · Jan 7 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump lashes out at Nato and claims Putin would have taken all of Ukraine without US Leader insisted Russia and China have ‘zero fear of Nato’ without US