New Wave of Russian Emigration is an Opportunity for the West - but one we Seem Likely to Flub Opening the door to Russians fleeing Putin is the right thing to do on both moral and pragmatic grounds. Reason · Jul 17, 2022
The biggest talking points as Tory leadership candidates clash in TV debate THE five remaining candidates in the Tory leadership election race went head-to-head once again in a debate on ITV on Sunday The National (Scotland) · Jul 17, 2022
Distraught Edinburgh Ukrainians protest as Putin continues to destroy home country Teens, families and children marched through the streets with Ukrainian flags while singing national Ukrainian songs in solidarity with their motherland. Edinburgh Live · Jul 17, 2022
British man in Ukraine believed held by Russians appeals to Boris Johnson John Harding, who says in video he could be executed, implores the PM to use influencewith Putin and Zelenskiy to help him The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022
50,000 Russians killed or wounded in Vladimir Putin's Ukraine war says UK military chief Britain's top military officer, Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, revealed the figure after meeting Ukrainian officers Daily Mirror · Jul 17, 2022
Vladimir Putin raiding ‘hell hole’ jails for cannon fodder to be sent to die in Ukraine The despot Russian leader is accused of sending inmates from some extremely harsh prisons to the front line in the Ukraine invasion. Daily Record · Jul 17, 2022
Ukraine mourners bury four-year-old Liza as Russian attacks intensify Rockets and missiles continue to pound Ukrainian towns amid fears of renewed Russian offensive The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022
Stag and hen bookings to Bristol double due to Putin and war in Ukraine War in Ukraine is putting wedding parties off booking trips to Eastern Europe Bristol Post · Jul 17, 2022
Speculation about Putin’s assassination ‘wishful thinking’, military chief says The Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral said Russia is the ‘biggest threat’ to the UK but dismissed speculation President Putin could be ‘toppled’. The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2022
Gérard Depardieu profile: he’s ‘the best and worst of France’ He once downed 14 bottles of wine and counted Putin as a pal. With his new film out, what are we – and the French – to make of him? The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022
Vladimir Putin being unwell is wishful thinking, says head of UK’s armed forces Speculation Vladimir Putin is sick and could be assassinated is wishful thinking, the head of UK’s armed forces has said. Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2022
Ukraine War Shows West’s Dominance Is Ending as China Rises, Blair Says The Ukraine war shows that the West's dominance is coming to an end as China rises to superpower status in partnership with Russia at one of the most significant inflection points in centuries, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said. The world, Blair said, was at a turning point in… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 17, 2022
The week in theatre: Patriots; The Tempest; King Lear Tom Hollander excels in Peter Morgan’s incisive oligarch drama; Deborah Warner directs a fine Tempest; and Michelle Terry plays both the Fool and Cordelia to Kathryn Hunter’s Lear The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022
Ukraine war shows West's dominance is ending as China rises, Blair says The Ukraine war shows that the West's dominance is coming to an end as China rises to superpower status in partnership with Russia at one of the most significant inflection points in centuries, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said. Reuters · Jul 17, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022 Putin is already at war with Europe. There is only one way to stop him He has spread economic and political pain across the continent. Sanctions don’t work, a land for peace deal would be a disaster. Only the military route remains
Daily Mirror · Jul 17, 2022 Vladimir Putin raiding 'hell hole' prisons for cannon fodder to be sent to die in Ukraine The Russian President is accused of sending inmates from some extremely harsh jails notorious for beatings and sexual assault to the front line in the Ukraine invasion
Reuters · Jul 17, 2022 Russia prepares for next Ukraine offensive in face of new Western weapons Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said, after Moscow said its forces would step up military operations in "all operational areas".
Al Jazeera · Jul 17, 2022 Myanmar leader shops for support, weapons in Moscow Myanmar generals invest in Russia relationship as much of the world gives them the cold shoulder.
Daily Mirror · Jul 17, 2022 Brit filmed singing Russian national anthem after being captured by Putin's forces A video shows condemned care worker Aiden Aslin, 28, who has been sentenced to execution in Donetsk People’s Republic, give a rendition of the Russian national anthem in deeply disturbing footage
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2022 Boris Johnson and the Lebedevs: how I exposed the prime minister’s defining scandal The ties between the PM and an ex-KGB officer, first revealed in the Observer three years ago, could be Johnson’s lasting legacy
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2022 The Palace of Westminster must be saved, but not the vast expanse of interior detail The Houses of Parliament, a globally famous monument, will cost up to £13bn to restore. But this amount can be cut in a way that hardly anyone would notice
The National (Scotland) · Jul 16, 2022 This is what it’s like to be still living in Ukraine amid war "YOU’RE a journalist? Ahhh, you must come on my bus, no problem!”
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2022 ‘Russia stole our history’: Ukraine’s bitter struggle to keep the truth alive Beyond the frontlines, academics are fighting to counter the fake tales of their country’s past that are peddled by the Kremlin
The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022 Blair calls on the West to stand up to China The former prime minister has predicted a need for increased defence spending as the era of Western dominance draws to a close.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 16, 2022 US Congress Supports Sudanese in their Democratic Aspirations The US House passed a resolution condemning last October’s military coup in Sudan and calling for restoring the country’s constitutional leaders. The bill was unanimously approved in the Senate and House of Representatives. Democratic Representative Kathy Manning said the Sudanese junta has aligned itself with the Kremlin and given Russian…