Zelensky resists US plan to take over nuclear power stations All nuclear power plants in Ukraine belong to the Ukrainian people, he says The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025
Slovakia at 'critical crossroads' as months of protest threaten pro-Moscow Fico The protest movement aims to reaffirm the EU's importance for Slovakia as the country's government tilts towards Russia. Euronews · Mar 21, 2025
Europe is crying out for leadership. After years of drift, Germany is finally ready to answer A historic vote to boost spending on defence and infrastructure shows the country is shedding its excess of caution – and its complacency, says author John Kampfner The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,121 These are the key developments on day 1,121 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2025
What the papers say – March 21 Conflict in Ukraine continues to lead Friday’s front pages. Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2025
Trump story about ‘surrounded’ Ukraine troops contradicted by his own intelligence, report reveals Russia and Ukraine reached a tentative ceasefire agreement, but Putin’s attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure reportedly have not stopped since the ceasefire was announced The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025
UK nuclear deterrent could do ‘untold damage’, Healey warns John Healey said the UK should not ‘fight shy’ of the fact it has such weapons, which are the ‘ultimate guarantor’ to any hostile state if it attacks. Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025
The release of a 1961 plan to break up the CIA revives an old conspiracy theory about who killed JFK Newly released material from documents associated with President John F. Kennedy's assassination show that a key adviser wanted to break up the CIA after the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961 The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
What's happening with the Institute of Museum and Library Services after Trump's executive order The Institute of Museum and Library Services has been added to the list of government agencies targeted by President Donald Trump The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Education Department President Trump has ordered a plan to dismantle the US Education Department Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025
Sir Keir’s ‘coalition of the willing’ is proving to be principled – and a rallying cry for Ukraine THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Convened by the British prime minister, the meeting of military leaders from more than 20 countries to discuss a peacekeeping force for Ukraine may have jumped the gun. If they are to work together, the UK and EU must first negotiate some key differences The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
Man gets prison in US for helping pressure Chinese expat to return home A real estate businessman who aided a Chinese effort to pressure an expatriate to return home has been sentenced to over a year in a U.S. prison The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
Trump’s demand that US could take over Ukraine’s reactors is not credible US president’s plan for American firms to run power plants is unrealistic and is opposed by Putin and Zelenskyy The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025
Ukraine, Russia to hold talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia next week Kyiv and Moscow confirm attendance at separate talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia set for Monday. Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025 Putin will face ‘severe consequences’ for breaching any peace deal, Starmer says The Prime Minister said he was ‘certain’ the Russian president would flout the terms of a truce unless security arrangements were in place.
Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025 Putin will face ‘severe consequences’ for breaching any peace deal, Starmer warns The Prime Minister said he was ‘certain’ the Russian president would flout the terms of a truce unless security arrangements were put in place
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025 Starmer warns Putin of ‘severe consequences’ if he breaches peace deal UK leader says Russia cannot veto how Ukraine defends itself as western military officials meet to draft security plans
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025 Ignored by Trump and menaced by Putin, the UK turns to the EU for defensive ties As Trump seeks to withdraw the US from European defence, Keir Starmer is trying to develop closer ties with the UK’s neighbours
The Conversation · Mar 20, 2025 Has Donald Trump been outfoxed by Putin and Zelensky? This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox.
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025 Zelensky defies Trump, warning: Hands off my nuclear power stations Ukrainian leader resists US plan to take over plants and says Putin must stop ‘unnecessary demands’ as Starmer considers use of UK troops as deterrence force
Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025 Putin will breach peace deal unless it is defended, Starmer says The Prime Minister said he was ‘certain’ the Russian president would flout the terms of a truce unless security arrangements were in place.
Euronews · Mar 20, 2025 Ukrainian forces have not been encircled in Kursk region, Kyiv and military officials say Despite recent comments by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian forces have not been encircled by Russian troops in the Kursk region or anywhere else on the frontlines.
Euronews · Mar 20, 2025 We need to improve democracy, Lech Wałęsa says Former Polish President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Lech Wałęsa, calls for systemic changes to safeguard democracy and avoid the rise of populist leaders.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 20, 2025 Keir Starmer says military talks giving shape to plans to send UK troops to Ukraine Keir Starmer has said a meeting of defence chiefs will turn the idea of a peacekeeping force for Ukraine from a political concept to “military…
Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025 Estonia’s president keen to keep UK troops amid Ukraine peacekeeping planning The head of state made his views known as the Prince of Wales visited the Baltic nation.