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The Defence Secretary promised to address recruitment bottlenecks and cut red tape to encourage recruits to the military.

Vladimir Kara-Murza and his wife, Evgenia, speak of his time in a Siberian jail

The independent survey also showed only 32% of Russians were prepared to join the fight if ordered by the Defense Ministry

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to visit the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that's producing one of the most critically needed munitions of the war, 155 mm artillery shells

Letters: Edward Jones says Nato needs to change the equation for Russia’s president so that the war is not worth the cost, while Philip Mathias says unless a settlement is achieved, loss of life and destruction will continue

Few EU presidencies have rocked the bloc as much as the current one, held by Hungary. European leaders, many MEPs, and EU Commissioners, were rattled by what Prime Minister Viktor Orban called his peace mission in July, which included a meeting with President Zelensky of Ukraine – but also with…

From cartoon baddies to Hollywood pin-ups, Bill Plympton’s animations embrace an eccentric collection of characters, all of them set in motion in his unique, shimmering style. As the animator and cartoonist’s work goes on show at the Formula Bula Festival in Paris, he joins us to discuss the tens of…

Vladimir Kara-Murza tells Keir Starmer that further exchanges are a matter of ‘life and death’

Exclusive: Key British-Russian activist tells Tom Watling that even if he and other opposition leaders are killed, others will come in their place to challenge Putin, as he thanked The Independent for reporting his plight

As the war enters its 938th day, these are the main developments.

Moscow says it has captured another village in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region. What we know on day 940