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Macron pledges French armoured fighting vehicles to aid war-torn Ukraine

France's President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that France would send light tanks to help repel the Russian invasion, the Elysee said. Earlier on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over the launch of a warship armed with new hypersonic cruise missiles on an international…

France 24 · Jan 4, 2023

Ukraine’s survival is far from certain, we must give them better weapons

SIR Geoffrey Nice KC, who led the prosecution against Slobodan Milošević of Yugoslavia, has called for the prosecution of Vladimir Putin for war crimes against the population of Ukraine. Not that the move has much prospect of immediate success.

Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2023

Putin deploys new Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles to Atlantic

President Vladimir Putin sent a frigate to the Atlantic Ocean armed with new generation hypersonic cruise missiles on Wednesday, a signal to the West that Russia will not back down over the war in Ukraine.

Reuters · Jan 4, 2023

Wholesale UK gas prices now lower than at start of Ukraine war

Natural gas futures have fallen below 170p over the past few days, whereas it cost over 500p following Putin's invasion of Ukraine, and over 650p in August

Wales Online · Jan 4, 2023

Russia now says 89 killed in Ukraine attack, blames mobile phones

Ukraine claims that about 400 Russian soldiers were killed in a raid on military quarters in Makiivka on Sunday.

Al Jazeera · Jan 4, 2023

Ukraine says Russia plans new mobilisation to 'turn tide of war'

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia was planning to call up more troops for a major new offensive, even as Moscow was facing some of its biggest internal criticism of the war over a strike that killed scores of fresh conscripts.

Reuters · Jan 3, 2023

Putin plans to talk to Turkish President Erdogan on Wednesday - Interfax

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to talk to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Interfax news agency on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jan 3, 2023

Soldiers' widows group calls on Putin to order major mobilisation for Ukraine war

A little known patriotic group which supports the widows of Russian soldiers has called on President Vladimir Putin to order a large-scale mobilisation of millions of men and to close the borders to ensure victory in Ukraine.

Reuters · Jan 3, 2023

People will get £900 cost of living support in three instalments this year

The UK government has said when the payments will be made and who will receive them

Wales Online · Jan 3, 2023

Rishi Sunak promises Zelensky more military equipment to ‘secure Ukraine’s victory on the battlefield’

Rishi Sunak promised Volodymyr Zelensky more military equipment from Britain in the coming months “to secure Ukraine’s victory on the battlefield”.

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2023