‘The worry is Russia’: UN delays Myanmar representation decision Geopolitical tensions have escalated since Russia invaded Ukraine, and Moscow has deepened ties with Myanmar’s generals. Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2022
Ukraine, Baltics rebuke Macron for suggesting 'security guarantees' for Russia French President Emmanuel Macron's suggestion the West should consider Russia's need for security guarantees if Moscow agrees to talks to end the war in Ukraine unleashed a storm of criticism in Kyiv and its Baltic allies over the weekend. Reuters · Dec 5, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 285 of the invasion Explosions at Russian airbases raise possibility Kyiv can target Moscow’s long-range bombers; German chancellor cautions against creating new cold war The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2022
Rail workers union RMT reject eight percent pay rise offer More than 40,000 RMT members across Network Rail and 14 rail firms are due to walk out for eight separate days over Christmas Manchester Evening News · Dec 4, 2022
Military personnel are training as ambulance drivers and firefighters as NHS strikes loom It comes amid an abundance of public sector strikes including NHS nurses and ambulance drivers, while fire brigades and junior doctors find themselves balloted for similar action by their respective unions. Chronicle Live · Dec 4, 2022
Rail workers offered pay rise of 8% in bid to head off fresh strikes If the planned strikes go ahead, it would mean over 40,000 RMT members across Network Rail and 14 rail firms will walk out for eight separate days over the Christmas period Daily Mirror · Dec 4, 2022
Vladimir Putin faces revolt as furious Russians say they've 'gained nothing' from war Muscovites are getting fed up with the war in Ukraine as it continues to drag on and are making their negative feelings towards the Russian President known in new interviews Daily Mirror · Dec 4, 2022
Vladimir Putin better informed now about Ukraine war, says US Russian president not as insulated from bad news as earlier in campaign, claims intelligence chief The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022
Eagle-eyed critics spot Putin's 'girlfriend' with 'Z' brooch signalling support for war In a rare public appearance at a new gymnastics training centre in Sochi, former Olympian Alina Kabaeva made it clear that she supports her long-rumoured partner's brutal invasion Daily Mirror · Dec 4, 2022
Top Tory accused of using Putin's war for not giving nurses real-terms pay increase The Tory Chairman Nadhim Zahawi urged NHS staff to send a 'message' to the Russian leader as tens of thousands of nurses prepare to go on strike in ten days' time in a dispute over pay and working conditions Daily Mirror · Dec 4, 2022
War in Ukraine ‘set to slow down during winter months’, says US intelligence chief US officials said there has been “a reduced tempo” to the fighting between Russia and Ukraine which is likely to continue over the next several months Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2022
Nadhim Zahawi claims industrial action by UK workers is playing into Putin's hands NADHIM Zahawi has claimed that industrial action is playing into Vladimir Putin’s hands as he said the military is on standby to take the place of… The National (Scotland) · Dec 4, 2022
The war in Ukraine is set to slow this winter, according to U.S. intelligence The head of U.S. intelligence says fighting in Russia's war in Ukraine is running at a "reduced tempo" and suggests Ukrainian forces could have brighter prospects in coming months. WEKU · Dec 4, 2022
Biden attempts to restore America’s global standing with state dinner pageantry Washington’s first such event since 2019 pulled out all the stops to heal relations shaken by the Trump presidency The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022 Tory chairman’s ‘NHS strikes help Putin’ claim dismissed as ‘ludicrous’ Nadhim Zahawi urges nurses to call off strikes and negotiate but union says it is ministers who are refusing to talk
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 4, 2022 US Intel Chief Thinking ‘Optimistically’ for Ukraine Forces The head of US intelligence says fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine is running at a “reduced tempo” and suggests Ukrainian forces could have brighter prospects in coming months. Avril Haines alluded to past allegations by some that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s advisers could be shielding him from bad news…
The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2022 Russia’s war against Ukraine running at ‘reduced tempo’, US intelligence chief says The head of US intelligence says Ukrainian forces may have the upper hand in coming months
Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2022 Army may be brought in to ease strike chaos, says Nadhim Zahawi ‘Our message to the unions is to say “this is not a time to strike, this is a time to try and negotiate”’
The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2022 Nurses must drop pay demands to ‘send clear message to Putin’, cabinet minister says ‘This is a time to come together and to send a very clear message to Mr Putin that we’re not going to be divided in this way,’ says Nadhim Zahawi
The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2022 US intel chief thinking 'optimistically' for Ukraine forces The head of U.S. intelligence says Russia’s war against Ukraine is running at a “reduced tempo” and suggests Ukrainian forces may have the upper hand in coming months
Wales Online · Dec 4, 2022 'It was devastating to see the human toll': The Welsh army veteran on her fourth trip taking aid to Ukraine 'I walked into this room and I was just dismayed to see all these beautiful young men and not one of them had both of their legs'
Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2022 Public support for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine ‘falling significantly’, says UK The polling comes from an independent Russian media outlet
The Guardian - AU · Dec 4, 2022 Public support in Russia for military campaign ‘falling significantly’, says UK – as it happened British ministry of defence says it obtained official confidential survey that shows only 25% of Russians want war to go on
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022 ‘Our mission is crucial’: meet the warrior librarians of Ukraine When Russia invaded Ukraine, a key part of its strategy was to destroy historic libraries in order to eradicate the Ukrainians’ sense of identity. But Putin hadn’t counted on the unbreakable spirit of the country’s librarians
Al Jazeera · Dec 4, 2022 US intelligence expects slower pace of Ukraine war to continue Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines also said Russia’s precision munitions appear to be running out quickly.