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Ukraine War

UK spy chief questions whether US will enact Article 5 if Russia attacks a European state

One of Britain’s most senior intelligence chiefs has questioned whether the US could be trusted to protect European states if they were attacked by Russia. Sir John Sawers, a former head of MI6—also known as “C”—said central European states should…

Could a multinational troop deployment in Ukraine succeed as a peacekeeping force?

The British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced that he is prepared to send thousands of British troops to Ukraine to act as peacekeepers. In all likelihood, Britain will be just one part of a multinational European force numbering up…

Trump at Davos: Talks with Putin; 5% NATO contribution demand; Nuclear disarmament potential

President Donald Trump announced plans to soon meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss peace talks with Ukraine.

UK will send 30,000 drones to Ukraine to help thwart Russian aggression

Britain will send 30,000 drones to Ukraine to help fight against Russian aggression, the UK government has announced. The move comes ahead of a possible meeting in the coming weeks between US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin….

The British Prime Minister pledges 100 years of support to Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Kyiv to sign what Downing Street is calling a “landmark 100-year partnership” with Ukraine. The pact will formalise economic and military support already pledged to the country, which has been fighting a…

Ukraine deploys “Dragon Drones” against Russian forces

The Ukrainian military has developed a new drone that incinerates enemy troops by spraying them with molten metal. These drones have been fitted with canisters filled with thermite, a chemical mixture of aluminum and iron oxide developed over a century…

Ukraine uses combat footage to create AI drones which can independently track and target Russian forces

Ukrainian troops are using millions of hours of video combat footage to train artificial intelligence-driven drones to independently track and target Russian forces. AI has been deployed by both sides on the battlefield during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to identify…

Ukraine prepares for a Russian air onslaught after the assassination of a Russian general

Moscow is set to launch a series of “devastating” air attacks against Ukraine in response to the assassination of one of its most senior generals, defence sources have revealed. President Vladimir Putin will order his forces to carry out one of Russia’s…

Ukraine: Resentment against non-combatants and the women who love them – Jerome Starkey

There is still a steely resolve,but it is now mixed with a sense of fatigue and weariness,

Ukraine fires US-supplied long range missiles into Russia

Ukraine has carried out its first strike on Russian territory with US-supplied long-range missiles. Six missiles were used in a strike on an ammunition depot in Karachev, around 75 miles from the Ukrainian border in Russia’s Bryansk region on what…