Ukraine

Russia Strikes Ukrainian Port Of Odessa — Just Days After Signing Grain Deal

Foreign secretary Liz Truss brands Moscow's actions "appalling" and says "not a word" Vladimir Putin says can be trusted.
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Why Deals To End Ukraine And Russia's Standoff Over Grain Is A 'Beacon Of Hope'

Blockades decimated "the breadbasket of Europe", pushing millions closer to famine and adding to soaring inflation worldwide.
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4 Bits Of News You May Have Missed Due To The Tory Civil War

Because the world keeps on going, even if the government doesn't.
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This Dating Agency Advertised 'Lonely Ukrainian Women' To UK Readers

The dating ads appeared on the websites of two local newspapers before being banned.
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5 Things That Have Gone Pretty Wrong For Russia This Week

Putin's probably not that happy.
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PM Pledges To Increase Defence Spending After Ditching Pledge To Increase Defence Spending

The UK will spend 2.5 per cent of its income on defence by the end of the decade, Boris Johnson says.
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5 Signs A 'New Iron Curtain' Is Forming Between Russia And The West

The US announces a new permanent base in Poland – while Sweden and Finland are formally invited into the Nato military alliance.
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Liz Truss Says Other Countries Need To 'Step Up' As UK Spends £1bn Helping Ukraine

The foreign secretary said she feared Vladimir Putin had been emboldened by lacklustre defence and deterrence.
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Boris Johnson Says Vladimir Putin Is 'Perfect Example Of Toxic Masculinity'

He claimed the Russian president would not have invaded Ukraine if he were a woman.
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Ukraine Is Winning The War And Russia Has Lost 25,000 Troops, Says Defence Secretary

Ben Wallace also compared the situation in Ukraine to the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939.
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