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3Sep

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EU and Nato vow to step up pressure on Russia after ‘new escalation’ in Germany

Reuters Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte accused Russia of becoming increasingly reckless in its attacks on Europe The heads of Nato and the European Commission have warned that Russia is growing increasingly reckless and vowed to respond to a "new normal". "Leipzig marks a new escalation on European Union soil directly attributed to Russia," said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a day after Germany blamed Russia for a failed drone attack last month on Leipzig airport. "We have to step up and that means being ready to respond to Russia's recklessness faster and better," von der Leyen said. Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said the whole alliance, which includes the US, stood "in full solidarity with Germany". Russia has rejected German acc...

25Jul

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Zelensky tries to fix crisis over removal of defence minister and counts the cost

EPA/Shutterstock Protesters in Ukrainian cities have welcomed the change of commander-in-chief but continue to call for the return of Mykhailo Fedorov With an acting defence minister in place and a new commander-in-chief in charge of the military, Ukraine's recent political crisis is over, right? Not so fast. The political fallout from President Volodymyr Zelensky's 15 July decision not to re-appoint Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister, as part of a cabinet reshuffle, continues to reverberate about Kyiv and beyond, even as air raid sirens wail and Russian drones and missiles are intercepted overhead. Fedorov's mostly young supporters are still mounting daily street protests, demanding that Zelensky reinstate the popular young innovator widely credited ...

18Jul

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Many Ukrainian soldiers outraged over removal of defence minister, troops tell BBC

Olga Ivashchenko/Bloomberg via Getty Images Crowds took to the streets of Kyiv on Thursday following the removal of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov "My operation is scheduled for tomorrow," says the disfigured soldier, still recovering from his terrible injuries. "I hope when I wake up after the anaesthetic, Fedorov will be back at the Ministry of Defence," the unnamed soldier says in a video posted on Telegram. "Otherwise, everything I was fighting for will have been in vain." Among Ukraine's battle-weary soldiers and wounded veterans, there's a collective sense of outrage at this week's political developments. President Zelensky's decision not to re-appoint his successful young defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, in his latest cabinet reshuffle, has...

8Jan

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US military action in Venezuela is seen as both a blessing and a curse for Russia’s Putin

The lightning US operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro can be seen as both a benefit and a burden for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose forces botched an attempt to capture Ukraine's capital and topple its leader at the start of Moscow's invasion nearly four years ago. The ouster of Maduro highlights another Kremlin failure to support an ally, following the downfall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad in 2024 and last year's US and Israeli attacks on Iran. With the US determined to establish control over Venezuela, Russia stands to lose a strategic foothold in the Western Hemisphere, along with billions of dollars invested in its oil industry. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during their meeti...

8Jan

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US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela

The US says it has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela after in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said on Wednesday. Originally called the Bella 1, the tanker was sanctioned by the US in 2024 for operating within a "shadow fleet" of tankers transporting illicit oil. US European Command announced the seizure of the merchant vessel Bella 1 for "violations of US sanctions". A Coast Guard cutter had pursued the tanker into the waters between Scotland and Iceland after it tried to avoid being ensnared by the US blockade on sanctioned oil vessels around Venezuela. The vessel tanker Bella 1 at Singapore Strait, after US officials say the Coast Guard pursued an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, in this pi...

18Dec

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Nato spending pledge is Trump’s biggest foreign policy success, Rutte tells BBC

EPA Nato countries' pledge to spend 5% of their economic output on defence is Donald Trump's "biggest foreign policy success," the alliance's chief has said. In an interview with the BBC, Mark Rutte said it was thanks to Donald Trump that Nato was "stronger than it ever was", adding that Trump "is good news for collective defence, for Nato and for Ukraine". The US leader has harshly criticised European allies for spending very little on defence - even threatening to withdraw US protection if they fail to do so. The Nato chief has warned that Russia could attack allies within the next five years. Russia's President Vladimir Putin dismissed such talk as "hysteria" on Wednesday. "I've said it repeatedly - it's a lie, nonsense, pure nonsense, about some imaginary Russian t...

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