Bulgaria agrees to send heavy military equipment to Ukraine July 22, 2023 Bulgaria has agreed to provide the Ukrainian army with 100 armoured personnel carriers, marking a turnaround in the Nato member’s policy on sending military equipment to Kyiv following the appointment of a new, pro-Western government. Direct arms supplies were rejected by previous interim governments, appointed by President Rumen Radev. Radev is sympathetic to Russia and [...]
Supermarket fuel margins more than double since Ukraine war July 22, 2023 Supermarkets have more than doubled their margins on fuel since the start of the war in Ukraine, new analysis suggests. The RAC said Asda, Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s were making an average of around 4.7p per litre on fuel sales when the Russian invasion began in February 2022. The motoring services company found this had [...]
MI6 chief calls for Russians to spy for UK July 19, 2023 The head of MI6 has urged Russians angry at Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine to spy for the UK. Sir Richard Moore told them “our door is always open” and “we will work to bring the bloodshed to an end”. He said that while artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to help target the Kremlin’s [...]
Kremlin seizes Danone and Carlsberg subsidiaries in latest sanctions pushback July 17, 2023 The Russian state has taken control of French yoghurt maker Danone’s Russian subsidiary along with beer company Carlsberg’s stake in a local brewer, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. The decree said that foreign-owned stakes in Danone Russia and Baltika Breweries were being put under the “temporary management” of government property agency Rosimushchestvo. It comes after the Russian subsidiaries of Germany’s Uniper and Finland’s Fortum were taken under state control in April. The Kremlin warned [...]
Russia’s war in Ukraine: Two dead on 12 mile bridge to Crimea amid reports of explosions July 17, 2023 Traffic on the key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia’s mainland has been halted amid reports of explosions. Two have been reported as dead following the explosion. The health ministry in Russia’s Krasnodar region, which lies at the eastern end of the bridge, said two people were killed in an unspecified accident on the bridge and [...]
Europe spent over a trillion dollars on gas since Russia sparked supply squeeze July 14, 2023 Europe has spent over a trillion dollars shoring up its gas supplies since Russia first began weaponising its pipelines in 2021.
Sunak says Ukraine ‘belongs’ in NATO as Wallace warns UK is ‘not Amazon’ for weapons delivery July 12, 2023 Rishi Sunak told Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky he belonged in NATO as he assured him “real progress” had been made on security guarantees for Kyiv in its fightback against Russia. The prime minister met the Ukrainian president on the fringes of the NATO summit in Vilnius. Zelensky has been left frustrated by the reluctance of [...]
President Joe Biden to land in UK amid cluster bombs row over Ukraine July 9, 2023 President Joe Biden is set to land in the UK today amid an international row over the US supplying cluster bombs to Ukraine. The trip, which the White House hopes will “showcase the president’s leadership on the world stage”, is expected to be dominated by the weapons and Ukraine’s potential NATO entry. Biden has committed [...]
UK to give Ukraine 17 specialist war fire engines to protect against Russia attacks July 7, 2023 The UK will supply Ukraine with 17 specialist fire engines as the war-torn country continues to defend itself against the Russian invasion. The Rapid Intervention and Major Foam Vehicles, sourced from the Royal Air Force, Defence Fire and Rescue and the Welsh Government, are due to arrive in the coming weeks, the Ministry of Defence [...]
RAF intercepted 21 Russian planes in last 21 days as ‘stark reminder’ of Nato’s importance June 26, 2023 RAF planes in the Nato alliance have intercepted 21 Russian jets in as many days, as the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine continues to dominate Europe. Royal Air Force Typhoon jets, which are part of Nato’s Quick Reaction Alert system in Estonia were scrambled daily over the last three weeks, as Moscow continues to provoke European [...]