Diplomatic relations have been strained by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the conflict nears its one-year anniversary. The FSB, Russia’s security service, declared on Thursday that it has launched a criminal investigation against a US citizen who is suspected of espionage. The
The UK is donating 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine in its fight for freedom. Major Mark Lambert, of the King’s Royal Hussars, said the fighting machines “excel” in firepower, manoeuvrability and survivability. He said they “work really well” in wooded areas
The decision to send a squadron of Challenger 2 tanks and other weapons to Ukraine means Britain is in effect involved in a “proxy war” with Russia, a former British Army officer has said. However, Stuart Crawford also warned the UK’s military
Ardent ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday warned NATO allies that a defeat for Russia in Ukraine could provoke a nuclear war. “The loss of a nuclear power in a conventional war can
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed he does not know who to speak to in Russia regarding peace because he is “not sure whether Putin is still alive”. Speaking via videolink on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, the Ukrainian President
The former PM Boris Johnson reportedly had plans to scrap the Challenger 2 tanks which will now be given to Ukraine. Mr Johnson wanted to get rid of the tanks a year before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine because he believed they were
Vladimir Putin is “in trouble” and is leading an “unstable” Russian government, Yale economists tell Express.co.uk as Russia continues to grapple with Western sanctions. Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian have done extensive research on the Russian economy since the start of
Dozens of Ukrainian civilians were injured and others trapped after Russia on Saturday struck a nine-story civilian apartment complex in Ukraine’s central-eastern city of Dnipro, located near the Zaporizhzhia border. In videos posted to social media the screams of those trapped inside
Russia’s army has launched a new wave of missile strikes against multiple cities in Ukraine, causing substantial damage to civilian infrastructure and cuts to water and power supplies. Explosions were reported on Saturday afternoon in Vinnitsa, Dnepropetrovsk, Khmelnitsky, as well as in
Russia on Friday once again claimed that it had captured the city of Soledar in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where heavy warfare has raged for weeks, though Ukraine has not yet conceded the battleground. The win would be a rare victory for Moscow