Ukraine has intensified its campaign against Russian-occupied Crimea, using domestically produced missiles and advanced drones to strike fuel depots, transport links, bridges and other infrastructure across the peninsula. The attacks have disrupted daily…

A retired British couple have described as ‘surreal’ an encounter with a Russian warship in the English Channel after warning shots were fired near their yacht. Jane and Alan Kelvey were sailing in…

On 9 June Ursula van der Leyen, European Commission president, proposed a new package of sanctions against Russia, aimed at increasing economic pressure as the war in Ukraine continues. The measures target Russian…

Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine with some of the largest drone and missile barrages seen in recent months. On 1 June, Ukrainian officials reported hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles…

Ursula von der Leyen has travelled to Lithuania following a series of alarming drone incursions across the Baltic region, heightening fears over security on NATO’s eastern flank. Lithuania recently issued an air alert…

The Government has softened planned sanctions banning imports of diesel and jet fuel refined from Russian oil in third countries, citing concerns over rising fuel prices and supply disruption caused by conflict in…

Around three thousand elite troops from the USA, the UK, and 22 other nations are participating in NATO’s largest special forces exercise in Europe, known as Trojan Footprint 2026. The ten-day operation, in…

The EU has imposed sanctions on 23 Russian institutions and officials accused of involvement in the unlawful deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine estimates that around…

Mounting pressures are testing Vladimir Putin as Russia faces economic strain, battlefield setbacks and growing public frustration. Years of sanctions, inflation and war fatigue linked to the conflict in Ukraine have weakened confidence,…

Ukraine has resumed pumping Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, ending months of disruption which had delayed crucial EU financial support. The restart followed repairs to infrastructure damaged during…