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The British Army can deal a heavy blow to Moscow’s troops and kick Russia in the “backside” if push comes to shove, the UK’s defense secretary has declared amid an escalating standoff over Ukraine. In a speech to military personnel on Wednesday, Ben Wallace insisted that history shows the UK’s …

Government websites and banks in Ukraine have been hit by outages as part of a reported cyberattack against the country’s digital infrastructure, with officials in Kiev saying it is a major attempt by hackers to take down online platforms. A statement issued on Wednesday evening by the country’s Minister of …

The European Union has officially adopted new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, in reaction to Moscow’s recognition of the breakaway Donbass republics’ independence from Ukraine. The measures, which the EU will publish in full before the end of the day, reportedly target some of the top officials in President Vladimir Putin’s government. Brussels has also …

Russia has started to evacuate employees working at the country’s diplomatic missions in Ukraine, just one day after the Foreign Ministry in Moscow announced it was concerned for the safety of personnel, it has been reported. Citing a source at the embassy in Kiev, Russian news agency TASS revealed that …

It seems like Russia has entered a new era of its foreign policy – a ‘constructive destruction’, let’s call it, of the previous model of relations with the West. Parts of this new way of thinking have been seen over the last 15 years – starting with Vladimir Putin’s famous …

The British government has asked the country’s communications regulatory body to reconsider the broadcasting license of Russian TV channel RT, accusing the company of being part of a “global disinformation campaign.” On Wednesday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries had written to Ofcom, asking it …

Russians who undermine Ukrainian sovereignty won’t be able to shop in Milan, party in Saint-Tropez or purchase diamonds in Antwerp, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell tweeted on Tuesday. The post was deleted hours later, as it sparked mockery from its intended audience and raised eyebrows in Europe. The …

The Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project may be scrapped before it even goes online and should have not been built in the first place, Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck told the Tagesthemen TV program on Tuesday. Habeck was commenting on Berlin’s move to punish Russia for the recognition …

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council has called for the impostion of a thirty-day state of emergency in most of the country amidst fears that a Russian invasion is imminent. In a press briefing on Wednesday, council chairman Aleksey Danilov revealed that the council had proposed the measure, which must …

Speaking during his weekly general audience, Pope Francis declared on Wednesday that the threat of war in Ukraine has caused “great pain in my heart.” In his first public comments since tensions escalated in the region, the pontiff called on politicians to seriously examine their conscience before God about the …