Former Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny has been appointed the country’s new ambassador to the UK, the Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. The ministry said it has already informed London about the development, formally requesting approval from it. “The President of Ukraine approved the candidacy of Valery Zaluzhny for the post …
Read More »Anti-monarchy protesters arrested in London (VIDEO)
Police officers arrested a number of anti-monarchy demonstrators and seized protest placards ahead of the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday. The protesters say they want to be able to choose their head of state. London’s Metropolitan Police said on Saturday morning that “a significant police operation” was underway …
Read More »Moscow responds to London’s threats
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has blasted “Russophobic” remarks by British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who promised to “continue to lead the free world” against Moscow and ensure Ukraine’s victory. Truss made the remarks during a campaign event for Tory leadership on Thursday. The aspiring PM candidate, who scored third in Thursday’s …
Read More »London pushing Kiev ‘down warpath’ – Russian ambassador
London is continuing to push Kiev “down the warpath” by providing military support and arms deliveries to Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin said on Tuesday. “London has been driving Kiev down the warpath with all its might, this is important, and has not allowed it to turn …
Read More »Tennis icon Becker jailed for 2.5 years in London
German tennis icon Boris Becker has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail by a UK court after he was found to have violated terms of his 2017 bankruptcy. The former world number one was found guilty earlier this month in London, the same city in which he won his three Wimbledon …
Read More »Toxic gas sends multiple people to hospital in London
A number of people were hospitalized with breathing difficulties in London on Wednesday, after a chemical reaction caused a release of poisonous chlorine gas at a swimming pool. Residents nearby were asked to close their windows as firefighters ventilated the toxic fumes. Workers at the London Aquatics Center at Queen …
Read More »Moscow’s Volkov determined to play spoiler as UFC returns to London
Alexander Volkov says that he is well aware that he is playing the villain ahead of the UFC’s first fight card in London in three years, and he says he fully intends to send what will be a hostile crowd in London’s O2 Arena home disappointed on Saturday night. 43-fight veteran …
Read More »London takes back ‘Putin regime change’ claim
Toppling Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is the goal of the new wave of international sanctions introduced in response to Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine, a spokesman for Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson told reporters on Monday. Downing Street later clarified that the spokesperson had “misspoken”. “The measures we are introducing, that …
Read More »Britain can ‘kick Russia in the backside,’ London claims
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 …
Read More »Moscow mocks London over latest ‘invasion’ claim
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova replied on Sunday to the latest ‘Russian invasion’ claim made by the UK foreign secretary. Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, Liz Truss said that Russia would not be satisfied once it invaded Ukraine, but rather would shift its focus to the Baltic states …
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