Russia’s ballooning $28bn Ukraine war bill forces Putin to make spending cuts
<p>Russia continues to spend big on the war as its gains in Ukraine shrink to a fraction of what it took last year</p>… ↗
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'Putin will look for advantage out of Romania strike and will see it as a way of warning NATO'
Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing the Ukraine conflict and will dismiss Romania strike as a casualty of war - but it carries a terrible message that may one day will hit us all… ↗
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Russian drone launched against Ukraine crashes in Romania, injuring 2
A Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people, Romanian authorities said Friday.… ↗
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Consumers quicker to react to latest price shocks - ECB
Euro zone consumers, already scarred by the Ukraine war, have changed their attitudes more quickly as a result of the upheaval of the Iran war, new European Central Bank research has shown, meaning the economic hit coul… ↗
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Starmer vows to 'stand with Romania' after Russian drone strike as warplanes scrambled
A drone hit an apartment building in south-east Romania and injured two people during an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine - the incident has been condemned by Sir Keir Starmer and NATO… ↗
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EU Commission holds off on sanctioning Aughinish Alumina
The European Commission has decided not to propose sanctions at this time on Aughinish Alumina, the Shannon-based plant owned by a Russian company, which has been accused of exporting alumina that has ended up in Russian… ↗
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Learning from Ukraine, Hezbollah is now using fibre-optic drones to hit Israel
Fibre-optic drones are now Hezbollah's primary weapon against Israel's soldiers and civilians.… ↗
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Russia on the back foot with dynamics of war shifting in Ukraine’s favour, EU says – as it happened
<p>This blog is now closed </p><p>Meanwhile, <strong>Hungary’s Magyar hits a bit more upbeat tone in his latest post on Facebook,</strong> saying that while there are still some issues that need to be resolved, the two s… ↗
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How Ukraine’s Street Style Is Shaped by the War
In Kyiv, military-inspired fashion can be seen everywhere. Soldiers and civilians alike say it’s a show of solidarity, not a fad.… ↗
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Ukraine war is at ‘turning point’ and Kyiv has six months to seize initiative, says senior commander
<p>Brigadier General Andriy Biletsky said he believes the Russian military is exhausted</p>… ↗
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Almost 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in Putin’s war on Ukraine, says GCHQ
<p>UK spy chief says Russia is scaling up its daily hybrid activity against Britain and Europe</p>… ↗
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK intelligence suggests almost half a million Russian soldiers have died in Putin’s invasion
<p>GCHQ chief warns UK is at a ‘moment of consequence’ with Russia ‘relentlessly targeting’ critical infrastructure</p>… ↗
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Russia has now lost half a million troops in the war with Ukraine, head of GCHQ reveals
Anne Keast-Butler disclosed the staggering scale of the military losses yesterday as she piled pressure on Russian leader Vladimir Putin.… ↗
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Elena Rybakina crashes out of French Open while Fran Jones fightback falls short
<ul><li><p>World No 2 is stunned by Ukraine’s Yuliia Starodubtseva</p></li><li><p>Britain’s Jones lost 6-0, 7-6 (3) to 27th seed Bouzkova</p></li></ul><p>Even by Fran Jones’s high standards – she describes herself as a “… ↗
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Uefa drags its heels over action against Russia’s fake Ukrainian clubs
<p>Imitation versions of Shakhtar Donetsk and Zorya Luhansk remain in Russian league, despite the real teams playing in Ukrainian competition</p><p>Uefa is yet to take action against the integration of clubs from illegal… ↗
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Nearly half a million Russians killed in Ukraine war, UK spy chief says
<p>Anne Keast-Butler says Russian forces are ‘going backwards on the battlefield’ for first time since late 2022</p><p>Nearly half a million Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since the start of Vladimir Putin’… ↗
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‘Put an end to this war’: Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev makes new plea to Putin
<p>After winning the Grand Prix at Cannes film festival, the exiled auteur sent a direct message to the Russian president urging him to stop the war</p><p>Accoladed director Andrey Zvyagintsev has sent a direct message t… ↗
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Could Russia Hit Harder? It at Least Wants Ukraine to Think So.
Major attacks on Kyiv, followed by warnings of more, come as Moscow is stalled on the battlefield and at the negotiating table.… ↗
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Zelenskyy asks Trump for help with air defences as Russia continues attacks – as it happened
<p>This blog is now closed</p><p><strong>In recent days across parts of Europe, temperatures have soared, heat records have been broken and spring has felt more like the height of summer.</strong></p><p>Météo France, the… ↗
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‘Moral bankrupts’: Pirlo and Materazzi provoke fury by attending ‘Football Day’ in Russia
<ul><li><p>Former Italy stars criticised over presence in Moscow</p></li><li><p>Pair defend visit as being for sport and children</p></li></ul><p>The presence of the Italian World Cup winners Andrea Pirlo and Marco Mate… ↗