Loan to Ukraine has enabled UK to deliver hundreds of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition, hundreds of air defence missiles, and other essential equipment. Money raised from immobilised Russian assets has paid for more than £1 billion of weapons and military support, purchased by the UK on behalf of Ukraine, the Defence Secretary,Continue reading “£1 billion of military support for Ukraine paid for using immobilised Russian assets as Defence Secretary visits Kyiv”
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Putin just invited catastrophe – question now is: will West make same mistake?
Drones downed on NATO soil is nothing other than a bleak test for the alliance. History has a nasty habit of repeating itself. In September 1939, Hitler invaded Poland, and the world became embroiled in the bloodiest conflict mankind has ever known. Eighty-six years later, it looks like another tyrant might have PolandContinue reading “Putin just invited catastrophe – question now is: will West make same mistake?”
British training of Ukrainian troops extended through 2026 as UK marks Ukrainian Independence Day
Extension supports UK’s objective of supporting Ukraine to defend itself from Russian attack, while developing its Armed Forces to deter Putin in future From: Ministry of Defence and The Rt Hon John Healey MP Ukrainian soldiers will receive a further boost from the British military’s expert training, as the Government announces the extension of the UK’sContinue reading “British training of Ukrainian troops extended through 2026 as UK marks Ukrainian Independence Day”
New multi-million pound Army support deal for North-East firm to boost national security and growth
Copyright and all rights reserved – .gov.uk New agreement with Cook Defence Systems will provide vital spare parts to the British Army armoured vehicle fleet 125 jobs are to be supported in the North East through a new agreement between the MOD and Cook Defence Systems to supply spare tracks for the British Army’sContinue reading “New multi-million pound Army support deal for North-East firm to boost national security and growth”
Trump’s Peace Push Stalls as Ukraine War Drags On
As many of us predicted, the Alaska and Washington DC meetings last week between Trump/Putin and Trump/Zelensky/European leaders have actually achieved very little, but starting the conversations is at least progress of a sort, I suppose. They have shown once again that Trump is unpredictable and unreliable and blows with the wind. HeContinue reading “Trump’s Peace Push Stalls as Ukraine War Drags On”