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Grant Shapps has continued to back Ukraine

Grant Shapps says his ‘money’s still on Ukraine’ to defeat Russia, as he blames US funding delays for Kharkiv setback

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - MAY 10, 2024 - Rescuers are seen at work at a house after a Russian missile attack, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine

Russian military says it has seized control of nine villages in northeastern Ukraine as fighting in Kharkiv intensifies

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu to be replaced, Russia announces

Putin fires his oldest friend: Russian defence minister ousted in major Kremlin reshuffle

Russia is said to be recruiting far right extremists in the West

Russia 'recruiting far-right extremists' to launch attacks against Nato nations

The bus crashed off a bridge in St Petersburg

Bus crashes off bridge into river in Russia after exhausted driver works 20 hour shift, with seven people killed

Putin warns of 'global' war in Russian Victory Day speech as single tank is paraded for second year running

Putin warns of 'global' war during Russian Victory Day rant - but only one tank paraded as Ukraine conflict rages on

James Cleverly said that the Russian defence attache is set to be expelled for spying

UK to expel Russian defence attaché for spying for the Kremlin, Home Secretary announces

Putin is capable of launching a mini-invasion, says Polish spy boss

Putin is ready to launch invasion of Nato nations to test West, warns Polish spy boss

Putin issues chilling threat to the West as Kremlin leader is sworn in for historic fifth term as Russian president

Putin issues chilling threat to the West as Kremlin leader is sworn in for historic fifth term as Russian president

Russian plans to hold drills simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons

Russia announces nuclear weapon drills in warning to West after clash with senior officials

Disabled Ukrainians have been treated awfully by Russian invaders

Tortured, abducted, disappeared: the desperate plight of disabled Ukrainians at the hands of Russian invaders

The spy unit behind the attack against Sergei Skripal has been linked to two deadly ammunition depot blasts in the Czech Republic

Russian spy unit behind 2018 Salisbury poisonings also destroyed Czech ammunition depot killing two in 2014 blasts, investigation finds

Alexei Navalny died in February

'Putin did not order Alexei Navalny's death,' US intelligence agencies claim after Kremlin critic dies in Russian jail

Alexander Lukashenko has warned of 'apocalypse'

Belarus is hosting 'several dozen' Russian nuclear weapons, Lukashenko says, as he warns of 'apocalypse'

Britain is to announce a fresh £500million funding package for Ukraine on Tuesday.

Britain gives £500m bumper aid package of drones, ammo and missiles to Ukraine ahead of ‘difficult summer’

Thousands of British flights attacked by ‘extremely dangerous' Russian hackers targeting navigation systems

Russian hackers target thousands of British flights in ‘extremely dangerous' attacks on navigation systems