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Articles with tag "UK"

Zelensky Calls for Jet Deliveries in Address to U.K. Parliament

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used a visit to London on Wednesday to urge allies to send combat aircraft to his war-torn country as Britain promised...

British Decision to Send Heavy Tanks to Ukraine Prompts Russian Warning

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday pledged to provide Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, making it the first Western country to supply the heavy...

Russia Warns U.K. of 'Dangerous Consequences' After Black Sea Attack

Russia summoned the UK ambassador to Moscow to the Foreign Ministry on Thursday and warned London of "dangerous consequences" after accusing it of helping...

'Catastrophic Illiteracy': Moscow Reacts to Truss Resignation

Russia reacted to the resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday by calling the short-serving British premier a "disgrace." "Britain has...

U.K. to Host 2023 Eurovision as Ukraine Bows Out

Ukraine won this year's contest and had insisted it could host next year's despite the Russian invasion.

UK Fighter Captured by Pro-Russian Separatists in Ukraine

Russia claimed this week that it had killed "hundreds" of foreign fighters in Ukraine.

U.K. Bans More Exports to Russia, Cuts Ukraine Tariffs

Britain announced it would prevent the export of surveillance and interception equipment.

U.K. Sanctions Russian Army Chiefs With 'Ukrainian Blood on Hands'

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss tweeted that the sanctions were on "those with Ukrainian blood on their hands."

Russia Bans Entry to British PM Johnson

Moscow accused London of "unprecedented hostile actions.”

U.K. Warns Putin of War Crimes Charges Over 'Sickening' Onslaught

For Putin, Russian generals and soldiers, "there's a very real risk that they'll end up in the dock of a court in The Hague," said Justice Secretary Dominic...

UK Unveils Sanctions on Russian Banks and Oligarchs

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said further sanctions were "at readiness to be deployed."

UK's PM Hits Back at Russian 'Bear' in Warship Row

"It was entirely right that we should vindicate the law and pursue freedom of navigation in the way that we did," Johnson said.
opinion Mark Galeotti

Moscow Turns Up the Volume Over HMS Defender

The media coverage that followed yesterday’s clash is telling in what it says about Russian goals and sensitivities.

UK Announces Global Magnitsky Sanctions

London's move closely mirrors similar restrictions in Washington and also by the Canadian government.

UK Summons Russian Ambassador Over 'Malign Activity'

The move comes just hours after fresh sanctions and the expulsion of Russian diplomats were announced by the U.S.

Kremlin Denounces UK Plan to Increase Nuclear Arsenal

The Kremlin said Britain's reversal of its previous commitment to reduce its stockpile "harms international stability."
opinion Mark Galeotti

Lebedev’s Peerage Highlights London’s Need to Address Russian Influence

Johnson seems eager to show his contempt for British intelligence by granting a peerage to his longtime friend and political asset.
opinion Lincoln Pigman

UK Russia Report Lays Ground for Cross Party Consensus

The report holds value not as a piece of opposition research but as a frank examination of the U.K.’s Russia policy since the turn of the century.

UK 'Confident' Moscow Helped Hackers Target Virus Vaccine

Dominic Raab said the conclusions were based on assessments by Britain's National Cyber Security Centre.

Russian Envoy Denies Moscow Helped Hackers Target Virus Vaccine

The Russian envoy also rejected a separate claim by London that "Russian actors" sought to disrupt last year's UK general election.
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