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Vladimir Putin is unlikely to hit back at Britain and the West if it gives the green light for Ukraine to target sites in Russia, senior defence figures believe.

Vladimir Putin 'unlikely' to hit back if West gives green light to target sites in Russia

Navy and RAF shadow Russian ships and planes.

RAF jets scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft operating 'near UK airspace'

The Foreign Office has slammed the 'baseless' claims of spying against its diplomats in Russia

Foreign Office slams Russia's 'baseless' accusations that six British diplomats were spying in Moscow

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Russia expels six British diplomats it accuses of spying as tensions escalate over Ukraine weapons

Sir Keir Starmer has said that Russia 'could end the conflict straight away'

Sir Keir Starmer says Russia can end war now as Putin warns NATO over Ukraine's use of shadow missiles

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Three Ukrainians working for the Red Cross killed after aid vehicles hit by Russian shelling in Donetsk

Putin warns NATO will be 'at war' with Russia if Ukraine given go-ahead to use shadow missiles

Putin warns NATO will be 'at war' with Russia if Ukraine is given the go-ahead to use shadow missiles

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced over £600 million worth of support for Ukraine.

UK 'on verge of letting Ukraine use Storm Shadow missiles against Russia' as David Lammy unveils £600m package

The UK and US have imposed fresh sanctions on Iran after it was accused by the two nations of supplying ballistic missiles to Russia

US could allow Ukraine to use long-range weapons against Russian targets amid fears of Iran missile deal

The UK and US have imposed fresh sanctions on Iran after it was accused by the two nations of supplying ballistic missiles to Russia

Lammy and Blinken to visit Kyiv as UK and US impose restrictions on Iran amid fears of Russian missile deal

Ukraine has hit Russia with a huge drone attack

Ukraine hits Moscow with huge drone attack setting buildings on fire and leaving at least one dead

MI6 and CIA chiefs warn Russia is waging 'reckless campaign of sabotage across Europe'

Spy chiefs claim the world is 'under threat in a way we haven't seen since the Cold War'

At least 50 people have been killed in a Russian strike today.

Ukraine 'to hold seized Russian territory' indefinitely, as strikes on Poltava kill 50 and injure 270

41 people have been killed in Poltava

Russian strikes kill at least 50 in Ukrainian city of Poltava, with over 270 injured, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire on a site following an air attack, in the Odesa region,

Russia hits Ukraine with massive strikes for second day in a row

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov

Emmanuel Macron: Arrest of Telegram founder was 'not a political decision'

A damaged children's playground following an air attack, in the Odesa region, on August 26, 2024,

At least six dead in massive Russian attack across Ukraine

The terrorists shared videos before being killed

'ISIS terrorists' with suicide vest lead Russian prison revolt, killing guards and taking hostages