Wallace: Russia's behind hoped-for timetable with loss of 450 personnel
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace believes President Putin's legacy will be "isolation", adding "diplomacy is absolutely off the table" at this ...
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Politics UK actively considering autistic military recruits, defence minister says
Defence minister Leo Docherty says the Government is looking at the proposal after he was challenged in the Commons.
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Ukraine Attack on Ukraine 'highly likely' despite possible Putin-Biden talks, Truss warns
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned the price of invasion for Russia must be set "intolerably high".
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Ukraine Russia extends military drills near Ukrainian border
The exercises were initially set to finish on Sunday.
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Ukraine A Russian invasion of Ukraine could lead to largest conflict since WW2, PM warns
Boris Johnson admitted hard-hitting financial sanctions may not be enough to prevent invasion.
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Russia US reassures Baltic nations amid warning Russia is 'poised to strike'
It comes as Western officials have warned that Moscow could invade Ukraine at any time.
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Ukraine Ukrainian military officials come under shelling attack on front as invasion fears increase
It happened in war-torn eastern Ukraine, where the West fears a spike of violence might be used as a pretext for a Russian invasion.
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Ukraine PM says shock will echo around the world if Russia invades Ukraine
Boris Johnson said the "disaster" of a war in eastern Europe could still be avoided by diplomatic means.
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World What are international sanctions and how do they work?
How to economically deter a country from misbehaving.
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Russia Defence Secretary: Russian forces could overwhelm Ukraine
Russia says some of its troops stationed near Ukraine are returning to their bases and has repeatedly denied it is planning to invade.
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Tri-Service UK moves to become third-biggest global defence spender, new report states
According to a new International Institute for Strategic Studies report, the UK's 2021 defence budget was $71.6bn.
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Afghanistan Afghans protest over US order to give billions of dollars to 9/11 victims
Protesters gathered outside Kabul's grand Eid Gah mosque.
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Russia UK troops training forces in Ukraine to leave this weekend
It comes after the Foreign Office told Britons in the country to leave immediately over growing concerns of a potential Russian invasion.
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USA Biden and Putin plan high-stakes phone call in bid to resolve Ukraine crisis
The timing of any possible Russian military action remains a key question.
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Russia Britons told to leave Ukraine immediately amid threat of invasion by Russia
The warning came after Boris Johnson voiced fears for the security of Europe.
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Russia How might UK Forces be used to bolster European security amid Russia concerns?
It comes as NATO holds its breath over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.