Sitrep: If Ukraine's not at the table its on the menu, and Putin will take Trump to the cleaners
Defence analyst Professor Michael Clarke says the US already has a weak negotiating team – and Kyiv needs to be present at any peace talks.
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Ukraine What will it take to stop fighting in Ukraine? Freezing frontlines may end war – at what price?
Negotiations aimed at freezing the conflict could finally halt the fighting but they may also lock in territorial losses for Ukraine.
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Ukraine Significant damage to Chernobyl after Russian drone attack, Ukraine says
In a post on X, President Zelensky said the warhead hit the shell that surrounds the fourth power unit at the nuclear power plant.
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China Is the West overestimating China's military capabilities, just as it did with Russia?
An expert from the IISS says the country's focus is shifting to anti-corruption within the People's Liberation Army.
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Ukraine Ukrainians are fighting for Europe, not just themselves, says ex-MP volunteer
Former Conservative Party MP Jack Lopresti tells BFBS Forces News he knew he'd be serving in the military out in Ukraine.
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Ukraine Ukraine to deploy robotic vehicles to the frontline to preserve the lives of soldiers
Defence Minister Rustem Umerov announced that Ukraine will deploy full-fledged robotic units to combat brigades.
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Russia Russia uses tractors instead of combat vehicles as Ukraine destroys its armour
Russia is struggling to replace its lost combat vehicles, leaving troops to contend with agricultural alternatives.
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Technology Kyiv finds a way to stop the unstoppable fibre-optic drones launched by Russia
Russia's fibre-optic drones were meant to be immune to electronic warfare, but Ukraine claims to have found a way around it.
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Ukraine Young defenders of Ukraine's Niu York don't see the war ending any time soon
Members of the Azov Brigade believe Russian President Vladimir Putin is interested only in conquest, not a peace deal.
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Russia Watch: Nuclear-powered Russian icebreaker tears open bow after collision
Russia's nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Years of Victory crashed into a cargo ship in the Kara Sea.
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Ukraine North Korean troops are pulled from Russian frontline amid heavy losses
President Volodymyr Zelensky says more than a third of Pyongyang's forces in Russia are casualties.
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Opinion Want peace? Prepare for war, as RN sub delivers stark warning to Russian spy ship
EX-RN Commodore Steve Prest says the UK needs to stand up to Russian bullies after a submarine surfaced near a Russian ship to warn it off.
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USA Easy way or hard: Trump threatens consequences unless Ukraine war is stopped
The newly elected president says Russia will face high tariffs and sanctions unless the war in Ukraine is stopped.
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Ukraine Ukrainian air force specialists to be protected from move to frontline infantry roles
Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has announced that highly trained specialists will not be put in danger on the frontline.
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Army Ex-MI6 chief calls for MOD's hard power to be integrated with soft power of Foreign Office
Former MI6 boss Sir Alex Younger has described the Ministry of Defence as the Ministry for War.
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Ukraine UK considers peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine in the event of Russian ceasefire
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has discussed the possibility of sending UK peacekeepers to Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelensky.