Europe is fiddling while Kyiv burns. Churchill would be horrified
As the USA turns inward, the summit at Sir Winston’s birthplace was the moment for decisive action. But still we sleepwalk
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As the USA turns inward, the summit at Sir Winston’s birthplace was the moment for decisive action. But still we sleepwalk
Addressing the Cabinet, the Ukrainian president urged the PM to ‘show leadership’ by removing limits on how the missiles can be used
The Commission president should be urging member states to up their defence spending, not dreaming up new ways to expand Brussels’ reach
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The president of Ukraine is the first foreign leader to attend the meeting of senior British ministers since Bill Clinton in 1997
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His outlook is the same national conservatism that has begun to sweep across the European continent
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‘Moscow can always find more men’, one hears people say, justifying Western inaction. It is simply not true
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Ben Stimson using Telegram to encourage anyone British and under 60 to join Vladimir Putin’s global army
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Prof John Bew oversaw the integrated defence and foreign policy review in 2021, and its refresh last year
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Footage shows a direct hit to the device which almost takes it down