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Russian Embassy in London, 2022. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Russia warns UK of “consequences” over British-made drones in Ukraine’s deep strikes. London vows to continue supporting Kyiv

Moscow accused London of deliberately escalating the war after reports that Ukrainian forces used UK-built drones to strike targets inside Russia, including oil refineries.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Vladimir Putin tours the Uralvagonzavod tank plant in Nizhny Tagil, part of Russia’s state-owned Rostec defense conglomerate, on 15 February 2024. Credit: Ramil Sitdikov/RIA Novosti via Kremlin.ru

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Analysis

Russia’s biggest weapons maker has been under EU sanctions since 2022. Its 482 subsidiaries are the loophole.

A new NAKO analysis maps 482 companies inside Rostec and finds Western sanctions reach only a fraction of them—which is how the microelectronics in Russia's drones and missiles keep getting through.

byViktoriia VyshnivskaandbyKateryna Biesiedina

greece blocked gas ban france italy softened entry ban—now brussels tries 1600 companies helping russia's war · post russian soldiers military parade 9 2025 moscow russia kremlinru victory_day_parade_2025_at_red_square ukraine news

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Money Matters

Greece blocked a gas ban, France and Italy softened an entry ban—now Brussels tries 1,600 companies helping Russia’s war

Bloomberg sources says the proposed list covers firms feeding Russia's military industry, and the work stayed out of public view.

byYuri Zoria

Ukrainian Lieutenant Colonel Serhii Mahlovanyi wins the top prize of the Advanced Command and Staff Course in the UK. Source: The UK Defense Ministry

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Chosen from 252 officers of nearly 50 countries: Ukrainian lieutenant colonel took Best International Student prize at UK Defense Academy

Ukrainian Lieutenant Colonel Serhii Mahlovanyi has received the award in one of NATO's most prestigious professional military education…

byOlena Mukhina

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in London at the Coalition of the Willing meeting on 24 October, 2025.

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UK fast-tracks new ballistic missile for Ukraine with “pared-down” design

The UK's Project Nightfall will reportedly trade range and warhead size for faster development, as London seeks to arm Ukraine while expanding Europe's defense industry.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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British weapons poised to join Ukraine’s €60B EU arms program

A new EU-UK agreement would allow Ukraine to spend its €60 billion EU defense loan on British weapons, broadening Kyiv's procurement options, Bloomberg reports.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Interview

NATO’s former second-in-command says what the alliance won’t: only Russia’s defeat ends the war

He warned about Russia a decade ago. Now he's inside Ukraine's command—still pushing for the strategy NATO won't write.

byAlya Shandra

uk turn captured russian tanker's cargo cash ukraine's troops · post shadow-fleet tanker smyrtos currently flies flag cameroon marinetraffic/captainfantastic 5576527b8ccb4a22a26d7420cd0b312b9caebe5c8005792b9cdaa642f5f63828-big (1) ukraine news ukrainian reports

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The UK may turn a captured Russian tanker’s cargo into cash for Ukraine’s troops

The crude came off a shadow-fleet tanker that Royal Marines boarded in the English Channel.

byYuri Zoria

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UK cuts US parts from missile production chain in new systems for Ukraine

Britain has developed new cruise missile prototypes for Ukraine that eliminate American parts, aiming to reduce dependency in weapons production.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Left to right: Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, UK Defense Minister Dan Jarvis, at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Ramstein format) in Brussels, 18 June 2026. Photo: UK Ministry of Defense on X

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UK to fund 150,000 Ukrainian-made drones and 350 air defense missiles in £752 million package funded by Russian assets

London says the aid will strengthen Ukraine’s defenses against Russian missile and drone attacks.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Money Matters

UK sanctions crypto exchanges and “A7 network” in crackdown on Russian evasion systems

Officials say Moscow has increasingly turned to shadow financial systems and crypto channels to sustain wartime spending as sanctions tighten.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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British-French Storm Shadow missiles took out a Russian command-and-control post on 25 May, per Ukraine

Russia announced a local missile alert in Luhansk around 16:30 on Monday. Ukraine's General Staff disclosed neither the exact target site nor the damage.

byYuri Zoria

bbc 184 sanctioned russian tankers made 238 journeys through uk waters since pm's intercept threat · post routes uk-sanctioned shadow fleet vessels tracked between 25 11 2026 729b83c0-4de5-11f1-b55d-0f258dce1735png ukraine news

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International

BBC: 184 sanctioned Russian tankers made 238 journeys through UK waters since the PM’s March intercept threat

94 instances saw vessels enter actual UK territorial waters, and a Russian frigate escorted one tanker through the Channel — with zero publicly confirmed boardings.

byYuri Zoria

Empty playground in Ukraine. deported Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

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UK, EU, and Canada sanction Russian networks linked to deportation of Ukrainian children

The measures come amid estimates that more than 20,000 Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia or occupied territories since the start of the full-scale invasion, with many still unaccounted for.

byBenjamin Murdoch

take off formation fly low navigate terrain—ukraine's f-16 trainees finished uk course russia helped design · post ukraine's air force carrying aim-120c aim-9 missiles fuel tanks terma pylons self-defense systems

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Take off in formation, fly low, navigate by terrain—Ukraine’s F-16 trainees finished a UK course Russia helped design

RAF instructors said the trainees' aircraft handling was solid from the first 10 sorties, with the months-long course shaped by jamming realities on the front line.

byYuri Zoria

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Opinion

NATO is dead. Meet CALM.

Discussing alternatives to the Alliance has long been taboo. That changed in 2026.

byHans Petter Midttun

british king tells congress uk-us partnership more important today than has ever been · post charles iii addresses joint session vice president jd vance (left) speaker house representatives mike johnson

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“Unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine”: King Charles to US Congress

The British king invoked the US-UK alliance forged through several wars to call for the same resolve in Ukraine's defense — and warned against turning "ever more inward looking."

byYuri Zoria

wsj europe quietly building nato fallback case steps back · post german chancellor friedrich merz addressing bundestag 14 2025 european officials advancing contingency plans could maintain deterrence against russia even

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International

WSJ: Europe is quietly building a NATO fallback in case the US steps back

Germany's shift — driven by Merz's conclusion that Trump was prepared to abandon Ukraine and had confused victim with aggressor — unlocked a broader coalition.

byYuri Zoria

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International

“Will not be tolerated” – UK exposes Russian spy submarine operation targeting its undersea cables

A decoy Akula and two GUGI mini-sub carriers operated covertly north of Britain before the Royal Navy intervened.

byBenjamin Murdoch

eu's 21st russia sanctions package target shadow fleet banks firms selling stolen ukrainian grain—politico · post russian vessel deyna boarded french navy forces mediterranean 20 2026 hd2nuouxmaa-5_h ukraine news reports

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Britain moves from sanctions lists to tanker seizures – navy can now board Russia’s shadow fleet

Around 75% of Russia's crude exports move through the shadow fleet; the UK and allies have sanctioned more than 500 vessels.

byBenjamin Murdoch

UK

Russia warns UK of “consequences” over British-made drones in Ukraine’s deep strikes. London vows to continue supporting Kyiv

Russia’s biggest weapons maker has been under EU sanctions since 2022. Its 482 subsidiaries are the loophole.

Greece blocked a gas ban, France and Italy softened an entry ban—now Brussels tries 1,600 companies helping Russia’s war

Chosen from 252 officers of nearly 50 countries: Ukrainian lieutenant colonel took Best International Student prize at UK Defense Academy

UK fast-tracks new ballistic missile for Ukraine with “pared-down” design

British weapons poised to join Ukraine’s €60B EU arms program

NATO’s former second-in-command says what the alliance won’t: only Russia’s defeat ends the war

The UK may turn a captured Russian tanker’s cargo into cash for Ukraine’s troops

UK cuts US parts from missile production chain in new systems for Ukraine

UK to fund 150,000 Ukrainian-made drones and 350 air defense missiles in £752 million package funded by Russian assets

UK sanctions crypto exchanges and “A7 network” in crackdown on Russian evasion systems

British-French Storm Shadow missiles took out a Russian command-and-control post on 25 May, per Ukraine

BBC: 184 sanctioned Russian tankers made 238 journeys through UK waters since the PM’s March intercept threat

UK, EU, and Canada sanction Russian networks linked to deportation of Ukrainian children

Take off in formation, fly low, navigate by terrain—Ukraine’s F-16 trainees finished a UK course Russia helped design

NATO is dead. Meet CALM.

“Unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine”: King Charles to US Congress

WSJ: Europe is quietly building a NATO fallback in case the US steps back

“Will not be tolerated” – UK exposes Russian spy submarine operation targeting its undersea cables

Britain moves from sanctions lists to tanker seizures – navy can now board Russia’s shadow fleet

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