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Russia-Ukraine war: who will finance Ukraine’s defence?

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 4 days ago - 16:49

With US funding stalled in Congress, what are the other schemes to arm and fund Ukraine?

With Ukrainian officials warning the country lacks the arms to defend itself as Russia pushes its offensive, the US Congress has finally announced plans to bring a package on military aid for Ukraine – which has stalled for months due to Republican scepticism – to a vote in the House of Representatives.

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Undersea ‘hybrid warfare’ threatens security of 1bn, Nato commander warns

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 4 days ago - 04:00

Underwater infrastructure vulnerable to Russian threats, says V Adm Didier Maleterre, after suspected sabotage of gas pipelines

The security of nearly 1 billion people across Europe and North America is under threat from Russian attempts to target the extensive vulnerabilities of underwater infrastructure including windfarms, pipelines and power cables, a Nato commander has warned.

V Adm Didier Maleterre, the deputy commander of Nato’s Allied Maritime Command (Marcom), said the network of underwater cables and pipes on which Europe’s power and communications depend were not built to withstand the “hybrid warfare” being pursued by Moscow and other Nato adversaries.

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UK must nurture alliances in new era of global power politics, says policy adviser

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 6 days ago - 10:52

In sweeping lecture on Britain’s ‘grand strategic moment’, John Bew warns ‘we cannot just manage risk, we are in a competition’

The UK faces a choice between using statecraft to plan and deepen its international alliances or simply managing relations with its rivals and risk sliding into war, Rishi Sunak’s foreign policy adviser has said.

In a sweeping lecture on Britain’s “grand strategic moment”, John Bew drew on how the national character had been shaped by history, claiming the fundamental assumptions about how British leaders have thought about the world had been shaken by events.

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Brexit has made the UK a lower-status nation, says David Miliband

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Sunday, 7 April - 05:01

Former foreign secretary says Britain needs to forge closer political and foreign policy links with Europe if it is to thrive

The UK has lost influence since Brexit to become just one of many “middle powers” in the world, former foreign secretary David Miliband has said.

Writing for the Observer , Miliband, now president and chief executive of the International Rescue Committee, said that in order to reverse the decline, the UK needed to enter new “structures and commitments” with the EU on foreign policy.

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‘Building an authoritarian axis’: the Trump ‘envoy’ courting the global far right

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 5 April - 10:00

Richard Grenell’s shadow foreign policy campaign is unsettling diplomats and threatens to collapse US interests

For Donald Trump, he is “my envoy”, the man apparently anointed as the former US president’s roving ambassador while he plots a return to the White House.

To critics , he is seen as “an online pest” and “a national disgrace” – and most importantly, the dark embodiment of what foreign policy in a second Trump administration would look like.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: four killed in overnight drone attack on Kharkiv

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Thursday, 4 April - 07:15

A further 12 people injured in strike on Ukraine’s second-biggest city which has become a frequent Russian target in recent weeks

Foreign ministers from Nato’s 32 members are gathering for a second day in Brussels today. They are marking the 75-year anniversary of the defensive alliance, and will also hold talks with Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba .

Later in the day, the minister will also meet with representatives of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and the EU.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Cameron calls for more defence spending as Nato ministers meet

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Wednesday, 3 April - 07:31

British foreign minister to urge counterparts to step up support for Kyiv and ramp up defence production

Oleg Sinegubov , head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, said this morning on Telegram that an 11-year old boy died in hospital after sustaining injuries in an attack in the region.

His 58-year-old father was killed yesterday, Sinegubov said.

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Europe must get ready for looming war, Donald Tusk warns

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 29 March - 17:46

Polish prime minister urges countries to step up defence spending after Russian missile bound for Ukraine breaches airspace

The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, says Europe is entering a “prewar” era, cautioning that the continent is not ready and urging European countries to step up defence investment.

In an interview with a group of European newspapers reported by the BBC , Tusk said: “I don’t want to scare anyone, but war is no longer a concept from the past. It’s real and it started over two years ago.”

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David Cameron says Aukus and Nato must be in ‘best possible shape’ ahead of potential Trump win

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 22 March - 07:58

UK’s foreign secretary is in Australia alongside defence secretary Grant Shapps for high-level talks with Richard Marles and Penny Wong

The UK foreign secretary, David Cameron, has suggested the Aukus pact and Nato alliance must get into “the best possible shape” to increase their chances of surviving Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House.

Speaking after high-level talks in Australia, Cameron was careful to avoid criticising the former US president and presumptive Republican nominee for 2024, saying it was “up to America who they choose as their president”.