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The U.K. plans to appeal to several European Union member states to act against the so-called "shadow fleet," Bloomberg reported on July 15, citing undisclosed sources and obtained documents. An "unspecified number" of governments are expected to approve the plan on July 18, during a meeting of the European Political Community hosted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the U.K., according to a draft statement. The "shadow fleet" refers to aging and largely uninsured oil tankers that Russia uses to transport oil above the $60 per barrel price cap that the EU, the U.S., and the Group of Se...
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Editor's note: The article was updated with comments from European Pravda's interview with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Ukraine did not receive permission to use British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles to strike Russian territory, unnamed U.K. Defense Ministry sources told the Telegraph in a comment published on July 11, explaining that the situation is "more nuanced." This seems to have been later confirmed by U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who said in an interview with European Pravda that the matter is still under consideration but refused to provide details. New U.K. Prime Minis...
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Former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi assumed the role of Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom on July 11, Zaluzhnyi announced on Telegram. Zaluzhnyi, who was appointed by President Volodymyr Zelensky to the role on March 13, had previously led Ukraine's military since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. Zaluzhnyi was dismissed on Feb. 8 by President Zelensky in a reshuffling of the top military role. Zelensky appointed Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi in his place, following months of speculation about a rift in Ukraine's leadership. The decision to dismiss Zaluzhnyi sp...
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Several countries aim to join the U.K.-led drone coalition fund enabling joint procurement for rapid drone deliveries to Ukraine, a statement by defense ministers issued on July 10 read. Under the memorandum of understanding, which was signed during the NATO summit, the Netherlands, the U.K., Latvia, New Zealand, and Sweden have already pledged 45 million euros ($49 million). More donations are anticipated. The drone coalition aims to supply Kyiv with one million FPV (first-person view) drones. The members are also working to provide Ukraine with other types of drones, including reconnaissance...
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba held a call with his new British counterpart, David Lammy, on July 5, congratulating him on "taking charge of U.K. diplomacy." "I am grateful to my counterpart for reaffirming the U.K.’s ironclad support for Ukraine in all areas," he said in a post on X. "We discussed next steps in our bilateral relations and also paid specific attention to the upcoming NATO Summit in Washington. [The] foreign secretary accepted my invitation to visit Ukraine." Lammy became the new U.K. foreign secretary on July 5 after the Labour Party's landslide victory in the countr...
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British politician Nigel Farage has doubled down on his controversial claim that Russia was provoked into launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the expansion of NATO and the EU. In an article for The Telegraph on June 22, titled "The West’s errors in Ukraine have been catastrophic. I won’t apologize for telling the truth," Farage denied he was "an apologist or supporter of Putin." The politician, who heads a newly-resurgent Reform UK party, drew widespread criticism on June 20 when he said the EU and NATO "provoked" Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by expanding eastwards. "I am not and n...
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce 242 million pounds ($309 million) in aid to Ukraine at the G7 summit in Italy. This funding aims to address urgent humanitarian and energy needs and support long-term socio-economic recovery and reconstruction in Ukraine. Sunak will also prioritize working with international partners to utilize frozen Russian assets, valued at $285 billion in G7 jurisdictions, to provide aid. Nikkei Asia reported on June 11 that the G7 will create a fund to support Ukraine using the income generated from frozen Russian assets. The fund will reportedly be created...
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The U.K. military chief, Admiral Antony Radakin, is "hugely confident" that Ukraine will eventually win the full-scale war despite Russia's recent tactical advances, he said in an interview with Sky News published on June 3. Moscow launched a new offensive on May 10 in the north of Kharkiv Oblast. By the end of the month, Kyiv said that Russian advance in the sector had been halted and Ukrainian troops were conducting counterattacks. Radakin insisted that Russia is "failing" despite the ongoing offensive in Kharkiv Oblast and Ukrainian forces' issues with personnel and ammunition shortages. "R...
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U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on May 22 that the country will hold a snap general election on July 4. The prime minister's announcement triggers the dissolution of parliament and the beginning of a six-week campaign to secure a majority (326) of the U.K.'s 650 constituencies. The law required Sunak to hold an election before January 2025. Sunak's opponent, Labour MP Keir Starmer, currently leads the polls by 20 points and is widely expected to win the July vote. In a rain-soaked speech at Downing Street, Sunak defended his leadership record, despite trailing in the polls. "In the l...
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The British government will supply Kyiv with 100 missiles in May, the U.K. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said in an interview with the Sun published on May 18. Shapps said the new Russian offensive, launched on May 10 targeting Kharkiv Oblast with 30,000 troopsinvolved, should be "a wake-up call to the West." Russian forces have recently expanded offensive operations in Kharkiv Oblast, forcing Ukraine to deploy more reserve troops, according to Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi. The U.K. defense secretary said that everything we hold dear will be "in peril" if Western allies all...
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