Mum Ailsa, 38, always enjoyed sport shooting and joined a local territorial defense unit more than a year ago to acquire combat skills – but is now worried she might have to use them in a real war Ailsa takes part in combat skills training ( Image: REUTERS) A mum is learning to fight as … Read more
Now, as the West warns a fresh attack is a “distinct possibility” as soon as next week, many in Kyiv aren’t convinced. “I don’t believe that Russia is going to invade Kyiv. The situation is wound up from both sides,” Oleksandr Bovtach, 55, told NBC News. “The West and Putin are playing each other’s nerves.” … Read more
The United States warned Friday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be imminent and implored all US citizens to urgently leave the country within 24 to 48 hours. The warning came after Washington briefed allies on a scenario in which Russian forces would pour across the border from Belarus, accompanied by cyberattacks and missile … Read more
Exclusive: Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron today agreed countries on Nato’s eastern flank should be “fully defended against malicious Russian activity” The specialist forces are believed to be helping train Ukrainian special forces in counter-insurgency tactics, sniping and sabotage ( Image: Getty) More than 100 members of Britain’s elite special forces … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is prepared to keep talking, and that he expects visits from European leaders to Moscow soon — after he gets back from the opening of the Winter Olympics on Friday in Beijing. The Biden administration is no longer saying an attack on Ukraine is “imminent.” But even as the … Read more