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The West will not be bullied by Vladimir Putin’s threat of war with Nato if Ukraine is given permission to use Western weapons to strike inside Russia, the UK foreign secretary has said.
David Lammy said talks were continuing with the US and allies about giving Kyiv permission to use UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles to hit Russian airbases and military sites.
Russian president Mr Putin has warned that allowing long-range strikes “would mean that Nato countries, the United States, and European countries are at war with Russia”.
Mr Lammy said there was “a lot of bluster” from Mr Putin but “we cannot be blown off course by an imperialist fascist” who “wants to move into countries willy-nilly”.
It comes as tensions have grown between Iran and the West over military cooperation between Russia and Tehran.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken previously said that Russia had received ballistic missiles from Iran and was likely to use them in Ukraine within weeks. The US and UK have since imposed sanctions on Iran.
Tehran deny these claims and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said sanctions against the country are not the solution.
Key Points
- Zelensky calls US and UK failure to reach long-range missiles decision 'difficult to hear'
- UK will not be ‘bullied’ by Putin, Foreign secretary says
- Five ex-ministers urge Starmer to allow Ukraine to use Storm Shadow Missiles, reports
- Russia's Medvedev threatens to turn Kyiv into 'giant melted spot
- Russia and Ukraine swap 103 POWs each, reports
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Navalny ally calls on West to invest in Russia’s next generation to beat Putin
Exclusive: Leonid Volkov tells The Independent’s Tom Watling: ‘The vast majority of anti-Putin, anti-war, opposition-minded Russians are still inside the country, and they’re not changing their minds’
Jabed Ahmed15 September 2024 17:58 1726417021The inside story of how Putin torpedoed Starmer’s first big foreign policy ‘tough decision’ moment
How Putin torpedoed Starmer’s first big foreign policy ‘tough decision’ moment
News analysis: Starmer wants us to believe that he is the prime minister who ‘will make the tough decisions’ but his trip to Washington DC proved that he finds this much easier in regards to Britain’s pensioners than dealing with Putin
Tom Watling15 September 2024 17:17 1726415377Zelensky urges west to ‘help us defend ourselves against Russian military’
Volodymyr Zelensky urged western leaders to overcome “the fear of making strong, objectively necessary decisions”, as Russia again bombed a Ukrainian city.
The Ukrainian president said a residential building in Kharkiv had been hit, with nearly 30 people reported injured, including children.
“The world must help us defend ourselves against Russian military aircraft and the dozens of guided aerial bombs that claim Ukrainian lives every day,” he said.
“This terror can be stopped. But to stop it, the fear of making strong, objectively necessary decisions must be overcome.
“Only decisiveness can bring a just end to this war. It is decisiveness that most effectively protects against terror.”
Jabed Ahmed15 September 2024 16:49 1726413277Russian bomb injures at least 28 civilians in Ukraine's Kharkiv, officials say
At least 28 people, including three children, were injured when a Russian guided bomb hit a high-rise building in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, local officials said.
"The hit caused a fire in a residential high-rise building," governor Oleh Syniehubov said on the Telegram messenger.
He said civilian infrastructure was also damaged.
Kharkiv, one of Ukraine's largest cities and a key industrial centre, is located near the Russian border and is constantly under attack from Russian bombs, missiles and drones.
Jabed Ahmed15 September 2024 16:14 1726411417West should not ‘fall for’ Putin’s threats, Ukrainian foreign minister says
Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha has said Ukraine’s allies should not ‘fall for’ Vladimir Putin’s threats.
In a post on X, Mr Sybiha said: “Putin’s threats do not work. Ukraine’s allies should not fall for them. In spring 2022, he warned of unseen consequences if the West provided Ukraine with weapons for defense. Weapons were provided. Putin did nothing. The same rhetoric has repeated many times over the past years.”
Jabed Ahmed15 September 2024 15:43 1726408777Boris Johnson and five former defence secretaries urge PM to let Ukraine fire UK missiles on Russia
Read the full report from The Independent’s Political Correspondent Archie Mitchell:
Five former defence secretaries urge PM to let Ukraine fire UK missiles on Russia
The former prime minister joined Grant Shapps, Ben Wallace, Gavin Williamson, Penny Mordaunt and Liam Fox are calling for Ukraine to be granted permission to use Storm Shadow missiles in Russia
Jabed Ahmed15 September 2024 14:59 1726406017Watch: Ukraine will eventually use UK long missiles in war against Russia, says ex-Army boss
Ukraine will eventually use UK long missiles in war against Russia, says ex-Army boss
The Ukraine will eventually use UK long missiles in its war against Russia, despite threats of an all-out war by Vladimir Putin, an ex-Army boss has said. Talks are continuing with the US and allies about giving Kyiv permission to use UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles to hit Russian airbases and military sites which are being used to launch attacks on Ukraine. Appearing on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg today (15 September), General Sir John McColl said: “They should not signal this kind of dither and dilemma, they need to be firm in the signals we send.” Gen McColl added: “We are dithering, my guess is that eventually they will be provided.”
Jabed Ahmed15 September 2024 14:13 1726403977Iran’s President to attend BRICS summit in Russia amid tensions with west
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the upcoming BRICS summit in Russia, according to state media, amid tensions with the West over military cooperation between the two countries.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that Russia had received ballistic missiles from Iran and was likely to use them in Ukraine within weeks. Cooperation between Moscow and Tehran threatened wider European security, he said.
The United States, Germany, Britain and France on Tuesday imposed new sanctions on Iran, including measures against its national airline Iran Air.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday that Tehran did not deliver any ballistic missiles to Russia and that sanctions imposed by the US and the three European countries against Iran were not a solution.
Iran’s ambassador in Russia Kazem Jalali confirmed on Sunday that Pezeshkian will attend the summit of the BRICS group of major emerging economies, scheduled to be held in Kazan, Russia from Oct. 22 to 24, according to Iran’s state media.
Pezeshkian will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin there, Jalali said.
Iran and Russia are set to sign a bilateral comprehensive cooperation agreement.
Jabed Ahmed15 September 2024 13:39 1726401697Two people die in Ukraine's Odesa after Moscow and Kyiv exchange drone and missile attacks
Two people have died in a missile attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, local officials said.
The Ukrainian air force said on Sunday it shot down 10 of the 14 drones and one of the three missiles Russia launched overnight, while the rest hit the suburbs of Odesa.
Oleh Kiper, Odesa's regional governor, said the two who died Saturday night were a married couple, and that another person was wounded in the attack.
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said it downed 29 Ukrainian drones overnight into Sunday over western and southwestern regions, with no damage caused by the falling debris. It also said another Ukrainian drone was shot down Sunday morning over the western Ryazan region.
Jabed Ahmed15 September 2024 13:01 1726398817Watch: Hollywood actor Michael Douglas praises President Zelensky during Ukraine meeting
Hollywood actor Michael Douglas praises President Zelensky during Ukraine meeting
Michael Douglas hailed Volodymyr Zelensky an “inspiration” as the Hollywood actor sat down with the Ukrainian President to discuss the war against Russia. The 79-year-old ator and his son Dylan met with the Ukrainian President on Friday (13 September) to discuss support for Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict. President Zelensky shared video footage of their meeting and also thanked the actor for his support. Zelensky said: “We greatly appreciate that Michael and his son are genuinely interested in these issues and that their family stands with our country and people.”
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