President Donald Trump appeared to confuse Volodymyr Zelensky for Vladimir Putin during a press conference at the Nato summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters, Trump pointed at Zelensky and said: “Do you have a question for president Putin?” He then appeared to recover himself and asked reporters for questions he could pass on to the Russian leader who he said he is meeting later today.
The US leader referred to the “Islamic Republic of Japan” during the same press conference.
Trump suggested that the US would be happy to provide Ukraine with a license for Patriot interceptors and said further talks on anti-ballistic missiles would ensue.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones have hit nine Russian “shadow fleet” tankers in the Sea of Azov, Kyiv's drone forces commander said on Wednesday.
A total of 19 tankers have been hit in the past 72 hours, Robert Brovdi said in a statement on Telegram, as Ukraine intensifies efforts to isolate Crimea.
Russia launched fresh missile strikes on Kyiv in the early hours today, triggering fires and injuring at least two people, officials said. It was the third round of attacks on the Ukrainian capital this week.
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Key Points
- Zelensky says Nato should let Ukraine join to ‘make all of us stronger’
- Russia launches fresh strikes on Odesa, injuring six
- Monaco bombing suspect found dead in Ukraine
- UK general to take over key Nato command as alliance rebalances towards Europe
- Two injured in missile attack on Ukrainian capital Kyiv
- Ukraine hits further nine Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers, drone forces commander says
Ukraine says its drones hit three refineries, tankers, in night of major strikes
16:00 , Maira ButtUkrainian drones overnight struck three Russian oil refineries as well as Russian tankers on the Sea of Azov, the Ukrainian military and Russian local officials said on Wednesday, as Kyiv's campaign against Russian energy infrastructure rages on.
Russia has been suffering from acute fuel shortages in some regions, as Ukrainian drone strikes against its oil refineries have ramped up, with Kyiv hitting targets ever further from its own territory.
Kyiv on Monday hit the Omsk refinery, Russia's largest, which is located deep inside Siberia, around 2,700 km (1,700 miles) from Ukrainian-held territory.
In separate statements, Ukraine's general staff and special forces said drones had hit the TANECO and TAIF-NK oil refineries in Tatarstan's Nizhnekamsk, the Saratov oil refinery, and the Borisoglebsk military airbase in Voronezh region.
Russian officials confirmed strikes in those regions, though they did not specify what had been targeted. Russia's Defence Ministry said it had downed 415 drones overnight.
The degree of damage inflicted by the strikes was not immediately clear.
Watch: Anti-ballistic missile system needed in Europe, warns Zelensky
15:30 , Maira ButtRussia is now trying to jam Elon Musk’s Starlink
15:00 , Maira ButtRussia is installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet system, in the latest bid to stop Ukraine’s drone attacks.
Kyiv's development of "mid-strike" drones can hit targets dozens of kilometres behind front lines accurately and cheaply, and are often flown via Starlink.
In a concerted mid-strike campaign this year, Ukraine has attacked supply lines, fuel storage facilities, air-defence installations and command centres, disrupting Russian forces' logistics and causing fuel shortages in Russian-occupied Crimea.
But Russia is now developing many ways to try to counter the mid-range strikes.
Russia is now trying to jam Elon Musk’s Starlink
Trump says US will provide Ukraine with license for Patriot missiles
14:55 , Maira ButtPresident Donald Trump has appeared to support Ukraine’s bid for Patriot interceptors and anti-ballistic missiles during a press conference at the Nato summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
He suggested that the US would be happy to provide Ukraine with a license for Patriot interceptors and said further talks on anti-ballistic missiles would ensue.
“We're going to give a license to you to make Patriots. That's pretty cool. This way, you can't complain that we're not giving 'em enough," Trump said at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“It's a defensive weapon, which I like better than an offensive weapon,” Trump said.
Zelensky has repeatedly pleaded for the US-made interceptors — the only weapon in Ukraine's arsenal that can shoot down ballistic projectiles, whose high velocity and steep flight path make them difficult to stop.
14:14 , Maira ButtThe Independent’s White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg reports:
President Donald Trump has just told reporters: "One of the things we're going to be talking about is, we're going to give a license to you to make Patriots. That's pretty cool. This way, you can't complain that we're not giving them enough. I'd say, ‘Make them yourself.’
“We haven't informed the company of that yet, but that'll, that'll work out all right. They'll be thrilled, but you know they'll be able to do it.
“You'll be able to figure that out. Most, most countries couldn't do that. If I said that to most countries, they wouldn't know what I'm talking about, but this is a very ingenious group, and what I like about that, it's a defensive, it's a defensive situation, as opposed to an offensive.”
Trump says both sides in Ukraine war want a settlement
14:10 , Maira ButtPresident Donald Trump said on Wednesday that both sides in the war in Ukraine want to see a settlement but Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have been "difficult."
“We've settled a lot of wars, and this one is the one that I thought maybe would be the easiest, but Putin is a difficult character, and this guy's a difficult character,” Trump said, referring to Zelensky, who was sitting next to him ahead of a meeting between the pair at the Nato summit in Ankara.
Zelensky said he wanted to discuss “some very important details” with Trump.
“I'm sure you will do everything to stop this war,” he told Trump.
Nato backs Ukraine’s long-range drone strikes to force Putin to negotiate, says Finnish PM
14:00 , Maira ButtNato leaders back Ukraine’s campaign of long-range strikes deep inside Russia as it looks to pressure Moscow back into negotiations, Finnish president Alexander Stubb has said.
Kyiv is in the “best” position it has been in since the war began and Ukraine’s long distance strikes on Russian oil and military infrastructure have changed US strategic thinking on the war, significantly strengthening Ukraine’s negotiating position, Mr Stubb told the Financial Times.
“I think that [all Nato leaders] understand why Ukraine is doing this,” he said, speaking on the eve of the Nato leaders’ summit in Ankara. “Everyone believes that we need to continue to increase the pressure.”
Nato backs Ukraine’s long-range strikes to force Putin to negotiate, says Finnish PM
Watch: Russia launches fresh strikes on Odesa, injuring six
13:30 , Maira ButtDesperate Russian drivers are converting their cars to LPG as fuel shortages intensify
13:00 , Maira ButtRussians are flocking to convert their cars to run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) amid nationwide fuel shortages, escalating petrol prices, and long queues at filling stations.
These issues stem from recent Ukrainian attacks on refineries. Egor Popov, whose Moscow-based Garant-Gas company fits equipment for LPG conversions, stated that "demand had multiplied".
Butane and propane, components of LPG produced during natural gas processing and crude oil refining, are also less emissions-intensive than petrol.
Desperate Russian drivers are converting their cars to LPG as fuel shortages bite
Starmer urges ‘unity’ at Nato summit again overshadowed by Trump
12:30 , Maira ButtSir Keir Starmer urged leaders to show “unity and strength” at the start of a Nato summit already overshadowed once again by Donald Trump.
Speaking to reporters on arrival at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, where the summit is being held, the Prime Minister said the gathering would prove to be “very important” against the background of the Ukraine war and the US conflict with Iran.
He said: “It’s very important that, as leaders, we show the unity and the strength of Nato at a time like this, and that’s what we’ll do at this summit here this morning.”
Starmer urges ‘unity’ at Nato summit again overshadowed by Trump
Zelensky meets with US delegation at Nato summit
12:00 , Maira ButtUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met with a US congressional delegation at the Nato leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday.
In pictures: Aftermath of Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
11:30 , Maira Butt
Zelensky says Nato should let Ukraine join to ‘make all of us stronger’
11:00 , Maira ButtPresident Volodymyr Zelensky issued a fresh appeal for Ukraine to be allowed to join the alliance, saying Ukrainian armed forces are highly experienced and would only boost Nato’s defence capabilities.
“I have a question for you. Do you really believe it? Do you really believe it would be right to leave outside Nato, a country and a people with this level of defensive capability?” Zelensky said, addressing the alliance’s leaders at the Nato’s defence industry forum.
“If we already have these capabilities, if Ukrainians already know how to fight like this, then it does make sense for these capabilities to become a part of the alliance’s collective defence that would make all of us stronger,” Zelensky said.
Zelensky, who is expected to meet with Donald Trump in Ankara today, highlighted Ukraine’s adaptability and its ability to strike deep inside Russia, hit Moscow’s oil refineries and other energy targets.
He said Ukraine’s armed forces are “eliminating” on an average 30,000 Russian troops every month.
Russian deals and a Ukrainian hit job: Inside Monaco’s darkest chapter
10:30 , Maira ButtA sunny place for shady people” is how the English writer William Somerset Maugham described Monaco, the tiny Mediterranean principality that was once perceived as glamorous but is now tainted by money laundering, murder, and, most recently, a parcel bomb meant for a sanctioned Ukrainian-born oligarch.
The latest scandal to envelop Monaco reads like a bad thriller. Vadym Yermolaiev, who is linked with various dodgy business dealings in Russia before he became a Cypriot resident, was the victim of a parcel bomb planted in the foyer of his apartment building in the district of La Rousse. The homemade device was deposited minutes before it struck him and his mistress (who, according to French media, lost both her legs) and their 13-year-old son. All are currently in hospital. Interpol named a 39-year-old woman from Ukraine, Anastasiia Berezovska, as the suspect.
Russian deals and a Ukrainian hit job: Inside Monaco’s darkest chapter
The devastating Ukrainian drone attacks that triggered Russia’s fuel shortage crisis
10:00 , Maira ButtUkrainian drones have reportedly targeted Russia's largest oil refinery in Omsk, deep within Siberia, in what Kyiv's military and Russian local authorities confirm was one of the longest-range attacks of the ongoing conflict.
The strike this week underscores Ukraine's expanding reach. These persistent drone assaults are now intensifying fuel shortages across Russia, leading to widespread reports of escalating prices and lengthy queues at petrol stations throughout numerous regions.
The devastating Ukrainian drone attacks that triggered Russia’s fuel shortage crisis
Watch: Moscow launches third round of strikes in a week on Kyiv as Zelensky renews Nato bid
09:30 , Maira ButtUkraine hits further nine Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers, drone forces commander says
08:55 , Maira ButtUkrainian drones hit nine Russian “shadow fleet” tankers in the Sea of Azov, Kyiv's drone forces commander said on Wednesday.
In the past 72 hours, a total of 19 tankers had been hit, Robert Brovdi said in a statement on Telegram, as Ukraine intensifies efforts to isolate Crimea.
Putin's forces trying to block Musk's Starlink system to counter Ukrainian drones
08:25 , Arpan RaiRussian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian "mid-strike" drone attacks by camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet system , Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots told Reuters.
Kyiv's development of "mid-strike" drones that can hit targets dozens of kilometres behind front lines accurately and cheaply, and are often flown via Starlink, has transformed the war in Ukraine.
In a concerted mid-strike campaign this year, Ukraine has attacked supply lines, fuel storage facilities, air-defence installations and command centres, disrupting Russian forces' logistics and causing fuel shortages in Russian-occupied Crimea.
But Russia is now developing many ways to try to counter the mid-range strikes, four drone commanders and pilots told a Reuters crew that visited Ukraine's 422nd Unmanned Systems Regiment at work in the southern Zaporizhzhia region.
Most of Ukraine's mid-strike missions are flown using Starlink, which allows a pilot to remotely communicate with a drone and had been considered largely immune to jamming.
Serhii Beskrestnov, an advisor to Ukraine's defence ministry, said Russia was deploying a jamming system called the Volna Kupol Garant that emits a signal strong enough to destabilise the Starlink connection in an area of about 20sq km.
He added that about 10 had been detected so far.
However, the system is itself a prominent target for Ukrainian drone crews keen to knock out any impediment to their flights.
The 422nd regiment has taken part in operations to hit two of these systems, including one that was struck several hours after being detected in a joint mission with the SBU security service, Kolesnyk said.
Zelensky says Nato should let Ukraine join to ‘make all of us stronger’
08:10 , Arpan RaiPresident Volodymyr Zelensky issued a fresh appeal for Ukraine to be allowed to join the alliance, saying Ukrainian armed forces are highly experienced and would only boost Nato’s defence capabilities.
“I have a question for you. Do you really believe it? Do you really believe it would be right to leave outside Nato, a country and a people with this level of defensive capability?” Zelensky said, addressing the alliance’s leaders at the Nato’s defence industry forum.
“If we already have these capabilities, if Ukrainians already know how to fight like this, then it does make sense for these capabilities to become a part of the alliance’s collective defence that would make all of us stronger,” Zelensky said.
Zelensky, who is expected to meet with Donald Trump in Ankara today, highlighted Ukraine’s adaptability and its ability to strike deep inside Russia, hit Moscow’s oil refineries and other energy targets.
He said Ukraine’s armed forces are “eliminating” on an average 30,000 Russian troops every month.
Two injured in missile attack on Ukrainian capital Kyiv
07:51 , Arpan RaiUkraine's capital Kyiv came under a Russian missile attack in the early hours today, triggering fires and injuring at least two people, mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Klitschko said strikes in the capital had caused a fire in a storage area and a non-residential building in two areas on either side of the Dnipro River.
Two people were injured, with one requiring treatment in hospital.
The air alert lasted for about an hour.
A missile strike in the southern port of Odesa earlier in the evening injured 10 people, regional governor Oleh Kiper said. Eight were being treated in hospital.
Hungary PM Magyar says he agreed with Zelensky to meet bilaterally soon
07:25 , Arpan RaiHungarian prime minister Peter Magyar said that he had a short discussion with Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky and they agreed to meet bilateraly in the near future.
Magyar, speaking at a Nato summit in Ankara, also reiterated that Hungary would not provide arms or troops to Ukraine.
Ukrainian drones kill one person and damage two empty oil tankers in Russia
06:58 , Arpan RaiUkraine's overnight drone attacks on Russia killed one person and damaged numerous industrial sites and two empty oil tankers, local authorities said this morning.
The governor of Russia's Saratov region, Roman Busargin, said on Telegram that one person was killed, several were injured, and civilian industrial sites were damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack.
Yury Slyusar, the governor of the southern Rostov region, said that two tankers were damaged in the Taganrog Bay of the Sea of Azov.
He said the vessels, which were en route to Rostov-on-Don, were empty.
The governor added that two people were injured.
Ukrainian drones had attacked a dozen tankers from Russia's "shadow fleet" delivering fuel to Crimea over the past several days, the Ukrainian military said.
The Sea of Azov is a key supply route for Russian forces in Crimea and other Russian-controlled parts of southern Ukraine.
A "massive" drone attack targeted the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk in the central region of Tatarstan, the city mayor, Radmir Belyayev, said on the Telegram app.
Nato backs Ukraine’s long-range drone strikes to force Putin to negotiate, says Finnish PM
06:56 , Arpan RaiNato leaders back Ukraine’s campaign of long-range strikes deep inside Russia as it looks to pressure Moscow back into negotiations, Finnish president Alexander Stubb has said.
Kyiv is in the “best” position it has been in since the war began and Ukraine’s long distance strikes on Russian oil and military infrastructure have changed US strategic thinking on the war, significantly strengthening Ukraine’s negotiating position, Mr Stubb told the Financial Times.
“I think that [all Nato leaders] understand why Ukraine is doing this,” he said, speaking on the eve of the Nato leaders’ summit in Ankara. “Everyone believes that we need to continue to increase the pressure.”
The summit will see Nato leaders discuss further support for Kyiv at a time when the missile and drone strikes inflict heavy damage on Moscow, both in terms of its economy and also on the Kremlin’s ability to convince its population and army that the war is going as planned.
Nato backs Ukraine’s long-range strikes to force Putin to negotiate, says Finnish PM
Trump says he spoke to Putin on ending Ukraine war
06:33 , Arpan RaiDonald Trump said he had spoken to Russian president Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky before the summit about ending the war that started in February 2022 when Russia invaded its neighbour.
“I think they both want to make a deal. It's too bad it took so long... Something's going to come out," Trump said.
While sharply criticising longstanding allies, Trump announced Washington would lift sanctions on Turkey that were imposed in 2020 over Ankara's purchase of Russian air defence missiles. He also expressed a willingness to sell Turkey F-35 fighter jets.
Trump feels let down and says he would've boycotted Nato summit
06:22 , Arpan RaiIn a meeting with Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Donald Trump said he might have boycotted the Nato summit altogether had it not been for his warm relations with the Turkish leader, and did not rule out further troop withdrawals from Europe.
"Well, we're going to see. I was very disappointed with Nato" he said, singling out Britain, France, Germany and Italy for not doing enough to support the US war on Iran.
Trump added that "we weren't treated well" by the allies, even as he reiterated that he did not want or need their help.
“Before I asked, they said they wouldn't be there, and we've invested trillions of dollars in Nato," Trump said.
Ukraine steps up strikes on Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers
05:57 , Arpan RaiUkrainian drones have attacked a dozen tankers from Russia's "shadow fleet" over the past two days that were delivering fuel to Crimea, Kyiv's military said on Tuesday, as it intensifies efforts to isolate the Russian-occupied peninsula.
In a statement on Tuesday, Ukraine's drone forces said they had struck eight sanctioned vessels in the Sea of Azov each with a deadweight of around 7,000 metric tons.
Two more tankers were hit later in the day, they added.
"Striking the enemy's naval logistics complicates the supply of fuel and ammunition necessary to support the activities of Russian troops, primarily in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea," the forces said in a statement.
Ukraine has long urged its allies to crack down on vessels that circumvent sanctions to transport Russian oil to international markets.
The strikes followed attacks on two other shadow-fleet vessels in the same area a day earlier, according to the drone forces.
The Sea of Azov is a key supply route for Russian forces in Crimea and other occupied parts of southern Ukraine.
UK general to take over key Nato command as alliance rebalances towards Europe
05:25 , Arpan RaiA British general has been appointed to a key Nato command as the alliance shifts to a more European focus under pressure from Donald Trump.
Lieutenant General Nick Perry will take over Nato’s US-based Joint Forces Command (JFC) in Norfolk, Virginia, in September.
He will be the first British officer to command JFC Norfolk, a role usually undertaken by an American, and will be responsible for Nato’s operations in the High North and the Arctic, where the UK’s Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed.
The switch comes as European allies take over more leadership roles within the alliances, with Italy assuming command of JFC Naples and Germany and Poland sharing leadership of a third JFC in Brunssum, in the Netherlands.
The announcement of Lt Gen Perry’s appointment on Tuesday came as Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Ankara, Turkey, for a Nato summit set to be dominated by further rows about defence spending and questions about America’s commitment to the alliance.
Zelensky says Nato should let Ukraine join to ‘make all of us stronger’
05:03 , Arpan RaiPresident Volodymyr Zelensky issued a fresh appeal for Ukraine to be allowed to join the alliance, saying Ukrainian armed forces are highly experienced and would only boost Nato’s defence capabilities.
“I have a question for you. Do you really believe it? Do you really believe it would be right to leave outside Nato, a country and a people with this level of defensive capability?” Zelensky said, addressing the alliance’s leaders at the Nato’s defence industry forum.
“If we already have these capabilities, if Ukrainians already know how to fight like this, then it does make sense for these capabilities to become a part of the alliance’s collective defence that would make all of us stronger,” Zelensky said.
Zelensky, who is expected to meet with Donald Trump in Ankara today, highlighted Ukraine’s adaptability and its ability to strike deep inside Russia, hit Moscow’s oil refineries and other energy targets.
He said Ukraine’s armed forces are “eliminating” on an average 30,000 Russian troops every month.
Watch: Russia launches fresh strikes on Odesa, injuring six
04:33 , Arpan RaiMonaco bombing suspect found dead in Ukraine
04:13 , Arpan RaiThe woman suspected of trying to kill a Ukrainian business tycoon in a bombing attack in Monaco last week was found dead in Ukraine with gunshot wounds to the head, Ukraine’s Security Service said.
A Ukrainian military intelligence officer confessed to killing the bombing suspect, Anastasiia Berezovska, with the help of a former law enforcement officer, said the security service, known as the SBU.
The military intelligence officer said he acted on his own and without the knowledge of his superiors, the SBU said.
Both men were detained on suspicion of murdering Berezovska, a Ukrainian national whose last known residence was in Germany, according to authorities.
They also “may have been involved in planning” last week's bombing, Monaco prosecutor Stéphane Thibault said late Tuesday.
Authorities have not disclosed possible motives for the bombing attack, or the killing of Berezovska.
Based on the sophistication of the remote-controlled explosive device that was used, investigators in Monaco said last week that they believed multiple people were involved in the attack.
The bombing attack at an apartment building entrance in Monaco reportedly injured Vadym Yermolaiev, a tycoon with links to Russia. A woman and a child who were with him were also injured, and the Monaco prosecutor said last week that one of the victims was in a life-threatening condition.
The attack shocked Monaco, a coastal playground for the rich and famous known for its tax-friendly incentives, royal family and Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Zelensky confirms Ukraine's 'drone deals' with three countries at Nato summit
04:02 , Arpan RaiUkraine has signed three more "drone deals" with Denmark, Estonia and the Netherlands, making available its expertise gained from more than four years of war with Russia, Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Zelensky announced the deals in posts on social media on the sidelines of the Nato summit in the Turkish capital Ankara and said that Kyiv had now clinched nine such accords.
Zelensky has pointed to Ukraine's need to boost defences against Russian ballistic missiles after two attacks on the Ukrainian capital in the past week. At least 19 people died in Kyiv in the latest assault on Monday.
In announcing the deal with Denmark, Zelensky said the agreement "opens up greater opportunities for joint defence production, the exchange of expertise, and transparency in weapons exports".
He said Denmark had been the first country to offer joint production in Ukraine "and it is absolutely fair that Denmark will now have access to Ukrainian exports of weapons tested in war".
In a post on X at the end of the first day of meetings, Zelensky said Ukraine "rightfully belongs here" and repeated that Kyiv's main aim at the gathering was to "secure more air defence and stronger diplomatic positions”.
Two injured in missile attack on Ukrainian capital Kyiv
03:54 , Arpan RaiUkraine's capital Kyiv came under a Russian missile attack in the early hours today, triggering fires and injuring at least two people, mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Klitschko said strikes in the capital had caused a fire in a storage area and a non-residential building in two areas on either side of the Dnipro River.
Two people were injured, with one requiring treatment in hospital.
The air alert lasted for about an hour.
A missile strike in the southern port of Odesa earlier in the evening injured 10 people, regional governor Oleh Kiper said. Eight were being treated in hospital.
South Korea to provide $100m in aid for Ukraine
03:47 , Arpan RaiSouth Korea will provide a package of aid to Ukraine worth $100m that excludes any lethal weapons, a senior South Korean official said late on Tuesday.
The official was speaking in Ankara where South Korean president Lee Jae Myung is attending the Nato summit.
Ukrainian midrange drones reshape the battlefield by targeting Russian supply lines
03:00 , Holly EvansThrough the grainy gray-and-white haze of thermal images streamed from a drone, Ukrainian pilots watch the roads that keep Russian forces supplied, hunting for targets with a fleet of midrange drones that is reshaping the battlefield.
In a basement command post in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, hundreds of kilometers from the drone over Russian-held territory, pilots wait for movement. When a vehicle appears, they will nudge the controller, sending the aircraft diving toward its target to disrupt Russian supplies deep behind the front.
“Our mission is to cut logistics,” said Kat, commander of Ukraine’s K-2 brigade, which fires midrange drones. “Cut off their supply lines, and the infantry on the front line have no food, no ammunition, no night vision, no batteries. Nothing. That’s how we’re wearing them down in every sense.”
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Ukrainian midrange drones reshape the battlefield by targeting Russian supply lines
Suspect in Monaco bombing that injured Ukrainian oligarch found shot dead near Kyiv
02:00 , Holly EvansA Ukrainian woman suspected of being behind the bomb attack on Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev has been found shot dead near Kyiv, Ukrainian prosecutors said.
The body of Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, was discovered at around 11pm local time on Monday (9pm BST), law enforcement sources told Ukrainska Pravda.
Prosecutors said they also detained an employee of Ukraine’s military intelligence service (HUR), who said he killed the woman together with another suspect – reported to be a law enforcement officer.
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Suspect in Monaco bombing that injured Ukrainian oligarch found shot dead near Kyiv
The countries that spend the most on Nato - and who needs to do more
01:00 , Holly EvansEurope finds itself in an increasingly precarious position amid the ongoing threat posed by Vladimir Putin and the withdrawal of US military support - and data suggests that defence spending has not kept up.
The dual risk posed by a belligerent Russia and a disengaged Washington has underlined the need to develop the continent’s military independence, European allies have said.
Nato chief Mark Rutte has insisted that “Europeans are already backfilling what the US cannot any longer promise” in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
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The countries that spend the most on Nato - and who needs to do more
UK ‘under daily attack’ from Russia, Starmer’s military adviser warns
Wednesday 8 July 2026 00:00 , Holly EvansThe UK is “under daily attack” from Russia and needs to wake up to the threat following “profoundly dangerous” defence spending delays, Sir Keir Starmer's military advisers have warned.
Lord Robertson and Sir Richard Barrons, two of the authors of Sir Keir’s strategic defence review, sounded the alarm as they gave evidence to MPs on the defence select committee.
Sir Keir is expected to come under pressure from Donald Trump to make further commitments on defence at the Nato summit in Ankara, which begins on Tuesday.
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UK needs to ‘wake up’ to threats from Russia, Starmer’s military adviser warns
Russia attacks Kyiv with missiles
Tuesday 7 July 2026 23:16 , Holly EvansUkraine's capital Kyiv came under a Russian missile attack early on Wednesday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Klitschko, writing on Telegram, said strikes in the attack had triggered fires in two districts. There was no immediate indication of casualties or damage.
Protesters march peacefully against NATO in Istanbul
Tuesday 7 July 2026 23:00 , Holly EvansThousands of protestors from leftist, pro-Palestinian and Kurdish parties in central Istanbul marched against the NATO summit being held in Ankara Tuesday, chanting, "Murderer, USA, get out of our country."
"We are here to protest the hosting in Ankara — at a cost of millions of dollars — of NATO, an organization we regard as a massacre machine established to preserve global hegemony," said Ali Gültekin, 21.
Günça Aydn, 42, a spokesperson for the leftist Red Party, said that leftist groups faced intense pressure from the government ahead of the summit.
"Hundreds of our friends have been detained, but we continue to speak out, saying that NATO is a coalition of what we regard as killers and imperialist powers," Aydn insists.
The protest ended peacefully and without arrests.
Earlier Tuesday, police broke up a small demonstration in Ankara, where protests were banned during the NATO summit, and arrested about 20 people.
NATO leaders dine on sea bass, beef, dumplings and baklava
Tuesday 7 July 2026 22:00 , Holly EvansThe White House shared details of the menu for the dinner, which had a first course of flatbread and a honeycomb.
It was followed by vegetables and yogurt, traditional dumplings and a choice of sea bass or beef.
Dessert was Baklava with milk, a pistachio foam and traditional Turkish Maras ice cream.
Trump gave a thumbs-up as he walked the blue carpet past a military honor guard to meet Erdogan and his wife who waited at the top of some stairs for him.
