Donald Trump has said there will be “no immediate peace” in Ukraine following a phone call with Vladimir Putin.
In a social media post after the call on Wednesday, the US president said Mr Putin had told him “very strongly” that he would respond to Ukraine’s weekend drone attack on Russian airfields.
The exchange – which lasted for an hour and 15 minutes – was Mr Trump's first known call with Mr Putin since 19 May. While on the campaign trail, the US president had promised to end the war in Ukraine on the first day of his second term.
Mr Trump said he and Mr Putin had “a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate peace”, adding that they had also discussed Iran’s nuclear programme.
Ukraine’s Security Service revealed further details on Wednesday about its Operation Spiderweb drone attack on Russian air bases, which it claimed destroyed or damaged 41 Russian aircraft.
Kyiv said it attacked airfields in Siberia and Russia's far north over the weekend, striking targets up to 2,670 miles from the front lines of the conflict.
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Key Points
- Trump warns no ‘immediate peace’ after phone call with Putin
- Operation Spiderweb like US Bin Laden raid, says US senator
- Putin’s troops seize Ukrainian territory in 'quickest advance this year'
- Britain pledges to deliver 100,000 drones to Ukraine by April 2026
- Ukraine's SBU says it hit Crimean bridge with explosives underwater
US officials say fewer Russian warplanes destroyed in drone attack than Kyiv claims
21:16
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Andy Gregory
Washington assesses that Ukraine’s drone attack on Russian bases hit and destroyed around half the number of aircraft claimed by Kyiv, US officials have said.
Ukraine says it targeted four air bases across Russia using drones launched from containers close to the targets, in an operation codenamed Spider’s Web, with Volodymyr Zelensky saying half of the 41 Russian aircraft struck were too damaged to be repaired.
But, following Donald Trump’s call earlier on Wednesday with Vladimir Putin, Reuters cited two US officials as claiming that the US believes the attack hit up to 20 Russian warplanes, of which around 10 were destroyed.
Still, the US officials described the attack as highly significant, with one claiming that it could drive Moscow to a far more severe negotiating position in talks to end the war.
Ukraine's secret service says 'significant number' of Russian planes 'destroyed'
21:00
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Daniel Keane
Ukraine’s secret service has said that a “significant number” of aircraft that form part of Russia’s airborne nuclear deterrent where damaged in Operation Spiderweb.
The SBU said in a statement that the aircraft struck included the A-50, the Tu-95 strategic bomber, the Tu-22M3 supersonic jet bomber, the Tu-160 strategic bomber, as well as the An-12 and Il-78 military cargo planes.
This aircraft but can also be armed with cruise missiles that Russia has used to pound Ukraine during the conflict.
Top Zelensky aide warns Ukraine 'must end' Russia's war
20:44
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Andy Gregory
Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff has warned that Ukraine will “always respond with blow for blow”.
Andriy Yermak, who earlier held talks in Washington with US secretary of state Marco Rubio, said: “I had the honour of addressing US senators and telling them about our country, which always keeps its word. And that we will always respond with blow for blow.
“At one time, we gave Russia strategic bombers because we wanted peace and guarantees. But Russia used them against us, shelling our people. Now part of their strategic aviation has been destroyed in a retaliatory action.
“We didn't start this war. But we must end it.”
Zelensky warns Russia must not be allowed to blur reality
20:28
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Andy Gregory
Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia must not be allowed to “blur reality or mislead the world”, shortly before Donald Trump announced he had spoken on the phone with Vladimir Putin.
The Ukrainian president said on social media: “The Russian army has turned our cities and villages in the Donetsk region and beyond into ruins. And this is exactly what we are fighting to stop. We are fighting against death – the death that Russia is bringing to our land.
“We must not allow Russia to blur reality or mislead the world. Moscow must be forced into diplomacy. We need a ceasefire. We need real peace. We need real security.
“We must use every method available to achieve this – our front line and our defense, our production and technology, our work to build a real security architecture. We must be effective in all of it.”
In a Truth Social post describing his call with Mr Putin on Wednesday, Mr Trump said he and the Russian president had discussed Ukraine’s recent attacks on Russia, and Moscow’s need to respond to them. He did not mention large-scale Russian attacks on Ukraine and its civilians.
Recap: Ukraine blows up bridge linking Russia and Crimea
20:00
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Alexander Butler
Kremlin says Trump told Putin US was not informed prior to Ukrainian attacks
19:40
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Andy Gregory
Confirming their phone call, the Kremlin said Donald Trump had told Vladimir Putin that Washington was not informed in advance of Ukraine’s audacious attacks in recent days.
According to Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, the conversation focused on the recent Ukrainian attacks and the second round of Russia-Ukraine negotiations.
In an operation more than a year in the planning, Ukraine used drones to target Russian airfields, wiping out swathes of Moscow’s bomber fleet, while also targeting Mr Putin’s prized Kerch Bridge linking occupied Crimea to mainland Russia in a separate operation.
Trump envoy says risk levels 'going way up' after Ukraine struck Russian bombers
19:30
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Alexander Butler
US President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy said the risk of escalation from the war in Ukraine was "going way up" after Ukrainian forces used drones to strike nuclear-capable bombers at several airbases deep inside Russia.
Ukraine said it attacked airfields in Siberia and Russia's far north over the weekend, striking targets up to 4,300 km (2,670 miles) from the front lines of the conflict.
"I'm telling you, the risk levels are going way up - I mean, what happened this weekend," Trump's envoy, Keith Kellogg, told Fox News.
"People have to understand in the national security space: when you attack an opponent's part of their national survival system, which is their triad, the nuclear triad, that means your risk level goes up because you don't know what the other side is going to do. You're not sure."
US embassy in Kyiv issues security alert
19:21
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Andy Gregory
The US embassy in Kyiv has issued a security alert, as it warned of a “continued risk of significant air attacks”.
In a statement, the embassy said: “Russia has increased the intensity of its missile and drone attacks against Ukraine in recent weeks, and there is currently a continued risk of significant air attacks.
“The US Embassy in Kyiv urges US citizens to exercise appropriate caution. As always, we recommend you be prepared to shelter immediately in the event an air alert is announced.”
Prior to Wednesday, the US embassy in Kyiv had last issued such an alert on 9 May relating to information it had received “concerning a potentially significant air attack”.
It is unclear whether Wednesday’s update had any link to Donald Trump’s phone call with Vladimir Putin. The US president said on Wednesday that his Russian counterpart had warned him “very strongly” during the call that Moscow would have to respond to Ukraine’s audacious drone attack on Russian airfields last weekend.
What has Russia said about Ukrainian attacks?
19:06
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Andy Gregory
Following Ukraine’s audacious attacks at Russian airfields and the Kerch bridge, Russian officials claimed that military options were “on the table” for its response, while accusing the West of being involved in the Ukrainian operations.
“We urge London and Washington to react in such a way as to stop further escalation,” Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying.
At a later meeting between Vladimir Putin and his senior officials, Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov suggested that Moscow should not give in to provocative attacks by Ukraine and should use both negotiations and other means to achieve its aims in its war on Ukraine.
Mr Putin appeared to agree with Mr Lavrov, but in later remarks said he would be speaking to security officials about the situation.
Trump remarks for first time on Ukrainian drone attacks against Russian airfields
18:46
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Andy Gregory
Donald Trump’s latest comments on his phone call today with Vladimir Putin mark his first mention of the audacious Ukrainian drone strike on Russian bombers by Ukraine’s security services since they were first reported over the weekend.
In a post on Truth Social, Mr Trump said he and Mr Putin “discussed the attack on Russia’s docked airplanes, by Ukraine, and also various other attacks that have been taking place by both sides”, adding: “President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields.”
Mr Trump’s previous silence on the Ukrainian operation was a rare period of reticence for a leader who once claimed he could bring about a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv within 24 hours, and who infamously berated Volodymyr Zelensky by telling him during an infamous Oval Office showdown in February that Ukraine didn’t “hold the cards” against Russia.
When The Independent asked the White House if Mr Zelensky might have had some cards up his sleeve that the president hadn't known about during a press briefing on Tuesday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Trump “remains positive at the progress" the two sides have made in U.S.-brokered peace talks that just ended in Istanbul, Turkey.
“But he also is a realist, and he realizes these are two countries that are at war and have been for a long time because of his predecessor’s weakness and incompetence,” she added.
Our White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg has more in this report:
Trump says Putin ‘could be helpful’ to US in relation to Iran nuclear programme
18:29
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Andy Gregory
Following his phone call today with Vladimir Putin, US president Donald Trump suggested that his Russian counterpart “could be helpful” in preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
While the two presidents also discussed Ukraine during the call, Mr Trump’s remarks further highlight how he is also seeking far greater cooperation with Russia than the previous US administration, and is willing to place a significant degree of trust in Mr Putin in aid of Washington’s geopolitical aims.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Mr Trump said: “We also discussed Iran, and the fact that time is running out on Iran’s decision pertaining to nuclear weapons, which must be made quickly!
“I stated to President Putin that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon and, on this, I believe that we were in agreement. President Putin suggested that he will participate in the discussions with Iran and that he could, perhaps, be helpful in getting this brought to a rapid conclusion.
“It is my opinion that Iran has been slowwalking their decision on this very important matter, and we will need a definitive answer in a very short period of time!”
Trump warns no ‘immediate peace’ after phone call with Putin
18:19
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Andy Gregory
Donald Trump has revealed that he and Vladimir Putin held a lengthy phone call on Wednesday – but warned that the conversation was not one that would lead to “immediate peace”.
In a post on his platform Truth Social, the US president said: “I just finished speaking, by telephone, with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia. The call lasted approximately one hour and 15 minutes.”
He added: “It was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace.”
According to Mr Trump, Mr Putin told him “very strongly” that Russia “will have to respond” to the audacious Ukrainian drone attack last weekend that wiped out a significant portion of Moscow’s fleet of bomber jets. Kyiv’s security agency said 117 drones were smuggled into Russia over the course of a year and simultaneously struck airfields in at least four regions – destroying 41 Russian aircraft as far away as Siberia.
Mr Putin said of his call with the Russian president on Wednesday: “We discussed the attack on Russia’s docked airplanes, by Ukraine, and also various other attacks that have been taking place by both sides.”
“President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields,” Mr Trump added.
Ukraine war casualties rise to 1.4 million, new study finds
18:00
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Alexander Butler
Russia has lost nearly one million of its troops to deaths and injuries in the war against Ukraine, a new study shows.
According to a study by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, close to 400,000 Ukrainian soldiers have also been killed or wounded in fighting back against the Russian invasion.
The overall number of casualties on both sides has now reached 1.4 million, the study said, based on the latest available data.
The study's figures tally closely to those collected by Ukraine, which says Moscow’s toll stands at 991,820 as of this morning, including 1,020 recorded in the past 24 hours.
The CSIS data come from estimates via the American and British governments, among other sources.
Pictured: Satellite image of destroyed Russian aircraft
17:44
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Daniel Keane
Russia urges US and UK to restrain Ukraine after attacks on bombers
17:00
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Alexander Butler
Moscow said on Wednesday that military options were "on the table" for its response to Ukrainian attacks deep inside Russia and accused the West of being involved in them.
Russia also urged the United States and Britain to restrain Kyiv after the attacks, which Ukrainian officials have lauded as showing Kyiv can still fight back after more than three years of war.
British and US officials have said they had no prior knowledge of Ukraine's attacks on Russian nuclear-capable long-range bombers at military bases over the weekend.
Ukraine also tried to blow up a rail and road link with Crimea on Tuesday, and Russia says Kyiv blew up a highway bridge over a passenger train late on Saturday.
US President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy said the risk of escalation from the war "going way up" after the attacks on the nuclear-capable bombers.
A week earlier, Trump rebuked Russian President Vladimir Putin over a fierce aerial attack on Ukraine.
"We urge London and Washington to react in such a way as to stop further escalation," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who oversees relations with the US and arms control, was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency.
Germany pushing for more Russia sanctions
16:00
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Alexander Butler
Talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey were sobering, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Wednesday, adding Germany was pushing for new sanctions against Moscow which should be coordinated with the United States.
"What we experienced at the recent talks in Istanbul is sobering. The Russian side presented nothing more than familiar maximum demands. A willingness to engage in dialogue looks different," Wadephul said at a news conference with his Polish counterpart.
"We are pushing for an 18th package of sanctions as quickly as possible," he said.
Putin questions point of peace talks after accusing Kyiv of terrorism
15:39
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Alexander Butler
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday openly questioned the point of peace talks with Ukraine after accusing Kyiv's senior leadership of ordering deadly terrorist attacks on bridges in Russia that killed seven and injured 115 more.
Russian investigators said that Ukraine blew up a highway bridge over a railway on Saturday just as a passenger train with 388 people on board was underneath it. The attacks came ahead of peace talks in Turkey on Monday.
Putin said the attacks on the bridge in Bryansk and another one in Kursk had been directed clearly against the civilian population and that the attacks were evidence that the Kyiv government "was degenerating into a terrorist organisation, and its sponsors are becoming accomplices of terrorists."
"The current Kyiv regime does not need peace at all," Putin said at a televised meeting with senior officials. "What is there to talk about? How can we negotiate with those who rely on terror?"
Zelensky ready for talks 'any place': Istanbul, Vatican, Switzerland
15:11
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Alexander Butler
Ukraine is ready for peace talks “any place” including Istanbul, The Vatican or Switzerland, Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Writing on X, he said: “We are ready for the leaders’ meeting. Any place. Istanbul, Vatican, Switzerland.
“We propose a meeting starting Monday and further. A ceasefire before is important.
“When we meet it will become clear if there is will for deescalation. If no, the ceasefire will end on the same day.”
Putin’s troops seize Ukrainian territory in quickest advance this year, figures show
15:07
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Alexander Butler
Vladimir Putin’s troops have seized large swathes of Ukrainian territory in the quickest advance this year, figures show.
Blackbird Group analysis showed Russia seized 538 square kilometres of Ukraine throughout May, compared with 185 square kilometres in April.
This was the quickest rate of advance this year and second highest since Russia illegally invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the group said.
The highest rate of advance since then was November 2024, which Ukraine called the “most powerful Russian offensive” since the war began.
Russia captured 750 square kilometres throughout this month, equivalent to 25 square kilometres a day, according to the group.
Russia occupies around 115,432 square kilometres of Ukraine, or roughly 20 per cent of the country.
Watch: Ukraine blows up bridge linking Russia and Crimea
15:01
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Alexander Butler
Kremlin says date of next Russia-Ukraine talks will be agreed when the sides are ready
14:45
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Alexander Butler
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the date of the next round of direct peace talks with Ukraine would be agreed on when the two sides were ready.
“Obviously, it will take some time to review the draft memoranda that have been exchanged,”Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
“When the parties are ready, they will agree on the dates for the next round.”
Russia says the West is involved in Ukraine's attacks on civilian targets
14:30
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that the West was involved, both directly and indirectly, in Ukrainian "terrorist attacks" against civilian targets in Russia.
US President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy said the risk of escalation from the war in Ukraine was "going way up" after Ukrainian forces used drones to strike nuclear-capable bombers at several airbases deep inside Russia.
Russia's State Investigative Committee on Tuesday accused Ukraine of carrying out "acts of terrorism" by blowing up two railway bridges in Russia over the weekend. The blowing up of a highway bridge over a passenger train in Bryansk left at least seven people dead and dozens injured, including two children.
US demands Nato allies spend 5% of GDP on defence
14:22
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Alexander Butler
The UK and other Nato members must start paying 5 per cent of GDP on defence, Donald Trump’s ambassador to the alliance warned.
Matthew Whitaker, Donald Trump's ambassador to Nato, said: "Let me cut to the core of our message: 5 per cent.
“Peace through strength means nothing less and it demands it equally from all allies.
“This is not going to be just a pledge. This is going to be a commitment.
“Every ally must commit to investing at least 5 per cent of GDP in defence and security, starting now.”
Ukraine's Zelensky suggests truce until meeting with Putin can be arranged
14:04
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Alexander Butler
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday proposed implementing a ceasefire until such time as a meeting can be arranged with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"My proposal, which I believe our partners can support, is that we propose to Russians a ceasefire until the leaders meet," Zelensky told a briefing in Kyiv.
Peace talks with Russia on 2 June in Istanbul made little progress toward ending the three-year-old war in Ukraine, apart from an exchange of proposals and a plan for a major swap of prisoners of war, which Zelensky said would take place this weekend.
Pictured: Destroyed Russian planes after Ukraine attack
13:30
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Alexander Butler
Poland says containers with ammunition and weapons found near Ukraine border
13:15
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Alexander Butler
Containers with ammunition and weapons were found in the southern Polish village of Laszki, the defence ministry said on Wednesday, adding that they were not the property of the Polish army.
Zelensky launched a string of daring raids against Russia. He’s proving to Trump that Ukraine has the cards after all
13:00
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Alexander Butler
Operation Spiderweb: Satellite imagery shows Russian bombers destroyed in massive Ukrainian drone attack
12:45
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Alexander Butler
The impact of Ukraine’s audacious drone attack deep inside Russia over the weekend has been captured in satellite imagery which suggests a number of strategic bombers were severely damaged or outright destroyed.
Carried out on Sunday, “Operation Spiderweb” was planned out over the course of 18 months and executed by Ukraine’s SBU security service. It saw truckloads of drones smuggled thousands of kilometres into Russian territory before they were unleashed close to airbases to destroy as many aircraft as possible, officials in Kyiv said.
In a rare confirmation of such losses, Russia said Ukraine attacked airfields across five regions, causing several aircraft to catch fire. “The attacks occurred in the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur regions. Air defences repelled the assaults in all but two regions, Murmansk and Irkutsk,” Moscow’s defence ministry claimed on Sunday.
Read the full story from The Independent’s reporter Arpan Rai:
Unclear if Zelensky will be at Nato summit
12:22
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Daniel Keane
Ukraine has been invited to a Nato summit in The Hague this month, Mark Rutte, the military bloc's chief, said on Wednesday, without specifying whether this meant Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky would attend.
"I invited Ukraine to the summit. We will as soon as possible bring out the programme with more details," Rutte told reporters before a meeting with defence ministers in Brussels.
Asked whether Zelensky personally had been invited, Rutte only said the programme would be published in due course.
Operation Spiderweb like US Bin Laden raid, says US senator
12:07
Ukraine’s audacious drone attack on Russia bombers was a show of “skill and audacity” that is comparable to the US’s assassination of Osama Bin Laden, a US senator said.
Richard Blumenthal said Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb, which destroyed 41 Russian aircraft as far away as Siberia, was “one of the great military achievements in recent years”.
Kyiv’s security agency said 117 drones were smuggled into Russia over a year and simultaneously struck airfields in at least four regions thousands of kilometres from the Ukrainian border.
“It will rank with the United States raid on Osama bin Laden and the Israeli pager operation as one of the great military achievements in recent years," Mr Blumenthal told Politico.
Russian forces capture two settlements in Ukraine, defence ministry says
11:43
Russian forces have taken control of the settlements of Ridkodub in eastern Ukraine and Kindrativka in Ukraine's Sumy region, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, it claimed to have seized Andriivka in the south. None of the claims have been independently verified.
Putin’s troops seize large swathes of Ukrainian territory in quickest advance this year, figures show
11:17
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Alexander Butler
Vladimir Putin’s troops more than doubled their gains of Ukraine in May compared to April, figures show.
Blackbird Group analysis showed Russia seized 538 square kilometres of Ukraine throughout May, compared with 185 square kilometres in April.
This was the quickest rate of advance this year and second highest since Russia illegally invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the group said.
The highest rate of advance since then was November 2024, which Ukraine called the “most powerful Russian offensive” since the war began.
Russia captured 750 square kilometres throughout this month, equivalent to 25 square kilometres a day, according to the group.
Russia occupies around 115,432 square kilometres of Ukraine, or roughly 20 per cent of the country.
Here is a more readable version of the graph with European style date format, and the total amount of Russian monthly gains marked. pic.twitter.com/GbcvUJJHRZ
— Black Bird Group (@Black_BirdGroup) June 4, 2025
Nato boss calls on allies to ‘go further and faster’ on defence spending
10:50
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Alexander Butler
By Kate Devlin, Whitehall Editor
Nato secretary general Mark Rutte has told member countries to “we have to go further and faster” on defence spending, amid an expectation the alliance will force Keir Starmer to agree to allocate 3.5 per cent of GDP.
Defence spending “keeps us safe” Mr Rutte told a press conference ahead of a meeting of defence ministers.
On Monday the prime minister's bold plans to transform the UK’s defences were overshadowed by a row over money after the prime minister failed to commit to a firm date to raise spending to 3 per cent of GDP.
The Labour leader was warned Britain may not be moving quickly enough to counter the rapidly growing threats from countries such as Russia.
Sir Keir and other Nato leaders are under pressure from US president Donald Trump to rapidly increase spending, to wean Europe off a dependence on Washington for military support.
Operation Spiderweb: Satellite imagery shows Russian bombers destroyed in massive Ukrainian drone attack
09:50
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Alexander Butler
Recap: Ukraine blows up bridge linking Russia and Crimea
09:37
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Alexander Butler
Trump envoy says risk levels 'going way up' after Ukraine struck Russian bombers
09:28
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Alexander Butler
US President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy said the risk of escalation from the war in Ukraine was "going way up" after Ukrainian forces used drones to strike nuclear-capable bombers at several airbases deep inside Russia.
Ukraine said it attacked airfields in Siberia and Russia's far north over the weekend, striking targets up to 4,300 km (2,670 miles) from the front lines of the conflict.
"I'm telling you, the risk levels are going way up - I mean, what happened this weekend," Trump's envoy, Keith Kellogg, told Fox News.
"People have to understand in the national security space: when you attack an opponent's part of their national survival system, which is their triad, the nuclear triad, that means your risk level goes up because you don't know what the other side is going to do. You're not sure."
Pictured: Firefighters put out blaze in Sumy drone attack on Tuesday
09:22
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Alexander Butler
UK pledges 100,000 drones for Ukraine
09:07
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Alexander Butler
The UK pledged on Wednesday to supply 100,000 drones to Ukraine by the end of the current financial year in April 2026, marking a tenfold increase, after saying the unmanned aerial vehicles had transformed the way wars are fought.
The government on Monday endorsed an independently-produced Strategic Defence Review, which calls for a more lethal, tech-driven army to counter emerging threats, including possible Russian aggression.
Britain, one of Ukraine's staunchest Western supporters, plans to learn from Kyiv's more than three-year fight against Russian invasion, during which drones have transformed the battlefield.
Sumy under threat amid Russian advance
08:34
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Alexander Butler
The key northeast Ukrainian city of Sumy is under threat as Russian troops advance along the frontline, Ukrainian officials warned.
Vladimir Putin’s forces have taken around 9 miles of the frontline in the region, with Sumy’s surrounding farms and villages facing “constant shelling”.
"The situation in the border area of Sumy region remains complex, dynamic, but controllable," head of the military administration, Oleh Hryhorov, said.
"The Russian army is constantly shelling border villages, hitting residential buildings, farms, and civilian infrastructure facilities."
Ivan Shevtsov, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian brigades, said on Monday Sumy would be under direct threat if Russian advances take the town of Yunakivka to the north.
Photos: Debris of Russian drones seen in Ukraine's Kharkiv
07:53
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Arpan Rai
At least one person was injured and large-scale fires broke out in industrial zones after Russian forces launched an overnight attack on Kharkiv using nine 'Shahed' drones and two missiles, Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote on telegram this morning.
Experts were rushed to the scene of the attack where they inspected the debris.
