US president Joe Biden has insisted that Ukraine will win the war against Russia, after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Washington.
“Russia will not prevail. Ukraine will prevail,” Mr Biden said alongside Mr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House. “We stand with Ukraine, now and in the future.”
US vice-president Kamala Harris branded calls for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia “dangerous and unacceptable” as she met Mr Zelensky.
Earlier, Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for Russia to respond with a nuclear attack, amid discussions in Washington over Ukraine’s use of Western-provided long-range weapons.
The Russian president has said any conventional attack on Moscow that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country. He claimed that Russia would consider using nuclear weapons if Moscow received “reliable information” about the start of a massive launch of missiles, aircraft or drones against it.
At least one civilian was killed, Ukrainian officials said, in an overnight Russian aerial attack on the power grid in the capital Kyiv for five hours.
Key Points
- Putin lowers bar for nuclear response, targets West in new warning
- Ukraine will win war, Biden insists
- Kyiv denies Russia captured villages in east
- Harris slates ‘proposals for surrender’
- Kremlin says Zelensky is making “fatal mistake” by trying to force it to make peace
Ukraine will win war, Biden insists
19:56
Jane Dalton
US president Joe Biden has insisted that Ukraine will win the war against Russia, after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart at the White House in Washington.
“We stand with Ukraine, now and in the future,” Mr Biden said alongside Mr Zelensky in the Oval Office.
“Russia will not prevail. Ukraine will prevail.”
Zelensky hails ‘many friends’ in Washington
21:15
Jane Dalton
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken of the many friends his country has in Washington, “who have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Ukrainians in the fight for freedom and independence” after meeting senators from both US parties.
I met with a bipartisan delegation from the U.S. Senate to discuss the key points of the Victory Plan. This should be our shared achievement – victory for freedom, without any compromises at the cost of freedom.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 26, 2024
Here in the U.S. capital, we have many friends who have stood… pic.twitter.com/p31XUsLbWH
Biden and Harris to meet Zelensky after Trump snubs Ukrainian leader
19:40
Jane Dalton
Full report:
Trump lashes out at Zelensky
19:20
Jane Dalton
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s tumultuous relationship with US former president Donald Trump has continued to deteriorate.
Instead of meeting Mr Zelensky, Mr Trump criticised him on Wednesday, complaining that “we continue to give billions of dollars to a man who refuses to make a deal” to end the war.
His message dovetails with Russian propaganda that claims intransigence by Kyiv - not aggression from Moscow - has prolonged the bloodshed.
“Every time Zelensky comes to the US he walks away with a hundred billion dollars. I think he’s the greatest salesman on Earth,” Mr Trump said.
Zelensky holds talks with US leaders
16:06
Jane Dalton
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky huddled with US leaders to shore up American support for his country’s fight against Russia as the war faces a partisan reckoning in this year’s presidential election.
Vice-president Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, has pledged to continue sending military assistance to Ukraine if she’s elected.
She is also due to meet Mr Zelensky after his meeting with president Joe Biden, who announced billions of dollars more in missiles, drones, ammunition and other supplies, including an extra Patriot missile defence battery and glide bombs that can be deployed from Western fighter jets, increasing their strike range.
“The United States will provide Ukraine with the support it needs to win this war,” Mr Biden said in a statement, pledging to ensure that all approved funding is disbursed before he leaves office in January.
Mr Zelensky also met politicians from both US parties. At Capitol Hill, he was greeted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
At least three people die in Donetsk region attacks
14:57
Jane Dalton
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s east have killed at least three people and injured five more, regional authorities say.
One person was killed and three others wounded near the town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region governor Vadym Filashkin said on Telegram messenger.
Russian troops have been pressing their assault on the town for months.
Overnight, he added, two people were killed and two injured in Russian shelling of nearby Toretsk.
Moscow’s troops have been steadily inching forward towards the strategic hub of Pokrovsk, and recently advanced towards the town of Vuhledar, further to the south.
Biden to target Russian sanctions evasion
14:15
Jane Dalton
US president Joe Biden has announced that together with allies, his country will aim to disrupt what he called “a global cryptocurrency network” to combat Russian sanctions evasion and money-laundering.
Mr Biden said he would convene a leader-level meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Germany next month to coordinate efforts of more than 50 countries supporting Kyiv.
He also ordered the Pentagon to expand training for Ukrainian F-16 pilots, including by supporting the training of an additional 18 pilots next year.
With our Joint Declaration of Support for Ukrainian Recovery and Reconstruction, over 30 countries and the EU have committed to:
— President Biden (@POTUS) September 26, 2024
1. Provide Ukraine the resources needed to build back stronger
2. Hold Russia accountable for its actions
3. Coordinate closely, now and in the future pic.twitter.com/SqZGfuKnTR
Blinken brands Putin’s nuclear threat 'irresponsible and poorly timed’
13:56
Jane Dalton
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has described Vladimir Putin’s warning to the West about nuclear weapons use irresponsible and poorly timed as world leaders gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly.
“It’s totally irresponsible,” Mr Blinken told MSNBC. “I think many in the world have spoken clearly about that when he’s been rattling the nuclear sabre - including China, in the past.
“So I would just say especially to do that now, while the world’s gathered... talking about the need for more disarmament, non-proliferation.”
Ukraine will fight street to street to keep Russia out of key city
13:27
Tom Watling
Russia has secret war drone project in China, report alleges
13:02
Tom Watling
Britain targets Russian LNG sector with fresh shipping sanctions
12:29
Tom Watling
Britain has announced it is sanctioning five vessels and two associated entities involved in the shipping of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), with the government saying it was using new legal powers for the first time to target LNG vessels directly.
“Earlier this year, the UK sanctioned Arctic LNG 2, alongside our allies in the US and EU. Since then, the project has been forced to slash production,” the government statement said.
“Today’s action builds on this by targeting ships and entities involved in the Russian LNG sector, which engage with projects important to Russia’s future energy production.”
Thursday’s sanctioned entities were White Fox Ship Management and Ocean Speedstar Solutions OPC. The ships were Asya Energy, Pioneer, North Sky, SCF La Perouse and Nova Energy.
Earlier this month Britain slapped sanctions on 10 further ships in Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of vessels which it says use illicit practices to avoid Western restrictions on Russian oil.
Russia rejects Western pressure to limit its oil exports, and in the past year there has been a growth in the number of tankers transporting cargoes that are not regulated or insured by conventional Western providers.
Zelensky says Ukraine will use military aid from US effectively and transparently
12:01
Tom Watling
President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked US president Joe Biden and the US Congress for a new military aid package worth more than $8 billion (£6 billion), saying Ukraine will use it “in the most efficient and transparent manner”.
“I am grateful to the United States for providing the items that are most critical to protecting our people,” Zelensky said on X, mentioning an additional Patriot air defense battery, drones and long-range missiles.
I am grateful to @POTUS Joe Biden, U.S. Congress and its both parties, Republicans and Democrats, as well as the entire American people for today’s announcement of major U.S. defense assistance for Ukraine totalling $7.9 billion and sanctions against Russia.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 26, 2024
On behalf of the…
Russian missiles and drones target Kyiv for 5 hours, hitting Ukraine's power grid
11:31
Tom Watling
House speaker wants Ukrainian ambassador fired over Zelensky trip
11:06
Tom Watling
We have some more pictures in the aftermath of the latest Russian attacks across Ukraine
10:49
Tom Watling
Russia's adaptability to US sanctions stymied their effectiveness, economists say
10:21
Tom Watling
Russian drones cross into Belarus airspace during attack on Ukraine
09:49
Tom Watling
Below you can see details of four Russian drones that crossed into Belarusian airspace en route to attacking Ukraine overnight.
This is at least the third time this has happened this year, according to the Belarusian Hajun project, an independent open-source group.
Previously, Belarus has had to scramble a fighter jet and air defences to protect against the wayward drones.
According to Ukrainian monitoring resources, at least 4 Shahed drones flew into Belarus last night. The first one crossed the border with Belarus at around 00:13 near Lyubech and returned to Ukraine 30 minutes later.
— Belarusian Hajun project (@Hajun_BY) September 26, 2024
The next drones entered Belarus at 02:29, 03:05 and 03:52.
1/3 pic.twitter.com/nMJKwiG1ot
Zelensky urges world leaders to stand with Ukraine in address to UN
09:27
Tom Watling
One killed in Russian airstrike on Ukraine
09:01
Tom Watling
Russiam missile and drone attacks have killed at least one person and damaging critical infrastructure, authorities have said.
One woman was killed in a missile strike on southern Ukraine‘s Odesa and another eight people were wounded in a guided-bomb attack on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, interior minister Ihor Klymenko said on social media.
Around a dozen drones were destroyed over the capital Kyiv, where 20 cars and a residential gas pipe were damaged, said Serhiy Popko, head of the local military administration.
Parts of the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk were left without power after a Russian strike on critical infrastructure there, said regional governor Svitlana Onyshchuk.
Ukraine’s allies sign declaration of joint support
08:46
Tom Watling
More than 30 countries have convened in the US to sign a joint declaration of support for the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine.
US president Joe Biden posted a picture of the 30 leaders meeting.
With our Joint Declaration of Support for Ukrainian Recovery and Reconstruction, over 30 countries and the EU have committed to:
— President Biden (@POTUS) September 26, 2024
1. Provide Ukraine the resources needed to build back stronger
2. Hold Russia accountable for its actions
3. Coordinate closely, now and in the future pic.twitter.com/SqZGfuKnTR
China is willing to continue stable ties with Ukraine: foreign minister
08:29
Tom Watling
China is willing to maintain the stable development of bilateral ties with Ukraine, foreign minister Wang Yi told his newly-appointed Ukrainian counterpart in New York on Wednesday.
Wang, in a meeting with Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, said Beijing was ready to offer additional assistance based on Ukraine‘s needs, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported.
China is also willing to maintain communications with all parties including Ukraine in efforts to achieve peace, Xinhua quoted Wang as saying.
China has been accused by Kyiv’s Western allies of pushing for a peace deal favourable to Russia. Weeks before Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow and Beijing declared a “no limits” friendship.
Ukraine says it destroyed 66 Russian drones, 4 missiles in overnight strike
08:16
Tom Watling
Ukrainian forces destroyed 66 attack drones and four cruise missiles launched by Russia during an overnight strike, Kyiv’s air force said on Thursday.
It added that Russian forces launched a total of 78 Iranian-made drones and six missiles over various regions across the country.
ICYMI: Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek 'an out' from Russia's war instead of true peace
08:00
Jabed Ahmed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged global leaders to stand with his country and not seek “an out” instead of a “real, just peace” more than two years into Russia’s war.
At a time when he faces growing pressure from Western allies and some of his fellow Ukrainians to negotiate a cease-fire, Mr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly there’s no alternative to the “peace formula” he presented two years ago.
Among other things, it seeks the expulsion of all Russian forces from Ukraine and accountability for war crimes.
“Any parallel or alternative attempts to seek peace are, in fact, efforts to achieve an out instead of an end to the war,” he said.
“Do not divide the world. Be united nations. And that will bring us peace.”
We have some of the latest photos from Kyiv after a drone attack overnight
07:41
Tom Watling
Below we have some of the latest photos coming from Kyiv after an overnight Russian drone attack.
Russia launches overnight drone strike on Kyiv
07:21
Tom Watling
Russia unleashed an overnight drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, causing damage to civilian infrastructure, city officials said.
More than a dozen Iranian-made attack drones were spotted over the city, most of which were shot down, said Serhiy Popko, head of the local military administration.
Around 20 cars and a gas pipe in a residential area were damaged in the hours-long strike, he added. Debris was also found in a children’s playground.
Russia has regularly sent drones and missiles over Ukrainian towns and cities far behind the front line of its 2 1/2-year-old invasion.
Russia has secret war drone project in China, report alleges
07:00
Jabed Ahmed
Putin sabre-rattling again, unlikely to use nuclear weapons on Ukraine – ISW
06:01
Arpan Rai
Russia is very unlikely to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine or elsewhere, a US-based think tank has assessed shortly after Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for Moscow’s nuclear response.
The “thinly veiled threats of nuclear confrontation between Russia and the West” are routinely invoked by the Kremlin officials, The Institute for the Study of War said.
The warnings are made during key moments in Western political debates over assisting Ukraine to induce fear among decision makers, the ISW said, citing the ongoing debate about Ukraine’s right to use Western-provided systems to conduct long-range strikes against Russian military objects.
“US Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns cautioned Western policymakers on 7 September against fearing boilerplate Russian nuclear sabre-rattling, and ISW has long identified Russia’s nuclear sabre-rattling as part of the Kremlin’s effort to promote Western self-deterrence and not as indicative of Russia’s willingness to use nuclear weapons,” the think-tank monitoring Russia’s invasion said.
Explained: The Russian guided bombs wreaking havoc in Ukraine
06:00
Jabed Ahmed
Russia is increasingly using highly destructive guided bombs, pummeling Ukrainian forces on the battlefield as well as towns and cities near the front line.
Last week alone, Moscow’s forces dropped more than 900 such weapons on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
He has repeatedly called on Kyiv’s Western partners to help boost Ukraine‘s long-range strike capabilities to neutralise the threat.
What are guided bombs?
The air-launched weapons are conventional, often Soviet-era ordnance that have been fitted with wings and satellite-aided navigation to extend their range and precision.
Also known as “glide bombs”, they are both cheaper than the ballistic and cruise missiles Russia regularly fires at Ukraine and more abundant. Weighing between 500 kg and 3,000 kg (1,100-6,600 lb), they are often dropped from beyond the range of Ukrainian air defences.
Their destructive power means they can ravage even strongly fortified Ukrainian defensive positions, which have been steadily crumbling in parts of the east in recent months.
Zelensky to visit White House amid silence from Trump
05:41
Arpan Rai
Volodymyr Zelensky is visiting Washington today as US support for his country’s fight against Russia faces a partisan reckoning in this year’s presidential election.
Vice president Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, has pledged to continue sending military assistance to Ukraine if she’s elected, and she’ll have her own meeting with Mr Zelensky after the Ukrainian leader sits down with president Joe Biden.
But the Ukrainian leader’s expected talks with Donald Trump appear increasingly unlikely to happen. Trump had said he would “probably” meet Zelensky during the visit, but has instead repeatedly criticised him from afar this week.
As for US support for Ukraine, Trump complained that “we continue to give billions of dollars to a man who refuses to make a deal” to end the war.
Drones shot down near Kyiv, air defence units in operation
05:19
Arpan Rai
Ukrainian air defence units shot down at least five drones outside Kyiv and explosions resounded in the city early today, Reuters reported.
Air raid alerts remained in effect in Kyiv and throughout most of central Ukraine.
“Russia has sent waves of suicide drones and attacked Kyiv for the last five hours. Explosions reverberating across the city with Ukrainian air defence clearly audible. The city hasn’t gotten much sleep tonight,” said Christopher Miller, FT’s correspondent in Ukraine.
Kremlin says Zelensky is making “fatal mistake” by trying to force it to make peace
05:00
Jabed Ahmed
The Kremlin has called a plan by Volodymyr Zelensky to force Russia to make peace a “fatal mistake” that would have consequences for Kyiv.
In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “Such a position is a fatal mistake, a systemic mistake. This is a profound misconception that will inevitably have consequences for the Kyiv regime.”
Peskov said that Russia wants peace, but the issue cannot be forced, adding: “A position based on an attempt to force Russia into peace is an absolutely fatal mistake, because it is impossible to force Russia into peace.”
He said: “Russia is a supporter of peace, but on the condition that the foundations of its security are ensured.”
Zelensky told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that the war between Russia and Ukraine could not be calmed by talks alone and that Moscow must be forced into peace.
Russia claims more gains in east Ukraine but Kyiv denies capture of villages
04:18
Arpan Rai
Russia says its forces have captured two more villages in Ukraine and were attacking in the town of Vuhledar, a longtime Ukrainian stronghold. The reports have been denied by Ukrainian officials in the region.
Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had taken the villages of Hostre and Hryhorivka. The Russia-installed head of Donetsk Denis Pushilin said fighting was taking place inside Vuhledar, which had a pre-war population of 14,000.
However, Ukraine army’s General Staff said there had been eight armed clashes in the Vuhledar area. “Seven enemy assaults were stopped near Vuhledar and Vodiane,” it said in late night report referring to another nearby village. “One battle is still going on. The situation is under the control of Ukraine’s defence forces.”
It made no mention of the two villages Russian officials said their forces had captured further north, but reported 23 clashes in that sector.
Vadym Filashkin, the Ukrainian governor of the region, said Russia’s troops had not reached the outskirts of Vuhledar but it’s reconnaissance groups were operating there. “Our defenders are trying to knock them out. The town has not been captured,” he said in televised comments.
Russia readying secret war drones project in China, intelligence sources say
04:01
Arpan Rai
Russia has a weapons programme in China to develop and produce long-range attack drones for use in the war against Ukraine, two sources from a European intelligence agency and documents reviewed by Reuters confirm.
IEMZ Kupol, a subsidiary of Russian state-owned arms company Almaz-Antey, has developed and flight-tested a new drone model called Garpiya-3 (G3) in China with the help of local specialists, according to one of the documents, a report that Kupol sent to the Russian defence ministry earlier this year outlining its work.
Kupol told the defence ministry in a subsequent update that it was able to produce drones including the G3 at scale at a factory in China so the weapons could be deployed in the “special military operation” in Ukraine, the term Moscow uses for the war.
The G3 drones can travel about 2,000km (1,200 miles) with a payload of 50kg (110 pounds), according to the reports to the Russian defence ministry from Kupol.
Fabian Hinz, a research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London-based defence think-tank, said the delivery of UAVs from China to Russia, if confirmed, would be a significant development.
“If you look at what China is known to have delivered so far, it was mostly dual-use goods - it was components, sub-components, that could be used in weapon systems,” he told Reuters. “This is what has been reported so far. But what we haven’t really seen, at least in the open source, are documented transfers of whole weapon systems.”
Kupol, Almaz-Antey and the Russian defence ministry have not issued a response to the reports.
Zelensky’s victory plan sets Ukraine’s terms in a desperate war against Russia
04:00
Jabed Ahmed
Putin lowers bar for nuclear response, targets West in new warning
03:44
Arpan Rai
Vladimir Putin has lowered the bar for Russia to respond with a nuclear attack, amid ongoing discussions in Washington over Ukraine’s use of Western-provided long-range weapons.
The Russian president has said any conventional attack on Moscow that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country.
Putin claimed that Russia would consider using nuclear weapons if Moscow received “reliable information” about the start of a massive launch of missiles, aircraft or drones against it.
Speaking at a meeting of Russia’s Security Council, which considers changes in Russia’s nuclear doctrine, Mr Putin announced that a revised version of the document says that an attack against Russia by a non-nuclear power with the support of a nuclear power will be seen as their “joint attack on the Russian Federation”.
The threat aims to discourage the West from allowing Ukraine to strike Russia with longer-range weapons and appears to significantly lower the threshold for the possible use of Russia’s nuclear arsenal.
We will listen carefully to Zelensky’s demands for Ukraine military aid, Starmer says
03:00
Jabed Ahmed
Ukraine’s desire to use western missiles to strike targets in Russia will not be the “sole issue” in Volodymyr Zelensky’s “victory plan”, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
Sir Keir is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, where Mr Zelensky will present his plan for the next stage of the war to his allies.
The PM said: “I do think it’s going to take quite a bit of time at the UN General Assembly. And I think that’s really important, because it’s at a critical stage.
“Obviously, President Zelensky has a plan that he wants to walk through with all of us – we knew that was going to happen.
“The support for Ukraine is resolute. We supply quite a lot of capability already under the last government; we’ve increased that under this government – that’s not a criticism of the last government – and we will always listen very carefully to what Ukraine says it needs by way of capability.
“I don’t think that will be a discussion, I don’t think the victory plan will be about a sole issue like long-range missiles, it will be about a strategic, overarching route for Ukraine to find a way through this and succeed against Russian aggression.”
When pressed on Storm Shadows, he said: “We will have discussions about a whole range of issues, and we will listen carefully to what President Zelensky’s got to say, and that’s what’s going to happen in the next few days.”
Watch: Trump labels Zelensky ‘greatest salesman on Earth’ in Russia war dig
02:00
Jabed Ahmed
Lammy tears into Russian invasion: ‘In Putin's interests alone’
01:00
Jabed Ahmed
Foreign secretary David Lammy came down heavily on Vladimir Putin in his United Nations Security Council address and said the invasion of Ukraine serves the Russian president’s interests alone.
“Vladimir Putin, when you fire missiles into Ukraine hospitals. We know who you are. When you send mercenaries into African countries. We know who you are. When you murder opponents in European cities. We know who you are,” the foreign secretary told the gathering of member nations in New York last night.
“Your invasion is in your own interests. Yours alone. To expand your mafia state into a mafia empire. An empire built on corruption,” Mr Lammy told the security council.
He also lauded the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s efforts to lead the defence of his country. “President Zelensky, the UK commends you not only for standing up for your people but for standing up for democracy,” he said.
“Seeing you in Kyiv a few weeks ago with Secretary Blinken I saw ordinary people from all walks of life. The soldiers and the civilians. The firefighters and the first responders,” Mr Lammy said.
Mapped: Ukraine’s incursion into the Russian Kursk region explained
Wednesday 25 September 2024 23:59
Jabed Ahmed
Watch: Putin’s Satan II missile ‘blows up during test launch’
Wednesday 25 September 2024 23:00
Jabed Ahmed
Putin’s forces are desperate for a prize eastern city and Ukraine will fight street to street to keep them out
Wednesday 25 September 2024 22:00
Jabed Ahmed
Explained: What is the Satan II missile?
Wednesday 25 September 2024 21:00
Jabed Ahmed
The RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is designed to deliver nuclear warheads to strike targets thousands of miles away in the United States or Europe, but its development has been dogged by delays and testing setbacks.
The 35-metre-long RS-28 Sarmat, known in the West as Satan II, has a range of 18,000 km (11,000 miles) and a launch weight of over 208 tonnes.
Russian media say it can carry up to 16 independently targetable nuclear warheads as well as Avangard hypersonic glide vehicles, a new system that Putin has said is unmatched by Russia’s enemies.
Since the start of the conflict, President Vladimir Putin has said repeatedly that Russia has the biggest and most advanced nuclear arsenal in the world, and warned the West not to cross a threshold that could lead to nuclear war.
Putin said in October 2023 that Russia had almost completed work on the missile.
Kremlin continues to show public disinterest in peace talks short of complete destruction of the Ukrainian state, think tank says
Wednesday 25 September 2024 20:00
Jabed Ahmed
The Kremlin have continued to show a public disinterest in peace talks unless it involves the complete destruction of the Ukrainian state, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank has said.
ISW analysts noted that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed reports that Ukraine invited Russia to attend Ukraine’s second peace summit but that the Kremlin had not demonstrated any interest in participating.
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov recently said there is “no alternative” to Russian victory in Ukraine, reiterating Russia’s unwillingness to negotiate on terms other than Ukrainian “capitulation”.
“ISW continues to assess that the Kremlin is not interested in good faith peace negotiations with Ukraine and that the Kremlin will only invoke the concept of ‘peace plans’ and ‘negotiations’ to prompt the West to pressure Ukraine into preemptive concessions on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the situation report from the ISW said.
Exclusive: Zelensky demands UK extradites political opponent in Ukraine Orthodox Church row
Wednesday 25 September 2024 19:00
Jabed Ahmed
Russia treating own citizens as ‘bits of meat to fling into grinder’, says Starmer in UN speech
Wednesday 25 September 2024 18:38
Barney Davis
Russia is treating its own citizens as “bits of meat to fling into the grinder” in Ukraine, Sir Keir Starmer said as he urged Vladimir Putin to end the conflict.
The prime minister, speaking at the UN Security Council in New York, said Russia was responsible for “colossal human suffering” as a result of the conflict.
He said Russia, which is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council alongside the UK, was behind the “greatest violation of the (UN) charter in a generation”.
David Hughes reports:
Ukraine says China is key route for foreign tech in Russian weapons
Wednesday 25 September 2024 18:00
Jabed Ahmed
Around 60 per cent of the foreign parts found in Russian weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine come via China, Ukraine‘s presidential adviser Vladyslav Vlasiuk has said.
“If you take all the usual types of weapons and count the foreign made components about 60% would be coming from China. We have had lengthy discussions with some manufacturers about this,” Vlasiuk said.
“The PRC (China) is the biggest problem I would say.”
Russia treating own citizens as ‘bits of meat to fling into grinder’, Starmer says
Wednesday 25 September 2024 17:05
Jabed Ahmed
Russia is treating its own citizens as “bits of meat to fling into the grinder” in Ukraine, Sir Keir Starmer said as he urged Vladimir Putin to end the conflict.
The Prime Minister, speaking at the UN Security Council, said Russia was responsible for “colossal human suffering” as a result of the conflict.
He said Russia, like the UK one of the five permanent members of the Security Council, was behind the “greatest violation of the (UN) charter in a generation”.
“I wonder how Russia can show its face in this building,” he added.
Sir Keir said: “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is illegal. It threatens global security. And it has caused colossal human suffering.
“Over 35,000 civilians have been killed or injured, six million forced to flee and almost 20,000 Ukrainian children forcefully deported. Kidnapped, to put it bluntly.”
Some 600,000 Russian soldiers had been killed or wounded, Sir Keir said.
“The UN Charter – which they sit here to uphold – speaks of human dignity. Not treating your own citizens as bits of meat to fling into the grinder,” he added.
Russian strike on Ukraine’s Kramatorsk kills one and injures 15, governor says
Wednesday 25 September 2024 16:29
Jabed Ahmed
A Russian strike on Ukraine‘s eastern town of Kramatorsk has killed at least one person and injured 15 more, the Donetsk region governor said.
Two apartment blocks, shops and cars were damaged, Vadym Filashkin added on the Telegram messenger.
US concerned by report on Russia secret war drones project in China, White House says
Wednesday 25 September 2024 16:00
Jabed Ahmed
The United States is deeply concerned by a report that Russia has a secret war drones project in China that appears to be an instance of a Chinese company providing lethal assistance to a U.S.-sanctioned Russian firm , a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council has said.
The White House has not seen anything to suggest that China’s government was aware of these transactions, the spokesperson said, but China has a responsibility to ensure companies are not providing lethal aid to Russia for use by its military.
Read the full report on the secret war drones project below:
