Russia's ambassador to the UK has rejected the findings of an official investigation into the death of Dawn Sturgess, killed after the Salisbury poisoning attack in 2018. The report concluded Vladimir Putin "must have" authorised the use of a nerve agent ... See more
There is a sense of impotent futility to the latest sanctions imposed by the UK on Russia in the wake of the Dawn Sturgess public inquiry report released today. And it's not just the UK. For all Europe's handwringing, rhetoric and sanctions, Vladimir Puti... See more
Donald Trump has said Volodymyr Zelenskyy will have to approve a proposed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine. The controversial 28-point proposal - which would hand swathes of land to Russia and limit the size of Kyiv's military - closely resembles the ... See more
The Yantar may look scruffy and unthreatening but below the surface it's the kind of ship a Bond villain would be proud of. In hangars below decks lurk submersibles straight out of the Bond film Thunderball. Two Consul Class mini manned subs are on board ... See more
The warning was meant for British parliamentarians, of course, but MI5 and the government are also trying to send a signal to China. We know what you are doing, and in ministers' words today we "won't stand for it". But in the wake of the collapsed China ... See more
