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Analysis: Washington and Whitehall knew two days ahead of the march into Rostov as war enters yet another critical phase

Ukrainian forces seize ‘strategic initiative’ while Russian president poses for selfies in Dagestan. Plus, are ‘pink-haired liberals’ killing New York pizza?

For the first time since the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is fighting to defend the home front and not the frontline. He looks weaker, humiliated and more distracted than before mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin mounted his short-lived challenge, boosting the morale of Kyiv and allies amid a grueling counter-offensive…

It is not the first time the US president has muddled Ukraine with Iraq, which America invaded in 2003

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US intelligence says Sergei Surovikin knew about the military rebellion at least a couple of days before it happened

Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Thursday to get justice for all the victims of Vladimir Putin’s “terror” in Ukraine as the death toll from the missile strike in Kramatorsk rose to 12.

Putin makes a surprise public visit and Fiat commits to cease the production of its grey vehicles

Moscow plays down report, saying there ‘was and would be a lot of speculation and gossip’