The UK is sending Harpoon anti-ship missiles to Ukraine
2 year agoPM Johnson met with President Zelensky in Kyiv
Metropolitan Police Events:A number of protesters in Oxford St. & Regent St. are sitting in the road, blocking traffic in both directions. Traffic diversions are being put in place
The UK will provide a new delivery of military aid to Ukraine, the Prime Minister has announced at a Downing Street press conference alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
2 year agoUSAF nuke-sniffer has been patrolling the North Sea for the last hour or so
Johnson: Putin is responsible for the escalation of the conflict and the targeting of Ukrainian civilians
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss: Appalled by the horrific reports of Russian rocket attacks on civilians at Kramatorsk railway station in Eastern Ukraine. The targeting of civilians is a war crime. We will hold Russia and Putin to account
Police investigating a suspected acid attack in Belfast, which caused the victim "life altering" injuries, have released on bail a man who had been arrested for questioning
Johnson describes Russian forces' attacks on civilians in Ukraine as a "systematic massacre" of innocents
The UK and Poland today announce the beginning of a new era in their relationship, with a commitment to creating ever deeper ties between our peoples and to revolutionise our cooperation on defence and security
British worker at the UK embassy in Berlin charged with Russian spying offences
The UK has imposed a full asset freeze on Russia's largest bank Sberbank and committed to end all imports of Russian coal and oil by the end of 2022 in retaliation to Russia's continued invasion of Ukraine
2 year ago"We also committed today to commence new trilateral cooperation on hypersonics and counter-hypersonics, and electronic warfare capabilities, as well as to expand information sharing and to deepen cooperation on defense innovation." - AUKUS leaders' statement
AUKUS alliance of U.S., UK, and Australia agrees to start new cooperation on hypersonics and electronic warfare capabilities after joint leaders call: UK statement
Britain: 350 billion dollars of Russia's assets were frozen and we prevented Putin from using it in the war
Gardaí are understood to be investigating whether a murder in north Dublin yesterday is linked to two other shootings in the area over the weekend
British Prime Minister's Office: Johnson briefed Zelensky on the results of the donors' conference dedicated to financing military support for Ukraine
The UK Ambassador to Ukraine: "Monstrous crimes becoming clearer daily" - mass graves, bodies in streets - as Russia "withdraws and regroups"
2 year agoWest Midlands Police:We are continuing to deal with activists at a site in Tyburn, Birmingham this afternoon. Six people have been arrested on suspicion of unlawful obstruction and taken into police custody. We appreciate the public's patience as we continue to deal with this incident
Britain and its allies have agreed to send air and coastal defence systems, longer-range artillery and counter battery capabilities, armoured vehicles as well as provide wider training and logistical support to Ukraine, British defence minister Ben Wallace said
Defence Secretary @BWallaceMP says long range artillery and armoured vehicles (although not tanks) will be supplied to Ukraine as a result of today's donor conference
British Foreign Secretary: New sanctions target Putin's supporters and promoters
Britain imposed sanctions against "MIA Russia Today"
British Foreign Secretary: We will continue to intensify pressure on Moscow as long as Russian forces are present in Ukraine
Aircraft leasing giant Avolon casts doubt on renting to Russian airlines again after Putin seizes planes
2 year agoIreland is expelling 4 Russian diplomats, according to @simoncoveney
2 year agoOfficers from the U.K. NCA's "combating kleptocracy cell" have detained a £38m superyacht owned by an unnamed Russian businessman in Canary Wharf. The vessel, Phi, is registered to a St Kitts and Nevis company and carried Maltese flags "to hide its origins", NCA said
Johnson: The ceasefire in Ukraine is not enough to lift sanctions on Russia
Russia's Wagner Group "has deployed to eastern Ukraine" per Britain's military intelligence, says @MickSmeathUK. "They are expected to deploy more than 1,000 mercenaries, including senior leaders of the organisation, to undertake combat operations
???? Am told that a Met police announcement could come as early as tonight on first batch of fines being issued over Partygate
