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New Nato secretary-general visits Ukraine in first trip since taking office
Mr Rutte met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv as air raid sirens twice went off in the Ukrainian capital.
Nato’s longtime chief hands over to former Dutch premier Mark Rutte
Mr Rutte said his priorities would be Nato’s support for Ukraine, increasing defence spending and strengthening partnerships around the world.
Japan’s parliament elects Shigeru Ishiba as new prime minister
Mr Ishiba was chosen as the governing Liberal Democratic Party’s leader on Friday to replace Fumio Kishida.
Putin lowers threshold of nuclear response as he issues new warnings to the West
The Russian president spoke during a meeting of Russia’s Security Council.
West must show ‘guts and nerve’ in helping Ukraine, says Lammy
The Foreign Secretary warned it was a ‘critical time’ for allies to show ‘fortitude’ in bolstering Ukraine’s defence amid a missiles debate.
Nato should ‘put Ukraine in best possible position’ – Starmer on Storm Shadow
The Prime Minister met US President Joe Biden in Washington on Friday for talks on giving Ukraine permission to use long-range missiles.
Russia’s accusations that diplomats were spying ‘completely baseless’, UK says
The Foreign Office rejected allegations from Russia about six embassy workers after Moscow revoked their accreditation over ‘signs of spying’.
Russia revokes accreditation of six diplomats at Britain’s Moscow embassy
The move was in response to ‘numerous unfriendly steps’ taken by the UK as well as ‘signs of spying and sabotage’, the Russian security service said.
Blinken wraps up Ukraine-focused Europe trip in Poland amid arms request
Mr Blinken travelled to Warsaw on Thursday after spending a day in Kyiv with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
Nato member Romania says Russian drone violated its airspace
Defence chiefs said the incident happened as Russia attacked ‘civilian targets and port infrastructure’ across the River Danube in Ukraine.