Putin says the idea he would attack NATO 'is boll**ks' and denies having 'imperial ambitions', telling Western journalists: 'Have you lost your mind? It's nonsense'

Putin also threatened to supply weapons to enemies of Britain and other Western countries who are providing long range arms to Kyiv during a rare press conference yesterday.

Western leaders join veterans to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day landings in France

Western leaders are set Thursday to remember the 1944 World War II D-Day landings in northern France to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation, mindful of the over two-year war raging since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: On D-Day, our fight for security goes on

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: As dawn broke 80 years ago today, perhaps the greatest military endeavour in history commenced.

Putin warns Russia could supply weapons to others to strike Western targets

President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets in response to NATO allies allowing Ukraine to use their arms to attack Russian territory.

French Open: Mirra Andreeva defeats No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka to reach the French Open semifinals at age 17

The unseeded 17-year-old from Russia continued her stunning run in Paris.

French police arrest Russo-Ukrainian man with explosives near Paris

French police have arrested a 26-year-old Ukranian-Russian man after he blew himself up with explosive materials in a hotel room north of Paris, a source at the French PNAT anti-terrorism prosecutors office said on Wednesday. 

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Macron pays tribute to civilian victims of D-Day bombings ahead of anniversary

As world leaders gathered to celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the thousands of civilian victims of Allied bombardments on that day and in the months-long Battle of Normandy that followed.

New Rules on Ukraine Using US Weapons in Russia Have Entered Into Force, Pentagon Confirms

A Pentagon representative declined to confirm to Sputnik reports that Ukrainian forces had already utilized the US "permission" to strike Russia, explaining that this directive had only just come into effect.

Russia's Access to UN Food Program Reportedly Restricted: Who Will Suffer Most?

Russia has secured its reputation as a friend and trusted ally of the Global South, always ready to lend a helping hand to nations in need. The restriction of access to the humanitarian program is likely an attempt to damage this iron-clad tie.

Russia, CAR May Discuss Supplies of 30,000 Tonnes of Russian Fuel at SPIEF - Ambassador

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The delegation of the Central African Republic (CAR) might discuss supplies of 30,000 tonnes of Russian fuel in the course of the working meetings on the margins of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF),...

NHS ransomware attackers were 'based in Putin's Russia' and hunted by cyber police after three hospitals were left crippled

NHS ransomware attackers who left three London hospitals crippled were reportedly based in Russia and hunted by cyber police.

Mirror Effects: Is US Reflecting Ukraine’s Disregard for Democracy?

Is the Biden administration replicating Volodymyr Zelensky’s repression of dissidents in the United States?

Labour's David Lammy admits only supporting UK's nuclear deterrent strategy after Russia invaded Ukraine in major defence U-turn

David Lammy - who voted with half the Shadow Cabinet against renewing Trident in 2016 - had previously opposed the policy on the grounds of his Christian faith.

Macron, Zelensky to discuss Ukraine's needs in Paris on Friday

French President Emmanuel Macron will host Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday in Paris for talks on the war-battered nation's needs, the Elysee palace announced. 

French military instructors in Ukraine would be 'legitimate target', Russia says

French military instructors training soldiers in Ukraine would be a "legitimate target" for Russian strikes, Moscow's top diplomat said Tuesday, amid reports France could send trainers to the country. 

Fury in Russia as convoy carrying 100 conscripts is obliterated by Ukrainian drones when blundering commander orders trucks to drive in a line through open fields, leaving them sitting ducks

Video circulating Telegram shows the moment a Ukrainian drone smashed into the convoy carrying 100 conscripts in Russia 's Kursk region, some two miles from the border.

Revealed - NATO plan to get US troops to the front line to fight RUSSIA: Alliance prepares for rapid deployment of American soldiers amid fears Moscow is plotting major war with Europe

NATO is said to be drawing up contingencies for its plan to send US soldiers into Europe via the Netherlands, allowing the rapid deployment of troops in the event of war

Moscow is accused of psychological warfare after coffins inscribed with 'French soldiers of Ukraine' are left at the foot of the Eiffel Tower after Macron suggested sending Western troops to fight Russia

Security footage captured the moment a white van pulled up near the landmark before two men, dressed head to toe in black, unloaded five full-sized coffins and dumped them on the pavement

Russian disinformation campaign targets Paris Games, Microsoft says

Russia is waging an intense disinformation campaign aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the International Olympic Committee and stoking fears of violence at this summer's Paris Games, according to a new report from Microsoft's Threat Analysis...

The seismic shift in global power no one's noticed - Russia is becoming China's vassal state

Back in May 2014, two months after Russia invaded Crimea, its energy giant Gazprom signed a £309 billion contract - the biggest in its history - to supply gas to China.