'You can't trust Keir to keep Britain safe': Rishi Sunak puts Starmer's character at heart of election fight as he warns Labour leader will not handle threats from China and Russia, mass immigration and rise of AI - vowing to prove his mettle in TV debate

In a speech putting character at the heart of the looming battle, the PM swiped that the Labour leader would say anything to get power.

'You can't trust Keir to keep Britain safe': Rishi Sunak puts Starmer's character at heart of election battle as he warns Labour leader can't handle threats from China and Russia, mass immigration and rise of AI - vowing to prove his mettle in TV debates

In a speech putting character at the heart of the looming battle, the PM swiped that the Labour leader would say anything to get power.

'You can't trust Keir': Rishi Sunak puts Starmer's character at heart of election battle as he says Labour leader can't handle threats from China and Russia, mass immigration and rise of AI - vowing to prove his mettle to voters in TV debates

In a speech putting character at the heart of the looming battle, the PM swiped that the Labour leader would say anything to get power.

Rishi Sunak warns Keir Starmer 'can't be trusted to keep us safe' amid threats from China and Russia, mass immigration and rise of AI - as he accuses Labour leader of 'making people feel bad about Britain' to grab power

In a speech drawing stark dividing lines ahead of the election, the PM pointed to the rise of AI, immigration and hostile states.

If West Wants to Settle Ukrainian Conflict on Battlefield, Russia Ready - Lavrov

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - If Western countries want to solve the Ukrainian crisis on the battlefield, Russia is ready for this, acting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.

US Sabotaging Agreement With Russia on Legal Assistance - Russian Prosecutor General

MOSCOW(Sputnik) - The United States is sabotaging the agreement with Russia on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov said in an interview with Sputnik.

Putin on the march: Russian forces 'seize four more villages' and advance towards Kharkiv after 'simply walking' through Ukraine's first line of defence in lightning cross-border attack

Drone footage circulating on social media appears to show Russian soldiers marching through fields just north of Vovchansk that a Ukrainian commander lamented had not been defended

Putin replaces Shoigu as Russia's defence minister in cabinet shakeup

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he begins his fifth term in office.

Germany 'considers conscripting all 18-year-olds' amid fears of all-out NATO war with Russia - as Putin's forces advance in Ukraine

Military planners in Berlin, Germany are discussing three potential plans, two of which involve a compulsory military year for all men once they turn 18. One plan would include women as well.

Wife of American soldier jailed in Russia claims she saw his local girlfriend stab him during video call with their six-year-old daughter

Megan Black claims she watch as her estranged husband, American soldier Gordon Black, was stabbed by his Russian girlfriend during a video call months before he was arrested in Vladivostok.

Thousands evacuated in Ukraine as Russia advances in Kharkiv region

Russia said Sunday it had captured four more villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, as thousands of residents were evacuated from the offensive in an area where Russian troops were repelled in 2022.

Putin fires his bungling defence minister and parachutes in 'Kremlin puppet' with zero military experience - in 'sign Russia's hardline president wants to take personal charge of the Ukraine war'

Vladimir Putin tonight proposed firing Sergei Shoigu, 68, and appointed him as secretary of Russia's national security council. The move appears to be an astonishing snub to Shoigu.

‘Ukraine shelling’ collapses Russia apartment building, kills 8

Rescue teams then fled the scene as part of the roof crashed to the ground.

Sergei Shoigu: Russia’s political survivor battered by Ukraine setbacks

Sergei Shoigu, who is being replaced as Russia's defence minister, spearheaded Moscow's offensive in Ukraine and has been the country's longest-serving minister, as well as being one of Vladimir Putin's few close friends. 

Putin set to replace Shoigu as Russia's defence minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a surprise new defence minister, nominating civilian Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister who specialises in economics, for the job more than two years into the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said.

How a convicted US felon, 36, has become Putin's new mouthpiece six years after being caught smuggling cocaine in Virginia

Mira Terada, 36, fled back to her native Russia in 2021 after being seized on an Interpol warrant and serving 30 months on a plea bargain for her role in a US-wide drug smuggling network

Putin fires his longtime friend as Russia's defence minister in wide-ranging reshuffle of his most senior cronies

Vladimir Putin tonight fired his longtime friend Sergei Shoigu, 68, (pictured together) as defence minister. Shoigu is to be put in charge of the Russian security council.

Putin fires his longtime friend as Russia's defence minister - as Kremlin forces continue to advance in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin tonight fired his longtime friend Sergei Shoigu, 68, (pictured together) as defence minister. Shoigu is to be put in charge of the Russian security council.

Putin Proposes Candidates for Key Defense, Security Positions in New Gov't

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed candidates for the new cabinet's ministers of defense and foreign affairs as well as chiefs of top security agencies, Russia's Federation Council said on Sunday.

Who is Andrei Belousov, Putin's Candidate for Russia's Minister of Defense

On May 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed the candidacy of Andrei Belousov for the position of Russia’s Minister of Defense.

More than 4,000 flee Russian cross-border attacks in Ukraine's Kharkiv region

More than 4,000 people have been evacuated from border areas in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, the local governor said on Sunday, following a surprise cross-border Russian offensive there that began on Friday.