The Royal Navy is sending two minehunter ships to Ukraine, as part of a wider effort to bolster Kyiv’s capabilities at sea.

The failed attempt to saturate Ukrainian air defences with decoy missiles reveals a vulnerability in Russia’s military capabilities.

The key Putin critic is currently serving a sentence of more than 30 years at a penal colony east of Moscow.

The Kremlin hackers have been waging cyberwar on the UK since 2015.

Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday held talks with Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on trade and an expected arms deal. Iranian officials confirmed late November rumours surrounding a large weapons deal, which includes fighter jets, between Tehran and Moscow. This is “the first time Iran has purchased fighter jets since the 1990s, which could be a big shift in the military power balance in [the Middle East],” Russia correspondent Daniel Hawkins told FRANCE 24.

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