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The defence secretary has warned it is “highly likely” that Vladimir Putin will order an attack on Ukraine, despite ongoing talks to avert a war. Ben Wallace also said there is a “whiff of Munich in the air” – an apparent reference to the agreement that allowed the German annexation of the Sudetenland in 1938,
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Olympic officials have said they would welcome an anti-doping investigation into the Russian doctors, coaches and family in the entourage of 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva. Valieva broke down in tears on Saturday after an emotional practice session which was held as her case is being decided. The teenager’s future at the Olympics is uncertain
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Protesters angry over pandemic restrictions have driven towards Paris in an effort to blockade the French capital – despite a police ban. The scattered convoys of vehicles were inspired in part by lorry drivers who have blocked Canada’s capital Ottawa and prevented border crossings, with French protesters sharing images of their Canadian counterparts. There are
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Nord Stream 2, the controversial gas pipeline linking Germany and Russia, should never open, according to one of Ukraine’s most senior diplomats. Vsevolod Chentsov, Ukraine’s ambassador to the European Union, also claims his country is being “pushed towards NATO and towards the West” by the actions of Russia, which he insists is guilty of “breaching
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Spy planes are conducting missions to track Russian movements, which might include listening to Russian soldiers’ phone calls home, according to one expert. The planes are equipped with devices that allow them to collect signals sent from Russian bases and to intercept communications. Sky News analysis of flight tracking data from a typical day in
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China is targeting Uyghurs and critics abroad, pressuring other countries to detain and deport them, an investigation by Sky News has found, with high-ranking Chinese officials even conducting interrogations at “black sites” abroad. Chinese agents and police routinely operate abroad, attempting to identify Uyghurs who have fled China. Some are coerced into spying for the
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Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron have agreed that countries on NATO’s eastern flank must be “fully defended against malicious Russian activity”. That applies “wherever and however it might occur”, the two leaders added. Amid continuing concerns that Russia may invade Ukraine, the British prime minister and French president also “stressed that NATO must be united
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