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Ukraine frustrated as Germany holds back decision on supply of tanks
Poland says lives will be lost because of Berlin’s inaction, as summit breaks up without progress over Leopard 2s Germany has declined to take a decision on whether to give Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine at a special international summit, prompting frustra…
What are Leopard 2 tanks and why would they help Ukraine?
Supplies of the one of the West’s best tanks would help Ukraine make up some of the difference in artillery firepower between themselves and Russia
Germany has wavered on sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Why does it matter?
Nato allies – including Poland and the Baltic nations who fear the spread of Russian aggression – have been pressuring Germany to allow tanks to be sent to Ukraine to defend itself
Leo Varadkar admits regrets over Northern Ireland protocol
Ireland’s taoiseach regrets Brexit arrangement imposed without agreement of unionists and nationalistsIreland’s taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has said he regrets that the Northern Ireland protocol he agreed with Boris Johnson to end a Brexit impasse was sig…
Ukraine news – live: Putin looks for more soldiers as ‘drops mobilisation rule for fathers of three’
Confusion over whether some parents exempt as Kyiv warns half a million could be drafted
Weather tracker: winter warmth fuels tornadoes in US south-east
Storms cause several deaths in Alabama and Georgia, while parts of eastern Europe also hit record highsAlthough temperatures have plummeted in the UK since last weekend, it has been warmer across the Atlantic in southern parts of the US. Dallas Fort Wo…
Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 331
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Mosc…
No decision on supplying German-made tanks to Kyiv; ‘very difficult’ to remove Putin’s forces this year, US says – as it happened
Germany yet to make a decision on supply of Leopard tanks; Gen Mark Milley says not to expect Russian forces to be ejected this year. This live blog is now closedRussia-Ukraine war at a glanceHere are some of the latest images from the war in Ukraine t…
Live: Western allies meet in Germany amid dissent over tanks for Ukraine
Western defence ministers gather at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Friday to hammer out future military aid to Ukraine amid ongoing dissent over who will provide the battle tanks that Ukrainian leaders say they desperately need to recapture territory…