A REMOTE Arctic base which would have bolstered British strength in the region whilst fending off Putin years before he invaded Ukraine was nearly bought by Boris Johnson.
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A FRUSTRATED Donald Trump has issued Vladimir Putin a two-week deadline for a ceasefire – warning of a different response if Putin is “tapping us along”.
A BRAVE Brit holidaymaker had an “incredible” holiday in war-torn Ukraine – despite harrowing air raid alerts forcing him to take shelter in the subway.
MAD Vladimir Putin’s top secret nuclear sites have been exposed, where city-flattening warheads that can reach European capitals within minutes are launched.
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Fires blaze in the city of Chekhov after Ukrianian strikes[/caption]
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Russian air defences downing Ukrainian kamikaze drones which swarmed over Moscow and the surrounding region[/caption]
Ukrainian strikes hit a key Putin microchip plant in Zelenograd district, with thunderous explosions also hitting a drone-making plant and another defence plant in Dubna.
In the latest drone blitz launched by Ukraine, there was major disruption at Moscow’s major airports with all forced to close, leading to huge flight delays.
The Mikron microchip plant in the Moscow region is key to Russian defence needs amid sanctions, supplying hi-tech electronics for weapons.
In Dubna, reports say the target was Kronstadt state-of-the-art UAV manufacturing plant that mass produces multiple types of drones used by the Russian armed forces in Ukraine.
There were also claims of a confirmed strike in Dubna at an aviation and rocket technology plant.
Meanwhile, Zelensky has revealed that Ukraine is ready for any format of negotiations – including the possibility of a bombshell trilateral meeting.
The brave Ukrainian leader explained at a closed meeting with reporters that he would want to meet directly with Trump and mad Vlad, according to the Kyiv Post.
He said: “We are ready for the Trump-Putin-me format, or for separate meetings – Trump-Putin, Trump-Zelensky, and then all three together.
Revealing that both the American and Russian sides are aware of the proposal, Zelensky added: “It’s not a question of time or place, the main thing is the substance.”
Zelensky also said that if the talks are on security guarantees, he “strongly” believes “Europeans must be part of the process” as “they are the ones willing to support us with weapons and financing”.
Ukraine is currently waiting for a “memorandum” from Moscow which outlines what the nextsteps could be in potential ceasefire negotiations as well as future peace crunch talks.
The brave leader reiterated Ukraine’s desire to engage in talks with Russia “in any format, in any composition, and almost anywhere in the civilised world”.
Ukraine’s latest revenge drone strike came soon after US President Trump took his latest swipe at Putin, warning he is “playing with fire”.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a press briefing following phone calls with US President Donald Trump[/caption]
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He said: “Regarding Trump’s words about Putin ‘playing with fire’ and ‘really bad things’ happening to Russiam I only know of one REALLY BAD thing: WWIII.
“I hope Trump understands this!”
Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg jumped to the US president’s defence, slamming Medvedev’s World War Three warning.
“Furthering fears of World War Three is an unfortunate, reckless comment by Dmitry Medvedev, unbecoming of a world power,” he said.
“President Trump is working to stop this war and end the killing. We are awaiting the memo you promised a week ago.”
Following Ukraine’s overnight drone blitz, Sergei Markov, director of Russia’s Institute of Political Studies, warned: “Dubna became the target of a massive attack by Ukrainian drones.
“An attack on Dubna carries the threat of nuclear contamination of large areas.”
Russia carried on its onslaught on Ukraine, aiming Iskander missiles at Kremenchug, and drones at Poltava region, overnight.
Residents in Poltava heard sonic booms from missiles exceeding the speed of sound.
Soon, Britain’s state-of-the-art Storm Shadow missiles could be used by Ukraine to blitz targets deep inside Russia, the German Chancellor indicated.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting of the Russia – Land of Opportunities Supervisory Board at the Kremlin[/caption]
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A serviceman of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attends a military drill[/caption]
Ukraine’s key backers – including Germany, France, the UK and the US – have lifted restrictions on where the weapons they donate can be used, Germany’s Merz said.
He said last Monday: “There are no longer any range restrictions on weapons delivered to Ukraine – neither by the British nor by the French nor by us nor by the Americans.
“This means that Ukraine can now defend itself, for example, by attacking military positions in Russia… With very few exceptions, it didn’t do that until recently. It can now do that.”
In November last year, the US authorised Ukraine to use American long-range missiles called ATACMS against targets inside Russia.
In the same month, Britain gave the green light for Ukraine to fire our Storm Shadow missiles at Russia.
“I’m not happy with Putin,” Trump fumed as he spoke to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey earlier on Sunday following the overnight onslaught that killed at least 13 and injured dozens.
“I don’t know what’s wrong with him. What the hell happened to him? Right? He’s killing a lot of people. I’m not happy about that,” he said.
He added: “I’ve always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that’s proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!”
But the Kremlin on Monday subtly slammed Trump’s “crazy” comments, claiming his swipes at the dictator were channelled by the US President’s emotional overload.
It also thanked the US leader for his assistance in launching Ukraine peace negotiations.
Putin puppet and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “We are really grateful to the Americans and to President Trump personally for their assistance in organising and launching this negotiation process.
“Of course, at the same time, this is a very crucial moment, which is associated, of course, with the emotional overload of everyone absolutely and with emotional reactions.”