The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, said on Friday that Britain would have to return Moscow money that London had decided to illegally gift to Ukraine to fund Kyiv's military.

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Washington, which initiated negotiations with Russia without involving Ukraine or Europe, reproaches Zelensky for not accepting an unconditional ceasefire. A weekend of contrasts for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

In the UK, gov’t funds billions to Ukraine The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with billions in aid via 5,000 air-defense missiles — worth over $2 billion total — and a $2.8 billion loan funded by freezing some of the country’s investments in Russian government bonds,

Asked whether there is now more of a real prospect of Britain being at war with Russia, Sir Keir Starmer said: “The reason I’ve been forward-leaning on this is because I want to avoid conflict, because I do not want conflict in Ukraine, in Europe...I want stability in the United Kingdom.

Three Bulgarian individuals living in the UK were convicted by a London jury for espionage activities aiding Russia. The accused, operating under Kremlin orders, endangered lives by conducting surveillance throughout Europe.

On the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the U.K. imposed more than 100 new sanctions to starve Moscow's war funding.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy countries should be willing to take on more risk with regard to sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

London, 12 EU countries, Canada, and Turkey seek a peace plan to convince the United States and provide guarantees to Kiev, while Starmer promises new aid that will fund over 5,000 missiles. The European NATO countries and Canada have decided to increase military aid to Ukraine and economic sanctions on Russia so that the Kiev government can negotiate with Moscow "from a position of strength,