Putin’s forces launch drone attack on Kyiv as Starmer visits to sign ‘100-year deal’ - Sir Keir Starmer discussed deploying soldiers to Ukraine with Volodymyr Zelensky during a surprise visit to Kyiv

Keir Starmer will meet President Volodymyr Zelensky for talks on strengthening the bond between the UK and Ukraine in the face of Russia’s brutal onslaught

The Kremlin has dismissed previous Western claims that Russia sponsored acts of sabotage and attacks in Europe

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Ukraine’s capital with a pledge to help guarantee the country’s security for a century, days before Donald Trump is to be sworn in as U.S. president

Arriving on Thursday morning, he accompanied Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to lay flowers at a wall of remembrance for those killed in the war with Russia - telling reporters the UK will "never let up" on giving the necessary support to Ukraine.

The prime minister said it will help ensure the country is "never again vulnerable to the kind of brutality inflicted on it by Russia".

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Thursday to work with Ukraine and allies to offer Kyiv robust security guarantees if a ceasefire is negotiated with Russia, offering more support to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with a 100-year partnership deal.

The prime minister was speaking to Sky News's political editor Beth Rigby while on a surprise visit to Ukraine on Thursday.

MOSCOW, January 18. /TASS/. The 100-year partnership agreement between the United Kingdom and Ukraine is Kiev’s PR stunt, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Putin’s forces locked onto French plane as North Korea troops may ‘be dead by April’ - “This aggressive Russian action is not acceptable,” the French defense minister said

A Russian court handed down prison sentences of between 42 and 66 months Friday to three lawyers of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after they were convicted of aiding his Anti Corruption Foundation.