An article by the Defence Secretary on the situation in Ukraine - https://t.co/wuRcmekTU8

Russia has employed missiles similar to Tomahawks since Day 1 of the full-scale invasion. This is NOT escalation. It is just leveling the playing field for a three-year-long Ukrainian long-range strike campaign that has now achieved critical mass and momentum. How have they done

⚡️'Not in Poland's interest,' to hand over Ukrainian in Nord Stream probe, Tusk says. "From our point of view, the only people who should be ashamed and should remain silent on the issue of Nord Stream 2 are those who decided to build it," Tusk said. https://t.co/aPm3VSzKAf

The CPS’ most recent letter demonstrates that the bar for prosecution was lowered by precedent set by the discussion around what constitutes an enemy during Bulgaria spy case where Roussev’s lawyers argued that “an enemy” is a country with which the UK is at war or is likely to

The charge is bribery relating to Russia. In English, that’s treason.

⛽️📉 In Crimea, the fuel sales limit has been lowered to 20 liters per purchase. Previously, the limit was set on Monday – 30 liters per purchase. It didn't help.

You can tell when you touch a Russian nerve on Ukraine all the St Petersburg bots and hate gets unleashed by the demented. Putin’s child like obsession with Crimea is key to peace in his illegal war. The romantic and twisted drivel he believes about the peninsula is his weakness.

No one should forget what Russia did in Ukraine. Unmasked: 13 Russian officers who led ‘war crime’ troops in Bucha https://t.co/fc2XFCxAK2

This is why Starmer is right on digital ID cards

Today we’re asking those with sensitive information on global instability, international terrorism or hostile state intelligence activity to contact MI6 securely online. Our virtual door is open to you.

Trump’s response to the incursions has been a disaster and will absolutely encourage more of these incidents.

🇪🇺🇩🇪 Chancellor Merz has quietly authorized the delivery of Taurus missiles according to Russian sources. I hope it's true! They never miss target and could penetrate the deepest command bunkers in Moscow

To all those conspiracy theorists who saw RAF voyagers in Qatari airspace and believed they had refuelled Israeli jets (which they can’t), this is what they were really doing there….

Is the new defence industry strategy worth the paper it is written on? True defence collaboration is sharing and growing manufacturing jobs. It isn’t some fake London office with a few PR people and ad campaigns abusing our Union Jack. 2/2

When next week Pres Trump comes for the State Visit the court jesters in the UK gov will lay before him gifts of defence contracts with US tech companies Andruil and Palantir. All at the expense of British Companies. Do we think it will be reciprocated?1/2

If the PM wants to appoint a political appointee as UK Ambassador to US then David Miliband would be a good fit for Labour or he should appoint Sir Richard Moore.

Fresh evidence links Mandelson to oligarch | London Evening Standard | The Standard

Peter Mandelson must go. From day 1 in DC it was always about him not about UK plc. He has spent his political career “regretting” and “resigning”. Why he was ever allowed to represent the Crown and the UK is beyond me.

I'm confused. Prince Andrew has been banished from public life because of his ill-advised friendship with convicted sex offender #JeffreyEpstein yet it's fine for Britain to be represented in the #USA by Peter Mandelson, who did deals with his 'best pal' #Epstein?

Putin has acted like he has a free hand since the Alaska summit. He's ignored any further conversation on a ceasefire, the Russian military is expanding its operations, and he's received the political support of his friends Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi, and Kim Jong Un.

At least 19 Russian drones crossed into Poland last night. They were sent deliberately, not in error.