Israel, Iran trade missile fire as Trump warns Tehran to ‘evacuate’
Trump has repeatedly declined to say if the United States would participate in Israeli military action, although he says it was not involved in the initial strikes.
Trump has repeatedly declined to say if the United States would participate in Israeli military action, although he says it was not involved in the initial strikes.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy emphasized the importance of maintaining pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin and called on international partners to continue their support for Ukraine.
Moscow’s massive ramp-up in outlays on soldiers and weapons has helped it defy predictions of a deep recession after it launched its military campaign in February 2022.
Since invading neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has on several occasions brandished the threat of atomic weapons against Kyiv’s Western allies.
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered “partial” mobilisation in Russia, in an escalation of what Moscow calls its military operation in pro-Western Ukraine.
Separatist officials have long said they want their regions to eventually join Russia.
Delivering one of his strongest speeches since he sent troops to Ukraine on February 24, Putin also raged against “totalitarian liberalism” that he said the West has sought to impose on the entire world.
President Biden said he would “hold Russia accountable.”