Joe Biden’s last gasp missile decision is momentous for Ukraine – but Putin will retaliate

Joe Biden’s last-gasp missile decision is momentous for Ukraine – but Putin will retaliate | Simon Tisdall

Zelenskyy must now show that missiles will change this war, and his European allies must unify ahead of the Trump presidency. US president Joe Biden’s last-gasp decision to permit Ukraine to fire ...

World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago

Joe Biden’s big blunder: how the war in Ukraine became a global disaster | Simon Tisdall

Failure to contain the conflict has led to huge suffering and geopolitical shifts. Why didn’t the US commit to Nato?. Reflecting the instincts of a cold war veteran, Joe Biden’s strategy was ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Joe Biden’s overdue missile consent for Ukraine

Allies should provide Kyiv with all the aid they can ahead of the Trump presidency

Business - Financial Times - 4 hours ago

Kremlin says Biden is ‘fuelling fire’ of Ukraine conflict with missiles decision

Moscow will react to Biden’s decision to let Kyiv use longer-range weapons against targets inside Russia, officials say. The Kremlin has accused Joe Biden’s outgoing US administration of wanting to ...

World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago

Russia warns of world war after Biden's decision on missiles for Ukraine

A Russian lawmaker calls President Biden's decision to let Ukraine fire U.S. missiles deep into Russia a "very big step toward the beginning" of a third world war.

Russia warns of world war after Biden's decision on missiles for Ukraine

A Russian lawmaker calls President Biden's decision to let Ukraine fire U.S. missiles deep into Russia a "very big step toward the beginning" of a third world war.

World - CBS News - 2 hours ago

Putin, Xi, Trump… The barbarians are at the gate but Europe’s leaders are too busy infighting to notice | Simon Tisdall

Amid threats to its ‘reason for being’, the EU must stop squabbling and take a stand. Fiddling while Rome burns fairly describes the antics of party leaders in the European parliament last week. ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kremlin accuses US of raising tensions with missile decision; Erdoğan to present peace plan at G20

Dmitry Peskov warns against increased US involvement in war as EU foreign ministers signal support; reports say Turkish president to present peace plan at summit. The foreign minister of the ...

World - The Guardian - 4 hours ago

Biden allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with US-supplied missiles

The move is a major change in policy and follows months of requests from Kyiv to be allowed to use the long-range arms outside its borders.

Biden's move on missiles for Ukraine angers Trump allies

It is not clear if Biden's decision will be endorsed by Donald Trump who has promised to end the Ukraine war.

Russia: US adding 'fuel to the fire' with Ukraine missiles decision

The Kremlin on Monday issued an angry response to a reported U.S. decision to allow Ukraine to use Western-provided missiles to strike deep into Russian territory, accusing Washington of adding ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 hours ago

Putin Oversees Nuclear Training Exercises at Delicate Moment for Ukraine War

The Russian leader’s emphasis on nuclear prowess has been seen as an attempt to deter Western military aid to Kyiv.

World - The New York Times - October 29

Donald Trump is a superspreader of a craziness that has split America in two | Simon Tisdall

In displaying all the signs that he is off his rocker, the Republican candidate has infected millions of others. Is Donald Trump going mad? It depends how you define the word. But since he’s hoping ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles

With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of Russia.

Top stories - The New York Times - 22 hours ago

Biden authorizes Ukraine to strike Russia with U.S.-supplied long-range missiles

President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-provided long-range weapons inside Russia for limited strikes, according to two U.S. officials.

Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with US-made long-range missiles

Kremlin accuses outgoing US president of seeking to escalate tensions

Business - Financial Times - 5 hours ago

Biden to allow Ukraine to use longer-range US missiles in Russia: Sources

President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range ATACMS missiles inside Russia, two U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News on Sunday.

Biden administration will allow Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range U.S. missiles

Two U.S. officials say President Joe Biden will allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the U.S. to strike Russia. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell outlines the administration's stance on ...

FirstFT: Russia reacts to the US’s ‘new turn of escalation’

Also in today’s newsletter, ECB report on bank capital requirements and G20 summit begins in Brazil

World - Financial Times - 11 hours ago

Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with American long-range missiles

But why now? And what could this mean?

Biden allows Ukraine to use long-range US missiles against Russia

Russia launched its largest wave of airstrikes in months on Sunday, targeting Ukraine's power grid. It come as President Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles for ...

Biden allowing Ukraine to hit Russia with long-range, U.S.-supplied missiles

President Biden is authorizing Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News. The Kremlin says the move by the Biden ...

What should Biden do with his remaining time? Get a peace deal done in Ukraine | Simon Jenkins

The end to this bloody stalemate must come with negotiation, and Putin should not wait until Trump is in the White House. First the good news. The US is talking to Russia. Then the bad. Vladimir ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Australia beat England with last-gasp try

England's autumn campaign drifts further off track as Australia win a barnstormer of a game 42-37 thanks to a last-gasp try.

Could Biden's decision on Ukraine weapons use be start of world war with Russia?

Russian officials are reacting to President Biden's move to allow Ukraine to fire U.S.-made and supplied missiles deeper into Russia, a request that Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been making ...

Kamala Harris has a problem with men. Will misogyny cost her the election? | Simon Tisdall

After a rousing start to her campaign, the Democratic candidate is flatlining in the polls, and sexism could swing the vote in Donald Trump’s favour. Will the unsurprising yet significant fact that ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Netanyahu, the brutal chancer, will keep on bombing, but his brinkmanship may go too far | Simon Tisdall

The notion that he will claim a victory and stop now is deluded. He will press on until there is the political will in the US to stop him. It’s blindingly obvious Benjamin Netanyahu does not want a ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Contempt for human rights, trashing allies: the world’s populists are rubbing their hands with glee | Simon Tisdall

After Donald Trump’s victory, brute force will prevail over geopolitics as authoritarians are appeased from Russia to Israel to China. Feelings are not the usual focus of a world dominated by macho ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Bipartisan House members push Biden to allow Poland to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine

The bipartisan leaders of the U.S. Helsinki Commission are calling on President Biden to greenlight NATO member-ally Poland to extend its air defense to Ukraine’s skies, helping shoot down Russian ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied longer range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia

President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia

World - ABC News - 17 hours ago

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