What the papers say – January 26
Developments in eastern Europe and the latest on Nadhim Zahawi lead the national papers.The US and Germany have joined western allies including the UK in agreeing to send battle tanks to Ukraine, says the Daily Mail, i and Daily Mirror.Read
Give us 300 tanks to unleash ‘punching fist of democracy’ to defeat Putin’s war, Kyiv pleads with the West
Volodymyr Zelensky’s government was pleading with the West on Wednesday for 300 tanks to unleash a “real punching fist of democracy” to force Russian troops out of Ukraine.The appeal came as America and Germany were set to follow Britain’s lead
Financial ‘crunch point’ has put BBC World Service in jeopardy, says Chairman
The Chairman of the BBC said the BBC World Service is in “jeopardy” after the broadcaster has seen funding cuts.Richard Sharp added the “case is strong” for government to consider “taking back control” of funding the service which faces “financial
Ukraine’s interior minister among 18 dead after helicopter crash near Kyiv
Eighteen people - including Ukraine’s interior minister and three children - were killed when a helicopter crashed beside a nursery in a suburb of Kyiv on Wednesday.The emergency services helicopter came down in Brovary, an eastern suburb of the Ukrainian
‘The coming days will be difficult’: Ukraine rocked by latest wave of Russian missile strikes
Russia bombarded cities across Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 18 people when rockets reduced a block of flats to rubble in Dnipro. Seventy-three people were injured with 40 in hospital including four in intensive care, Valentyn Reznichenko, governor of
Kyiv dismisses Vladimir Putin’s 36-hour ‘ceasefire’ in Ukraine as ‘cynical trap’
The Kremlin said on Thursday that the Russian President had ordered the army to observe a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine from noon on January 6 to midnight on January 7. Many Orthodox Christians, including those living in Russia and Ukraine,
Explosions rock Kyiv as Ukraine targeted by more Russian missiles
Air raid sirens rang across Ukraine as Russia unleashed more than 120 missiles on Thursday morning, according to a Ukrainian presidential adviser, with blasts heard in several cities including the capital Kyiv.Explosions were heard in Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Odesa, according
Clive Myrie will return to Ukraine on one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion
BBC broadcaster and Mastermind host Clive Myrie will return to Ukraine to speak to the people he met at the beginning of Russia’s invasion into the country.The 58-year-old, who has reported on the ground from countries across the world, found
Putin trying to boost support in Russia as he plans for ‘new phase of war’
Vladimir Putin is participating in a PR campaign to counteract perception of Russian military failures in Ukraine, experts believe, as another drone strike rocked Kyiv on Monday. At least two large explosions were reported in Ukraine’s capital in the early
Eurovision: Ukraine chooses entry for 2023 contest
Ukraine has chosen pop duo Tvorchi as its act for Eurovision 2023 in a live broadcast from a bomb shelter in Kyiv. Their song “Heart of Steel” is the first to be confirmed for next year’s contest, which will take