Russia’s energy titan Gazprom announced the cessation of gas exports via Ukraine to Europe, starting 08:00 Moscow time (0500 GMT) on Wednesday, citing the expiration of the transit agreement. This marks the termination of a historic gas conduit that has been a focal point in Russian-European energy relations since 2014. …
Read More »Royal Navy recalls 200 sailors on Christmas Day to shadow Russian warships for 500 miles in the North Sea and through English Channel
Nearly 200 Royal Navy sailors were recalled on Christmas Day so they could be deployed to shadow Russian warships spotted in the North Sea and English Channel. The crew of frigate HMS Somerset set sail on Friday December 27, to keep a watch on the corvette RFS Soobrazitelny and two …
Read More »Royal Navy’s £3.2billion aircraft carrier stocks up on ammunition and ‘increases readiness’ as Ukraine military expert says ‘World War Three has begun’
Britain’s new £3.2billion aircraft carrier has stocked up on ammunition and increased its ‘readiness’ after a Ukrainian military chief claimed ‘World War Three had begun’. HMS Prince of Wales sailed into Glenmallen on Loch Long, in Argyll and Bute in Scotland, as tensions between the West and Russia threaten to …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine escalation fears push oil and defence stocks higher – Evening Standard
Shares plunged 14.92% on Thursday. Meanwhile, the group behind Royal Mail has warned it cannot rule out job cuts or price hikes in the face … Source link
Read More »Tom Scripps wins support for socialist anti-war campaign in Holborn and St Pancras, London
Follow the SEP’s campaign at socialism2024.org.uk Attend our London election rally on June 30. The Socialist Equality Party’s (SEP) campaign for Tom Scripps in the London constituency of Holborn and St Pancras is challenging Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer, the incumbent MP, on a socialist and anti-war platform. Teams on Camden …
Read More »Royal Canadian Navy led conga lines in Havana as part of ‘deterrence’ visit to Cuba, photos show
Open this photo in gallery: A vintage car passes by as Canadian warship HMCS Margaret Brooke enters Havana’s bay, in Cuba, on June 14. The Canadian government has come under criticism for making a friendly three-day naval stop in Cuba.Stringer/Reuters Photos posted on social media by Canada’s embassy in Cuba …
Read More »Former Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces Zaluzhny is now the ambassador to the UK
When Socialist Equality Party members and supporters lobbied the Ukrainian Embassy in London last Thursday, the intention was to deliver a letter demanding the release of our comrade Bogdan Syrotiuk to the ambassador. The SBU secret service are attempting to frame Bogdan, a Trotskyist opponent of NATO’s proxy war, the …
Read More »Who is Daniel Kretinsky, the Czech billionaire trying to buy Royal Mail? | Evening Standard
The board of Royal Mail's parent company has accepted a £3.57 billion offer to buy the group from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. If the deal goes … Source link
Read More »Speech by UK PM Sunak frames upcoming general election around war and immigration
UK Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned Monday, “The world is closer to a dangerous nuclear escalation than at any point since the Cuban missile crisis.” He did so in a speech launching the Tory party’s general election campaign citing an existential threat “that the next few years will be …
Read More »Postal workers in Britain demand: Free Bogdan Syrotiuk!
The following resolution was adopted by a meeting of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (UK) on Sunday May 12, 2024. It calls for the release of Ukrainian Trotskyist Bogdan Syrotiuk, an opponent of NATO’s proxy war in Ukraine, who was jailed by the Zelensky regime on April 25. The World …
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