The UK’s visa scheme for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine has been branded “a shambles” by Britons with Ukrainian partners. Luke Morgan and Chris Bosworth said their wives’ families still did not know if they could come to the UK, despite being eligible. Labour’s Yvette Cooper said the UK’s approach was “totally chaotic”. But […]
Experts say a variety of circumstances at play in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could lead NATO members to invoke the ‘collective defense’ principle at the heart of their treaty. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has faced significant opposition, prompting relentless missile attacks in recent days that have left hundreds dead while Russian troops have circled major […]
The UK is to ease its rigid entry requirements for Ukrainian refugees, meaning those with passports can apply for entry online and only have to give biometric details when they are in the UK, Priti Patel has said. The home secretary’s announcement, responding to an urgent Commons question from her Labour shadow, Yvette Cooper, follows increasing criticism about the […]
The Chelsea football club owner, Roman Abramovich, is among seven of Russia’s wealthiest and most influential oligarchs who have been hit with sanctions by the UK, in an effort to further punish allies of Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine. Abramovich was found by the UK government to have “received preferential treatment and concessions” from […]
