UK clamps down on shady networks supplying Putin’s illegal war with new sanctions package
UK announces 70 new sanctions targeting Russia’s decrepit shadow fleet, military procurement supply chains and illicit finance networks used to circumvent sanctions. UK ramps up pressure on Russia during G7 Summit following latest abhorrent attacks against Ukraine, killing innocent civilians and destroying holy sites. The UK has now sanctioned almost 500 individuals, entities and ships under its Russia sanctions regime in 2026 alone, as allied support for Ukraine tops the G7 agenda. The UK has unleashed a major new sanctions package choking […]
UK forces intercept Russian shadow fleet vessel for the first time in blow to Putin’s war chest
British Armed Forces interdict Russian shadow fleet vessel in the early hours of this morning Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency board the ship in the channel, which will disrupt Putin’s war chest Vessel will now be held and monitored off the South Coast as investigations continue In the first UK-led operation of its kind, the vessel […]
Graves of two unknown World War 1 officers ‘named’ 111 years after their deaths
Two ‘unknown soldier’ headstones have been replaced with ones bearing the names of the men who lay there after investigation work by the MOD’s Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC), also known as the ‘War Detectives’. Rededication services for Capt Cuthbert and Lt Harvey were organised by the team, and services were held for Capt. Cuthbert at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s (CWGC) Tyne Cot Cemetery this morning, and for Lt Harvey at Sanctuary Wood Cemetery this afternoon (29 April 2026). JCCC Caseworker, Alexia […]
Grave of Great War soldier from Hampstead identified
A London-born officer who died fighting with extraordinary gallantry during the German Spring Offensive of 1918 has finally been identified, giving his family closure after 108 years. The grave of Lieutenant (Lt) George Kenneth Steinberg MC of 34th Battalion Machine Gun Corps has been rededicated today (23 April 2026) at CWGC Croisilles British Cemetery, near […]
Russia’s war against Ukraine and threats to OSCE security: UK statement to the OSCE
Thank you, Mr Chair. The UK remains steadfast in its condemnation of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine, and of the broader pattern of behaviour that continues to undermine security, stability, and the principles on which this Organisation is founded. Firstly I want to join my colleagues in condemning the threats made by the Russian Federation […]