NATO is a military alliance of 32 nations, primarily formed in 1949 to protect Europe from possible invasion from the Soviet Union.
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO’s direct assistance to Ukraine had … Read the rest
In 1994, as part of the Budapest Memorandum, Ukraine gave up approximately 1,700 nuclear weapons with a promise from the U.S., Russia, and the U.K., that Ukraine’s sovereignty would be honoured in the future.
This … Read the rest
The full rate for the UK new State Pension will be £230.25 a week in 2025/26.
The UK State Pension increases every year by either the rate of inflation, average earnings growth, or 2.5%, whichever is … Read the rest
Robert Fico became the Prime Minister of Slovakia on 30 September 2023, after his party, the “Direction – Social Democracy party”, who gained 23% of the popular vote in the 2023 Slovak parliamentary … Read the rest
In the 2022 peace negotiations in Istanbul, the Russia conditions for peace included:
Ukraine must appoint pro-Russian ex-MP Viktor Medvedchuk, personal friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as head of state in Ukraine.
Moscow … Read the rest
From 1 March 2025, the hourly rate for Aldi store workers will rise from £13.65 to £14 within the M25, and from £12.40 to £12.71 elsewhere in the UK.
At 22 January 2025, that … Read the rest
According to a Reuters analysis of interviews with several people close to Donald Trump, and statements made by them, advisers to Donald Trump are floating proposals to end the Russian war … Read the rest
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has apparently risked the start of WW3.
Russia invaded Ukraine again on 24 February 2022.
According to Russia’s state-owned TASS state news agency, the Russian lawmaker, Vladimir Dzhabarov has said that … Read the rest
Ajax Amsterdam -v- Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the UEFA Europa League.
The Ajax Amsterdam v Maccabi Tel-Aviv match, in the UEFA Europa League, has been overshadowed by violence involving Palestinians attacking Jewish supporters at the match.
The match result was Amsterdam’s … Read the rest
It is reported that Donald Trump intends to end the Russia-Ukraine War, possibly by creating an 800 mile (1,287 km) demilitarised zone.
Neither Russia nor Ukraine are prepared to surrender any of … Read the rest