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Britain and France are rehearsing how to send an international force into Ukraine after the fighting stops. Its work would include training soldiers, repairing equipment and helping restore civilian flights.
I examined where the troops might go, what their first working morning could look like, and the decisions an attack would force on their governments.
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The fake caravans are back
BREAKING: A new caravan of nearly 2,000 people appearing to come from Central and South America is making its way toward the U.S. southern border following Democrats’ midterm landslide.
President Trump is now threatening to double current tariffs on Mexico if officials don’t stop the caravan from reaching the American border, saying that migrants will not be allowed to enter the country.
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Here we go again. Donald Trump, the world’s most spectacular serial loser, is back manufacturing lies and chaos to protect an ego so thin it makes tracing paper look like reinforced concrete.
The man is so pathologically incapable of accepting defeat that he would rather set the entire country on fire than admit he might be the problem.
If losing were an Olympic sport, Trump would finish last, declare himself the greatest athlete in human history, accuse the judges of corruption and demand a recount.
And history? Oh, history is going to have an absolute field day.
The failed Trump regime will be remembered as the largest circus ever staged at a national level. A breathtaking parade of clowns, incompetence, tantrums and industrial-scale bullshit, all directed by a man who genuinely believes he is a genius.
The greatest show on Earth.
Except for one small detail.
The circus isn’t free. American taxpayers are paying for every bloody minute of it.
Former NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen says Donald Trump has sided with Vladimir Putin, leaving Europe with a greater responsibility to defend Ukraine.
Speaking to The Telegraph, he urged Britain and France to deploy troops now to protect Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure, rather than wait for a peace agreement. Russia, he argued, has little incentive to negotiate while it believes victory remains possible.
Rasmussen also called for more European air defence missiles, NATO protection over western Ukraine, and the transfer of €200 billion in frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine’s defence.
His proposed coalition would require countries willing to confront Russia militarily if Putin violated a future ceasefire.
These are controversial proposals, with allies concerned about direct conflict with Moscow. But Rasmussen’s central argument is clear: Europe must move beyond promises and demonstrate that Russia cannot intimidate it into abandoning Ukraine or dictate the terms of European security.
Britain and France should immediately deploy troops to Ukraine, a former head of Nato has said.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen accused Europe’s two nuclear powers of presiding over a “coalition of the waiting” while the Kremlin dragged out peace talks.
🔗: telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2…
Since the Second World War, the Soviet Union and its Russian successor have conducted invasions or armed interventions in at least eight countries: East Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Afghanistan, Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine and Syria. Moscow’s neighbours have ample reason to demand protection from Russia.
Former NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen wants Britain and France to send troops to Ukraine now.
We looked at what those troops could actually do if they went in after a ceasefire. A British instructor might spend the first morning teaching Ukrainian recruits. The harder question for Kyiv is what happens if Russia attacks again. Who decides whether that instructor stays? 👇
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This is what Leadership looks like. More European leaders need to speak this clearly.
- Alexander Stubb:
" I think we need to make clear to the Russians and everyone else that there are a few things that are completely off the table in these negotiations.
One is EU membership. It is not Russia who decides on EU membership. It is the European Union who does that.
Two is NATO. It is not Russia that decides on NATO membership. It is the Alliance itself.
Three is Ukrainian defence. It is not Russia that decides on what Ukraine has by its border, when, where, and how.
And four: European security arrangements ... or order. It’s not Russia that decides on that. We already have a European security order and should stick to it."
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It should be clear enough! 🤷♀️
He is one of the strong leaders.😉
Europe needs more such firm opinions.👍
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Grace O’Malley-Kumar grabbed a knife attacker to protect her friend. When he turned on her, she held on.
On 13 June 2023, during the Nottingham attacks, Grace was walking back to student accommodation with her friend Barnaby Webber when a man with a large knife attacked Barnaby and brought him to the ground.
Grace grabbed the attacker and tried to hold him back. The man turned the knife on her, but she kept her grip and kicked out even after he had stabbed her several times.
When she fell, she tried more than once to get back up and reach him again.
Grace and Barnaby both died from their injuries, aged 19.
Grace had just finished her first year of medicine at the University of Nottingham, where she played hockey after representing England at under-16 and under-18 level.
In October 2025, Grace was awarded the George Medal for trying to save Barnaby.
That July, her name had already been on a different kind of award, the Grace O’Malley-Kumar Cup.
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Putin's western paid influencers unearthed.
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