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UK sends HMS Dragon warship toward Hormuz for possible UK-French-led mission

The United Kingdom said on May 9 that it is deploying the warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East as part of preparations for a possible multinational effort to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported.

10 May, 03:09 PM

UK set to join EU’s $105 billion loan to Ukraine

The United Kingdom plans to join the EU’s loan program for Ukraine, with negotiations set to take place at the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Reuters, citing a statement from the UK government, reported on May 4.

4 May, 08:55 AM

PM Svyrydenko shares selfie with Prince Harry in Kyiv

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko shared a selfie with Prince Harry during his Kyiv visit and thanked him for his support, in a post on X on April 23, after his Kyiv Security Forum speech.

24 April, 04:33 PM

UK, France announce joint Hormuz plan

The United Kingdom, France, and other participating countries have developed a plan for joint enforcement of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, UK PM Keir Starmer announced on April 17.

17 April, 08:31 PM

UK launches largest-ever drone package for Ukraine, with deliveries underway

The United Kingdom has announced its largest-ever drone package for Ukraine, with more than 120,000 drones to be delivered in 2026, the UK Defense Ministry said on April 15.

15 April, 03:41 PM

UK shied away from seizing sanctioned Russian tankers, report says

The Royal Navy did not seize any Russian tankers despite Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s pledge to pursue and detain “shadow fleet” vessels, The Telegraph reported on April 9.

10 April, 08:31 PM

UK Navy tracked Russian subs near cables, deterred mission

A Royal Navy ship and a P8 marine patrol aircraft tracked and deterred Russian submarines surveying undersea cables and pipelines in the North Atlantic in an operation lasting over a month, U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey said on April 9, according to The Guardian.

9 April, 08:55 PM

UK hosts 40-country Strait of Hormuz meeting

Britain hosted a summit with 40 countries to discuss restoring shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and addressing Iran’s blockade, the UK government said on April 2.

3 April, 12:26 AM

Prince Harry’s flirtatious messages with British tabloid editor made public

The Telegraph published on March 31 details of Prince Harry’s “flirtatious” correspondence with Mail on Sunday editor Charlotte Griffiths. Earlier, he claimed he had met the woman only once.

1 April, 01:55 PM

Britain calls accusations ‘absolutely unacceptable’ after Russia expels diplomat

The United Kingdom called Russia’s accusations against its diplomats “absolutely unacceptable” after the Federal Security Service expelled one of them from the country, Reuters reported on March 30.

30 March, 04:42 PM

Britain allocates £100 million to strengthen Ukrainian air defense

The British government urgently committed an additional £100 million ($133 million) to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses, according to the announcement made on the UK government website on March 27.

27 March, 08:30 PM

Britain targets Russia’s shadow fleet to choke oil cash funding the war in Ukraine

The United Kingdom and its allies plan to increase pressure on Russia, including by targeting its shadow fleet, to curb funding for the war against Ukraine, the United Kingdom’s Defense Secretary John Healey said on March 26, Sky News reported.

26 March, 02:48 PM

UK, France to lead Strait of Hormuz freedom of navigation coalition

Britain and France will lead military talks this week with around 30 countries to form a coalition aimed at restoring freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a UK Ministry of Defence official told AFP on March 25.

25 March, 07:54 PM

Once again, Orban refuses to call Putin an aggressor

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban refused to call Russian dictator Vladimir Putin an aggressor and described the Russo–Ukrainian war as “a quarrel between two Slavic peoples.”

18 March, 10:04 PM

UK to spend $4 billion on Ukraine aid annually through 2031

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a joint declaration in which the United Kingdom pledged to provide Ukraine at least GBP3 billion ($4 billion) a year through 2030-31.

18 March, 12:18 AM

Ukraine liberated more land in 30 days than Russia captured, Zelenskyy says

In the past 30 days, Ukrainian forces have retaken more territory than Russia has occupied, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during his London visit on March 17.

17 March, 11:08 PM

Moscow summons UK, French envoys over Bryansk missile strike

Russia’s Foreign Ministry summoned UK and French ambassadors to protest the recent Ukrainian strike on an electronics plant in Bryansk, the ministry said on March 13.

13 March, 09:54 PM

Ambassador Zaluzhnyi spotlights Ukrainian literature at London Book Fair

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom Valerii Zaluzhnyi officially opened the Ukrainian stand at the London Book Fair 2026, according to his March 11 Facebook post with photos from one of the world’s largest publishing events.

12 March, 11:48 AM

Former UK PM Sunak to advise Zelenskyy on economic recovery

Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will serve as an unpaid adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on economic recovery, The Independent reported on Feb. 27.

27 February, 08:33 PM

France rejects Russia’s ‘dirty bomb for Ukraine’ claims

France made no plans and received no requests to provide Ukraine with nuclear weapons or a “dirty bomb,” French Defense Ministry said on Feb. 26, as reported by Reuters.

26 February, 08:52 PM

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