Companies increase personal security for top executives as Kremlin orders expansion of sabotage and ‘hybrid’ operations

Officials lobby European capitals and Kyiv following Trump’s diesel deal with Putin

PM says he asked question upon entering No 10 but does not reveal who gave him ‘clear answer’ that Russia meddled

UK prime minister calls for European voters to be better informed about efforts to disrupt democratic process

US president suggests Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has not done enough to end war

The plans come as the U.S. and Russia have failed to come to terms on ending the war in Ukraine.

As Carl von Clausewitz wrote in the 19th century, “the aggressor is always peace-loving. ... He would prefer to take over our country unopposed.”

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