Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has criticised former US President Donald Trump’s recent criticisms of NATO, according to the Sunday Telegraph. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Sir Keir told European leaders that he aimed to “rebuild, renew, and resource” the alliance rather than “divide and threaten” it. The comments were seen as a thinly-veiled reference to Mr Trump’s warning that he would not protect NATO members who failed to meet defence spending targets.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed for more arms after army commanders announced the withdrawal of troops from the eastern city of Avdiivka, according to The Observer. The move is seen as a significant victory for Russia and follows two years of conflict that began with the Russian annexation of Crimea. Republicans in the US Congress are currently blocking a $60bn package of aid to Ukraine until more measures are taken to secure the US-Mexico border.
Environmental group Just Stop Oil is planning a nationwide campaign of protests ahead of the next UK election, according to the Mail on Sunday. Activists aim to occupy MPs’ homes and disrupt speeches and target offices in a bid to draw attention to their cause. The paper has described the planned actions as a “chilling campaign of intimidation and harassment that strikes at the heart of the democratic process.”
Meanwhile, reports that the Duke of Sussex would be willing to return to royal duties temporarily to support the Royal Family during King Charles’s treatment for cancer have been quashed by his father, Prince Charles. The Sunday Express has reported that Prince William remains deeply unhappy about Prince Harry’s criticisms of the family, while The Sun on Sunday says that courtiers have expressed reservations about any such move
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