According to The Independent, NATO is planning on deploying extra combat unites to central and southeaster Europe, after it accused Russia of failing to pull troops back from the Ukrainian border.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has told The Daily Telegraph that Russia is preparing to “test the mettle” of the West by dragging out the Ukraine crisis for months as she warned against being lulled into a “false sense of security” over Putin’s claims of troop withdrawal.
France wants a revamp of
Europe’s security framework which has become “nearly obsolete” and
risks allowing Russia to become a permanent
threat even if Putin’s forces do not invade Ukraine, reports the Financial Times.
The Prince of Wales is facing a police investigation over claims his charity secured a CBE for a Saudi businessman who had donated £1.5m, writes Metro.
US President Joe Biden has said he doubts Russian claims that it is withdrawing some troops from the Ukraine border, The Times reports.He has also warned President Putin that America will “rally the world” to punish Russia if it invades its neighbour.
The Mirror also features the infamous photo of Prince Andrew alongside his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, as it claims the Queen and Prince Charles ordered him to settle the case rather than going to trial.
The Mail says the sex case settlement is Prince Andrew’s “final humiliation”. His accuser claimed she had been forced to have sex with him three times when she was 17, the paper adds.The settlement comes only a few weeks after Andrew said he wanted a jury trial.
