"Russian Foreign Ministry summoned UK Ambassador Nigel Casey to issue London with threats over its decision to allow Ukraine to strike at Russian territory with British weapons. ergei Lavrov's office stated that by acknowledging Kyiv's right to use UK-provided weapons to strike Russia, the UK has become a "de facto" party to the "conflict" in Ukraine. It described this as "evidence of a serious escalation". "Nigel Casey has been warned that the response to Ukrainian strikes using British weapons on Russian territory could be [to target] any military facilities and equipment of the United Kingdom on the territory of Ukraine and beyond." Pravada
"Hamas told Egyptian and Qatari mediators that it had accepted their Gaza ceasefire proposal, but Israel has refused and described the deal as ‘a ruse’. The Palestinian terror group issued a statement on Monday saying its supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had delivered the news in a phone call with Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s intelligence minister." MS
"Russia’s military has parried bellicose statements by officials and lawmakers in Washington, Paris and London about deploying troops in Ukraine by announcing drills involving battlefield nuclear weapons. This includes threats to provide new forms of “direct assistance” to Kiev, including the transfer of increasingly advanced weapons to the Zelensky regime, as well as the US decision to tear up arms control agreements with Russia in a bid to militarize both Europe and Asia, Moscow said." Sp
"87 combat engagements were recorded along the front lines.....Throughout the day, Russian troops launched 2 missile strikes, 69 air strikes and 52 MLRS attacks on the positions of Ukrainian defenders and populated areas. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted a Kh-59 missile launched by the Russians." Ukrin
"American soldier has been detained in Russia at a moment of ratcheting nuclear warnings and ongoing heightened tensions with the West. The early reporting further says, "He is accused of stealing but it’s not clear if those charges are legit or not." According emerging details from NBC. He had been stationed in Korea and traveled to Russia on his own and not on official business.
The soldier is accused of stealing from a woman.
The U.S. Army did not immediately return a request for comment." ZH
