Ukraine war latest: Putin welcomes ‘dear friend’ to Kremlin; Ukraine accuses Russia of breaking ceasefire within hours

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Ukraine now the 'frontline for Western values' The battle lines in Ukraine are the "front line for Western values", Sir Keir Starmer has said. "This isn't just a fight for freedom and democracy in Ukraine," the UK prime minister said on the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender. "No, it's a new, more dangerous era of history, a period of global instability that fuels insecurity for working people here at home." The UK has committed to spend 2.5% of GDP - a measure of a state's wealth - on defence from April next year, rising to 3% over the next...