Livid Russia Accuses US of 'Blackmail' as Putin Seizes Area Size of UK City

Livid Russia accuses US of 'blackmail' as Putin seizes area size of UK city

It comes after the US issued Russia with a 50-day ultimatum as it looks to bring the bloody war in Ukraine to an end.

Russia seizes area larger than Manchester in one month

Defence Secretary John Healey has warned that Russian forces seized more than 550 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory last month, “an area greater than the size of Greater Manchester”, as Moscow intensifies pressure along the frontline in its war against Ukraine. Delivering a statement to the House of Commons on 17 July, Healey said the British Government remained committed to Ukraine and outlined new details of UK contributions to the war …