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UK will transfer £2.5bn of Abramovich cash to Ukraine fund, Starmer says

17/12/2025 12:42 The Guardian

Prime minister says oligarch must commit funds from sale of London football club or face court actionEurope live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK will formally issue instructions to transfer £2.5bn from Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea FC to humanitarian causes in Ukraine, telling the billionaire to commit the funds or face court action.Keir Starmer told the House of Commons the funds from the oligarch, who is subject to UK sanctions, would be converted into a new foundation for Ukraine and that the issuing of a licence for the transfer was the last chance Abramovich would have to comply before legal action was taken. Continue reading...

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17/12/2025 13:58 The Guardian
Putin calls European leaders ‘little pigs’ and says Russia will achieve Ukraine goals by diplomacy or force - Europe live

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17/12/2025 13:52 The Guardian
EU’s Erasmus scheme to reopen to UK students for first time since Brexit at cost of £570m

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17/12/2025 13:38 The Guardian
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17/12/2025 12:38 The Guardian
Maga loyalist expands investigation into intelligence officials who angered Trump

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17/12/2025 12:00 The Guardian
Ukrainian who fled war says Liverpool attack was one of her ‘most traumatic experiences’

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17/12/2025 09:35 The Guardian
Resident doctors in England begin five days of strike action

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17/12/2025 07:00 The Guardian
Farmer helping battle WA bushfire dies after tree falls on car, amid heatwave warnings in multiple states

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17/12/2025 06:41 The Guardian
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17/12/2025 00:56 The Guardian
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16/12/2025 20:25 The Guardian
Pentagon won’t release full video of Caribbean strike that killed two people, Hegseth says

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16/12/2025 20:16 The Guardian
UK to hold inquiry into foreign financial interference in domestic politics

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16/12/2025 19:52 The Guardian
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16/12/2025 18:13 The Guardian
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16/12/2025 16:54 The Guardian
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16/12/2025 16:16 The Guardian
Green groups decry EU ‘betrayal’ after vote to reduce oversight of firms

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16/12/2025 16:10 The Guardian
Minister says review into foreign interference will ensure Nathan Gill case ‘can never happen again’ – UK politics live

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16/12/2025 15:41 The Guardian
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16/12/2025 14:14 The Guardian
First Thing: Donald Trump sues BBC for up to $10bn over January 6 speech edit

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16/12/2025 13:14 The Guardian
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16/12/2025 13:10 The Guardian
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16/12/2025 13:00 The Guardian
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16/12/2025 12:03 The Guardian
Liverpool parade attack: man who drove into crowd due to be sentenced – live

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16/12/2025 10:39 The Guardian
South Africa in talks with Russia over men ‘tricked’ into fighting in Ukraine

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16/12/2025 09:08 The Guardian
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16/12/2025 07:00 The Guardian
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16/12/2025 05:00 The Guardian
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16/12/2025 01:19 The Guardian
Washington state orders immediate evacuations in three Seattle suburbs

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16/12/2025 01:08 The Guardian
India’s electoral roll revision threatens democracy and Muslims, say critics

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16/12/2025 01:00 The Guardian
European leaders propose ‘multinational force’ and hail ‘significant progress’ on Ukraine talks – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For more on Ukraine, read our full report:Europe ready to lead ‘multinational force’ in UkraineSeparately, the commission’s deputy chief spokesperson Olof Gill has just confirmed that commission president Ursula von der Leyen will attend the Berlin talks this even...

15/12/2025 21:29 The Guardian
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