The UK's armed forces minister has said "Europe must prepare" to deter Russia as the "shadow of war" looms. Al Carns warned that countries need to increase their lethality and stop outsourcing it to others. His chilling message comes after NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte said Europe was "Russia's next target", warning countries to prepare for a "scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured".

Precarious peace efforts surrounding a US-led plan to end the war in Ukraine are ongoing, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer insisting US President Donald Trump and his European counterparts are aligned on what they want for Kyiv. But relations between Europe and the US are strained after the Trump administration's national security strategy accused European officials of hol

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