Europe
Former UK diplomat: My return from Russia became a nightmare
I was held for hours and forced to submit to a DNA test upon my return to Heathrow from an international conference
October 13, 2026
I was held for hours and forced to submit to a DNA test upon my return to Heathrow from an international conference
The two appeared ‘optimistic’ but it’s clear Washington is running out of time to end the war diplomatically, and current conflicts in the Middle East aren’t helping
The visit of President Trump's envoys to Kyiv and Moscow can't change the fact that Putin thinks he has the upper hand
His Labour Party replacement faces the prospect that Britain's best bet is aligning with Trump to end the conflict
The time is ripe for European leaders to set aside the self-licking summits and get in the room with the US, Ukraine, and Russia
