Britain’s defense secretary has expressed belief that Ukraine, which is being supplied with weapons by the UK and other Western nations, is capable of achieving military victory in the conflict against Russia. “It is very possible that Ukraine will break the Russian army to the extent that they either have ...
The Bank of England raised interest rates to their highest since 2009 on Thursday, hiking by a quarter-point to 1% to counter inflation now heading above 10%, even as it sent a warning that Britain risks falling into recession. The BoE’s nine rate-setters voted 6-3 for the rise from 0.75%, ...