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M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on Russian position in December 2023 in Ukraine.
Many of Thursday’s papers focus on the fallout of US President Donald Trump’s decision to halt intelligence-sharing with Ukraine.
The Guardian calls the measure a “serious blow for Kyiv” that will hinder “its ability to deploy long-range drone strikes effectively”. “US turns screw” is the headline in the Sun. It says America has hinted it will reverse the measure if Ukraine signs a mineral deal to pay back billions in military aid.
A Ukrainian MP tells the Times she cannot “imagine how many people will pay the ultimate price for the decision”. The Financial Times says the withdrawal of intelligence “shackles Kyiv’s hand in hitting back at Russians”.
“New two-tier justice fiasco” is the headline on the front of the Daily Mail. The paper has spoken to the shadow justice secretary, Robert Jenrick, about new guidelines in England and Wales on the treatment of defendants from minority backgrounds. He has accused ministers of “trying to play dumb” by distancing themselves from the measure
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