The agency says it confiscated several hundred packages of drugs on the border with Belarus Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has intercepted a large shipment of cocaine destined for the EU, on the country’s western border, the agency said on Thursday. The agency added that it had apprehended the mastermind behind the smuggling operation.

Ukrainian troops are “ready” to attack but have not received all the necessary Western weapons, the president has claimed Ukrainian troops are “ready” to mount a long-touted counteroffensive against Russia, but still need more time and equipment before conditions are optimal, President Vladimir Zelensky has told Western media.

The new capability is touted as a “game changer” by a US official, speaking to the news network The UK has supplied a number of Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, CNN has reported, citing senior Western officials. Kiev has long asked for weapons with a greater range to give it the capability to strike Russian…