Boris Johnson compares Ukrainian people's fight for freedom to those who voted for Brexit

Boris Johnson’s energy strategy that could lead to a new dash for gas and oil in the North Sea has been delayed again.

Ukrainian deputy mayor has sensationally claimed that Russian soldiers are capturing civilians in embattled areas, and are forcing them into labour in Vladimir Putin's despot state - even likening the situation to Nazi Germany. Sergei Orlov, deputy mayor of devastated city Mariupol, said that up to 40,000 Ukrainians have been hauled across the border to work in "depressed" areas of Russia, including far outposts in Siberia.He said that the people are given a 15-minute warning before their homes are shelled to bits.Mr Orlov told the Sun exclusively: “Russian troops are bursting into cellars and basements where our people are hiding like frightened mice and telling them: ‘You have 15 minutes to leave.’ “If they refuse to come out the buildings are destroyed, leaving families entombed."We have made contact with people who have told us what is happening — they are being taken off to Russia to work for the state in depressed areas.“It is forced labour.

2022 Oscars.Jamie,63, attended the star-studded red carpet at the Academy Awards on Sunday (March 27) afternoon at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.The Hollywood actress looked spectacular for the glitzy-do as she donned a high necked, figure-hugging black mesh gown with an extravagant glitter cover. Expressing her support to refugees fleeing Ukraine following Russia's invasion, the actress made a statement on the red carpet as she held up a blue ribbon wrapped around her finger that read: "#WithRefugees." It comes after Vladimir Putin's invasion on Ukraine surpasses a month, with Russia's occupancy entering it's 34th day.The Halloween actress completed the elegant look with a pair of diamond cross earrings and wore her light grey hair short and brushed back.The United Nations Refugee Academy distributed the ribbons to the stars to wear before and during the 94th Academy Awards.Anadil Hossain, Principal Communications Advisor for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said: "This year's Oscar-nominated films include some powerful stories centered on the themes of refugees, displacement, home and belonging – Encanto, Flee, Three Songs for Benazir, Belfast, and Dune – at a time when the world is witnessing the largest refugee crisis since WW2.""Artists have been wanting to show their solidarity for Ukraine, and we wanted to ask them to extend this support to the almost 84million people forced to flee.

ring girl has thrown the gauntlet down to Vladimir Putin and challenged him to a boxing match. Putin has no shortage of enemies on the world stage following his barbaric invasion of Ukraine, but he might just have met his match in stunning ring girl Jiselle Arianne. Arianne, who was strutting her stuff for Bally Sports this weekend, revealed she would like to fight the Russian despot in an interview on YouTube.

Sean Penn has vowed to “smelt” his Oscar if it turns out the Academy chose not to include Volodymyr Zelensky in the 2022 Oscars. Last week, Oscars host Amy Schumer claimed that her request to have the Ukrainian president address the star-studded gathering was rejected.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Pasha Kovalev has said his friends are struggling to understand why Russia decided to invade Ukraine.

Vitali Klitschko has called out leaders Boris Johnson and Joe Biden to send more help to Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia, saying they “need more help to win”. The boxing legend spoke alongside his brother Wladimir to GB Newsas they continued to fight and defend their country from Russian soldiers. Vitali, 50, the mayor of Kyiv, said: “I want to say thank you very much to the US and to Great Britain for all their humanitarian help and all for their financial support.“But it’s not enough.

Vladimir Putin has compared himself to Harry Potter author JK Rowling, saying that he was being “cancelled” just as she was, adding that "cancel culture" as the same as Nazis trying to burn books in the 1930s.In a bizarre rant, Putin said Ms Rowling was cancelled "just because she didn’t satisfy the demands of gender rights".Speaking in Russia to a video-call meeting with officials and cultural workers he said: "They are now trying to cancel our country. "I'm talking about the progressive discrimination of everything to do with Russia."There was also a campaign against Russian composers including Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov, he added.Comparing “culture warriors” to Nazis lining up to burn books in the 1930s, he said: ”We remember the footage when they were burning books."It is impossible to imagine such a thing in our country and we are insured against this thanks to our culture."And it's inseparable for us from our motherland, from Russia, where there is no place for ethnic intolerance, where for centuries representatives from dozens of ethnic groups have been living together."Stay in the loop with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up for one of our free newsletters here.J.K.

EXCLUSIVE: Influential Ukrainian film producer Denis Ivanov, whose credits include Sergey Loznitsa’s Donbass and Oleg Sentsov’s Rhino, says the lack of support from major film festivals for a boycott of Russian culture is tantamount to complicity in Vladimir Putin’s war.

Lise Pedersen While her first feature-length doc “Outside” is having its world premiere in the main competition at the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX), Ukrainian director Olha Zhurba will be back home.

Boris Johnson has admitted the government needs "to do more" to tackle the growing cost of living crisis plaguing the UK.

EXCLUSIVE:  Producers Kenn Viselman (Teletubbies) and Brooklyn Weaver (Extant) have acquired all the rights for the western hemisphere of animated series Moonzy & Moona. This includes all mediums of the pre-existing IP which spans the rights to develop original films, series, books and merchandising.

Vladimir Putin’s forces and whisked away to Russia. According to Ukraine's foreign ministry, nearly 2,400 children have been forcibly transported over the border from the disputed eastern territories of Donetsk and Luhansk in what it called a “gross violation of international law”.

Billy Bragg has criticised Ukrainian band Beton for their supposed far-right links, after they released a cover of The Clash’s ‘London’s Calling’.Last week, the Ukrainian punk band reworked The Clash’s iconic track to create ‘Kyiv Calling’, a protest song against the Russian invasion.Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia, and declared martial law, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on February 24. Since then, The United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has estimated that the conflict has claimed 1,900 civilian casualties.

Vladimir Putin is now so worried about his sheer loss of soldiers that he is now calling up minors to fight in the invasion of Ukraine. According to local Ukrainian news outlets, Putin signed an order on March 15 giving the army permission to call up those aged 17-18 to join the army.The order, in Russian, states: “On the organisation of the involvement of members of the military-patriotic public movement Unarmiya (young army) in a special operation on the territory of Ukraine.”The order had already been signed by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who set up the Young Army nearly a decade ago.It also states that those at the top of Russia's army “must provide proposals for the training of these personnel as soon as possible”, and Rennady Zhidko, who is chief of the main military political department of the Russian Army, has been told to make sure the order is carried out.According to several news outlets yesterday, around 14,000 Russians have been killed in the fighting in Ukraine – which accounts for about 70% of all losses during the invasion.Putin gave the go-ahead to establish the All-Russia "Young Army" National Military Patriotic Social Movement Association in 2015.

Amanda Holden, 51, has witnessed the devastation caused by the war in Ukraine after she travelled to a refugee camp in Medyka, Poland.The Britain’s Got Talent judge has been reporting from the ground on her Global podcast Ukraine’s Hidden Voices, which launched earlier this month.She took to Instagram yesterday to share a picture of an exhausted Ukrainian woman, in view of her 1.8 million followers.The poignant photo showed a young Ukrainian woman sleeping while sitting on a chair and using a bag as a pillow.Next to her, another woman looked at her phone with her bag clutched between her legs.Amanda, who was left speechless by the scenes she had witnessed, hit out at the Home Secretary over some of her latest remarks on the refugee crisis.She captioned the shot: “Priti Patel has said Vladimir Putin might try to use Ukrainian women and children to infiltrate the UK.

The British government has condemned the “abduction and deportation” of Ukrainians from the besieged city of Mariupol, in a move that has been likened to Nazi Germany.

A small band of Moscow’s elite is plotting to topple Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian intelligence officials claim.

Rishi Sunak has slapped down the Prime Minister for comparing Ukraine's fight against war crimes to Brits voting for Brexit.

The Clash‘s ‘London Calling’ into a protest song against the Russian invasion – listen to ‘Kyiv Calling’ below.Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia, and declared martial law, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on February 24. Since then, The United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has estimated that the conflict has claimed 1,900 civilian casualties.

Boris Johnson was accused of being a “threat to national security” following reports he was at a Tory party fundraising event on the night Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine.