Dan Sabbagh
@dansabbagh.bsky.social
Journalist @guardian - defence and security editor. Based in London, travel to Ukraine and anywhere else when I can....
..oh in case you missed it, earlier he said Nigel Farage was "soft on Putin".
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
..oh in case you missed it, earlier he said Nigel Farage was "soft on Putin".
Russian spy ship Yantar on the edge of UK waters. Healey says he has changed Navy's rules of engagement + "we have military options ready" in case ship changes course. Threat comes after Russian drones and planes entered Nato airspace this autumn...
November 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Russian spy ship Yantar on the edge of UK waters. Healey says he has changed Navy's rules of engagement + "we have military options ready" in case ship changes course. Threat comes after Russian drones and planes entered Nato airspace this autumn...
Stephen Parkinson, DPP, had decided Sept 3 to drop the case. Only senior civil servants could be informed (incl Powell). Not clear when Starmer + Cooper were told (and doesn't look like they could intervene) - case was publicly dropped Sept 15.
Future questions best directed at Parkinson...
Future questions best directed at Parkinson...
October 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Stephen Parkinson, DPP, had decided Sept 3 to drop the case. Only senior civil servants could be informed (incl Powell). Not clear when Starmer + Cooper were told (and doesn't look like they could intervene) - case was publicly dropped Sept 15.
Future questions best directed at Parkinson...
Future questions best directed at Parkinson...
Reposted by Dan Sabbagh
Jimmy Buffett's deathless 'It's 5 o'clock Somewhere" ?
October 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Jimmy Buffett's deathless 'It's 5 o'clock Somewhere" ?
Reposted by Dan Sabbagh
This is correct. UK, Qatar and US Marine core + most of EU use probe. USAF (mostly) and IDF use flying broom.
It’s physically impossible for the UK to refuel an Israeli Aircraft
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_...
It’s physically impossible for the UK to refuel an Israeli Aircraft
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_...
September 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is correct. UK, Qatar and US Marine core + most of EU use probe. USAF (mostly) and IDF use flying broom.
It’s physically impossible for the UK to refuel an Israeli Aircraft
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_...
It’s physically impossible for the UK to refuel an Israeli Aircraft
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_...