Ukraine war briefing: anti-Putin forces behind raids into Russia speak out

In the US, the Republican congressman Ken Buck has become the first of his party to sign a discharge petition that would force the Ukraine aid bill to a vote. Buck is retiring but his signature will remain valid after he appeared on Thursday as the 188th signatory out of 218 needed on the Democratic petition to override the House speaker, Mike Johnson, who is obstructing the bill, which would put about $60bn into Ukraine's defence against the Russian invasion. The International Monetary Fund has confirmed it will pay out $880m to Ukraine in the third phase of a $15.6bn…