Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has been told by the US that he will have to give up land seized by Russia as part of peace talks in Saudi Arabia

United States President Donald Trump and JD Vance have been called "Vladimir Putin's 'useful idiots'" by the vice-president's own cousin over their behaviour towards Ukraine

Democratic Senator Mark Kelly slammed Elon Musk after the billionaire called the lawmaker and combat veteran a 'traitor' for his visit to meet with Ukrainian officials and wounded soldiers in Kyiv.

The United States was last night poised to lift its ban on military aid and intelligence support for Ukraine after a plea by Sir Keir Starmer.

Very public squabble between Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe has been a joy to witness – even if predictableThese past few weeks have been grim. The world hasn’t felt less safe in decades. European leaders desperately scrabbling to secure a peace in Ukraine that isn’t a capitulation to Russia. A US manchild president who is giving a convincing impression of a Russian asset. Vladimir Putin struggling to believe his good fortune.So a big thank you to Reform for providing so much comic relief. Never has the UK needed a good laugh more than now. Which isn’t to say that the very public squabble between Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe was in any way unexpected. Given enough time away from dissecting the niceties of the Nazi salute – these things matter to supporters of Reform. Strictly arm out to the front, not the side – Nige can usually manage to fall out with anyone. Apart from Richard Tice. Dicky only exists as an echo to Farage. Without a mind of his own. His tragedy has been to be born a ...

Editorial: In a parallel, safer world – with America playing its traditional role as leader of the West – these talks in Jeddah would be far more even-handed and Ukraine would have the full and unwavering backing of the US in its existential struggle against unprovoked aggression

‘Virtual meeting’ to be held on Saturday with leaders from mainly European and Commonwealth countries

The military is at its lowest since the Napoleonic wars and we would struggle to deploy 5000. An RAF diversity drive has left us woefully short of pilots and there is also a shortage of planes.

Keir Starmer voiced hope that there will be a 'positive outcome' in talks between Washington and Kyiv, due to take place in Saudi Arabia.

With Russia struggling to make gains in the east of the Ukraine, the sudden assault in the Kursk region looks like a coordinated move between the Kremlin and the White House

The Prime Minister will host a virtual meeting with around 20 largely European and Commonwealth countries to end another week of frantic diplomatic activity.

The British Foreign Office says the accusations are ‘malicious and baseless’

Sir Keir Starmer will convene a meeting of the ‘coalition of the willing’ on Saturday.

UK PM Starmer to host virtual meeting of leaders on Ukraine on Saturday  Reuters

The British action comes as Ukraine and the US are set to hold talks on ending Vladimir Putin’s three-year war

Keir Starmer, who has been keen to ease tensions after Zelensky and Trump publicly clashed in the Oval office, has invited 20 countries to the virtual talks on Saturday

National security adviser Jonathan Powell was pictured in Kyiv at the weekend meeting Andriy Yermak, head of the office of the president in Ukraine.

The pair have been told to leave the country within the next fortnight

Former Lenin Museum in Tampere, which opened in 1946 as a symbol of Finnish-Russian friendship, has rebranded amid Ukraine warA Finnish museum dedicated to the Russian Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has reopened under a new name and with new exhibits in response to rapidly changing relations between two neighbouring countries after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.The former Lenin Museum in Tampere, which closed in November, reopened this month under a new name, Nootti, which refers to the Finnish word for a diplomatic note. Continue reading...

It comes as the UK’s national security adviser has been in Kyiv for talks over the weekend.

The Prime Minister (left) will continue his diplomatic push in a bid to reach a more 'concrete' blueprint for peace which can be presented to Washington.

Candidates previously overlooked are now being urged to re-apply for training as the Air Force frantically tries to fill cockpits with combat-ready flyers, the Mail can reveal.

Secretary of State presses on with Trump administration’s efforts to make European nations profess gratitude

US president Donald Trump has accused 'ungrateful' Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky of taking billions in American cash 'like candy from a baby.'

President says his Ukrainian counterpart was taking ‘candy from a baby’ by accepting the Biden administration’s help in fighting back against the Russian invasion

Donald Trump has now claimed Volodymyr Zelensky took American cash like 'candy from a baby' after suspending military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv in the space of a week

Russian special forces crept miles through a gas pipeline near the town of Sudzha in an attempt to surprise Ukrainian forces as part of a major offensive to eject Ukrainian soldiers from Kursk.

Donald Trump leaned into his personal feud with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday.

A pro-Kremlin blogger says special forces spent several days in the pipe before striking Ukrainian units from the rear near the town of Sudzha

Pat McFadden has said that nations have to step forward themselves’.

US President Donald Trump has reportedly gone 'cool' on the UK after King Charles met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksky at the Sandringham Estate last week

Since becoming president, Trump has upended the US approach to Ukraine and treated Moscow more as an allyIn just seven weeks since returning to the White House for a second term, Donald Trump has upended the US approach to the invasion of Ukraine and treated Russia increasingly not as an adversary, but an ally.After tossing aside decades of alignment with Europe against Russian aggression, the US president suspended military assistance and intelligence to Kyiv and said on Friday he finds it “easier” to work with Russia than Ukraine. Continue reading...

Some of the president’s Tory fans seem to find the grim reality of the president’s actions invigorating rather than terrifyingShort of emigration, what is the best option for Britain’s dazzled Trump followers now their hero confirms he is not Europe’s ally but Vladimir Putin’s? That’s assuming what we can’t in the case of Nigel Farage MP: that they do not share the US president’s well-documented weakness for a genocidal invader. Even his more respectable British acolytes have until recently finessed, quite successfully, their love of Trump with his long history of Putin-pleasing. No one more so than Boris Johnson, former prime minister, self-styled saviour of Ukraine and still Trump’s most dependable British idiot.To Johnson’s way of thinking, detailed in numerous Daily Mail columns, it is Trump-doubters who are always the ridiculous, panicking, hysterical, whingeing headless chickens. When Trump looked likely to win the US election, Johnson likened the reaction of the “western libe...

Some in the defence establishment are now suggesting forming a sub-group in the existing 'Five Eyes' alliance to allow intelligence sharing without a US veto.

Vice president again confronted by protesters over Ukraine following widely condemned Oval Office meeting with Zelenksy

Around 30% of voters say they prefer Labour for dealing with ‘allies against threats to the UK’ in boost to party leaderKeir Starmer’s approval ratings have shot up since Donald Trump returned to the White House and shocked Europe by withdrawing political and military support for Ukraine, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.Starmer’s Labour government as a whole has also gained public support for its response to the global turbulence caused by Trump’s return – on security and economic issues. His personal ratings have risen by 10% – albeit from an alarmingly low point – compared with a month ago. Continue reading...

Father Bohdan Geleta has spoken out about the horrors he endured as a prisoner of war in a Russian camp in Ukraine - the 60-year-old was released in the summer after 19 months

Zelenskyy’s statement comes after another significant overnight attack from RussiaAccording to Reuters, Two Majors, a pro-Russian war blogger, wrote on Telegram on Saturday that Russian troops had begun an assault on Sudzha, a major town about 6 miles (9.5 km) from the border, and that the situation for Ukrainian troops in Kursk was “close to critical”.The Guardian has been unable to independently verify the report. Continue reading...

Latest attacks came hours after Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin was ‘doing what anybody would do’Ukraine war – live updatesRussia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more, hours after Donald Trump defended Vladimir Putin and said the Kremlin leader was “doing what anybody would do”.Two ballistic missiles hit the centre of Dobropillia in the eastern Donetsk region. Fire engulfed a five-storey apartment building. As emergency services arrived, Russia launched another strike on the same area. Eleven civilians were killed, with five children among the 30 injured. Continue reading...

Donald Trump defended Putin's pounding of Ukraine while the US is withdrawing intelligence, saying it's 'what anyone would do'. Here's more of his troubling words and actions - and why we should pay attention

Further urgent talks are taking place

Nationalist parties have tended to praise the US president’s politics, but many voters dislike his treatment of UkraineEurope’s rightwing populist parties are split over how far to distance themselves from Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine, with some fearing unflinching solidarity with the US president’s brand of nationalism will damage their efforts to widen their domestic support.Broadly, unease over Trump’s treatment of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the ominous encroach of authoritarianism by the new US administration, is strongest among the populist parties in western Europe and some Nordic countries. Continue reading...

US President Donald Trump is considering withdrawing 35,000 troops from Germany, it has been revealed, as Russia launched a deadly attack in the Donetsk region on Friday night.

Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine and even the United States

As peace talks ramp up in Ukraine, Martin Lewis has issued a warning to households about their energy prices, and how the conflict between Ukraine and Russia could impact us here in the UK

From Donald Trump’s latest remarks to actions taken against crucial government agencies – key US politics stories from Friday at a glanceDonald Trump has said he finds it it “easier” to work with Russia than Ukraine and that Vladimir Putin was “doing what anybody would do” after Russia launched a massive missile and drone strike on Ukraine days after the US cut off vital intelligence and military aid to Kyiv.“I’m finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine. And they don’t have the cards,” Trump said in his latest attack on Kyiv. “In terms of getting a final settlement, it may be easier dealing with Russia. Continue reading...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlined strict conditions for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, demanding a defined framework for peace and restrictions on NATO involvement.

Donald Trump is a dealmaker and what he wants - very sensibly - is peace. His plan is one that I believe will help deliver the interests of Ukraine and of the US.

The two leaders have been leading efforts to draw together a ‘coalition of the willing’ to help Kyiv.

President Donald Trump revealed in the Oval Office Friday which leader - Russia's Vladimir Putin or Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky - has been easier to deal with.

From the CHIPs and Science Act to Ukraine to tariffs, Trump’s moves are undermining Republican agendas, Eric Garcia reports

Donald Trump vowed to end the war between Russia and Ukraine in a single day while he campaigned to return to the White House but so far his efforts have fallen short

Donald Trump made contradictory comments on whether Vladimir Putin wants peace in Ukraine.

Donald Trump finally hit out at Russia in a bid to end the war with Ukraine, although it appears unclear whether the Kremlin would be phased by his threat of sanctions and tariffs

Donald Trump spoke from the Oval Office on Friday (7 March) after threatening Moscow with tariffs and sanctions.

US president says Russian counterpart ‘doing what anybody else would do’ as Ukraine faces escalating aerial attacksDonald Trump has said he finds it “easier” to work with Russia than Ukraine and that Vladimir Putin “wants to end the war”, days after his administration cut off military assistance and intelligence to Kyiv.“I’m finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine. And they don’t have the cards,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday. “In terms of getting a final settlement, it may be easier dealing with Russia.” Continue reading...

US president says he finds Russia easier to deal with than Ukraine after cutting off intelligence and weapons to KyivDonald Trump has said Vladimir Putin was “doing what anybody would do” after Russia launched a massive missile and drone strike on Ukraine days after the US cut off vital intelligence and military aid to Kyiv.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Friday Trump said he finds it “easier” to work with Russia than Ukraine and that Putin “wants to end the war”. Continue reading...

Although he shocked many with his tariffs and Gaza comments, Trump has a deliberate modus operandi that forces others to think differently. He has also shown he can be tough on Putin.

Watch live as Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office on Friday (7 March) after threatening Moscow with tariffs and sanctions.

Moscow launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine day after US stopped sharing intelligence with KyivEurope live – latest updatesRussia has carried out massive ballistic missile and drone strikes across Ukraine a day after the US stopped sharing intelligence with Kyiv that had previously given advance warnings of attacks.The strikes came early on Friday as a Ukrainian delegation prepared to meet with US counterparts in Saudi Arabia for talks about a possible end to the war. Continue reading...

Four satellite operators in talks with Brussels and other capitals on providing back-up connectivity for Kyiv

US president says he could implement ‘large scale banking sanctions and tariffs’ in post on social mediaMeanwhile, in Ukraine Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure, AFP reported.The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. Continue reading...

South Africa says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit in April for talks on finding “a path to peace” with Russia

Treasury secretary’s remarks come as Taipei has become nervous about shifting US stance on Ukraine

President Donald on Friday warned Moscow he was 'strongly considering' imposing sanctions and tariffs on Russia until a ceasefire and peace agreement is reached with Ukraine.

The defence plan, known as Operation Sky Shield, was initially suggested after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, but has emerged again after the US withdrew support for the war-battered nation

Ukrainians say the president remains the right man to lead the country despite a series of explosive rows with his US counterpart, Tom Watling writes

Citing how Volodymyr Zelensky's troops will be deprived of American military equipment and intelligence, Russian state-controlled media warns that Ukraine will be in for a 'nasty surprise' this spring.

US president says he could implement ‘large scale banking sanctions and tariffs’ in post on social mediaMeanwhile, in Ukraine Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure, AFP reported.The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. Continue reading...

Putin ally says UK will have to return Russia money that London has 'illegally' gifted to Ukraine  Reuters

Although he shocked many with his tariffs and Gaza comments, Trump has a deliberate modus operandi that forces others to think differently. He has also shown he can be tough on Putin.

Health minister Stephen Kinnock condemned Putin’s ‘illegal and barbaric’ invasion of Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer is due to speak to European leaders on Friday, as the UK’s diplomatic push for peace in Ukraine continues.

PM to be updated by European leaders on the outcome of a summit aimed at boosting the continent’s defences and bolstering support for Kyiv

State department is using AI to review tens of thousands of accounts, reports sayTrump delays tariffs on many products from Mexico and CanadaThe White House announced that Donald Trump will sign executive orders at 2pm ET.While they did not specify what he may sign, the president is reported to be ready to order the closure of the department of education. Expect a court battle to ensue, since the department was created by Congress in 1980, but Trump is attempting to use his executive authority to shut it down. Continue reading...

Sir Keir Starmer has been seeking to support Ukraine to keep countering Russian aggression.

European Union chiefs outline plan to scale up Europe’s defence amid ‘clear and present danger’ from Russia as Zelenskyy plans to travel to RiyadhNorwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been speaking in the country’s parliament in the last few minutes, announcing plans to “significantly” increase spending to help Ukraine defend itself.He warned that the country was facing “the most serious security situation since the second world war.” Continue reading...

A report by the Institute for the Study of War said Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin are worried that an end to the war in Ukraine could help plunge Russia into chaos

The news braodcaster announced Ukraine are seeking talks.

Sky News' broadcast was interrupted today as presenter Darren McCaffrey delivered a breaking news update on the ongoing tensions between the United States and Ukraine

Donald Trump appeared to give somewhat of a cryptic answer when he was pressed on the possibility of a Russia and Ukraine peace deal.

The US President's team are said to have held calls with Ukraine's opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as well as ex-president Petro Poroshenko.

Peace talks between the US and Ukraine will take place in Saudi Arabia next week, President Zelensky has said.

US and Ukrainian officials to meet in Saudi Arabia next week after White House paused military aid

President signs executive order that will exempt Canadian goods covered by free trade agreement from 25% tariff until 2 AprilThe White House announced that Donald Trump will sign executive orders at 2pm ET.While they did not specify what he may sign, the president is reported to be ready to order the closure of the department of education. Expect a court battle to ensue, since the department was created by Congress in 1980, but Trump is attempting to use his executive authority to shut it down. Continue reading...

Editorial: Britain was notably absent from the EU’s emergency defence summit – but Sir Keir Starmer has already assembled a ‘coalition of the willing’ to support Ukraine, and established himself as the nearest thing to a replacement leader of the free world

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Leaders endorse von der Leyen proposal but show of unity over Ukraine is marred by Hungary’s Viktor OrbánEurope live – latest updatesEuropean leaders holding emergency talks in Brussels have agreed on a massive increase to defence spending, amid a drive to shore up support for Ukraine after Donald Trump halted US military aid and intelligence sharing.But the show of unity was marred by Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, failing to endorse an EU statement on Ukraine pushing back against Trump’s Russia-friendly negotiating stance. Continue reading...

The move would potentially leave the refugees open to being swiftly deported back home amid the ongoing conflict

Trump envoy to travel to Saudi Arabia to meet Ukrainian delegation; Zelenskyy calls plans to rearm Europe ‘the right initiative’ and urges funds to Ukraine arms productionNorwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been speaking in the country’s parliament in the last few minutes, announcing plans to “significantly” increase spending to help Ukraine defend itself.He warned that the country was facing “the most serious security situation since the second world war.” Continue reading...

Head-spinning speed of events leaves EU adapting at pace while trying to infer Trump’s possible geo-strategic aimsEurope live – latest updatesWith a mixture of regret, laced with incredulity, European leaders gathered in Brussels to marshal their forces for a power struggle not with Russia, but with the US.Even now, of course at the 11th hour, most of Europe hopes this coming battle of wills can be averted and the Trump administration can still be persuaded that forcing Ukraine to the negotiating table, disarmed and blinded, will not be in the long term strategic interest of America. Continue reading...

Ukraine had been given "fair warning" by the White House before Donald Trump suspended military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv, according to retired Lt General Keith Kellogg

Ukrainian opposition leaders have hit out against Donald Trump's demands to hold elections in the country during times of war in a similar parroting of Kremlin lines

Watch live as UK defence secretary John Healey and his US counterpart Pete Hegseth hold talks in Washington on Thursday, 6 March, where they are expected to discuss the US decision to pause intelligence-sharing with Ukraine following Donald Trump's explosive meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky.

Petro Poroshenko and Yulia Tymoshenko denied they were part of a reported White House plot to remove Ukraine leader from powerUkraine’s opposition leaders have confirmed they have held discussions with members of Donald Trump’s entourage, but denied on Thursday they were part of a reported White House plot to remove Volodymyr Zelenskyy from power.The former president Petro Poroshenko said he had held talks with US representatives but added that he opposed Trump’s demands for wartime elections. Poroshenko, who lost to Zelenskyy in the 2019 presidential vote, said a poll should only be held once martial law ends. Continue reading...

US president says after speaking to Claudia Scheinbaum anything that falls under the US-Mexico-Canada-Agreement will be exempt from 25% levyThe White House announced that Donald Trump will sign executive orders at 2pm ET.While they did not specify what he may sign, the president is reported to be ready to order the closure of the department of education. Expect a court battle to ensue, since the department was created by Congress in 1980, but Trump is attempting to use his executive authority to shut it down. Continue reading...

Ukraine’s president also appeared to back Emmanuel Macron’s proposed limited truce in air and sea as a first step towards a peace deal with RussiaNorwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been speaking in the country’s parliament in the last few minutes, announcing plans to “significantly” increase spending to help Ukraine defend itself.He warned that the country was facing “the most serious security situation since the second world war.” Continue reading...

New Zealand fires top diplomat in London for questioning Trump's grasp of history during Ukraine chat  CBS News

UK prime minister talks to around 20 countries about joining ‘coalition of the willing’

Donald Trump’s sudden decision to withhold intelligence leaves Kyiv blind and puts America on Putin’s side, world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes