23 h. ago Donald Trump Ukraine war live: President boasts of Zelensky letter in peace deal update

Donald Trump held up a letter from Volodymyr Zelensky and claimed he had received 'strong signals' from Russia that Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal - while Britain's efforts to secure peace continue

Politics

24 h. ago Britain dashes hope of quick Donald Trump peace deal for Ukraine warning 'there's a long way to go yet'

Trump reveals Zelensky sent him a letter in which Ukraine’s leader expressed a willing to sign a minerals deal ‘at any time’

Events

28 h. ago Trump says Putin has sent signals he's 'ready' for peace and reveals what Zelensky wrote in private letter after Oval Office showdown

President Donald Trump said that Vladimir Putin has sent signals he's ready for a peace deal in the Ukraine and he revealed what Volodymyr  Zelensky wrote to him after their Oval Office showdown.

Politics

28 h. ago Trump administration briefing: trade turmoil, Zelenskyy peace offer and British fury at Vance

As the world awaits Donald Trump’s first key speech to Congress in second term, here are the key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glanceIn Donald Trump’s first address to Congress since returning to the White House – and his first major speech in a chilling six weeks in office – the president claimed a mandate justifying his sweeping executive orders, despite having won the popular vote by 1.5 points – the smallest margin for any successful presidential candidate since Richard Nixon in 1968.Trump’s second term has already seen him initiate sweeping mass layoffs of federal employees, and mobilize officers from nearly every federal law enforcement agency and the US military to carry out his campaign promise of mass deportations. He has rattled Europe and other American allies with his pursuit of a peace deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine on terms preferential to Moscow. Continue reading...

Politics

40 h. ago Zelensky lays out path to Ukraine peace deal saying he is 'ready to work with Trump'

Ukraine’s leader repeats willingness to make peace deal and says Oval Office spat with Donald Trump was ‘regrettable’

Economics

40 h. ago Zelensky looks for peace deal... with Trump! Ukrainian leader says he 'regrets' White House row and is ready to work under Donald's 'strong leadership'

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a truce in the sky and sea, and admitted he regrets how his disastrous White House visit went down. 

Politics

40 h. ago Zelenskyy says he is ‘ready to work under Trump’s strong leadership’ to negotiate Ukraine peace deal – Europe live

Ukrainian president says his country is ready to sign minerals and security agreement while admitting issues over White House meetingNew EU plans to strengthen Europe’s defence industry and increase military capabilities could mobilise close to €800bn ($841.4bn), EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday in Brussels.The EU will propose to give member states more fiscal space for defence investments, as well as €150bn euros in loans for those investments, and will aim to mobilise private capital as well, Reuters reports von der Leyen said Continue reading...

Politics

46 h. ago European weapons companies share prices rocket after UK and France push for Ukraine peace deal after Trump disaster

Donald Trump risked disturbing his relationship with global US allies when he claimed Ukraine is 'not ready for peace' after getting heated in a disaster meeting with president Zelensky.

Events

57 h. ago US signals Ukraine minerals deal possible as Europe floats peace proposals

US signals Ukraine minerals deal possible as Europe floats peace proposals  Reuters

Economics

60 h. ago SCOTT JENNINGS: The delusional Democrat plot to sabotage Trump's Ukraine peace deal... and how it risks plunging us all into World War Three

It didn't take long for Democrats to fall back on their failed 'Russia, Russia, Russia' playbook. Senator Chris Murphy accused Donald Trump of running his White House like an 'arm of the Kremlin.'

Politics

61 h. ago Trump turns on Starmer and allies in new Ukraine tirade – even as PM insists US is vital to peace deal

President says ‘America won’t put up with Zelensky much longer’ and takes swipe at PM’s weekend summit

Politics

62 h. ago Trump slams Starmer's call for US guarantee of Ukrainian security in peace deal

"America will not put up with it for much longer"

Politics

64 h. ago Weapon company stocks soar after Starmer says Europe faces era

Share prices rose nearly 20 per cent in Britain’s biggest weapons maker, BAE systems, mid European push to support possible Ukraine peace deal

Events

65 h. ago How WOULD Keir Starmer's 'coalition of the willing' enforce a peace deal in Ukraine? European troops on the ground and RAF planes in the skies could stop Russia breaking a ceasefire

RAF Typhoons might be deployed to help patrol Ukrainian skies, while Royal Navy ships could be sent to the Black Sea to deter another Russian assault.

Economics

3 d. ago UK and France aim for new Ukraine peace deal as Macron pushes for initial 1

London and Paris pursue European plan after Zelenskyy’s furious encounter with Trump

Politics

3 d. ago Kremlin slams Keir Starmer's 'insolent' plan to send peacekeepers to Ukraine in chilling warning

Vladimir Putin’s foreign minister said Keir Starmer’s plan for a peace deal in the Ukraine war is 'insolent' - and a continuation of 'pitting the Kyiv regime against us'

Events

3 d. ago UK and France aim for new Ukraine peace deal involving initial one month truce

Starmer and Macron pursue European plan after Zelenskyy’s furious encounter with Trump in Washington

Economics

3 d. ago UK and France aim for new Ukraine peace deal involving initial 1

Starmer and Macron pursue European plan after Zelenskyy’s furious encounter with Trump in Washington

Economics

3 d. ago 'Keir Starmer centre stage in scramble to save Ukraine peace deal after Trump meltdown'

Keir Starmer gathered leaders in London for crisis talks on Ukraine after Donald Trump plunged peace talks into chaos with his Oval Office tantrum at Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky

Politics

3 d. ago Europe has a lot to do before it can exert real influence on a Ukraine peace deal

The continent’s role in any ceasefire will be limited unless countries commit more to Kiev and the Zelenskyy-Trump relationship is repairedUkraine war: live updatesEurope and the UK are hoping they are on the brink of assembling a credible military coalition that Donald Trump can only refuse to support at risk of appearing openly to ally with Vladimir Putin – an alliance many grassroots Republicans reject.The plan is a long shot since it requires enough countries inside Nato to offer practical support to such a coalition of the willing, and also needs Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, to patch up his relations with Donald Trump following Friday’s Oval Office meeting. Continue reading...

Economics