5 h. ago Pussyfoot Trump could bend to Putin as UK and France have kittens, says expert

EXCLUSIVE: A world-renowned war expert has said the plan for a phased ceasefire agreed between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is 'entirely dishonourable and utterly disgraceful'

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7 h. ago Donald Trump backs Vladimir Putin's idea of hosting hockey games between the USA and banned Russia

The two leaders held a lengthy phone discussion on Tuesday, during which Putin agreed to a proposal by Trump that Russia and Ukraine cease attacking each other's energy infrastructure for 30 days.

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8 h. ago Putin agrees to halt strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure as he calls on Trump to end military aid

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a call on Tuesday

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8 h. ago Pete Songi on Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s phone call – cartoon

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8 h. ago Five bombshells from Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's Ukraine war peace talks phone call

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9 h. ago Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agree to 'limited ceasefire' in Ukraine

Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone about proposals for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine after the US president said the two countries could 'divide up certain assets'

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9 h. ago Vladimir Putin's 'nervous tic' ahead of Donald Trump call as Ukraine war fate hangs in balance

The dictator, notorious for keeping world leaders waiting, appeared in no rush to leave for his phone call with Donald Trump whilst at a separate event in Moscow - and laughed off a warning he was running late

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11 h. ago Trump and Putin speaking on signing off plan to end Ukraine war, White House says

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are speaking as the US seeks Russia to sign off on a plan to end the war against Ukraine, the White House has said

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11 h. ago Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin hold call in plan to end Ukraine war

There is hope from some that peace is in reach, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky remains sceptical

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14 h. ago Starmer tells Trump Ukraine must be put in ‘strongest possible position’

The US president and Vladimir Putin are due to speak on Tuesday about the US-Ukraine plan for a 30-day ceasefire.

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15 h. ago Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are very good friends, White House director confirms

Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence at the White House, has given a glimpse into Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's relationship ahead of their meeting

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15 h. ago What time is Donald Trump's crunch call with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine ceasefire?

Doubts remain over whether the Russian president wants a truce

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17 h. ago Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to hold call discussing Trump’s plans for ceasefire in Ukraine – Europe live

US and Russian presidents will speak on the phone as Ukraine says it hopes to achieve peace but will not recognised occupied territories as RussianWe have just heard from the Kremlin on the exact timing of the Putin-Trump phone call, with officials saying it is scheduled for 1pm to 3pm GMT (2pm to 4pm CET).“There is a large number of issues from the normalisation of our relations and the Ukrainian issue, all of which the two presidents will discuss,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, quoted by AFP. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago The $300 billion question: What to do with Russia's frozen central bank money?

With U.S. support for Ukraine in doubt, Kyiv’s European allies are weighing whether to seize $300 billion in frozen Russian assets

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28 h. ago Donald Trump will speak to dictator Vladimir Putin tomorrow but makes ominous Ukraine war warning

Donald Trump said he would be speaking to Vladimir Putin tomorrow morning about the war in Ukraine, adding 'many elements of a Final Agreement have been agreed to, but much remains'

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29 h. ago White House says peace in Ukraine 'never been closer' ahead of crunch Putin

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters ‘we have never been closer to peace than we are in this moment’ before Donald Trump speaks to Vladimir Putin on Tuesday

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32 h. ago Ukraine and Russia have conditions that could affect a ceasefire. What are they willing to concede?

A ceasefire in Russia’s 3-year-old war in Ukraine hinges on Moscow accepting the U.S. proposal of a 30-day pause in fighting as a confidence-building measure for both sides to hammer out a longer-term peace plan

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36 h. ago UK to deploy soldiers in 'significant force' to Ukraine – as No. 10 won't rule out FIRING on Russians

Downing Street has been asked if British troops stationed in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire would be allowed to fire back at Russians. Meanwhile Donald Trump is set to speak with Vladimir Putin

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36 h. ago More than 30 countries ready to play part in ‘coalition of the willing’ – No 10

A ‘significant number’ of countries will provide troops on the ground, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman told reporters.

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40 h. ago Russia accused of arson attacks on Ikea store; European leaders question whether Moscow wants Ukraine ceasefire – Europe live

Lithuania says Russia was behind arson of Vilnius Ikea store in 2024; EU foreign policy chief questions Putin’s motivesThe Lithuanian prosecutor general has said that Russian military intelligence was behind the arson of an Ikea store in Vilnius in 2024.In an update into its investigation (in Lithuanian), the authorities said the main suspect engaged with Russian military and security services and accepted payment for plans to attack shopping centres in Lithuania and Latvia to “intimidate the societies of both countries” in a bid to stop their support for Ukraine. Continue reading...

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