4 h. ago Chris Riddell on Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump: the angels of peace descend on Ukraine – cartoon

The US president, on a Russian leash, holds talks that exclude the invaded countryYou can buy a copy of this cartoon Continue reading...

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5 h. ago From saviour to Judas How Trump’s pivot on Russia also endangers his own country | Simon Tisdall

With a Putin-appeasing president at the helm, it is clear the transatlantic alliance is collapsing and European leaders must plot their own courseHow do I betray thee? Let me count the ways Apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning for mangling her celebrated poem to reflect Donald Trump’s multiple Ukraine treacheries. This most perfidious of presidents surpassed himself last week, accusing Kyiv of invading itself three years ago . “You should have never started it. You could have made a deal,” he fatuously griped.Candidate Trump, touting a just peace, pledged to end the war in a day. Now he praises Vladimir Putin, claims Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is “a dictator” and backs a settlement on Moscow’s criminal, one-sided terms. This deranged collapse into craven capitulation, this transition from American saviour to American Judas, took less than a month. It’s contemptible. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Donald Trump denies he's going to Moscow to meet 'pal' Vladimir Putin

US President Donald Trump has been forced to deny that he is planning to visit Russia to see his "pal" Vladimir Putin

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11 h. ago Inside harrowing 10 days that turned Vladamir Putin into a cold

Vladimir Putin's most formative event in his rule came 25 years ago when Kursk sank. The most deadliest naval incident of post-Soviet Russia resulted in the death of 118 men

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11 h. ago Inside harrowing 10 days that turned Vladimir Putin into a cold

Vladimir Putin's most formative event in his rule came 25 years ago when Kursk sank. The most deadliest naval incident of post-Soviet Russia resulted in the death of 118 men

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15 h. ago Army chiefs say Vladimir Putin can be defeated if Ukraine fight back with 'flying AK

In a summit in Kyiv last night, military chiefs mapped out a way to overcome Putin's Russia – obviously it involves an army of AI-powered 'flying of Kalashnikovs'

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23 h. ago Macron tells Trump: ‘Don’t be weak in the face of Putin’ ahead of US visit

French president Emmanuel Macron says he will tell Donald Trump to "not be weak" in the face of Vladimir Putin, when he travels to the White House to discuss America's move to end Russia's war in Ukraine on Monday.

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24 h. ago Donald Trump slammed by BBC star as dogs make 'better decisions' than 'Putin's Poodle'

Chris Peckham has said that his poodles would "have both Trump and Putin for breakfast" as the question arises of who is more intelligent — Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump or a dog

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27 h. ago Trump says Starmer and Macron ‘haven’t done anything’ to end Ukraine war

Sir Keir has faced pressure to take a firm line with Mr Trump on support for Ukraine when he visits the US next week.

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28 h. ago Trump says Starmer has done 'nothing' to stop Ukraine war and repeats attack on Zelensky

Russian president expected to make the claims on the third anniversary of his Ukraine war on February 24

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30 h. ago Fact check: Ukraine elections, tax thresholds and viral masked men image

Roundup of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

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31 h. ago Trump is the world’s greatest showman – and the weakest strongman it has ever seen | Jonathan Freedland

His capitulation to Putin over Ukraine reveals a pattern. He’s the patsy: giving everything away, getting little in returnHe parades as a strongman, but in fact he’s weak, weak, weak. In the face of America’s adversaries Donald Trump is, as he might put it, a patsy, a sucker, a pushover. He folds like a pack of cards. He’s a human doormat. A loser.Just consider the gifts he has handed Vladimir Putin this week. He has brought Russia in from the diplomatic cold after three years of ostracism following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, whose anniversary is nearly upon us. Sergei Lavrov, Putin’s foreign minister, was meant to be persona non grata; he remains under international sanctions. Nevertheless, this week in Riyadh he met Trump’s secretary of state, Marco Rubio, in so-called peace talks.Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Watch: Putin addresses AI summit as Trump and Musk launch cruel tirade at Zelensky

Watch as Vladimir Putin speaks at an AI and technology forum in Moscow on Friday, 21 February.

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31 h. ago Britain 'not equipped to deter Putin's aggression' warns former Armed Forces boss

General Sir Nick Carter has poured doubt over Britain's ability to deter Vladimir Putin's aggression on the ground in Ukraine, claiming the home nations "are not equipped"

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31 h. ago Vladimir Putin prepares for return of western companies to Russia

President orders cabinet to give domestic producers preferential treatment as payback for sanctions

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34 h. ago Vladimir Putin to 'declare victory over Ukraine and Nato' as Donald Trump told not to be 'weak' in peace talks

Russian president expected to make the claims on the third anniversary of his Ukraine war on February 24

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35 h. ago Putin 'poised to declare victory over Ukraine in days' and claim it as win over West

Vladimir Putin is preparing to spin the anniversary of his invasion of Ukraine as a victory for his "special military operation", according to Ukrainian military intelligence

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35 h. ago Watch live: Putin addresses AI summit as Trump and Musk launch cruel tirade at Zelensky

Watch live as Vladimir Putin speaks at an AI and technology forum in Moscow on Friday, 21 February.

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37 h. ago Ukraine 'could be granted INSTANT NATO membership if Russia violates peace deal negotiated by Trump'

The White House is reportedly considering the possible condition amid concerns that Vladimir Putin could benefit from a ceasefire and use it to build up his forces for another invasion.

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38 h. ago Putin turned into giant 10ft todger complete with massive helmet and hauled around country

Vladimir Putin has been 'honoured' – or perhaps reimagined – in a new statue to remind residents to 'not be afraid' of the Russian leader, who is currently in peace talks with Donald Trump

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