3 d. ago Putin seeking to 'string along' Trump on ending war, says top US Ukraine expert ahead of London peace talks

The Russian president proposed halting Russia’s invasion across the front line and relinquish its claims to full control of four Ukrainian regions, according to the FT

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4 d. ago U.S. proposes recognizing Crimea as Russian ahead of new round of talks

U.S. proposes recognizing Crimea as Russian ahead of new round of talks  The Washington Post

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4 d. ago U.S. proposes recognizing Crimea as Russian as peace talks ramp up

U.S. proposes recognizing Crimea as Russian as peace talks ramp up  The Washington Post

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5 d. ago ‘Propaganda’: Albanese mocks Russia’s ‘you have no cards’ warning to Australia

Incendiary letter by Moscow’s envoy says Australians should be more concerned about US bases on their soil than a Russian base in IndonesiaElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastRussian warnings to Australia that “you have no cards” to stop Russian military activity in the Indo-Pacific have been mocked by Anthony Albanese, who has dismissed an incendiary letter from an ambassador as authoritarian “propaganda”.The unsubstantiated spectre of a proposed Russian military airbase on Indonesian territory has loomed over the past week of Australia’s federal election campaign, with the opposition accusing the government of obfuscating and dodging questions, and the government responding that the opposition had misrepresented the Indonesian government and actively fanned Russian propaganda.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Zelenskyy accuses Putin of creating ‘impression’ of a ceasefire and says Russian shelling has continued – Ukraine war live

‘Easter truce’ ordered by Putin on Saturday but Ukraine president says Russian army continuing efforts to advanceLuke Harding, a Guardian foreign correspondent, writes that the ceasefire declaration came amid reports that the White House was ready to recognise Russian control of Crimea as part of a broad US proposal to end the war in Ukraine.Here is an extract from his piece:According to sources cited by Bloomberg, the US may be willing to give Putin a strategic victory and to accept Russian control over the peninsula. In 2014, Russian special forces seized Crimea, which Putin annexed after a sham referendum.US diplomatic recognition would violate the UN charter and the post-1945 consensus that countries cannot seize territory by force. Most states, including the UK, have refused to recognise Russia’s illegal takeover. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'Angry' Donald Trump has 'very little control' over Putin and faces Ukraine war 'stalemate'

EXCLUSIVE: Russia has been fighting in Ukraine since February 2022, and while there have been some indications that Ukrainian resources have been under strain, Moscow seems to have gained the upper hand

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3 w. ago Starmer and Trump agree need to ‘keep up collective pressure on Putin’

The call comes after Donald Trump said he was ‘angry’ with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump 'very angry' with Putin as relationship sours over Russian proposal

The US President has threatened Russia with new tariffs over the row.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump says he is ‘very angry’ with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine

US president tells NBC he did not like his Russian counterpart questioning Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s credibilityDonald Trump has said he is “very angry, pissed off” with Vladimir Putin for questioning Ukraine’s leadership.In a sharp change of tone towards Moscow, the US president told an NBC reporter he was angered at his Russian counterpart’s querying of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s credibility. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Donald Trump fumes he's 'pissed off' with Putin as cosy relationship takes wrong turn

US President Donald Trump says he's "very angry" and "pissed off" with his Russian counterpart after Vladimir Putin suggested regime change in Ukraine as part of a future peace deal

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3 w. ago Donald Trump fumes he's 'very angry' with Putin as cosy relationship takes wrong turn

US President Donald Trump says he's "very angry" and "p*ssed off" with his Russian counterpart after Vladimir Putin suggested regime change in Ukraine as part of a future peace deal

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4 w. ago Greenlanders blast JD Vance's claim that Donald Trump wants to help the country

Angry Greenlanders have pointed out that Donald Trump's right hand man doesn't seem to know what his other right hand man is doing.

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