9 h. ago Healey to meet US counterpart as European leaders hold crisis talks on Ukraine

John Healey will meet Pete Hegseth in Washington on Thursday as efforts continue to bridge a transatlantic rift over Kyiv’s future security.

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12 h. ago Macron seeks talks on how French nuclear weapons could protect Europe

France’s president proposes discussions with European allies amid fears about US pullback and Russia’s threat

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17 h. ago EU leaders to hold emergency Ukraine talks, seeking to adapt to new security demands without the US

European Union leaders plan to hold emergency talks to agree ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump administration signaled Europe must take care of its own security and also suspended assistance to Ukraine

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23 h. ago Playing the victim: how Trump’s clash with Zelenskyy paved the way for the suspension of military aid | Lilie Chouliaraki

Who is really suffering from this conflict? We are, said the US president, in a move straight from the populist playbookDuring a dramatic Oval Office meeting last Friday, US president Donald Trump confronted Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a move that upended the long-established narrative of Russia as the aggressor and Ukraine as the victim.In the conversation, which quickly escalated into a tense exchange, Trump accused Zelenskyy of prolonging the war with Russia by refusing to engage in peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin. His rhetoric suggested that Ukraine, not Russia, was responsible for escalating the conflict and that the US had unfairly borne the burden of Ukraine’s resistance. Trump constructed a new hierarchy of suffering, one in which the US emerged as the primary victim, Ukraine as the source of its burdens and Russia as innocent of blame.Lilie Chouliaraki is professor of media and communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and...

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42 h. ago The head of Myanmar's military government is in Russia for cooperation talks with Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with the head of Myanmar’s military government, who is seeking to cement ties with Moscow as he faces isolation from the West

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43 h. ago Starmer and Trump spoke on Ukraine before White House paused military aid

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump spoke on Monday night, just hours before it emerged the US president was cutting off Ukraine’s arms supply.

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65 h. ago Trump claims backlash over DOGE cuts is by ‘paid troublemakers’; Kremlin says Trump aligns with its vision: Live

President rebuked by Democratic Senator Chris Murphy for echoing pro-Russia talking points and seeking to ‘transition America into a kleptocratic oligarchy’

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2 d. ago Trump accused of making White House ‘arm of the Kremlin’ after Zelensky bust

President rebuked by Democratic Senator Chris Murphy for echoing pro-Russia talking points and seeking to ‘transition America into a kleptocratic oligarchy’

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3 d. ago "We are at a crossroads in history." Starmer outlines four Ukraine commitments after emergency London summit

"We are at a crossroads in history." Starmer outlines four Ukraine commitments after emergency London summit  Euromaidan Press

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer gives verdict on Donald Trump support at emergency summit on Ukraine

Keir Starmer called on European nations to join a 'coalition of the willing' to protect Ukraine at an emergency summit amid huge doubts over Donald Trump's commitment

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3 d. ago London Hosts Starmer's Emergency Summit On Ukraine: Key Players Gather, Notable Absences

London Hosts Starmer's Emergency Summit On Ukraine: Key Players Gather, Notable Absences - Greek City  GreekCityTimes.com

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer to hold urgent press conference after crisis talks on Ukraine with European leaders

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3 d. ago Full list of 19 world leaders in London for emergency summit on Ukraine crisis

Full list of 19 world leaders in London for emergency summit on Ukraine crisis  Express

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3 d. ago Gulf has emerged between US and Europe on Ukraine, Irish deputy premier says

Simon Harris also said he will bring a proposal for 100 million euro in financial assistance for non-lethal military support for Ukraine to Cabinet.

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4 d. ago European Leaders To Hold Crisis Talks In London After Zelenskyy’s Clash With Trump

European Leaders To Hold Crisis Talks In London After Zelenskyy’s Clash With Trump  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

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4 d. ago Calls to cancel Trump's state visit to Britain: Put arrangements on hold until US President provides assurances about Ukraine's security, say politicians and military leaders

Donald Trump's state visit to Britain should be shelved in the wake of his astonishing White House tirade against President Zelensky, a series of prominent public figures declared last night.

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4 d. ago Calls to cancel 'bully' Trump's state visit to Britain: Put arrangements on hold until US President provides assurances about Ukraine's security, say politicians and military leaders

Donald Trump's state visit to Britain should be shelved in the wake of his astonishing White House tirade against President Zelensky, a series of prominent public figures declared last night.

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5 d. ago A humiliation at the White House and what does it tell us? Trump would make a colony of my country | Andrey Kurkov

A cold reality hit us in Washington. Zelenskyy was being forced to buy hope of survival by people who have no care for our freedomIt’s warming up in Kyiv. The temperature has risen from -5C to 4C. Sometimes, the sun peeps through breaks in the clouds, but Kyivites are not much cheered by the sunshine. They are not watching for signs of spring as they usually do at this time of year. The atmosphere in the city and in the country as a whole has been one of nervous expectation. This was not an expectation of an end to military action or the signing of a peace treaty with Russia – nothing so specific. Indeed, it was not at all clear what we were waiting for, but it was something connected with Donald Trump and the change in US policy towards Ukraine.Clarity emerged at today’s macabre theatre at the White House: handshakes, a thumbs up and some fist pumps from the US president, before Trump sat side by side with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a minerals-for-war-support deal and to humili...

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6 d. ago Trump praises Starmer as a ‘special man’ as they meet at the White House – follow live

The two leaders will hold talks, followed by a joint press conferenceEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to London this Sunday to take part in an informal meeting on Ukraine and European security, the European Commission has just confirmed. Jakub Krupa has more on his Europe live blog.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, has confirmed that President Trump has the ability to veto the deal that the UK has negotiated transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Isands to Mauritius. Speaking on ITV’s Peston last night, Lammy said:If President Trump doesn’t like the deal, the deal will not go forward.The reason for that is because we have a shared military and intelligence interest with the United States, and of course they’ve got to be happy with the deal, or there is no deal. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago White House ‘very pleased’ with UK’s increase in defence spending ahead of Starmer

The two leaders will hold talks later, followed by a joint press conferenceEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to London this Sunday to take part in an informal meeting on Ukraine and European security, the European Commission has just confirmed. Jakub Krupa has more on his Europe live blog.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, has confirmed that President Trump has the ability to veto the deal that the UK has negotiated transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Isands to Mauritius. Speaking on ITV’s Peston last night, Lammy said:If President Trump doesn’t like the deal, the deal will not go forward.The reason for that is because we have a shared military and intelligence interest with the United States, and of course they’ve got to be happy with the deal, or there is no deal. Continue reading...

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