1 hour ago British troops in Ukraine fired on by Russian army would respond under ‘defensive rules,' says minister

European leaders are still seeking a US security guarantee ‘backstop’ for a peace-keeping mission in Ukraine

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17 h. ago Tulsi Gabbard drops Ukraine bombshell after disastrous Trump and Zelensky White House meeting

Donald Trump's new DNI Tulsi Gabbard unleashed a verbal attack on Ukraine for 'cancelling elections,' wartime moves against churches and 'government control of the media.'

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17 h. ago ‘A crossroads in history’: Europe seeks to take control of Ukraine negotiations at pivotal London summit

‘A crossroads in history’: Europe seeks to take control of Ukraine negotiations at pivotal London summit  CNN

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20 h. ago Europe seeks to take control of Ukraine negotiations, after Zelensky’s nightmare Trump visit sparks panic

Europe seeks to take control of Ukraine negotiations, after Zelensky’s nightmare Trump visit sparks panic  Local 3 News

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34 h. ago Keir Starmer calls Trump and Macron after hosting Zelensky at Downing Street love

The PM's call with Trump is the second in two days as he seeks to act as a bridge between Europe and America and keep NATO together following his successful flattery campaign on Thursday.

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42 h. ago Trump’s style of petty domination was in full display with Zelenskyy | Moira Donegan

Trump and Vance, I think, never really intended to have a conversation with Zelenskky. Instead, they wanted to look tough on TVThe last time Donald Trump did this, it was in secret, and he got impeached over it. In 2019, Donald Trump, on a phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, demanded that the Ukrainian president produce – or fabricate – evidence of wrongdoing by Hunter Biden, the son of Trump’s eventual opponent in the 2020 election, in exchange for continued US military aide.At the time, Russia had already seized control of the Ukrainian region of Crimea, and was funding violent insurgent groups in the country’s east; it was increasingly clear that a full-scale Russian invasion was coming, as it finally did in 2022. Since the end of second world war, it has been America that checks Russian expansionist ambitions in Europe – America that provided the backstop to the Nato alliance, America that secured the independence of eastern Europe. Trump wanted to condition that longstanding r...

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42 h. ago How do we make Europe more secure? Here are five steps we need to take now

Europe can’t wait to react to Trump’s mood swings but must show we have the will and the wallet to take back control• Ukraine war liveIt’s exhausting and humiliating to have no control – watching every meeting in the Oval Office for a glimmer of Trump’s approval or displeasure, our security resting on a perceived slight or a mood.The last week of meetings between Trump, Macron, Starmer and finally Zelenskyy always felt like crawling across a minefield. Some might agonise about whether Zelenskyy could have played things differently. It’s the wrong question. The point is that we can’t carry on being so dependent on every meeting at the White House. Until we start taking charge of our future, we will always be one heart palpitation away from dreading doomsday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago As peace deal nears, what has Putin won after three years of slaughter... and what has he lost? NATO divided, swathes of Ukrainian territory claimed

If a ceasefire were to freeze the conflict in place, Russia would retain control of nearly a fifth of Ukraine's land, including key industrial and agricultural regions

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5 d. ago Kremlin casts doubt on Trump claim Russia would accept European troops in Ukraine

Spokesperson reiterates position as sources say Putin is committed to Russian control of Ukraine’s political futureRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe Kremlin has appeared to reject Donald Trump’s claim that Vladimir Putin is open to European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, underscoring Moscow’s reluctance to align with Trump’s efforts to quickly end the war.Pushing to deliver on a central campaign pledge, Trump asserted on Monday that the Ukraine war “could end within weeks” and claimed that he and Putin supported the presence of European troops on the ground. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trial begins in Germany for 4 alleged Hamas members accused of seeking weapons caches across Europe

A trial has begun in Germany for four alleged Hamas members suspected of organizing weapons caches across Europe

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9 d. ago Mike Waltz insists Ukraine will sign mineral deal — and Trump will get a Nobel Peace Prize when war’s over

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously rejected an agreement for American control of much of his country’s rare earth minerals

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9 d. ago Ukraine frontline latest: Russia claims to have taken control of two more east Ukrainian villages

Thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them from Ukraine

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1 week ago Labour opens the door to tens of thousands of European workers and students as it seeks closer post

A youth mobility scheme has been among the key demands of EU member states as the Prime Minister bids for closer post-Brexit relations with the bloc.

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1 week ago Ukraine frontline latest: Russian claims control of settlement in east

Thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them from Ukraine

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1 week ago Trump and Vance have smashed the old order – how should Europe respond? | Nathalie Tocci, Yanis Varoufakis and others

The vice-president’s attack on European values signalled a historic realignment. Should the continent seek rapprochement or go its own way? Continue reading...

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