43 h. ago Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power

In an unprecedented spectacle the leaders of Russia, China and North Korea led a group of more than 20 world leaders at a victory day parade in BeijingFull report: Xi Jinping appears with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at China military paradeIt is an image that, had it been published just a few years ago, would have been dismissed as a piece of mischievous photo-shopping: the leaders of Russia and China, accompanied by the head of a pariah regime whose mission to arm his country with nuclear weapons had been opposed at the United Nations by his two companions.But dramatic shifts in the geopolitical landscape – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and, crucially, the re-election of Donald Trump – have combined to bring Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un together in what many observers are calling a dramatic redrawing of the global balance of power. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump claims to be setting up meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin after talks with European leaders end – live

US president says he began arrangements for bilateral meeting after calling Vladimir Putin following talks with European leaders at White HouseTrump tells Zelenskyy ceasefire not needed for Russia-Ukraine peace dealSketch: All smoke and no fire as Zelenskky emerges unbruised after Trump meetA Russian drone attack on a five-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Monday killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said.The attack, which took place just before dawn, reduced part of the building to rubble and sparked fires on at least three floors, the region’s governor Oleg Synegubov said on Telegram. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump talks with European leaders end, White House says, amid push for ceasefire and trilateral meeting – live

Earlier reports said US president interrupted meeting to speak to Putin as European leaders call for truce and US-Russia-Ukraine talksTrump tells Zelenskyy ceasefire not needed for Russia-Ukraine peace dealSketch: All smoke and no fire as Zelenskky emerges unbruised after Trump meetA Russian drone attack on a five-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Monday killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said.The attack, which took place just before dawn, reduced part of the building to rubble and sparked fires on at least three floors, the region’s governor Oleg Synegubov said on Telegram. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump interrupts talks with European leaders to call Putin amid push for ceasefire and trilateral meeting – live

US president speaks to Russian leaders in middle of talks instead of afterwards, media reports say, as European leaders call for truce and US-Russia-Ukraine talks Trump tells Zelenskyy ceasefire not needed for Russia-Ukraine peace dealSketch: All smoke and no fire as Zelenskky emerges unbruised after Trump meetA Russian drone attack on a five-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Monday killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said.The attack, which took place just before dawn, reduced part of the building to rubble and sparked fires on at least three floors, the region’s governor Oleg Synegubov said on Telegram. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump says Russia will accept security guarantees for Ukraine, but talks of ‘possible exchanges of territory’ – live

US president holds meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders after touting ‘very substantial progress’ in Putin talks A Russian drone attack on a five-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Monday killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said.The attack, which took place just before dawn, reduced part of the building to rubble and sparked fires on at least three floors, the region’s governor Oleg Synegubov said on Telegram. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Zelensky hits Trump with power move at White House showdown after president offered Putin swathes of Ukraine: Live updates

DAILY MAIL LIVE BLOG: All eyes are on the White House today as Trump prepares to host a slew of European leaders who want an immediate ceasefire deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

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2 w. ago Zelenskyy and Trump speak in the Oval Office ahead of talks with European leaders about Ukraine war – live

Ukrainian president returns to White House; European leaders in Washington to join Volodymyr Zelenskyy in talks with US president on Ukraine warA Russian drone attack on a five-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Monday killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said.The attack, which took place just before dawn, reduced part of the building to rubble and sparked fires on at least three floors, the region’s governor Oleg Synegubov said on Telegram. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘I’ll get it done’, Trump insists, as European leaders arrive at White House for Ukraine talks alongside Zelenskyy – live

Ukrainian president says ‘the war must be ended’ before meeting Donald Trump in Washington DCA Russian drone attack on a five-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Monday killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said.The attack, which took place just before dawn, reduced part of the building to rubble and sparked fires on at least three floors, the region’s governor Oleg Synegubov said on Telegram. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘I’ll get it done’, Trump insists, as European leaders arrive in Washington DC for Ukraine talks alongside Zelenskyy – live

Ukrainian president says ‘the war must be ended’ as he prepares to meet Donald Trump in Washington DCTrump rules out Ukraine reclaiming Crimea or joining NatoA Russian drone attack on a five-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Monday killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said.The attack, which took place just before dawn, reduced part of the building to rubble and sparked fires on at least three floors, the region’s governor Oleg Synegubov said on Telegram. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Moscow must hear: stop,’ says Zelenskyy as he warns against rewarding Russia for war ahead of Trump meeting – Ukraine war live

Ukrainian president says ‘the war must be ended’ as he prepares to meet Donald Trump in Washington DC alongside European leadersTrump rules out Ukraine reclaiming Crimea or joining Nato as European leaders gather in WashingtonA Russian drone attack on a five-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Monday killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said.The attack, which took place just before dawn, reduced part of the building to rubble and sparked fires on at least three floors, the region’s governor Oleg Synegubov said on Telegram. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Zelensky 'trapped in Trump and Putin vice': Europe powerlessly looks on as Ukraine's President is summoned to White House amid fears he'll be forced to surrender land for fragile peace deal

Critics warned that other world leaders were powerless to stop Volodymyr Zelensky being caught 'with his head in a vice' by the American and Russian leaders when he visits Mr Trump.

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2 w. ago Zelensky 'trapped in Trump and Putin vice': Europe powerlessly looks on as Ukraine's President is summoned to White House amid fears he'll be forced to surrender land for fragile peace deal

Critics warned that other world leaders were powerless to stop Volodymyr Zelensky being caught 'with his head in a vice' by the American and Russian leaders when he visits Mr Trump.

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2 w. ago Putin's dark childhood from mother's eye gouged out to being chased by rats

Vladimir Putin has become one of the most powerful men in the world, but his childhood was marked by tragedy and violence in Leningrad, now known as St. Petersburg

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2 w. ago Donald Trump channels inner Meghan Markle with subtle 'power pat' at Putin talks

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met for a crunch summit meeting in Alaska with many hoping it would lead toward the end in the war in Ukraine - although no deal has been reached

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2 w. ago Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin show how similar they are after using same TWO power moves

The US and Russian presidents are set to appear on stage in Anchorage, Alaska, this evening for a lengthy public address following a brief sit down in front of the press earlier

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2 w. ago Nervous Putin reacts to Trump's power move moments after leaders meet in Alaska for talks to end Ukraine war: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest updates as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet one another in an historic summit in Alaska to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump's 'condescending gesture' to Vladimir Putin to gain power advantage

An expert has said the US President veered from his usual plan of action to deliver a 'condescending' early blow to Vladimir Putin, despite a seemingly warm greeting in Alaska

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3 w. ago Ignore the vitriol from the Left, the truth is that this week Trump CAN become the world's Peacemaker

Trump alone has the power to drag Russia's Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and has the diplomatic leverage necessary to force an end to the war in Ukraine.

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3 w. ago Inside Trump and Putin's relationship, their power moves, and how the Russian leader broke the 'alpha bro code'

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet on Friday in Alaska, and they will be watching each other like hawks for signs of weakness.

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3 w. ago Royal Navy chiefs say lack of 'proper' warships puts UK at risk with no destroyers and only half its frigates available to shadow Putin's armada

EXCLUSIVE: The navy increasingly appears to be relying on smaller patrol ships to shadow Putin's heavily armed warships and submarines instead of more powerful frigates and destroyers.

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