11 h. ago Zelenskyy arrives in Saudi as Ukraine expected to push for air and sea ceasefire during US talks – Europe live

Ukrainian president will be holding talks with Mohammed bin SalmanThe UK rejected Russian allegations that two British diplomats were suspected of carrying out espionage activities (9:04) as “malicious and baseless,” saying it is not the first time Russia made similar accusations.Visitors from around the world have been flocking to the Pompidou Centre in Paris this weekend, seizing the last opportunity to enjoy Europe’s largest temple of modern and contemporary art before it closes its doors for a five-year overhaul. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Donald Trump feels 'less special' and goes cool on UK after King Charles' Zelenskyy snap

Donald Trump is said to have 'gone cool' on the UK after King Charles hosted Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Sandringham Estate, with a White House source claiming the President felt overshadowed

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64 h. ago Trump’s polarising appeal leaves European populists in a tight spot

Nationalist parties have tended to praise the US president’s politics, but many voters dislike his treatment of UkraineEurope’s rightwing populist parties are split over how far to distance themselves from Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine, with some fearing unflinching solidarity with the US president’s brand of nationalism will damage their efforts to widen their domestic support.Broadly, unease over Trump’s treatment of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the ominous encroach of authoritarianism by the new US administration, is strongest among the populist parties in western Europe and some Nordic countries. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump ‘strongly considering’ Russia sanctions until Ukraine peace agreed – Europe live

US president says he could implement ‘large scale banking sanctions and tariffs’ in post on social mediaMeanwhile, in Ukraine Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure, AFP reported.The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago South Africa says Zelenskyy will visit in April as part of its ongoing talks with Ukraine and Russia

South Africa says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit in April for talks on finding “a path to peace” with Russia

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3 d. ago Trump ‘strongly considering’ Russia sanctions until Ukraine ceasefire agreed – Europe live

US president says he could implement ‘large scale banking sanctions and tariffs’ in post on social mediaMeanwhile, in Ukraine Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure, AFP reported.The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Zelenskyy reiterates call for air truce after huge Russian attack on Ukraine infrastructure – Europe live

Ukrainian president backs Macron’s call for limited truce and says attack used nearly 70 Russian missiles and 200 dronesMeanwhile, in Ukraine Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure, AFP reported.The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago All Eurostar Paris trains cancelled on Friday amid French rail disruption over suspected WW2 bomb – Europe live

French media say device discovered on tracks in Saint DenisMeanwhile, in Ukraine Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure, AFP reported.The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump embarrassed after holding 'secret calls' with Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Ukrainian rivals

The US President's team are said to have held calls with Ukraine's opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as well as ex-president Petro Poroshenko.

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4 d. ago Ukraine opposition leaders confirm talks with US but deny plotting to oust Zelenskyy

Petro Poroshenko and Yulia Tymoshenko denied they were part of a reported White House plot to remove Ukraine leader from powerUkraine’s opposition leaders have confirmed they have held discussions with members of Donald Trump’s entourage, but denied on Thursday they were part of a reported White House plot to remove Volodymyr Zelenskyy from power.The former president Petro Poroshenko said he had held talks with US representatives but added that he opposed Trump’s demands for wartime elections. Poroshenko, who lost to Zelenskyy in the 2019 presidential vote, said a poll should only be held once martial law ends. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago MP recalls online abuse as she urges women to continue entering politics

Rosie Wrighting spoke of her own experiences during a debate on International Women’s Day.

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4 d. ago ‘Watershed moment’: EU leaders close to agreeing €800bn defence plan

Show of unity over Ukraine may be hampered by Hungary’s Viktor Orbán but consensus has built on need for spendingEurope live – latest updatesEuropean leaders holding emergency talks in Brussels are expected to agree on a massive increase to defence spending amid a drive to shore up support for Ukraine after Donald Trump halted US military aid and intelligence sharing.Arriving at the summit, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was originally scheduled to join through a video link, said: “We are very thankful that we are not alone.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘It’s great we are not alone,’ says Volodymyr Zelenskyy as EU leaders hold defence summit – Europe live

Ukrainian president thanks European leaders as they gather to discuss €800bn plan to boost military capacitySee all our Ukraine war coverageNorwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been speaking in the country’s parliament in the last few minutes, announcing plans to “significantly” increase spending to help Ukraine defend itself.He warned that the country was facing “the most serious security situation since the second world war.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Europe can’t just hope for the best with Trump. Ukraine needs all the arms we can send | Frans Timmermans

Member states must stop squabbling over trivial matters – and a firmer stance against states that promote Putin’s and Trump’s agenda is needed tooFrans Timmermans is a former vice-president of the European CommissionAfter US vice-president JD Vance’s speech in Munich last month, most European leaders came to the conclusion that our world has fundamentally changed. The Pax Americana that long ensured peace, security and freedom in Europe is over. Anyone who still doubted this will hopefully now realise, after the disgraceful treatment Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy endured last Friday at the White House, that we can no longer rely on the Americans for our collective security.We must hope for the best, but hope is not a policy. We – the Netherlands, the EU, and all western countries standing with Ukraine – must prepare for the worst. The question is this: how do we keep Ukraine free and independent, and how do we protect our economy, our freedom and democracy, and our borders...

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4 d. ago ‘It’s great we are not alone’, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy as EU leaders gather for defence summit – Europe live

Ukrainian president thanks European leaders as they gather to discuss €800bn plan to boost military capacitySee all our Ukraine war coverageNorwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been speaking in the country’s parliament in the last few minutes, announcing plans to “significantly” increase spending to help Ukraine defend itself.He warned that the country was facing “the most serious security situation since the second world war.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Europe’s powerful tool against Russia? Seizing its frozen assets

If European leaders want to truly support Ukraine they must seize the moment by seizing $220bn in assetsIt is now clear that Donald Trump’s administration will betray Ukraine in its fight to resist Russian aggression. Trump himself is either a victim of disinformation or he is a willing participant in an effort to deceive Americans about the causes and consequences of the war.Trump’s lies include claiming that Ukraine is equally to blame for the war; that Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t “have the cards” to end the conflict on favourable terms; and that Ukraine could not have defended itself without US help. Yet the whole world knows that Russia launched an unprovoked invasion, and we all remember the initial weeks, when Ukrainians valiantly defended an 1,800-mile frontline against a supposedly superior army, long before deliveries of western artillery, armoured vehicles and air defence systems arrived. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih hotel kills two; EU leaders to gather for summit

Two killed and 28 injured in Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city; Ukrainian president to join EU leaders in Brussels, with shared nuclear deterrence on the agendaSee all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Political poll news site 538 to close amid larger shuttering across ABC and Disney

Disney is reportedly cutting staff across ABC News Group and its entertainment network as media layoffs continueThe popular political poll news and analysis website, 538, is being shut down as part of a broader shuttering effort across ABC News and Disney Entertainment, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday night.Disney is reportedly cutting 200 positions across ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Networks, including shutting down the data-driven 538. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump is turning the media into a mouthpiece of the regime | Lawrence Douglas

As the White House handpicks members of the press pool, questions for the president amount to fluffy valentinesYou know we’re in trouble when Fox News emerges as the great defender of freedom of the press. But such was the case when Jacqui Heinrich, a senior political correspondent at Fox, responded to the news that Trump’s White House would now handpick the reporters who get to cover the president in small settings, with the post: “This move does not give the power back to the people – it gives power to the White House.” Heinrich was specifically responding to press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Orwellian claim that letting Donald Trump choose who would cover him was designed to restore power “back to the American people”.The fruits of the new policy were richly on display during the sickening scene that unfolded in the Oval Office last week. If the president and JD Vance’s disgraceful treatment of Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn’t bad enough, there was the unprecedented role that the “pre...

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5 d. ago US and Kyiv officials to meet, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff says, after intelligence sharing with Ukraine curbed – Europe live

Andriy Yermak says he has discussed next steps with US national security adviser Mike Waltz after CIA move to force sides to negotiation tableRussia takes a positive view of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statement last night that he is willing to negotiate over the war, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, however, that it was not clear how this would work because Ukraine had a legal ban on negotiating with Russia, Reuters noted. Continue reading...

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