2 h. ago 'Trump's lies make him as dangerous as the Nazis, we are living George Orwell's 1984'

In George Orwell's classic, the proles swallowed up all the newspeak ­propaganda from Big Brother, and Brian Reade fears too many people today are falling for the US president's blatant reality twisting

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9 h. ago Why The Independent will not be silent in the face of Trump’s assault on truth and democracy

Editorial: The US president is pedalling dangerous misinformation about Zelensky and Ukraine – now is the time to tell the truth and stand up to the bully in the White House

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13 h. ago Watch: White House briefing after Donald Trump calls Volodymyr Zelensky ‘dictator’

Watch as Karoline Leavitt delivered a White House press briefing on Thursday, 20 February, after Donald Trump accused Volodymyr Zelensky of being a “dictator.”

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13 h. ago Elon Musk attacks 'despised' Zelensky and claims Kyiv 'feeding off dead soldiers' as US

Musk accused Kyiv of being a ‘massive graft machine feeding off the dead bodies of Ukrainian soldiers’

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18 h. ago Musk suggests Zelensky runs 'fraud machine feeding off the dead bodies of soldiers' as Washington's war of words with Kyiv deepens

The tech billionaire's unfounded claim will deepen Washington's war of words with Kyiv after the White House revealed President Donald Trump was 'very frustrated' with Zelensky.

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24 h. ago White House reveals Trump's personal problem with Zelensky and issues furious demand of Ukrainian leader

President Donald Trump's 'frustration' with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is 'multifold,' the White House said on Thursday.

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26 h. ago Donald Trump polls WORSE than Zelensky in embarrassing blow after 'dictator' rant

New polls from the United States show Donald Trump's approval rating over his handling of Ukraine is just 40% - and that poll was conducted before his latest rants against Volodymyr Zelensky

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26 h. ago Watch live: White House briefing after Donald Trump calls Volodymyr Zelensky ‘dictator’

Watch live as Karoline Leavitt delivers a White House press briefing on Thursday, 20 February, after Donald Trump accused Volodymyr Zelensky of being a “dictator.”

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27 h. ago UK defence secretary compares Volodomyr Zelensky to Winston Churchill after Donald Trump 'dictator' dig

The spat between the US and Ukraine continues to escalate

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28 h. ago Watch: UK defence secretary John Healey holds press conference after Trump’s Zelensky row

Watch as UK defence secretary John Healey held a press conference on Thursday (20 February) following Donald Trump’s false claims labelling Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator”.

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28 h. ago Donald Trump aide tells Kyiv to ‘tone it down’ as tensions with Zelensky escalate

It comes as US envoy Keith Kellogg cancelled his press conference following a meeting with Mr Zelensky in Kyiv

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28 h. ago All those to speak out against Donald Trump as Mike Pence rallies against former boss

A few people have backed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky including Sir Keir Starmer and President Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence

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29 h. ago Healey compares Zelensky to Churchill with no wartime elections

John Healey said that he had seen Mr Zelensky’s ‘commitment to his country’.

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29 h. ago Nigel Farage finally admits Donald Trump was wrong to call president Zelensky a dictator

Mr Farage was the last leader of a major Westminster party to weigh in on the astonishing tirade by Trump, his close friend and ally, after the others did so last night.

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30 h. ago BREAKING: UK Defence Secretary breaks silence on Donald Trump's 'dictator' attack on Ukraine's Zelensky

We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story

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30 h. ago Watch live: UK defence secretary John Healey holds press conference after Trump’s Zelensky row

Watch live as UK defence secretary John Healey holds a press conference on Thursday (20 February) following Donald Trump’s false claims labelling Volodymy Zelensky a “dictator”.

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31 h. ago Donald Trump's arrogant speech tactic in Zelensky rant as he talks about himself like 'superhero'

Donald Trump's major pivot away from supporting Ukraine has raised eyebrows across Europe after the Republican president appeared to blame the country for being invaded by Russia

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32 h. ago Donald Trump's barbed attacks on Volodymyr Zelensky 'to boost' Ukrainian president's popularity

The US president has sparked outrage by blaming Ukraine for starting Putin’s war and branding Volodymyr Zelensky a ‘dictator’

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32 h. ago UK ambassador to the US gives awkward response to Trump’s attack on Zelensky

UK ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson appeared somewhat awkward when asked about Donald Trump’s false claims Volodymyr Zelensky is a “dictator”.

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32 h. ago 'Even Donald Trump's Republican sycophants can’t stomach his spineless Ukraine betrayal'

Prominent Republicans have called out their leader Donald Trump after he labelled Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky a 'dictator' yet again

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