16 h. ago David Lammy responds on whether Israel has crossed a 'monstrous red line' in Gaza

Tory former minister Kit Malthouse called on Foreign Secretary David Lammy to accept Israel has 'crossed a monstrous red line' as he highlighted the plight of children in Gaza

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16 h. ago Lammy calls for Putin to accept unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine

Military leaders from Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘coalition of the willing’ were discussing a peacekeeping force to protect any deal to end the war.

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36 h. ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to implement limited energy and infrastructure ceasefire after ‘positive’ and ‘frank’ Trump call – live

Zelenskyy said he accepted US proposal of unconditional ceasefire on frontline in ‘substantive’ conversation with TrumpOpening the press conference, Finland’s Stubb says Europe faces “one of those moments of choices between two different worlds: Yalta or Helsinki; in other words, spheres of influence or equal rights and duties for all states.”He stresses that Ukraine has “an undeniable right to defend itself on its own and supported by its partner,” a right that “cannot be restricted in any way,” dismissing Russian demands to halt help for Kyiv.The principles of international law and the European security order have not changed, and there is no need to start changing them.Independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. These are the principles of the UN Charter and the Helsinki charter. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Keir Starmer vows 'unwavering support' for Ukraine as UK signals weapons and intelligence support WON'T stop despite Putin's demands in two

At PMQs, Keir Starmer made clear the UK would stand alongside Kyiv after Moscow refused to sign up to an unconditional ceasefire.

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45 h. ago Keir Starmer holds crisis call with Zelensky after Trump hails 'great' two

Keir Starmer took stock with Zelensky after Moscow only agreed to work towards a limited ceasefire - rather than the unconditional ceasefire the US wanted.

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6 d. ago G7 allies united in calling for Ukraine ceasefire with no conditions – Lammy

Speaking after a meeting with counterparts in Canada, the Foreign Secretary said a ‘detailed statement’ would outline a joint position on the crisis.

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6 d. ago Zelensky attacks Putin's 'manipulative' statement on Ukraine ceasefire plan as Trump urges Russia to 'do the right thing'

Ukraine’s leader says Russia's president is preparing a rejection of the ceasefire proposal.

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7 d. ago Trump calls on Russia to do ‘right thing’ after Putin agrees on need for ceasefire but has 'serious questions' on US proposals

Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky rejects Putin’s statement claiming Russian leader preparing a rejection of the ceasefire proposal

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7 d. ago Putin agrees fighting must end in Ukraine but has ‘serious questions’ about ceasefire plan

The Russian president boasted that his forces are ‘on the offensive in all areas’

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7 d. ago Putin says Russia 'agrees' to proposals for ceasefire in Ukraine if ‘long

The Russian president boasted that his forces are ‘on the offensive in all areas’

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7 d. ago We can’t know if Vladimir Putin will accept a ceasefire in Ukraine. But this is what he’ll be thinking | Orysia Lutsevych

Key factors will drive the Kremlin’s decision. Can Russia fight on and for what? Or is there more benefit in allying with Donald Trump?At this stage of the crisis, it is important to be clear-sighted. The US-Ukraine meeting in Jeddah was a damage-control operation. Both parties reset relations that had been damaged, largely by Washington’s impatience. The US reversed its previous decisions in exchange for something Ukraine was ready to provide anyway: privileged access to Ukraine’s natural resource wealth and a willingness to start a peace process.It is encouraging to see renewed US-Ukraine dialogue to end the war. As Churchill said, the only thing worse than fighting with allies is fighting without them. The public mugging in the Oval Office, calling Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator and the pause in military and intelligence support were hard to fathom. Ukrainians wondered why President Trump was putting the blame and the pressure on the victim, and protecting the aggressor. Trump’s ...

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8 d. ago Donald Trump threatens to 'devastate' Russian economy if Vladimir Putin refuses to accept a ceasefire

'Stop the shooting and start talking,' US tells Russian President as his forces renew their attacks on Ukraine after Kyiv signs up to 30-day ceasefire plan

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8 d. ago Trump threatens Putin with 'devastating' punishment if he doesn't accept Ukraine ceasefire deal

President Donald Trump has threatened 'devastating' consequences for Russia if Vladimir Putin does not agree to a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine.

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8 d. ago Putin launches drone strikes on Kyiv hours after Trump challenged him to 'tango' and agree Ukraine ceasefire as pressure mounts on Kremlin to back down

The massive missile and drone attacks cast doubt on Vladimir Putin's willingness to accept Donald Trump's demands for peace in the three year war.

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8 d. ago So much for peace: Putin launches brutal strikes across Ukraine just hours after Kyiv signalled it was ready for ceasefire following successful US

The massive missile and drone attacks cast doubt on Vladimir Putin's willingness to accept Donald Trump's demands for peace in the three year war.

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3 w. ago Starmer must take baton from Macron in effort to sway Trump on Ukraine

UK and France need to convince US to align with them over Ukraine, while at the UN Trump openly sides with RussiaKeir Starmer, when he visits the White House on Thursday, will have to pick up the many loose threads left by another chaotic day of diplomacy in the US in which America voted with Russia at the UN to protect Vladimir Putin from criticism over the invasion of Ukraine, and then saw Trump make assurances that Putin was happy for European forces to enter Ukraine – only to be contradicted by Moscow hours later.Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has been working in lockstep with the UK in a way the two countries have failed to since Brexit, and the aim was for the two leaders of Europe’s major military powers to use their visits this week to operate as a pincer movement pressing Trump to question Putin’s trustworthiness and more broadly to accept that America’s future still lay as a partner with Europe. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Macron warns against ‘surrender’ in Ukraine as Trump claims Putin will accept peacekeeper deal

Macron and Trump disagree over aid and securing a lasting peace after US president says Russian counterpart has ‘no problem’ with European forces in UkraineEmmanuel Macron, the French president, has warned Donald Trump against a “surrender” of Ukraine as the US president said Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin “wants to make a deal” that could include European peacekeepers.The transatlantic rift over the war was apparent on Monday as Trump and Macron – the first European leader to visit the White House since Trump regained power – disagreed over aid and efforts to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump says Putin will accept EU peacekeeping troops in Ukraine as he meets Macron

Sir Keir Starmer has said he would be willing to put British troops on the ground as part of security guarantees

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3 w. ago Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine, Trump suggests

Sir Keir Starmer has previously said that he would be willing to put British troops on the ground as part of security guarantees.

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3 w. ago Trump says Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine and twar could end ‘within weeks’ – live

US president says Zelenskyy may come to Washington to sign mineral deal this week or next; Russia open for economic cooperation with US, Putin envoy saysThe EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas earlier said that she would be travelling to the US tomorrow to meet with US secretary of state Marco Rubio, adding that what she called the “Russian narrative” is “strongly represented” in comments being made by the second Donald Trump administration.She told reporters “I think it’s good that we have as many interactions with the new administration in US as possible. I’m also travelling tomorrow to the US to meet Marco Rubio and others there to discuss these issues, because it’s extremely important.” Continue reading...

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