22 h. ago Leaked US messages 'music to Putin's ears' as Trump team's 'devastating' hatred of Europe exposed

US Vice President JD Vance blasted European allies as "pathetic", claiming that they were "free-loading" off the US in another win for tyrant Vladimir Putin

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31 h. ago Donald Trump's top team rips into America's European allies as bombshell messages exposed

Donald Trump's top national security officials texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat - but they were unaware a journalist was in the group

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5 d. ago Could Heathrow fire be a Russian sabotage attack? Substation blaze fits the pattern of Putin's disruption campaign in Europe and exposes 'vulnerability' in UK infrastructure

Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago.

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5 d. ago EU ready to impose more sanctions on Russia after summit talks

Show of unity marred by Viktor Orbán refusing to back declaration of support for UkraineEU leaders – apart from Hungary’s Viktor Orbán – say they are ready to increase pressure on Russia through further sanctions, as summit talks exposed a geographical divide on rearming Europe.Meeting in Brussels, the bloc agreed it was ready to levy further sanctions on Russia and strengthen existing measures after talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who joined by video link. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump and Zelenskyy share ‘frank’ but ‘very good’ call as Ukraine accepts partial ceasefire

Ukraine’s president says his country is ready to implement pause in strikes on energy and infrastructureEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a “very good telephone call” on Wednesday, according to Trump, in the first conversation between the US president and his Ukrainian counterpart since their disastrous showdown in the White House three weeks ago.Zelenskyy described the call as “positive, very substantive and frank”, and said he had signed up to a partial ceasefire that Trump agreed with Vladimir Putin a day earlier. The White House said Trump had promised to help with a Ukrainian request to source more air defence batteries for Kyiv. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Europe's military personnel shortfalls exposed as Trump warns US security priorities lie elsewhere

The Trump administration’s warning last month that Europe must now take care of security in its own backyard raises troubling questions

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3 w. ago Europeans rally around Zelenskyy but will struggle to formulate a plan to defend Ukraine

The showdown in the Oval Office has exposed the huge rift between the US and Europe

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