5 h. ago Russia launches deadly kamikaze drone strike as vital peace talks fall flat

Peace talks have failed so far between Ukraine and Russia as the Kremlin insists on taking the Donbas region - even though US envoy Witkoff claims deal is close and further talks coming

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12 h. ago Zelensky reveals US security deal for Ukraine is ‘100% ready to be signed’ as Kremlin gives update on peace talks

AN AMERICAN plan to guarantee Ukraine's security is "100 per cent" ready to be signed in a major step to end Putin's bloody war. President Zelensky is waiting for a time and a place to sign the US documents, which will then be sent for ratification to the US Congress and the Ukrainian Parliament. "For...

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34 h. ago Putin condemned for 'barbaric' attacks on Ukraine as peace talks end

More than 3,200 buildings in Kyiv remain without heating in bitingly cold temperatures of -10 degrees Celsius (14 F). The huge aerial bombardment came as the first three-way peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US ended with no breakthrough

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38 h. ago Russia, Ukraine & US peace talks end ‘with no breakthrough’ as war rages on but officials could meet again ‘next week’

TALKS between Russia, Ukraine and the United States ended without an immediate breakthrough as Vladimir Putin unleashed a fresh wave of strikes on Kyiv. Representatives gathered in Abu Dhabi for peace negotiations, with American officials hinting that a summit between the two leaders could now be on the cards after discussions went “better than expected”....

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51 h. ago Putin ‘not ready for peace’ as tyrant launches ‘barbaric’ attack on Ukraine while Abu Dhabi peace talks continue

VLADIMIR Putin is showing no interest in ending his bloody invasion of Ukraine - as the Russian tyrant launched "barbaric" attacks during historic peace talks in Abu Dhabi. Despite Volodymyr Zelensky saying trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US had been "constructive", Moscow killed at least one person and left millions without power after...

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61 h. ago Russia launches ‘brutal’ attack on Ukraine as peace talks continue

Kyiv says Moscow used 396 drones and missiles in ‘another night of Russian terror’ on second day of talks in UAEEurope live – latest updates Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack targeting Ukraine’s two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv, early on Saturday, as US, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in the United Arab Emirates for the second day of tripartite peace talks.“Peace efforts? Trilateral meeting in the UAE? Diplomacy? For Ukrainians, this was another night of Russian terror,” Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andriy Sybiha, said after the latest Russian assault on critical infrastructure. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Putin blasts Ukraine with massive strikes on Kyiv as US, Russia and Ukraine delegates meet in UAE for peace talks

Overnight, Putin staged a series of ferocious new strikes to cripple power and heating supplies in Kyiv amid the blistering winter cold. The attacks left at least one person dead and 23 wounded.

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64 h. ago Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 1 and wound 18 ahead of second day of peace talks

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed one person and wounded 18 overnight, as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States were set to met in Abu Dhabi for a second day of talks aimed at ending Moscow’s nearly four-year invasion

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2 d. ago Trump plots oil blockade as he warns Cuba to ‘make a deal before it’s too late’

DONALD Trump's team is plotting a crushing oil blockade to bring communist Cuba to its knees and force a regime change. The White House is weighing up a hardline plan to choke off all oil deliveries to the island. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has backed the move, but final approval has not yet been...

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3 d. ago Vladimir Putin makes ridiculous demand to Donald Trump in Ukraine peace deal talks

Talks in Abu Dhabi started on Friday and are due to continue over two days "as part of ongoing efforts to promote dialogue and identify political solutions to the crisis"

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3 d. ago Russia, Ukraine and the US are holding peace talks in Abu Dhabi. They're coming at a key moment

Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. envoys are meeting in the United Arab Emirates, the first known instance that officials from the Trump administration have sat down with both countries as part of Washington’s push to end Moscow’s nearly 4-year-old invasion

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3 d. ago Who are the key players in peace talks between Washington, Ukraine and Russia?

The historic discussions come after weeks of stalled talks as European leaders call for urgent action

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3 d. ago WW3 fears grow as Royal Navy intercepts Russian ships in English Channel

As peace talks begin between Ukraine and Russia with the US, the Royal Navy has intercepted Russian ships in the English channel during an operation with NATO allies

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3 d. ago Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff 'talk into the early hours with Putin' in 'useful' Ukraine peace meeting ahead of further talks in UAE today

The discussions stretched into the early hours of Friday before the American delegation prepared to fly on to Abu Dhabi.

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3 d. ago Kremlin urged to 'strike UK first' and plunge Big Ben underwater with 'Poseidon' nuke

As talks of 'peace' are expected to be discussed over Ukraine between the US and Russia, Putin's propagandists have urged the Kremlin to attack the UK with nuclear missiles

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3 d. ago Russia joins landmark trilateral Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi as Zelensky says: 'It's all about the land'

First trilateral talks on Ukraine war follow late-night meeting between Vladimir Putin and three US envoys in Moscow

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3 d. ago Zelensky rages at 'fragmented' Europe's dithering in the face of Putin's aggression ahead of today's peace deal talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US

The Ukranian president accused the continent of being 'lost' as its 'kaleidoscope of small and middle powers' failed to stand up to bullying

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4 d. ago Trump to meet Zelensky today for crunch talks – as US envoy says Ukraine and Russia are just ‘ONE issue’ away from peace

NEGOTIATIONS to end Russia's war in Ukraine - Europe's deadliest since World War II - are down to a single issue, US special envoy Steve Witkoff has revealed. Joined by Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, Witkoff, will arrive in Moscow at 7-8pm local time (4-5pm UK time) for talks with Vladimir Putin on the possible...

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4 d. ago UK will not be joining Trump’s ‘board of peace’ for now, citing Putin’s invitation, Yvette Cooper says – UK politics live

‘We do also have concerns about President Putin being part of something which is talking about peace,’ the foreign secretary saidGood morning. In his Guardian article published on Tuesday, Gordon Brown, the former PM, said:Years from now the history books will tell us that [Donald] Trump could have declared a quick victory in negotiations over Greenland – accepting the Danish offer of virtually unlimited military bases and access to Greenland’s 25 critical minerals.There’s a huge amount of work to do. We won’t be one of the signatories today, because this is about a legal treaty that raises much broader issues, and we do also have concerns about President Putin being part of something which is talking about peace, when we have still not seen any signs from Putin that there will be a commitment to peace in Ukraine.And to be honest, that is also what we should be talking about. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Abandon your foolish Greenland fantasies, Mr President, and remember Ukraine

Editorial: If the president has truly finished indulging his thoughts of invading the Danish territory, perhaps he can now concentrate on ending the real and terrible conflict he has promised to settle for so long

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