15 h. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene’s partner Brian Glenn confronted over Zelensky Trump clash ‘set

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s partner Brian Glenn has been confronted over rumours of a “set-up” concerning Donald Trump’s and JD Vance’s clash with Volodymyr Zelensky.

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18 h. ago How JD Vance is displaying ‘primitive, savage and evil impulses’ that Freud warned about

Europe’s response to Donald Trump and JD Vance’s attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the suspension of US military support needs to be grounded in ethics and morality

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21 h. ago Poll shows Britons’ fury with Trump’s state visit as petition demands invitation be axed

Pressure builds on Keir Starmer to axe Donald Trump’s state visit after White House clash with Voldymyr Zelensky

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24 h. ago Almost half of Britons want Trump’s state visit cancelled, poll shows

Pressure builds on Sir Keir Starmer to axe Donald Trump’s state visit after White House clash with Voldymyr Zelensky

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26 h. ago Playing the victim: how Trump’s clash with Zelenskyy paved the way for the suspension of military aid | Lilie Chouliaraki

Who is really suffering from this conflict? We are, said the US president, in a move straight from the populist playbookDuring a dramatic Oval Office meeting last Friday, US president Donald Trump confronted Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a move that upended the long-established narrative of Russia as the aggressor and Ukraine as the victim.In the conversation, which quickly escalated into a tense exchange, Trump accused Zelenskyy of prolonging the war with Russia by refusing to engage in peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin. His rhetoric suggested that Ukraine, not Russia, was responsible for escalating the conflict and that the US had unfairly borne the burden of Ukraine’s resistance. Trump constructed a new hierarchy of suffering, one in which the US emerged as the primary victim, Ukraine as the source of its burdens and Russia as innocent of blame.Lilie Chouliaraki is professor of media and communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and...

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29 h. ago Trump turns Congress speech into a sordid campaign rally, igniting a Democrat fightback

In a long and menacing - but also boring – speech to Congress, Trump mocked his opponents. Across the aisle the resistance was stirringWell, at least he didn’t give a Nazi salute, declare war on Canada or pull the plug on Nato. You never know these days. But this was the night that Donald Trump finally turned the once reverential occasion of a speech to Congress into just another sordid campaign rally.Deigning to address the branch of government he has so comprehensively sidelined in his first six weeks in office, Trump went off script and went long (a record 100 minutes). He lied, he weaved, demonised immigrants, he sold his economy as the greatest ever, he played the victim, he praised Elon Musk, he lambasted Joe Biden, he repeated himself and he lied some more. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Ukraine could be left defenceless against Putin’s aerial drone attacks within days

Multiple sources told The Independent that supplies of US Patriot missiles could run out within days. Within hours, Volodymyr Zelensky had voiced regret for his clash with Donald Trump at the White House

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44 h. ago Zelenskyy expresses ‘regret’ over White House clash with Trump and commits to mineral deal

World jolted by Trump policy shift on Ukraine and import charges

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50 h. ago Ukraine reacts with defiance and anger to Trump withdrawal of military aid

White House’s latest punitive move against Kyiv will lead to ‘joy in Moscow’, Ukrainian commentators sayUkraine has reacted with defiance and anger to Donald Trump’s suspension of all US military aid, saying the decision amounted to betrayal by an ally and would help Russia to bomb and kill more civilians.Deliveries of ammunition and vehicles have ceased, including shipments agreed to when Joe Biden was president. Ukrainians said the biggest impact was likely to be on Ukraine’s ability to defend itself from Russian air attacks, which have escalated in recent weeks. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago JD Vance doubles down on Zelensky criticism following Trump Oval Office clash

JD Vance doubled down on his criticism of Volodymyr Zelensky following his and Donald Trump’s clash with the Ukrainian president in the Oval Office last week.

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54 h. ago How reliant is Ukraine on US weapons as Trump pauses all military aid after Zelensky clash?

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky maintains that US support is vital to protecting his country against ongoing Russian aggression

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57 h. ago Trump administration briefing: Vance defends US position on Ukraine; tariffs hit Canada, Mexico and China

China and Canada retaliate after tariffs come into effect – key US politics stories from Monday at a glanceDonald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, last week, according to US media reports.Vance told Fox News in an interview recorded before the announcement on Monday that giving Washington an economic interest in the future of Ukraine will serve as a security guarantee for the country that Russia invaded in February 2022. “If you want real security guarantees, if you want to actually ensure that Vladimir Putin does not invade Ukraine again, the very best security guarantee is to give Americans economic upside in the future of Ukraine,” Vance said in the interview. “That is a way better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years,” he added. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Trump halts all military aid to Ukraine after White House clash with Zelensky

Move comes after White House meeting turned into shouting match

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61 h. ago Trump to hold meeting on Ukraine as cutting off Zelenskyy's aid 'on the table'

Donald Trump is set to meet key officials regarding the next steps in the Ukraine Crisis, including a potential suspension of US military aid to the country and an easing of Russian sanctions

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67 h. ago Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky timeline: presidents clash in Oval Office

US-Ukraine relations appear bleak after diplomatic disaster inside White House

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67 h. ago Trump 'deliberately escalated' furious White House clash with Zelensky, Germany's chancellor

'According to my assessment, this was not a spontaneous reaction to what Zelensky was saying but clearly a deliberate escalation,' Merz told reporters

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68 h. ago Scots soldiers heading to Ukraine as part of peacekeeping force is 'very possible', says Labour minister

The future of Ukraine has become a major talking point following last week's White House clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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3 d. ago Farage accused of ‘licking Trump’s boots’ after calling Zelensky ‘rude’ over White House clash

The Reform UK leader blamed the Ukrainian president for having ‘played it very badly’, as well as accusing Mr Zelensky of ‘bowling in and showing no respect’

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3 d. ago King Charles' 'tightrope' with Donald Trump after 'powerful' Zelensky meeting

King Charles welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky to his Sandringham estate - just days after the Ukrainian president was involved in a fiery public clash with US President Donald Trump, who also has had an unprecedented invitation from the monarch

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3 d. ago Zelensky should give in to Trump and commit to ceasefire before Putin, says Mandelson in clash with No 10

The UK’s envoy in Washington said Ukraine must sign Donald Trump’s minerals deal and declare a ceasefire in its war against Russia

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