22 h. ago How Ukraine's corrupt politicians are forcing Kyiv towards a Putin

Ukrainians are fearful that the Kremlin and the White House might use the $100 million embezzlement scandal as leverage to push Kyiv to make painful concessions in talks.

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28 h. ago Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall

The war against Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions People in Britain who think they are governed by fools should take a closer look at the Russian and US presidents. Vladimir Putin is systematically ruining his country. His war of choice in Ukraine is an economic, financial, geopolitical and human calamity for Russia that worsens by the day. For his own murky reasons, Donald Trump, another national menace, offered him a lifeline last week. Yet Putin spurned it. These two fools deserve each other.On the table in Moscow was a “peace” deal that, broadly speaking, rewarded Russia’s aggression by handing over large chunks of Ukrainian land, compromised Kyiv’s independence and weakened its defences against any future attack. The Trump deal, if forced through, would have split the US and Europe; ruptured Nato, perhaps fatally; reprieved Russia’s pariah economy; and probably toppled Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government.Simon Tis...

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1 week ago Putin makes chilling nuclear threat and warns Russia is ready to fight 'until the last Ukrainian dies'

Putin has made a nuclear threat after he warned that if Ukraine doesn't withdraw its troops under Donald Trump's proposed peace deal, Russia will have to achieve its objectives by force. 

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1 week ago Putin makes chilling nuclear threat and warns fighting will only stop when Ukraine's troops withdraw

Putin has made a nuclear threat after he warned that if Ukraine doesn't withdraw its troops under Donald Trump's proposed peace deal, Russia will have to achieve its objectives by force. 

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1 week ago Russian nationals among 4 people arrested in France over espionage probe

French authorities have arrested members of a pro-Russia group over alleged links to espionage-related activities

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2 w. ago Man wanted for alleged child rape in France arrested in Liverpool

Sujanth Ketheeswararasa, 30, who is wanted by French authorities after allegedly raping a young girl in France, has been arrested in the UK after an investigation traced him to Liverpool

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2 w. ago Trump's Ukraine deal stuns Europe as his unprecedented NATO pledge forces Kyiv into an impossible choice

Ukraine and Russia are about to enter their fourth year of ongoing conflict while Trump has pressed for a deal between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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2 w. ago MARK ALMOND: Why I fear a $100m corruption scandal involving a crony with a gold loo could force Zelensky to accept Trump's suicidal peace deal

On the home front, he is mired in an escalating corruption scandal involving some of his closest cronies.

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2 w. ago What a carved up Ukraine could look like if US and Russia peace deal is forced on Zelensky from surrendering Donbas to a drastically reduced military and Putin's language demands

A graphic shows how, if accepted, the 28-point plan would carve up the country's territory, surrendering the entirety of the mineral-rich eastern Donbas region to the Kremlin.

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2 w. ago French authorities investigate alleged Holocaust denial posts on Elon Musk’s Grok AI

X chatbot suggested gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were ‘designed for disinfection’ not mass executionsEurope live – latest updatesFrench public prosecutors are investigating allegations by government ministers and human rights groups that Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, made statements denying the Holocaust.The Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday night it was expanding an existing inquiry into Musk’s social media platform, X, to include the “Holocaust-denying comments”, which remained online for three days. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago French authorities look into Holocaust denial posts from Elon Musk’s Grok AI

X chatbot suggested gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were ‘designed for disinfection’ not mass executionsEurope live – latest updatesFrench public prosecutors are investigating allegations by government ministers and human rights groups that Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, made statements denying the Holocaust.The Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday night it was expanding an existing inquiry into Musk’s social media platform, X, to include the “Holocaust-denying comments”, which remained online for three days. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump's officials arrive in Ukraine in bid to force Zelensky into accepting peace deal "heavily tilted towards Russia" that will see them hand land to Putin and cut back their military'

The 28-point proposal, which would require Ukraine to cede the remainder of the Donbas region to Moscow and cut the size of its military by half, is likely to be viewed as surrender in Kyiv.

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2 w. ago Trump 'will force Zelensky into accepting peace deal with Russia that hands over land and slashes Ukraine's army'

The United States has signalled to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that he will be forced to accept a deal with Russia that would see Ukraine hand over land to Russia. 

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv to buy 100 Rafale warplanes, drones and air defence systems from France

Zelenskyy hails ‘a historic deal’; families of Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia on Monday sounded the alarm about their fate. What we know on day 1,364See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageUkraine on Monday signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes, drones, air defence systems and other key equipment from France over the next 10 years, as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s long-term security. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who signed the document with French president Emmanuel Macron, called it “a historic deal” at a joint news conference at the Elysée presidential palace. The letter is a preliminary commitment of Ukraine stating its interest in buying a series of French defence equipment.Several families of Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia on Monday sounded the alarm about their fate, saying all contact had been cut off, as they called for international support. During a rare news conference in Paris, Darina Repina, ...

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3 w. ago Major online marketplace Vinted under ban threat after 'predators' warning

Vinted is under fire after French authorities discovered users promoting pornographic content disguised as ordinary listings, with some redirecting buyers to X-rated sites like OnlyFans

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3 w. ago Proportion of small boat crossings prevented by French authorities FELL after Labour's 'one in, one out' deal came into force

New figures show 28.7 per cent of small boat migrants' attempts have been prevented by French police since agreement came into force in August, down from 38 per cent immediately beforehand.

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3 w. ago Four Benjamin Sesko replacements Man Utd could target after Ruben Amorim hints at January deal

Manchester United could enter the transfer market in January, with an injury to Benjamin Sesko forcing Ruben Amorim to sign a new striker to deal with absences in his squad

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