8 h. ago Russia, Ukraine and Europe are all trying to manipulate Trump

Kyiv and its western allies will attempt to turn the near disaster of Anchorage into a success

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9 h. ago Warm handshakes and an invitation to Moscow: The key takeaways from Putin and Trump’s summit in Alaska

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meeting Trump in Washington next week after the Alaska summit ended without a deal

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29 h. ago Trump confirms plans for ‘economically severe’ sanctions for Russia over Ukraine as he goes to meet Putin – Europe live

US president says Russia needs to show willingness to seriously talk about the end of the war in Ukraine, as he travels to meeting in Anchorage, AlaskaAsked if his conversation with Trump will cover territorial issues, Trump says:“They’ll be discussed, but I’ve got to let Ukraine make that decision, and I think they’ll make a proper decision, but I’m not here to negotiate for Ukraine. I’m here to get them at a table. “I noticed he’s bringing a lot of business people from Russia, and that’s good.I like that because they want to do business, but they’re not doing business until we get the war stopped.” Continue reading...

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29 h. ago ‘Three weeks ago, this town was thriving’: Ukrainians flee the front line in Putin’s frantic land grab

Putin’s aggression on the Ukrainian front line has stepped up in the recent weeks, leaving locals with little choice but to flee west. Harry Stourton reports from the eastern town of Dobropillia

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31 h. ago Ukraine strikes ship ‘carrying ammunition from Iran’ at Russian port on day of Trump

Kyiv says it struck the Syzran oil refinery and Caspian Sea port of Olya in separate attacks

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31 h. ago ‘Three weeks ago, this town was thriving’: Ukrainians flee the frontline in Putin’s frantic land grab

Putin’s aggression on the Ukrainian frontline has stepped up in the recent weeks, leaving locals with little choice but to flee west. Harry Stourton reports from the eastern town of Dobropillia

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34 h. ago How Team Trump’s terrifying weaknesses play into Putin’s hands at the Alaska summit

Trump is flying to Anchorage for his meeting with Putin with a team which has no grasp on facts, or truth, and therefore no grasp on reality either, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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48 h. ago This is a moment for European leaders to decide what they want

Editorial: When Putin declares victory, as now looks likely, the question of how willing the ‘coalition of the willing’ will be in its continued defence of Ukraine is a crucial one that few seem ready to answer – and one on which Keir Starmer must continue to take a lead

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55 h. ago Donbas: Why Russia is desperate to capture eastern Ukraine’s industrial heartland

Fully giving up Donbas could have ‘catastrophic consequences’, according to experts

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56 h. ago ‘I have been fighting with Ukrainian soldiers for two years. Trump and Putin can’t bring peace overnight’

Drew Scott, a former British soldier, joined Ukraine’s International Legion in 2023 and has fought in some of the war’s most vicious battles. As the US and Russian leaders prepare to meet in Alaska, he tells Askold Krushelnycky the mood on the frontline is one of weary resignation to more conflict

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56 h. ago Lithuania to teach school children how to use drones to counter Russian threat

Around 7,000 children are to be taught drone skills by 2028, Lithuania’s defence minister said

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3 d. ago Ukraine believes Putin has just ‘one card left to play’ in ceasefire talks – and it gives Kyiv the upper hand

Exclusive: Ukraine and its allies believe European support and the threat of further sanctions give Kyiv the edge over Moscow – they just hope they have done enough to convince Donald Trump, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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3 d. ago Zelensky tells Trump that Putin is ‘bluffing’ and does not want peace ahead of crunch Ukraine summit

It has been reported that the US and Russia have discussed the Israeli occupation of Palestine as a model for a future agreement with Ukraine

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3 d. ago Ukraine believes Putin has just ‘one card left to play’ in ceasefire talks – and it gives Kyiv an upper hand

Exclusive: Ukraine’s presidency thinks European support and further sanctions on Russia give it the edge over Putin - they just need to convince Donald Trump, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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3 d. ago Trump has suggested Ukraine swap land with Russia – but that’s illegal

The president says a land swap would be ‘to the betterment of both’ sides

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4 d. ago Trump’s Alaskan summit with Putin is high stakes – why is it not just a sideshow?

World affairs editor Sam Kiley looks at the art of the deal versus the art of the steal, ahead of what could be a pivotal meeting on the Ukraine war

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4 d. ago ‘Manipulative’ Putin vs ‘emotional’ Trump: what past summits reveal about Alaska meeting

Russian leader’s technique is to lie and play for time, warns former French president François Hollande

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4 d. ago Increasing the danger: Journalist killing in Gaza sends a chilling message

The targeted killing of an Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza over the weekend was a notable moment even for a war that has been remarkably blood-soaked for journalists

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5 d. ago Europe must show Putin it’s serious about peace in Ukraine – and prepare for war

Politicians in the UK and Europe know the threat from Russia is real, but the public still don’t quite get the danger they are in, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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5 d. ago Europe tells Trump Russia must understand Ukraine will not give up territory as leaders voice concern over possible deal with Putin

Raising concerns over a deal with Putin , they have also insisted that Ukraine must be involved in any peace talks.

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