31 h. ago European leaders agree now ‘not the time’ to lift sanctions against Russia

Support for Ukraine continues with divided opinion on Franco-British plan for ‘reassurance force’ to help ceasefireEuropean leaders have affirmed their support for Ukraine at a Paris summit and agreed now was “not the time” to lift sanctions against Russia, but with splits remaining on Franco-British plans for a “reassurance force” to help guarantee an eventual ceasefire.France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, said on Thursday the meeting of more than two dozen heads of state and government had agreed unanimously that sanctions on Moscow should not be eased until “peace has clearly been established” in Ukraine. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Putin is 'playing games' on Ukraine peace, says Keir Starmer as PM urges Trump not to lift sanctions

Emmanuel Macron says a Franco-British team will travel to Ukraine to help Kyiv bolster its military

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43 h. ago Keir Starmer warns Vladimir Putin must 'play ball' ahead of crunch Paris summit

Prime Minister Keir Starmer travels to Paris today for a gathering of the 'coalition of the willing', a group of leaders prepared to help police a potential peace deal in Ukraine

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5 d. ago Russians 'promise' Trump Greenland, Canada and even Ireland if he helps them with Ukraine

Vladimir Solovyov then said, “We’ll have to take back our bases in Eastern Europe, we’ll have to go back to Berlin, we’ll have to teach the Baltics to love the Russian language again"

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9 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 Keir Starmer says allies will strengthen Ukraine in case Putin refuses ceasefire

But pressed on whether there was a “plan B” should Putin not come to his senses, the PM accepted the “coalition of the willing” must be prepared to help Ukraine into a strong position even if peace talks fall apart

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2 w. ago Elon Musk 'cuts' team trying to save kidnapped Ukrainian kids from Russia

Elon Musk's cuts to US government funding have halted the work of a Yale University team who have helped save hundreds of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, it has emerged

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2 w. ago Starmer says Putin cannot be allowed to ‘play games’ over Ukraine ceasefire

UK PM to host virtual meeting of ‘coalition of the willing’ nations who have agreed to help enforce peaceKeir Starmer has warned that Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed to “play games” with the possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine, as he prepared to present proposals for a peace deal to a coalition of about 25 world leaders.The UK prime minister will host a meeting on Saturday of the “coalition of the willing”, a group of nations that have agreed to help keep the peace in Ukraine. He will seek to pile pressure on the Russian president to “finally come to the table” and “stop the barbaric attacks on Ukraine” after Kyiv agreed this week to an immediate 30-day ceasefire. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Steve Witkoff has gone from spotting Trump cash at a deli to helping him navigate Ukraine and Gaza

Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Moscow for high-level talks

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2 w. ago Ukraine’s drone strike shows it is not helpless without US intelligence

Attack on Moscow as peace talks began was designed to reinforce Kyiv’s proposal for an air truce with RussiaUkraine’s decision to launch a drone attack into Russia as the next phase of peace negotiations involving delegations from Washington and Kyiv began is a clear demonstration that its military capacity has not yet been significantly dented by Donald Trump’s decision to withhold military intelligence last week.Russia’s defence ministry said Ukraine had attacked with 337 drones, 91 of which were aimed at Moscow and the surrounding region. Three people were reported to have been killed, all four of the Russian capital’s airports had to be closed, and local air defences were not entirely effective in repelling the assault. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BORIS JOHNSON: No one liked what happened in the White House

Donald Trump is a dealmaker and what he wants - very sensibly - is peace. His plan is one that I believe will help deliver the interests of Ukraine and of the US.

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3 w. ago EU leaders hail ‘historic’ decision to boost defence as Macron says Putin is a ‘revisionist imperialist’ – live

European Union chiefs outline plan to scale up Europe’s defence amid ‘clear and present danger’ from Russia as Zelenskyy plans to travel to RiyadhNorwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been speaking in the country’s parliament in the last few minutes, announcing plans to “significantly” increase spending to help Ukraine defend itself.He warned that the country was facing “the most serious security situation since the second world war.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Putin's 'reluctance to demobilise' could cause downfall and be rapid end to Ukraine war

A report by the Institute for the Study of War said Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin are worried that an end to the war in Ukraine could help plunge Russia into chaos

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3 w. ago Trump envoy says he plans to meet with Ukraine over peace ‘framework’ as Zelenskyy welcomes Europe’s plan to rearm – live

Trump envoy to travel to Saudi Arabia to meet Ukrainian delegation; Zelenskyy calls plans to rearm Europe ‘the right initiative’ and urges funds to Ukraine arms productionNorwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been speaking in the country’s parliament in the last few minutes, announcing plans to “significantly” increase spending to help Ukraine defend itself.He warned that the country was facing “the most serious security situation since the second world war.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Zelenskyy hoping for ‘meaningful meeting’ with US next week as he welcomes Europe’s plan to rearm – live

Ukraine’s president also appeared to back Emmanuel Macron’s proposed limited truce in air and sea as a first step towards a peace deal with RussiaNorwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been speaking in the country’s parliament in the last few minutes, announcing plans to “significantly” increase spending to help Ukraine defend itself.He warned that the country was facing “the most serious security situation since the second world war.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump’s US ‘destroying’ world order already questioned by Russia, says Ukrainian ambassador to UK – Europe live

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former Ukrainian commander-in-chief, says Russia is ‘trying to revise world order but US is finally destroying it’ at Chatham House conferenceSee all our Ukraine war coverageNorwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been speaking in the country’s parliament in the last few minutes, announcing plans to “significantly” increase spending to help Ukraine defend itself.He warned that the country was facing “the most serious security situation since the second world war.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘It’s great we are not alone,’ says Volodymyr Zelenskyy as EU leaders hold defence summit – Europe live

Ukrainian president thanks European leaders as they gather to discuss €800bn plan to boost military capacitySee all our Ukraine war coverageNorwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been speaking in the country’s parliament in the last few minutes, announcing plans to “significantly” increase spending to help Ukraine defend itself.He warned that the country was facing “the most serious security situation since the second world war.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK announces deal to send advanced attack drones to Ukraine to help fight Putin

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reiterated his support to Volodymyr Zelensky's Ukraine in recent days after US President Donald Trump withdrew all aid his country was sending to the nation in the wake of Putin's invasion

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3 w. ago Russian attack on Zelensky's hometown kills 8 as British volunteers lucky to survive

Eight dead in overnight Kremlin missile onslaught - as UK and US humanitarian helpers narrowly escape death in direct hit on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's targeted home town

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3 w. ago ‘It’s great we are not alone’, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy as EU leaders gather for defence summit – Europe live

Ukrainian president thanks European leaders as they gather to discuss €800bn plan to boost military capacitySee all our Ukraine war coverageNorwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been speaking in the country’s parliament in the last few minutes, announcing plans to “significantly” increase spending to help Ukraine defend itself.He warned that the country was facing “the most serious security situation since the second world war.” Continue reading...

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