4 h. ago New pics of Trump holding court in Oval Office branded ‘embarrassing’ as world leaders sit around his desk: ‘Like schoolchildren’

Some on social media noted that the set up, with Trump behind the Resolute Desk and his European counterparts on chairs opposite him, presented the president as hosting a bunch of ‘unruly schoolchildren’

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5 h. ago Vladimir Putin AGREES to Volodymyr Zelensky meeting, says Trump administration

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to meet face-to-face with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the Donald Trump administration

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5 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump and Zelenskyy: Ukraine deserves better than 'better than we feared' | Editorial

In Washington, European leaders helped steer the US president away from his embrace of Vladimir Putin’s talking points. But for how long?The verdict on Donald Trump’s meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders on Monday depends entirely upon the metric used. The great fear was that this might prove a disaster along the lines of the US president’s dressing down of the Ukrainian leader in February – a scenario so plausible that Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and other key European leaders dropped everything to dash to the White House themselves in support.Following his red carpet welcome for Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, Mr Trump reportedly backed the idea that Ukraine should hand over the Donbas to achieve a peace deal. Even if one were naive enough to think that the Kremlin would see that as an end to conflict, rather than a staging post for a later offensive, it would not be a “land swap” but a land grab that Ukraine – for go...

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5 h. ago Ben Jennings on the prospective meeting between Trump, Putin and Zelenskyy – cartoon

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7 h. ago There is no ‘Trump Doctrine’ in foreign policy. Just chaos | Sidney Blumenthal

The recent summit meeting in Alaska between Trump and Putin was nothing short of a theater of the absurdAll the elaborate efforts of the European allies to prevent Donald Trump from prostrating himself before Vladimir Putin came to naught at their summit meeting in Alaska. Flattering, coddling and petting the big baby appeared to have been in vain. Before the 15 August summit, the Europeans persuaded Trump to impose new sanctions if Putin would not agree to a ceasefire, which would serve as a prerequisite for any negotiations. But Trump willfully tossed policy like a stuffed animal out of the window of “the Beast,” the presidential car as he eagerly invited Putin to join him for a triumphant chariot ride.The Europeans scrambled once again, trying to get the addled Trump back on the page he was on before the summit. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sped to Washington to confer with Trump to try to pick up the pieces. At their last encounter, Trump jibed: “You don’t have any ...

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7 h. ago Trump rules out sending US ground troops to Ukraine and warns Putin of ‘rough situation’ if he does not move towards peace – live

US president says it’s possible Russian leader does not want to make dealVolodymyr Zelenskyy navigated Monday’s meeting more successfully than his Oval Office encounter in February, which ended abruptly when Donald Trump and JD Vance publicly upbraided him for not being grateful enough.In his opening remarks to the media on Monday, the Ukrainian president repeated his thanks at least eight times, the Associated Press reports.A meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin ... could it finally happen?The need for security guarantees agreed – but details unclearTrump believes he is very good at solving conflictsA potential boost for the US arms industry Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Sinister reason Vladimir Putin walked with one arm by his side when meeting Trump

The Russian leader was in Alaska to attend a peace talks summit with the US President, though discussions failed to provide any concrete results.

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9 h. ago ‘I hear I’m not doing well’: Trump hopes he can get into heaven and believes solving Ukraine war will get him there

US president suggested brokering peace between Russia and Ukraine would help him ‘get to heaven’

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10 h. ago Keir Starmer gives major update on Ukraine security plans after crunch Trump meeting

Keir Starmer co-chaired a meeting of the 'Coalition of the Willing' and vowed that European leaders would work with the US to draw up crucial plans to defend Ukraine is a peace deal is reached

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11 h. ago Russia pounds Ukraine with largest aerial bombardment in a month hours after Trump

Moscow launched more than 280 drones and missiles at central Ukraine in its latest attack

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12 h. ago Ukraine live updates: ‘Dynamics have accelerated,’ says Polish PM as coalition of the willing debrief takes place after White House meeting

European leaders meet virtually after talks at the White House where Trump said arrangements being made for meeting between Putin and ZelenskyyFull report: Trump arranging Zelenskyy-Putin meeting as European leaders push for US security guaranteesSketch: All smoke and no fire as Zelenskky emerges unbruised after Trump meetVolodymyr Zelenskyy navigated Monday’s meeting more successfully than his Oval Office encounter in February, which ended abruptly when Donald Trump and JD Vance publicly upbraided him for not being grateful enough.In his opening remarks to the media on Monday, the Ukrainian president repeated his thanks at least eight times, the Associated Press reports.A meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin ... could it finally happen?The need for security guarantees agreed – but details unclearTrump believes he is very good at solving conflictsA potential boost for the US arms industry Continue reading...

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12 h. ago The key takeaways from Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting

But despite a cordial atmosphere, no concrete steps towards a peace deal were implemented

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12 h. ago Jack White slams Trump’s ‘vulgar’ Oval Office transformation after Zelensky meeting

Former White Stripes frontman said the historic room now resembled ‘a vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy, professional wrestler’s dressing room’

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13 h. ago Starmer returns to Scotland after family holiday interrupted by Ukraine talks

The Prime Minister flew to Washington DC from Glasgow for the meeting held by US President Donald Trump.

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14 h. ago Security promises, a suit jacket and no shouting: The key takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelensky

The meeting between the two leaders was more cordial than the shouting match that erupted in February

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15 h. ago NATO scrambles war planes as Putin unleashes hell on Ukraine despite peace promise

Vladimir Putin unleashed more missile strikes on Ukraine overnight after European leaders joined Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump for a meeting at the White House yesterday

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15 h. ago Starmer hails ‘breakthrough’ on security guarantees after Ukraine talks

US President Donald Trump described the talks as ‘very good’ and said a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin would be arranged.

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16 h. ago Starmer hails ‘real progress’ on Ukraine after European leaders gather at White House

Sir Keir Starmer praised the White House meeting with eight European leaders, including Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, and Donald Trump as a possibly “historic step” towards ending Vladimir Putin’s war

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17 h. ago Four key takeaways from Trump’s White House summit on Ukraine

The US president has hosted European leaders at short notice amid intense political efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Here are four key points to what was achievedUkraine war: live updatesFull report: Trump arranging Zelenskyy-Putin meeting as European leaders push for US security guaranteesDonald Trump has hosted leaders from across Europe as part of a flurry of diplomacy to find a path to peace in Ukraine. Coming just days after a disappointing summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the pressure was on to make headway in a years-long conflict that the US president once said he could solve in 24 hours.Below are some key points arising from the US president’s range of bilateral and multilateral talks with the leaders of Ukraine, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and Nato. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Ukraine live updates: Trump and European leaders press Putin to agree to Zelenskyy meeting

US president says arrangements being made for bilateral meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy and that US will help guarantee Ukraine’s security if a deal is reachedFull report: Trump arranging Zelenskyy-Putin meeting as European leaders push for US security guaranteesSketch: All smoke and no fire as Zelenskky emerges unbruised after Trump meetBritish prime minister Keir Starmer has described the talks at the White House as “good and constructive” and said they produced “real progress”.Speaking after the summit, Starmer said: “There was a real sense of unity between the European leaders that were there and President Trump and President Zelenskyy.”The other material outcome was the agreement that there will now be a bilateral agreement between President Putin and President Zelenskyy, that was after a phone call between President Trump and President Putin during the course of this afternoon, followed by a trilateral that will add in Trump.That is a recognition of the principle that on s...

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