35 m. ago Ukraine ceasefire: All the unanswered questions as Trump’s peace plan with Putin falls short

A lengthy meeting was held between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin where they discussed the Ukraine conflict but the outcome fell short of the hope for a full ceasefire

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68 m. ago Vladimir Putin's sick response to Trump peace talks as he launches attack on Ukraine hospitals

The Kremlin claimed that they had got everything they wanted in the peace talk negotiations, earning more favour from the US President than his suppposed allies in Britain and the EU

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10 h. ago President Putin has outplayed President Trump – now it is not just Ukraine that is at stake

Editorial: The Washington and Moscow phone call represents a historic geopolitical shift in the world order – one that goes beyond any previous thawing of relations between the two countries. It is also a confirmation of Europe’s worst fears

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12 h. ago Putin agrees to halt strikes on Ukraine energy targets in high

Kremlin says Russian president has ordered his military to stop attacks on Ukraine’s for 30 days while naming additional conditions for a full truce

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14 h. ago Putin agrees to halt strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure as he calls on Trump to end military aid

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a call on Tuesday

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14 h. ago Putin agrees to pause strikes on Ukraine’s energy targets in Trump call amid ‘movement to peace’

The two leaders spoke for approximately 90 minutes on Monday

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14 h. ago Five bombshells from Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's Ukraine war peace talks phone call

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20 h. ago Keir Starmer urges Trump to put Ukraine in 'strongest possible position' for a 'just and lasting peace' ahead of US president's crunch call with Putin

Keir Starmer spoke to Donald Trump ahead of the conversation he is due to have with the Russian leader later.

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21 h. ago Inside Trump's strategy for Putin call as he demands Ukraine ceasefire deal with 'all options' on the table

President Donald Trump expressed confidence he'll get a peace deal when he speaks with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and he is determined to do whatever he has to do in order to get it.

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33 h. ago Inside Trump's strategy for Putin call as he demands Ukraine ceasefire deal with 'all options' on the table at any price

President Donald Trump expressed confidence he'll get a peace deal when he speaks with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and he is determined to do whatever he has to do in order to get it.

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34 h. ago White House says peace in Ukraine 'never been closer' ahead of crunch Putin

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters ‘we have never been closer to peace than we are in this moment’ before Donald Trump speaks to Vladimir Putin on Tuesday

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38 h. ago Russia uses chilling new 'decoy drone tactic' in deadly attack as Ukraine strikes back

Russia launches 'deadly decoy drones' in waves of unmanned Shahed strikes as Ukraine fights back with long-range attacks on Moscow infrastructure as war heats up hours before Trump-Putin peace talks

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39 h. ago Britain and allies have ‘more cards to play’ to help force Russia to negotiate

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he has yet to see signs that Vladimir Putin is serious about a peace deal.

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46 h. ago Russia accused of arson attacks on Ikea store; European leaders question whether Moscow wants Ukraine ceasefire – Europe live

Lithuania says Russia was behind arson of Vilnius Ikea store in 2024; EU foreign policy chief questions Putin’s motivesThe Lithuanian prosecutor general has said that Russian military intelligence was behind the arson of an Ikea store in Vilnius in 2024.In an update into its investigation (in Lithuanian), the authorities said the main suspect engaged with Russian military and security services and accepted payment for plans to attack shopping centres in Lithuania and Latvia to “intimidate the societies of both countries” in a bid to stop their support for Ukraine. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Donald Trump chilling claim Russia peace talks to involve 'dividing up Ukraine's land'

Donald Trump said he will speak to Russian president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as military chiefs prepare to discuss peacekeeping plans in London

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55 h. ago Trump administration briefing: US president to speak to Putin this week; Democrats train fire on Musk

Russian president ‘accepts the philosophy’ of US’s Ukraine ceasefire terms, says US envoy; Musk’s popularity falls – key US politics stories from Sunday at a glanceUS president Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that he expected the US president to speak with Vladimir Putin this week, adding that the Russian president “accepts the philosophy” of Trump’s ceasefire and peace terms.Witkoff told CNN that discussions with Putin over several hours last week were “positive” and “solution-based”. He declined to confirm when asked whether Putin’s demands included the surrender of Ukrainian forces in Kursk; international recognition of Ukrainian territory seized by Russia as Russian; limits on Ukraine’s ability to mobilise; a halt to western military aid; and a ban on foreign peacekeepers. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Trump to speak to Putin as Ukraine peacekeeping plans progress

Military chiefs will meet in London later in the week to discuss plans for a Western peacekeeping operation in Ukraine.

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60 h. ago Donald Trump to speak to Vladimir Putin as UK minister issues 'extraordinary escalation' warning

Wes Streeting suggested the prospect of a clash between Russian soldiers and British peacekeeping troops would be sufficient to deter Vladimir Putin from breaching a ceasefire

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65 h. ago Trump and Putin expected to speak this week about ceasefire terms, envoy says

Steve Witkoff says US discussions with Russian president ‘positive’ and ‘solution-based’ and leaders likely to speakDonald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that he expected the US president to speak with Vladimir Putin this week, saying that the Russian president “accepts the philosophy” of Trump’s ceasefire and peace terms.Witkoff told CNN that discussions with Putin over several hours last week were “positive” and “solution-based”. He declined to confirm when asked whether Putin’s demands included the surrender of Ukrainian forces in Kursk; international recognition of Ukrainian territory seized by Russia as Russian; limits on Ukraine’s ability to mobilize; a halt to western military aid; and a ban on foreign peacekeepers. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago 10,000 troops and minehunters to form part of PM's 'coalition of the willing' peacekeeping force in Ukraine

The Prime Minister held a virtual meeting with other world leaders on Saturday following which he announced proposals would move into an 'operational phase'.

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