42 m. ago Donald Trump says Ukraine peace deal will be 'soon or not at all' as he hails 'special' Keir Starmer, hints at trade deal, backs off tariffs and supports Chagos handover during White House love

At a joint press conference, Donald Trump gave a loose timeline for his efforts to negotiate with Vladimir Putin.

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4 h. ago Starmer meeting Trump for White House talks on Ukraine, trade and technology

The Prime Minister is prepared to commit British troops to a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine but is seeking US support.

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4 h. ago Donald Trump's Starmer guest house flies UK flag UPSIDE DOWN in embarrassing 'distress' gaffe

Keir Starmer's visit to the White House comes as the PM aims to convince Trump that peace in Ukraine will endure only if Kyiv and European leaders are at the table during negotiations

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4 h. ago Donald Trump makes embarrassing UK flag error as Keir Starmer visits US

During his visit, Keir Starmer aims to convince Donald Trump that peace in Ukraine will endure only if Kyiv and European leaders are at the table during negotiations with Moscow

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4 h. ago Trump urges Starmer to double defence spending as pair meet for crunch talks at White House

US president calls on UK and Europe to ‘address years of underfunding Nato defence capabilities’

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5 h. ago Starmer to urge Trump to provide US military cover for peace in Ukraine

UK prime minister to reassure Washington that Europe will bolster its own defences but push for US ‘backstop’

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5 h. ago Trump indicates he is ready to accept UK proposal for Chagos Islands deal

UK prime minister will use White House talks to urge US counterpart to provide military support in Ukraine peace deal

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5 h. ago Chilling prediction of Putin's 'Eurussian Empire' illustrates how Russia could spread war across Europe in five years

The startling forecast, based on data February 2025 data from Estonian and Danish intelligence, begins in 2025 with Russia receiving a favourable peace deal

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6 h. ago Starmer urged to challenge Trump on ‘US pressure’ over Andrew Tate travel ban

Tate and his brother Tristan have left Romania via private jet headed for Florida

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7 h. ago Boost for Starmer ahead of crunch Trump talks: US officials praise UK hiking defence spending to 2.5% of GDP and PM's offer of troops for any Ukraine peace deal

US officials praised the UK's commitment to hike spending on defence to 2.5 per cent of GDP, and the PM's offer of troops for any Ukraine peace deal.

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8 h. ago Vladimir Putin orders top spies to use 'all means' against Western leaders

Vladimir Putin is keen to thrash out a peace deal with Donald Trump that would end the war in Ukraine on incredibly favourable terms for Russia without having to give many concessions

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10 h. ago Trump says US won’t give Ukraine security guarantees ‘beyond very much’ ahead of Starmer meeting – UK politics live

Starmer said he wants Trump to agree that, in the event of a peace settlement in Ukraine, US will offer security guarantees that make it durableEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to London this Sunday to take part in an informal meeting on Ukraine and European security, the European Commission has just confirmed. Jakub Krupa has more on his Europe live blog.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, has confirmed that President Trump has the ability to veto the deal that the UK has negotiated transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Isands to Mauritius. Speaking on ITV’s Peston last night, Lammy said:If President Trump doesn’t like the deal, the deal will not go forward.The reason for that is because we have a shared military and intelligence interest with the United States, and of course they’ve got to be happy with the deal, or there is no deal. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago UK Minister Peter Kyle says what PM's number one priority will be in Donald Trump meeting

Science Secretary Peter Kyle has said that securing a security guarantee if a Ukraine peace deal is reached is the PM's number one priority - but Donald Trump has so far refused to commit

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17 h. ago Top Democrat says Trump may seek mineral deal with both Russia and Ukraine

Jeanne Shaheen discusses Trump’s demand that Kyiv grant US firms access to rare-earth reserves for helping end warDonald Trump may be pursuing a mineral rights deal with Vladimir Putin and Russia as well as with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine, a top Senate Democrat has warned, discussing the US president’s demand that Kyiv grant US firms access to 50% of its rare-earth reserves, as a price for helping end the war three years after Russia invaded.“I think anything that helps position Ukraine for any peace negotiations is a positive move,” said Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, the ranking Democrat on the Senate foreign relations and armed services committee, who recently visited Ukraine. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago BOB SEELY: The walk through Kyiv that showed me Putin will sabotage any peace deal in his bid to destroy Ukraine

BOB SEELY: On Tuesday night, as President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he had agreed a minerals deal with the US, I was walking back from supper in the Ukrainian capital.

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23 h. ago Starmer to warn Trump that peace in Ukraine needs US military cover

UK prime minister heads for Washington as president reiterates need for Europe to provide the security for Kyiv

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30 h. ago Donald Trump humiliated by Russia over peacekeeper deal ahead of new Ukraine talks

US President Donald Trump was today humiliated by Russia after Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rubbished a claim he made about Vladimir Putin and European peacekeepers in Ukraine earlier this week

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30 h. ago Martin Lewis challenges Ofgem boss: Would peace in Ukraine bring down energy costs?

Martin Lewis challenged the Ofgem CEO to confirm whether peace in Ukraine would bring down the cost of energy.

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45 h. ago Kremlin denies Donald Trump's claim it agreed to plans for British and international peacekeepers in Ukraine

Yesterday the Kremlin flatly denied there had been any change in Russia 's position, insisting such a scenario was a red line.

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51 h. ago Keir Starmer bows to Trump pressure and increases UK defence spending by slashing foreign aid

PM brands Russia a ‘menace in our waters’ and says UK must stand by Ukraine to achieve lasting peace to avoid threats to economic instability

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