19 h. ago Hurry, hurry, hurry! It’s Trump’s great Ukraine giveaway. Bargains galore, if your name is Vladimir Putin | Marina Hyde

The Art of the Deal, the Art of War: I doubt the US president has read or understood either. If Zelenskyy is a worried man, who can blame him?Good to have it confirmed that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will be talking about Ukraine behind its back on Friday in Alaska, as the US president rambled through a press conference on Monday in which he explained that Putin “wasn’t going to mess with me” and that Ukraine was going to have to accept new borders. And listen – you’ll agree that territorial pronouncements mean so much more coming from a guy whose staff once shamelessly redrew a hurricane impact map to stop him looking stoopid. It’s a true honour for the Ukrainians to see their country effectively carved up by someone who would prefer to post-rationalise any old crap with a Sharpie than admit he doesn’t have the first clue about it and cares even less.Leave it to the tasteful visionary behind the Gaza Riviera to categorise what he’s doing as trying to get back some of Ukraine’s...

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19 h. ago Land swaps with Russia are not only unpopular in Ukraine. They're also illegal

A peace deal that requires Kyiv to accept swapping Ukrainian territory with Russia would not only be deeply unpopular

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22 h. ago Keir Starmer to speak with Donald Trump after US President warns Ukraine must do a 'land swap' with Russia's Vladimir Putin... but he'll try to recover 'oceanfront property'

The Prime Minister is set to join other European leaders for a videoconference with Mr Trump and US Vice-President JD Vance on Wednesday.

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31 h. ago Zelensky signals Ukraine may give land to Russia in surprise peace move

Volodymyr Zelensky's government has told European leaders it could agree to halt fighting and give up territory that is already held by Russia as part of a European-backed peace plan, it has emerged

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39 h. ago Trump confirms 'there will be land swapping' in Russia and Ukraine peace deal

Trump confirmed some land will be moved at the "battle lines" changed, ahead of his meeting with Putin, despite the Ukrainian leader confirming two days after that no land will be swapped

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66 h. ago Mapped: What parts of Ukraine does Russia control as Trump suggests land swap for peace?

Donald Trump’s administration says it believes Ukraine’s hopes of forcing Russia out of occupied territory are ‘unrealistic’

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3 d. ago European allies back Ukraine’s borders after Trump floats Russia land swap

Zelenskyy shores up international support ahead of meeting between US president and Putin next week

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3 d. ago Zelenskyy appeals to European allies to stop Trump’s Russia land swap plan

Donald Trump said a peace deal with Russia could involve ‘some swapping’ of Ukrainian land

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3 d. ago Zelenskyy appeals to European allies to stop Trump’s suggested Russia land swap

Donald Trump said a peace deal with Russia could involve ‘some swapping’ of Ukrainian land

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3 d. ago Europe rallies behind Ukraine after defiant Zelensky rejects any peace plan that gives up land to Russia

Labour foreign secretary David Lammy and US Vice President JD Vance host a meeting of national security advisers on Saturday, as Donald Trump prepares to meet Vladimir Putin next week

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3 d. ago Zelenskyy looks to European allies to stop handover of territory to Russia

Donald Trump said a peace deal with Russia could involve ‘some swapping’ of Ukrainian land

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3 d. ago Starmer vows ‘unwavering support’ for Ukraine after defiant Zelensky rules out giving up land to Russia

Labour foreign secretary David Lammy and US Vice President JD Vance will host meeting of national security advisers on Saturday, as Trump prepares to meet Putin next week

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer offers 'unwavering support' after Zelensky angrily rejects Trump peace plan

Mr Zelensky angrily ruled out suggestions Ukraine and Russia could "swap" territory - and said any deal drawn up without Ukraine's input would be a non-starter

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3 d. ago Zelenskyy rejects Trump suggestion that Ukraine will give up territory

US president said a peace deal with Russia could involve ‘some swapping’ of land

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3 d. ago Zelensky warns on 'decisions without Ukraine' after Trump and Putin announce 'peace summit' in Alaska next week

Zelensky ruled out ceding any territory to Russia as Putin continued his offensive last night, killing four civilians and wounding 10.

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4 d. ago Ukraine may be forced to give up land held by Russia under ceasefire deal set to be agreed by Trump and Putin next week

The White House and the Kremlin are reportedly aiming to reach a deal that would secure Vladimir Putin's illegal land grab.

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer launches major plan to get children out bedrooms and off phones

Keir Starmer has vowed to tackle the 'worrying trend' of kids being stuck in their rooms online with an £88million investment in youth clubs and after-school activities

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