70 m. ago Kremlin says Trump ‘largely aligns’ with their vision after heated Oval Office meeting with Zelensky

Spokesperson for the Kremlin confirmed Trump’s position ‘aligns’ with the Kremlin’s

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6 h. ago As the postwar liberal order unravels, new arrangements will be necessary | Moustafa Bayoumi

What Trump has been signaling loudly and clearly is that he gladly accepts and even encourages the acquisition of territory by forceBy now, most of the world will have seen the exchange that has heralded the end of the postwar liberal order. But who would have thought that the whole thing would come crashing down with Trump saying these words: “All right, I think we’ve seen enough. What do you think? This is going to be great television. I will say that.”I’m referring, of course, to the debacle at the Oval Office between two showmen-turned-statesmen, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The meeting began cordially. the Ukrainian president was challenged for not wearing a suit, he US president said: “I think he’s dressed beautifully.” Trump praised a reporter from One American News for asking an obsequious question (“What gave you the moral courage and conviction to step forward and lead?”) and then, several minutes later, claimed that “I’ve stopped wars. I’ve stopped many wars. My ...

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7 h. ago Kremlin says western unity is falling apart after Oval Office row

Moscow’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says ‘fragmentation of the collective west has begun’

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8 h. ago Order for 5,000 missiles for Ukraine hugely significant for Belfast – Robinson

The DUP leader described the heated Oval Office encounter between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky as ‘appalling’ and ‘destructive’.

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9 h. ago Is Europe misunderstanding Trump on Ukraine? | Stephen Wertheim

The new administration appears to be taking a position that Ukrainian and European leaders aren’t hearing – or are trying to alterA high-stakes transatlantic miscommunication is unfolding, with the potential to produce far worse consequences than the Oval Office contretemps between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.In the past month, the Trump administration has delivered several strong and sometimes conflicting messages to America’s allies and partners in Europe. Discerning the signal in the noise isn’t easy, but amid the zigs, zags and bombast, the new administration appears to be taking a position that Ukrainian and European leaders aren’t hearing – or are trying to alter.Stephen Wertheim is a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the author of Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of US Global Supremacy Continue reading...

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9 h. ago The ‘perfect’ phone call that came years before Trump and Zelensky’s Oval Office row

The blowup on Friday has cast new doubt on the future of U.S. support for Kyiv in fending off Russia’s invasion

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16 h. ago King's show of solidarity! Charles throws protective arm around Volodymyr Zelensky as world leaders scramble to help Ukraine president after shattered relationship with Donald Trump

In a pointed show of support, Charles invited the Ukrainian president to Sandringham for a private audience just 48 hours after President Trump's meltdown in the Oval Office horrified allies.

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17 h. ago Volodymyr Zelensky says he's 'ready to sign' minerals deal with the US and insists he 'just wanted Ukrainian position to be heard' during disastrous Oval Office meeting with Trump

Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he is 'ready to sign' the minerals deal with America that was put on hold after his stormy meeting with Donald Trump.

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18 h. ago Prior to Oval Office showdown with Zelensky, US Cyber Command halted operations against Russia, report says

Measure appears to be an attempt to encourage Russia to join talks to end its war of aggression in Ukraine

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18 h. ago Zelenskyy says minerals deal is ready to be signed as he seeks to move conversation on from White House spat – live

Keir Starmer announces additional £1.6bn package for Ukraine, allowing it ‘to buy more than 5,000 air defence missiles’Kemi Badenoch said she does not agree that the Oval Office clash was part of an orchestrated “ambush”, as some had suggested, as both Kyiv and Washington were representing their “respective national interests”.The leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, says there is no difference between Labour and Conservative in terms of British support for Ukraine. When asked about the furious exchange between Trump and Zelenskyy at the White House, the Conservative party leader said her “heart went out” to the Ukrainian president while she was watching it.I couldn’t believe what was happening. He was being humiliated. I don’t think we should conduct these sort of difficult conservations in front of the cameras and we have to remember that President Zelenskyy is a hero.He is the person who represents that strength and resilience of the Ukrainian people and whatever difference a...

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18 h. ago Defiant Volodymyr Zelensky insists he WON'T step down in wake of disastrous meeting with Donald Trump but claims he would resign if Ukraine is given NATO membership

Speaking to reporters at Stansted Airport before he left the UK, the Ukrainian president was asked if he could stand down in the event his country becomes a Nato member.

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18 h. ago Trump shares Truth Social post from Tucson wedding DJ to back

Michael McCune of Arizona has found viral fame after Trump shared excerpts from a Facebook post he shared following the showdown in the Oval Office with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky

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19 h. ago Zelenskyy offers no apology to Trump and says row brought nothing positive

Ukraine’s president says after Oval Office meltdown that when delicate talks are in public ‘foes can take advantage’Ukraine war: live updatesA defiant but tactful President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to apologise to Donald Trump after Friday’s spat in the White House, and declared that the row in the Oval Office “did not bring anything positive” to peace for Ukraine.Speaking to journalists only in Ukrainian at the end of a two-day visit to the UK, the president said that when such delicate negotiations are held in public “foes can take advantage of them” though he said he hoped the row would eventually pass. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Defiant but tactful Zelenskyy seeks to move on from White House fiasco

Ukraine’s president says after Oval Office meltdown best ‘left to history’, adding minerals deal is ready to signUkraine war: live updatesA defiant but tactful President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to apologise to Donald Trump after Friday’s spat in the White House, and declared that the row in the Oval Office “did not bring anything positive” to peace for Ukraine.Speaking to journalists only in Ukrainian at the end of a two-day visit to the UK, the president said that when such delicate negotiations are held in public “foes can take advantage of them” though he said he hoped the row would eventually pass. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago JD Vance's ski holiday plagued by protesters as family moved amid Zelensky backlash

US Vice President JD Vance got into a verbal spat with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in a tense exchange in the Oval Office at the White House earlier this week

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19 h. ago ‘We are all determined to take action for strong, lasting peace,’ says Macron – live

Keir Starmer announces additional £1.6bn package for Ukraine, allowing it ‘to buy more than 5,000 air defence missiles’Kemi Badenoch said she does not agree that the Oval Office clash was part of an orchestrated “ambush”, as some had suggested, as both Kyiv and Washington were representing their “respective national interests”.The leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, says there is no difference between Labour and Conservative in terms of British support for Ukraine. When asked about the furious exchange between Trump and Zelenskyy at the White House, the Conservative party leader said her “heart went out” to the Ukrainian president while she was watching it.I couldn’t believe what was happening. He was being humiliated. I don’t think we should conduct these sort of difficult conservations in front of the cameras and we have to remember that President Zelenskyy is a hero.He is the person who represents that strength and resilience of the Ukrainian people and whatever difference a...

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21 h. ago 'Keir Starmer centre stage in scramble to save Ukraine peace deal after Trump meltdown'

Keir Starmer gathered leaders in London for crisis talks on Ukraine after Donald Trump plunged peace talks into chaos with his Oval Office tantrum at Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky

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21 h. ago Zelensky wears solidarity outfit to meet King 48 hours after Donald Trump's vile diatribe

Volodymyr Zelensky wore his customary black outfit to meet King Charles at Sandringham, two days after a vicious Oval Office spat with Donald Trump and JD Vance

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21 h. ago Europe has a lot to do before it can exert real influence on a Ukraine peace deal

The continent’s role in any ceasefire will be limited unless countries commit more to Kiev and the Zelenskyy-Trump relationship is repairedUkraine war: live updatesEurope and the UK are hoping they are on the brink of assembling a credible military coalition that Donald Trump can only refuse to support at risk of appearing openly to ally with Vladimir Putin – an alliance many grassroots Republicans reject.The plan is a long shot since it requires enough countries inside Nato to offer practical support to such a coalition of the willing, and also needs Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, to patch up his relations with Donald Trump following Friday’s Oval Office meeting. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Starmer leads with pragmatism and personal touch as Europe steps up

PM takes centre stage amid calls for new era of diplomacy but declines to point finger at chaos in the White HouseRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesAfter Friday’s calamitous scenes in the Oval Office there were immediate calls for quick answers, new eras and pages of history being turned. Keir Starmer, it seems, is the person now forced to say: hang on, it is a bit more complicated than that.The hastily arranged gathering of leaders at London’s Lancaster House on Sunday was undeniably dramatic, with the UK prime minister at its centre – including in the group photo, where he stood between Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading...

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