14 h. ago No 10 welcomes Trump’s ceasefire progress following call with Putin

The UK will ‘stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes to ensure Russia can never launch an illegal invasion again’, Downing Street said.

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23 h. ago Time for more than just words from the SNP government in stand with Ukraine

Gregor Poynton, MP for Livingston constituency says it is time the SNP set its ideologies to one side for the greater good.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump state visit to UK 'unthinkable' unless Ukraine stance changed, says John Swinney

The SNP leader told MSPs: "Here in Scotland, we will forever stand with Ukraine".

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Keir Starmer tells Zelensky 'we stand with Ukraine for as long as it may take' after Donald Trump spat

The PM met the Ukrainian President at Downing Street two days after the White House bust-up

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2 w. ago Ukraine war latest: Zelensky urges Trump to stand ‘more firmly on our side’ ahead of Starmer meeting in No 10

Volodymyr Zelensky insists leaders need to be ‘honest and direct with each other’ as he prepares to meet prime minister in Downing Street

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2 w. ago Zelensky flooded with messages of support from world leaders after Trump meeting: ‘Their fight is our fight’

‘We stand with Ukraine. Always. Because it is right, not easy,’ posted Estonia’s prime minister

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2 w. ago Oval Office confrontation extraordinary and unsettling – Irish premier Martin

Taoiseach Micheal Martin said he believes Europe will continue to stand with Ukraine, but added that it also has to keep engaging with the US.

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2 w. ago Ukraine Russia war latest: Macron, Scholz stand by Zelensky as White House talks axed amid Trump fury

Volodymyr Zelensky has left the White House after the meeting to sign a critical mineral deal descended into chaos

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2 w. ago Tory MP says refugees she hosted became her ‘Ukrainian wife and daughter’

Dame Caroline Dinenage said she joined the Homes for Ukraine scheme because she could not ‘stand by and do nothing’.

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3 w. ago Can Starmer charm Trump? PM heads for the US TODAY armed with defence spending boost as Western alliance hangs in the balance

Keir Starmer will fly to Washington later as he braces for a crucial meeting tomorrow where he will urge Donald Trump to stand by Nato and Ukraine.

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Starmer hikes defence spending to counter ‘tyrants’ like Putin

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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3 w. ago Zelenskyy 'ready' to stand down as Ukraine's president as Putin pressure ramps up

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is willing to give up the presidency in in exchange for peace, or Nato membership for his country after Trump called him a dictator

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3 w. ago Zelensky says he's 'ready to step down' as Ukraine president on one condition

On the eve of the three-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian president vowed to stand down in exchange for NATO membership - and peace for his war-torn country

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3 w. ago Starmer warns against Ukraine peace talks without Kyiv ahead of Trump meeting

The Prime Minister said first-hand experience of visiting Ukraine had made him ‘more determined’ to ‘stand up’ for the country.

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3 w. ago Ukraine war live: Russia launches largest drone attack on eve of third anniversary of invasion

Drones intercepted in at least 13 regions including Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv and Odesa, according to Ukrainian authoritiesVolodymyr Zelenskyy is urging for peace in the region following the large-scale Russian attack. In a post on X, the Ukrainian president wrote:Every day, our people stand against aerial terror. On the eve of the third anniversary of the full-scale war, Russia launched 267 attack drones against Ukraine — the largest attack since Iranian drones began striking Ukrainian cities and villages. In total, nearly 1,150 attack drones, more than 1,400 guided aerial bombs and 35 missiles of various types were launched this week. I thank everyone who repels such attacks on a daily basis—our aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the air force and defence forces. I also thank those on the ground who save lives and respond to the aftermath of shelling—the state emergency service, medics, and the nationa...

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3 w. ago New York City’s Ukrainian community ‘disappointed’ after Trump’s ‘betrayal’

As the US upends decades of foreign policy, those watching the war unfold from miles away resolve to stand strongMembers of New York’s large Ukrainian community expressed a mix of disillusionment, betrayal, defiance and acute uncertainty about what the future holds for Ukraine after tensions escalated this week between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Geopolitical events in the last week have shocked Ukrainians at home and overseas as well as US lawmakers and allies, as the US president appeared to heavily favor the Russian president Vladimir Putin to dictate peace terms on the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Why The Independent will not be silent in the face of Trump’s assault on truth and democracy

Editorial: The US president is pedalling dangerous misinformation about Zelensky and Ukraine – now is the time to tell the truth and stand up to the bully in the White House

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