28 h. ago Trump says giving Ukraine Tomahawk missiles could escalate war with Russia as he meets Zelensky at White House

Tomahawk missiles could dramatically increase Ukraine’s strike capabilities — placing Russian military bases well within their reach

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28 h. ago Trump falsely claims no other US president has ever solved a war

Trump is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

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29 h. ago Trump hesitant about giving Tomahawks to Ukraine, saying ‘hopefully they won’t need it’ – live

Ukrainian president repeats call for weapons but US president insists they’re ‘not easy for us to give you’ and says ‘Putin wants to end the war’‘The key to success is in the sky’: the Ukrainian defenders struggling to stem Russia’s air assaultFirst came the sound of drones. Then a boom that rattled windows. Shortly after that, two columns of black smoke rose over the Shebelinka gas processing plant in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. Towering flames threatened storage tanks. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Tomahawk missiles ‘could mean escalation’ in war, Trump says

Two presidents to discuss how they can force Russia’s Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table

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29 h. ago Tomahawk missiles ‘could mean escalation’ in Ukraine war, Trump says

Two presidents to discuss how they can force Russia’s Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table

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30 h. ago Donald Trump hesitant on supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles Zelenskyy is pushing for – live

Ukrainian president repeats call for weapons as US president insists ‘Putin wants to end the war’‘The key to success is in the sky’: the Ukrainian defenders struggling to stem Russia’s air assaultFirst came the sound of drones. Then a boom that rattled windows. Shortly after that, two columns of black smoke rose over the Shebelinka gas processing plant in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. Towering flames threatened storage tanks. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet Donald Trump at White House as he seeks Tomahawk missiles – Europe live

Ukrainian president to urge US president to provide weapons and aim to persuade him to shift towards greater military pressure on Russia‘The key to success is in the sky’: the Ukrainian defenders struggling to stem Russia’s air assaultFirst came the sound of drones. Then a boom that rattled windows. Shortly after that, two columns of black smoke rose over the Shebelinka gas processing plant in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. Towering flames threatened storage tanks. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Trump Zelensky LIVE: 'Nuclear war' warning as Donald faces major Ukraine choice

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting comes just months after the two presidents battled it out in the Oval Office in an explosive exchange that abruptly ended previous negotiations

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37 h. ago Orbán to speak with Putin as Zelenskyy prepares for White House talks with Trump – Europe live

Trump has said that, after meeting Zelenskyy today, he will hold talks with Putin in HungaryRussia said on Friday it had captured three villages in Ukraine’s eastern Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, including areas Kyiv had retaken three years ago in a surprise counteroffensive.The Russian army said its forces had captured the villages of Pishchane and Tykhe in Kharkiv and Pryvillia in Dnipropetrovsk. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Tomahawk missiles: Why Ukraine wants Trump to send terrifying 550mph rockets

Powerful 550mph Tomahawk missiles could change the course of the war in Ukraine - and US President Donald Trump has hinted that he could be ready to supply them

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41 h. ago India denies Modi had call with Trump to discuss halt of Russian oil imports

Trump claims Modi assured him India would not buy oil from Russia

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42 h. ago Trump announces new location to meet Putin for second Ukraine

‘Great progress was made’ in two-hour conversation, says the US president

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49 h. ago Trump to meet Putin in Budapest to discuss Ukraine war after citing 'terrible relationship' between Russian leader and Zelensky

Trump has shown mounting frustration with Putin in recent months as the Kremlin leader snubs his calls for a ceasefire, while expressing sympathy for Ukraine.

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52 h. ago Trump: I’ll meet Putin in Budapest for second Ukraine war summit

‘Great progress was made’ in two-hour conversation

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66 h. ago Trump has threatened to give Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine – but can they turn the tide of the war?

Washington may give access to powerful Tomahawk missiles, with Moscow threatening to respond. Experts tell Nicole Wootton-Cane that the weapons could significantly boost Ukraine - but their power shouldn’t be overstated

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3 d. ago The Guardian view on EU accession for Ukraine: Orbán must not be allowed to call the tune | Editorial

In a critical phase, Brussels should find a way to bypass Hungary’s prime minister in the interests of European solidarityHosting European Union leaders in Copenhagen earlier this month, the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, described Europe as facing “the most difficult and dangerous situation since the second world war”. There have been other moments of high tension, such as during the 1980s when US cruise missiles were deployed in Germany in response to an escalating arms race with the Soviet Union. From next year, long-range missiles will be back on German soil, amid fears that recent Russian incursions into EU airspace herald a new and ominous phase of the war in Ukraine.As Donald Trump’s US continues to carry the status of an unreliable ally, European unity, cohesion and solidarity are of critical importance. But little of substance emerged from the Copenhagen talks. Disagreement persists, for example, over the advisability of leveraging €140bn of frozen Russian assets...

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3 d. ago Kremlin denies Trump’s warning that Russian economy set to ‘collapse’

Donald Trump stated that Putin should settle the Ukraine war, which he claimed was making Russia ‘look bad’

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4 d. ago Ukraine war latest: Trump warns Putin has to ‘settle this war’ as it’s ‘not making Russia look good’

US president says he may offer Kyiv long-range Tomahawk missiles as Zelensky prepares for Washington talks

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4 d. ago 'Trump is trying to blackmail Putin' after worrying weapons warning, claims Kremlin mouthpiece

Russian officials claim Donald Trump is trying to blackmail Vladimir Putin as the Russian war on Ukraine continues to rage and Trump has threatened to slap more sanctions on the country

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4 d. ago Putin’s top ally warns if Trump gives missiles to Ukraine it could lead to ‘nuclear war’

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko tells Washington that gifting Tomahawks to Kyiv ‘will escalate the situation’ in Eastern Europe and force a Russian retaliation

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