7 h. ago Trump ‘did not like’ moment Macron called him out over Putin during high

The French president took ‘very tough positions,’ and reportedly told Trump that the meeting was ‘a very big thing’ to give Putin

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11 h. ago Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin faces ‘very severe consequences’ if no Ukraine truce agreed

Volodymyr Zelensky warns Russian leader ‘bluffing’ while Sir Keir Starmer insists there is a ‘viable’ chance of a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv

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12 h. ago Trump sparks European jitters as he tells Zelensky it may be necessary to give up land to Putin

President Donald Trump rated his call Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders a '10.' The Europeans had a much more jittery reaction.

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14 h. ago European leaders praise positive call with Trump ahead of his meeting with Putin – Europe live

Zelenskyy accuses Putin of bluffing after a ‘united’ and ‘positive’ call between EU leaders and TrumpUkraine will not cede land that could be Russian springboard for new warWe are now getting reports via agencies that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has now arrived in Berlin ahead of the series of calls later today.Separately, Estonia has moved to expel a Russian diplomat over alleged “direct and active” involvement in “undermining the constitutional order and legal system of Estonia.” Continue reading...

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15 h. ago 'Putin is bluffing': Zelensky's warning to Donald Trump ahead of Alaska meeting

There are growing concerns in Ukraine that the US President will attempt to force through a peace deal that sells their country out when he meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday

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16 h. ago Trump suffers another geography fail after calling Alaska ‘Russia’ as he rants ahead of Putin meeting: ‘Leningrad free’

Russian president Vladimir Putin was once mayor of the city Trump misidentified

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20 h. ago European leaders lobby Donald Trump on Ukraine in phone call ahead of Putin meeting

There are growing concerns in Ukraine that the US President will attempt to force through a peace deal that sells their country out when he meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday

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24 h. ago Putin calls North Korea’s Kim to promise ‘closer contact’ ahead of Trump summit

Russian president Vladimir Putin held a phone call with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to reaffirm their “friendship” ahead of his summit with Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday.

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42 h. ago EU leaders defend Ukraine’s freedom to decide future ahead of Trump

Statement on Ukrainian sovereignty signed by all EU leaders except for Viktor Orbán before call with TrumpEurope live – latest updatesRead all our coverage of the Ukraine warEuropean Union leaders made a rallying call to defend Ukraine’s freedom to decide its own future in advance of their virtual summit with Donald Trump – convened to discuss US strategy before the president’s talks with Vladimir Putin on Friday.With the exception of Hungary, all EU leaders signed a joint statement, with Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, also calling for the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to attend the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on Friday. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Merz invites Trump to emergency call with EU leaders before Putin summit

Proposal, which would also include Volodymyr Zelenskyy, comes as European calls grow for red lines in Ukraine talksThe German chancellor has invited Donald Trump to join emergency virtual talks with EU leaders and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, as European demands grow that the US president agree red lines before Friday’s summit in Alaska with Vladimir Putin.Neither Zelenskyy nor European leaders have been invited to Trump’s meeting with the Russian president. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump and Putin’s phone calls last for hours because of Russian president’s ‘monologues,’ report says

Kremlin leader reportedly prone to grievance-led speeches, occasionally testing his opposite number’s patience

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5 d. ago Putin calls Trump's bluff: Missiles rain down on Ukraine as Donald's deadline for ceasefire arrives, with no sign Russia has any intention of ending bombardments, despite sanction threats

The Kremlin has shown no sign of halting its bombardments despite the U.S. President threatening to impose economic sanctions.

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6 d. ago Putin and Trump to meet 'in the coming days', Kremlin aide confirms as Zelenskyy calls for face

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin to end war, after Trump's special envoy held talks with Putin

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3 w. ago Father Figure by Emma Forrest review – a slippery tale of teenage obsession

Bristling with sexual, political and emotional angst, this finely tuned coming-of-age tale thrives on the grey areas of adolescenceFather Figure opens with a memory of murders, bought and paid for; then skips briskly to scholarship girl Gail, who is on the verge of being expelled from her expensive London academy for writing a scandalous essay. The connection between death and day school is new girl Agata, the daughter of notoriously corrupt East End businessman Ezra Levy.Ezra, a man who takes phone calls from Putin, buys football clubs and has had people killed, wants more for Agata than he had when young. Her anorexia is killing her, and he, “fleshy and stupid”, can’t stop it. Gail sets her sights on Ezra: part compulsion, part seduction, an adolescent power game taken to dangerous conclusions. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Navalny’s widow leads calls for Italy to cancel concert by pro

Valery Gergiev, an ally of Russian leader, is due to perform in Europe for first time since full-scale invasion of Ukraine The widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is leading calls for Italy to scrap a performance by a Russian orchestra conductor with close ties to Vladimir Putin at a music festival in southern Italy.Valery Gergiev, who has been a close ally of Putin since the early 1990s, will perform in Europe for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine after being invited to Un’Estate da Re festival in La Reggia di Caserta, a former Bourbon palace and Unesco world heritage site in Campania, on 27 July. Continue reading...

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