1 hour ago Baltic foreign ministers: We know Russian occupation is never temporary

Land swaps and de facto annexation in Ukraine won’t bring peace and could lead to decades of brutal subjugation

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8 h. ago Trump has suggested Ukraine swap land with Russia – but that’s illegal

The president says a land swap would be ‘to the betterment of both’ sides

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28 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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29 h. ago Trump says he will discuss ‘land swapping’ with Putin at Ukraine war summit

The US President has previously criticised Zelensky for refusing to give occupied land to Moscow as part of a peace deal

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31 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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46 h. ago Trump says he and Putin will discuss ‘land swapping’ at Ukraine war summit

US president gives details on Alaska meeting and expresses frustration with Zelenskyy’s insistence on referendum on any peace dealDonald Trump has confirmed that he and Vladimir Putin will discuss “land swapping” when they meet on Friday in Alaska for a high-stakes summit on the Ukraine war.But the US president expressed frustration with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian leader, for putting conditions on such a potential agreement. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Trump confirms he and Putin will discuss ‘land swapping’ at Ukraine war summit

US president gives details on Alaska meeting and expresses frustration with Zelenskyy’s insistence on referendum on any peace dealDonald Trump has confirmed that he and Vladimir Putin will discuss “land swapping” when they meet on Friday in Alaska for a high-stakes summit on the Ukraine war.But the US president expressed frustration with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian leader, for putting conditions on such a potential agreement. Continue reading...

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48 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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63 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: US ambassador to Nato says Zelenskyy could attend Alaska summit but decision is Trump’s

Matthew Whitaker spoke as Europeans put pressure on US to include Ukrainian president in meeting with PutinThe US ambassador to Nato said on Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could attend this week’s US-Russia summit in Alaska, as European leaders push for Kyiv to be part of the negotiations. Ambassador Matthew Whitaker was asked on CNN whether Zelenskyy might join US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday. “Yes, I certainly think it’s possible,” he said. “Certainly, there can’t be a deal that everybody that’s involved in it doesn’t agree to. And, I mean, obviously, it’s a high priority to get this war to end.” Whitaker said the decision would ultimately be Trump’s to make. “If he thinks that that is the best scenario to invite Zelenskyy, then he will do that,” he said, adding that “no decision has been made to this point.”Germany warned the White House on Sunday against any deal hatched “over the heads of Europeans and Ukrainia...

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3 d. 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 White House 'considering inviting Zelenskyy to peace summit meeting', sources say

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are set to meet for a summit in Alaska next Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine - but it has not yet been officially confirmed if Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be invited

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3 d. ago Trump ‘considering’ invite for Zelensky to attend Alaska peace summit with Putin

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet for a summit in Alaska next Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine

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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 Europe rallies around Ukraine as Zelensky rejects Trump's plan for 'land swaps'

Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky urged Donald Trump to beware of being misled by Vladimir Putin when the pair meet in Alaska on Friday

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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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4 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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4 d. ago Ukraine will not give land to ‘occupiers’, says Zelenskyy, as Trump and Putin prepare to meet

US president said end to war will involve ‘some swapping of territories’ before announcing meetingPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early on Saturday that “Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers” after Donald Trump said he would meet Vladimir Putin next week and that an end to the war must involve “some swapping of territories”.The Ukrainian president said Kyiv was ready for real solutions that could bring peace but that any solutions without Ukraine would be against peace. “Any decisions against us, any decisions without Ukraine, are also decisions against peace. They will achieve nothing,” he said, adding that the war “cannot be ended without us, without Ukraine”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Ukraine will not give up land, Zelenskyy warns ahead of Trump

US president said end to war will involve ‘some swapping of territories’ before announcing meetingPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early on Saturday that “Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers” after Donald Trump said he would meet Vladimir Putin next week and that an end to the war must involve “some swapping of territories”.The Ukrainian president said Kyiv was ready for real solutions that could bring peace but that any solutions without Ukraine would be against peace. “Any decisions against us, any decisions without Ukraine, are also decisions against peace. They will achieve nothing,” he said, adding that the war “cannot be ended without us, without Ukraine”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump teases location of upcoming Putin summit as Russia's war on Ukraine continues

Trump has repeatedly said that 'no one wants a third world war' and said that he was close to making peace. He moved the deadline to March 25 and said that he would impose secondary sanctions on Russia if it did not make peace

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