2 h. ago Playing for time, Vladimir Putin is toying with Donald Trump

Editorial: After Washington brokered a 30-day ceasefire plan for Ukraine, the US president believed the ball was firmly in the Kremlin’s court. But it has been served back and Trump must stand by those his country promised to defend

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3 h. ago Donald Trump's fixer forced to wait eight hours to see Putin in humiliating 'power play'

Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss the proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine - but was reportedly made to wait eight hours first

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4 h. ago Zelensky says Putin dragging out ceasefire talks to go on fighting as Ukraine denies Kursk troops 'surrounded'

Ukraine leader makes statement as Donald Trump described talks with Putin on America’s 30-day Ukraine ceasefire plan as ‘very good and productive’

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4 h. ago Vladimir Putin calls for Ukrainian forces fighting in Kursk to surrender after Donald Trump urged Russia to 'spare' their lives

Putin insisted that Ukrainian forces in Kursk would be 'guaranteed life and dignified treatment' if they laid down their arms, after Mr Trump called on him to avoid a 'horrible massacre'.

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4 h. ago Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky timeline as Vladimir Putin sets his conditions for Ukraine ceasefire

The Russian president demands answers before he can move forward with a ceasefire deal in Ukraine

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5 h. ago BORIS JOHNSON: I trust and believe Trump WILL hit Putin with every shot in his locker

No, folks, Vladimir Putin is not interested in peace. He doesn't want to stop the slaughter in Ukraine - or at least, he doesn't want to stop until he has won. He wants to keep bombing and killing.

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5 h. ago Trump says he asked Putin to spare Ukrainian lives in ‘good and productive’ talks

Trump has also reportedly bowed to Russia’s demand to keep his Ukraine envoy from peace talks

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6 h. ago Will Putin derail Trump’s peace plan? – Today in Focus Extra

Donald Trump has shown that he can get Ukraine to back a deal, but what about Russia? Patrick Wintour and Pjotr Sauer reportAfter weeks of diplomatic tension, on Tuesday the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, announced that Ukraine had signed up to a 30-day ceasefire agreement. As the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, explains to Michael Safi, this deal would cover the whole of Ukraine and by accepting it, Ukraine will again receive military aid and intelligence sharing from the US. However, issues such as borders, elections and Ukrainian membership of Nato or the EU are not a part of this deal and will need to be finalised at a later stage.Having followed Russian negotiations during the Syrian civil war, Wintour describes the Russians as ‘masters at delay’ and on Thursday night at a press conference in Moscow, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, made it clear that while he supported the US attempt at a deal he could not sign up to it as is. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago US talks with Putin about Ukraine ‘very good and productive’, Trump says

US president also repeats refuted Putin claim that Ukrainian troops in Kursk are surrounded by Russian armyRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesDonald Trump has said the US had “very good and productive discussions” with Vladimir Putin and that “thousands of Ukrainian troops” were surrounded by the Russian army, a claim refuted by the Ukrainian military and independent analysts.In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump added that there was a “very good chance” the war between Russia and Ukraine could “finally come to an end”. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago White House clarifies Witkoff, not Trump, spoke to Putin as Ukraine denies US president’s claim its troops are encircled in Kursk – live

US president posted message saying ‘there is a very good chance this horrible, bloody war can finally come to an end’Germany is close to unlocking the way to a massive increase in state borrowing and reforming the constitutional debt break as three major parties are reportedly about to reach an agreement on the proposed changes.The controversial proposal is a key part of the presumed next chancellor Friedrich Merz’s plan for Germany. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Donald Trump warns Russian troops about to commit 'worst massacre since WW2'

The US President has warned that Russian troops are about to commit a horrific massacre as he called on Vladimir Putin to spare the lives of thousands of Ukrainian troops

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8 h. ago Trump says he personally asked Putin to spare Ukrainian lives in ‘good and productive’ talks

Trump has also reportedly bowed to Russia’s demand to keep his Ukraine envoy from peace talks

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8 h. ago Trump says US had ‘good and productive’ discussion with Putin and claims there is ‘good chance’ Ukraine war can end – Europe live

US president says discussion with Russia president were productive and could lead to end of ‘horrible bloody war’Germany is close to unlocking the way to a massive increase in state borrowing and reforming the constitutional debt break as three major parties are reportedly about to reach an agreement on the proposed changes.The controversial proposal is a key part of the presumed next chancellor Friedrich Merz’s plan for Germany. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Donald Trump calls on Vladimir Putin to spare thousands of 'surrounded' Ukrainian troops in Kursk

US President also describes talks with Putin on America’s 30-day Ukraine ceasefire plan as ‘very good and productive’

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8 h. ago G7 allies united in calling for Ukraine ceasefire with no conditions – Lammy

Speaking after a meeting with counterparts in Canada, the Foreign Secretary said a ‘detailed statement’ would outline a joint position on the crisis.

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8 h. ago Trump reveals where ceasefire talks with Putin stand as he issues chilling final warning to sign the deal

President Donald Trump vowed to get a 'completed and signed' ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine, warning 'millions' will die if the fighting doesn't end.

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9 h. ago Trump reveals where ceasefire talks with Putin stand as he issues chilling final warning to the deal

President Donald Trump vowed to get a 'completed and signed' ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine, warning 'millions' will die if the fighting doesn't end.

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9 h. ago Putin agrees to phone call with Trump to discuss Ukraine ceasefire after meeting US envoy, with Russian negotiators 'cautiously optimistic'

The tyrant Russian leader asked US envoy Steve Witkoff to convey Moscow's thoughts to Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

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11 h. ago Putin sends 'signals' to Trump after holding Ukraine ceasefire talks with US envoy

Kremlin says reasons to be ‘cautiously optimistic’ but ‘there is a lot to be done’

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11 h. ago Steve Witkoff: Who is the real estate mogul Trump picked to broker Ukraine peace with Putin?

Steve Witkoff became friends with Trump over a deli sandwich – he is now a key man in the administration

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