65 m. ago Trump and Macron show unity and avoid sideshow as they meet in White House to push for end of Ukraine war

Trump has effectively shifted U.S. policy to favor Russia over Ukraine since taking office last month

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2 h. ago Trump refuses to call Putin a dictator after Zelensky attack: ‘I don’t use those words lightly’

Donald Trump refused to call Vladimir Putin a dictator on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, despite having previously described Volodymyr Zelensky with the same term.

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2 h. ago Trump says Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine and twar could end ‘within weeks’ – live

US president says Zelenskyy may come to Washington to sign mineral deal this week or next; Russia open for economic cooperation with US, Putin envoy saysThe EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas earlier said that she would be travelling to the US tomorrow to meet with US secretary of state Marco Rubio, adding that what she called the “Russian narrative” is “strongly represented” in comments being made by the second Donald Trump administration.She told reporters “I think it’s good that we have as many interactions with the new administration in US as possible. I’m also travelling tomorrow to the US to meet Marco Rubio and others there to discuss these issues, because it’s extremely important.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump says Zelensky could visit ‘this week or next week’ to sign mineral deal

Trump has effectively shifted U.S. policy to favor Russia over Ukraine since taking office last month

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3 h. ago Ukrainian soldiers remove US tribute patches from uniforms in anger at Trump

Cloth patches have been worn by Ukrainian soldiers as a sign of solidarity with the US, but members of the military are angered by Donald Trump’s overtures to Russia

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6 h. ago UK's £20m medical package to save Ukraine's frontline troops after Trump row

British defence chiefs double medical aid to help save Ukraine's brave troops following US President Donald Trump's spiteful attack on Kyiv leader Volodymyr Zelensky

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7 h. ago ‘Toddler management’ of Trump may be behind Ukraine’s hints at rare earth minerals deal

There is a rapidly evolving pan-European effort to gently massage Donald Trump’s ego as talks between Europe, US, Ukraine and Russia reach a crucial stage

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7 h. ago Furious Zelensky 'screamed at Trump's envoy for trying to make him sign $500billion mineral deal

Recalling the president's fury, Ukrainian lawmakers claimed Zelensky's bellows reverberated through the halls of Kyiv's presidential palace as he laid into the US Treasury Secretary

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8 h. ago Starmer hopes sanctions will force Putin to make concessions over Ukraine

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said Ukraine’s allies must ‘keep dialling up the economic pressure’ on Vladimir Putin.

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8 h. ago US and Ukraine 'very close' to signing minerals deal: Kyiv minister says 'nearly all' details of pact with Trump are finalised as Boris Johnson hails chance to secure future

Kyiv's deputy PM said 'nearly all' the details of a pact were now settled after weeks of bitter wrangling between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump .

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11 h. ago US and Ukraine 'very close' to signing minerals deal that would commit Trump to Kyiv's future, says Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson sounded an upbeat tone after weeks of bitter wrangling between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump.

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11 h. ago Ukraine latest: Macron to present Trump with peace proposal as EU leaders meet Zelensky in Kyiv to mark third year of Russia's invasion

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live updates of the Ukraine peace talks as French President Emmanuel Macron meets Donald Trump in Washington.

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11 h. ago Keir Starmer to push Donald Trump on Ukraine peace deal during Washington visit

The Prime Minister is set to meet Donald Trump in Washington

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12 h. ago Starmer braces for stormy showdown with Trump as he puts on united front with Zelensky in call to mark 3rd anniversary of Russian invasion

As he braces for a potentially stormy showdown with Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday, Keir Starmer will join a group call and confirm fresh sanctions against Putin's cronies.

Events

12 h. ago Europe meets to discuss the unimaginable on third anniversary of Ukraine war

The three-year mark of the war came at a sensitive moment for Kyiv as Zelensky navigates a changing international environment upended by Trump's changes to the US approach to the war.

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13 h. ago On the third anniversary of the Ukraine war, Europe meets to discuss the unimaginable

The three-year mark of the war came at a sensitive moment for Kyiv as Zelensky navigates a changing international environment upended by Trump's changes to the US approach to the war.

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18 h. ago Volodymyr Zelensky says progress has been made on Donald Trump's rare minerals deal

The initial US draft agreement aimed to grant American interests substantial access to Ukraine's valuable minerals, including lithium, essential for aerospace and defense industries.

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19 h. ago Trump administration briefing: Zelenskyy rejects US minerals demand; bomb threat sent to anti

From a fight over a $500bn minerals deal to Trump ‘surrendering to the Russians’ – here are the key US politics stories from Sunday at a glanceAs Ukraine prepared to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he would be willing to step down if it meant peace or membership of Nato, something the US and some other Nato member states oppose. Zelenskyy insisted he wanted good, “friendly” relations with America – a “strategic partner” – and shrugged off Trump’s bruising description of him as a “dictator” for not holding elections during wartime.But he also said that he would not sign a $500bn minerals deal proposed by the US. He said the figure was far higher than the US’s actual military contribution of $100bn. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Zelensky's shock reaction to Trump team saying he's hours away from signing huge mineral deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has balked at the suggestion any minerals deal with the United States would be backpay for foreign aid his nation has received during the war.

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25 h. ago Zelensky shows Trump how to be presidential with major update on US's Ukraine deal

Volodymyr Zelensky has posted an update on Ukraine on X, as he continues to celebrate the efforts by his people, rather than getting dragged into a war of words with Donald Trump

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