62 m. ago Putin demands full control of Donetsk and Luhansk as condition for ending Ukraine war – live

Putin told Trump he would halt further advances and freeze Ukrainian frontline where Russian forces occupy significant areas, sources sayZelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after Putin summit briefingUkraine’s president has said he will fly to Washington on Monday to meet Donald Trump following the Alaska summit amid speculation that the US president will ask him to cede territory to end the war.Next week’s meeting will mark the first return to the White House for Volodymyr Zelenskyy since his infamous row with Trump and the vice-president, JD Vance, in the Oval Office in February. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Trump reportedly backs Ukrainian land concession in peace plan with Putin – live

Putin in return offered ceasefire across Ukraine and written promise to not attack again, according to senior officialsZelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after Putin summit briefingAt the Alaska summit, Putin demanded Ukraine withdraw from Donetsk and Luhansk as a condition for ending the war, but offered Trump a freeze along the remaining frontline, two sources with direct knowledge of the talks told the Guardian.Although Luhansk is almost entirely under Russian control, Ukraine still holds key parts of Donetsk, including the cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk and heavily fortified positions whose defence has cost tens of thousands of lives. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump drags Zelensky to White House showdown as 'disturbing' details of Putin peace deal leak

President Donald Trump also signaled that he and Vladimir Putin had discussed potential land swaps and security guarantees for Ukraine.

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5 h. ago Trump drags Zelensky to explosive White House showdown as Putin 'land swap' pact leaves Europe reeling

President Donald Trump also signaled that he and Vladimir Putin had discussed potential land swaps and security guarantees for Ukraine.

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7 h. ago Trump to meet Zelenskyy as Europe urges US to offer security guarantees

US president invites Ukrainian counterpart to Washington on Monday after failing to secure ceasefire from Vladimir Putin

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10 h. ago Zelenskyy heading to meet with Trump as he breaks silence after 'meaningful' call on Putin

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken out for the first time, announcing he spoke to Donald Trump yesterday after the US President met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin

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54 h. ago In London, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Keir Starmer Discussed Expectations for the Meeting in Alaska, Continued Support for Ukraine, and Security Guarantees — Official website of the President of Ukraine

In London, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Keir Starmer Discussed Expectations for the Meeting in Alaska, Continued Support for Ukraine, and Security Guarantees — Official website of the President of Ukraine  Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України

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57 h. ago Zelenskyy to meet with UK's Starmer as Europe braces for Trump

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in London

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3 d. ago European leaders meet Zelenskyy ahead of Trump’s summit with Putin

European countries rushing to build a common approach with US on how to end war

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7 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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8 d. ago Trump says he will meet Putin despite Kremlin’s refusal to talk to Kyiv

US president contradicts reports Putin meeting Zelenskyy was a precondition of a US-Russia summitDonald Trump has said he was ready to meet Vladimir Putin despite the Russian leader’s refusal to meet Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy – dispelling speculation that direct talks between the two warring presidents were a precondition to a high-level US-Russia summit.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump said that Putin did not have to meet with Zelenskyy first before the US and Russian presidents could meet. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Putin refusal to meet Zelenskyy could derail summit with Trump

Washington and Moscow issue mixed messages about whether bilateral talks would require three-way follow-up with KyivEfforts to arrange a face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin may be derailed by the Kremlin leader’s refusal to meet Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a potential White House precondition to the high-stakes summit.The mixed messaging on Thursday over a potential summit between Putin and Trump – with White House and Kremlin officials sometimes contradicting each other about the leaders’ demands and the status of the planning – suggested a chaotic new chapter in Trump’s haphazard efforts to negotiate a ceasefire to the war in Ukraine. Continue reading...

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9 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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9 d. ago How Boavista became the latest club to sink into crisis under Gérard López

The businessman is continuing his involvement in football despite a trail of misery, including at Mouscron and BordeauxBoavista fans would have thought things could not possibly get worse. In early July, a month away from celebrating their 123rd anniversary, the former champions of Portugal, faced with liquidation, announced that the “special revitalisation plan” they had put together last November had been rejected by the Portuguese football federation: they had failed to provide the necessary tax and social security certificates and guarantees in time.Riddled with debt (they owed €7m (£6.1m) to the construction company entrusted with the development of their stadium), they were so short of money that electricity had been cut off at their Estádio de Bessa in April after they failed to pay their bill. Players waited months to receive their salary. One of them, the US defender Reggie Cannon, whose pay was late in 28 of the 29 months he spent at Boavista, terminated his contract in th...

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