35 h. ago Donald Trump will speak to dictator Vladimir Putin tomorrow but makes ominous Ukraine war warning

Donald Trump said he would be speaking to Vladimir Putin tomorrow morning about the war in Ukraine, adding 'many elements of a Final Agreement have been agreed to, but much remains'

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40 h. ago Trump says he and Putin will discuss land and power plants in Ukraine ceasefire talks

Trump says negotiators have already discussed ‘dividing up certain assets’ and that he will talk to Putin on TuesdayUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is to speak to Vladimir Putin on Tuesday – with the two expected to discuss territory and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – after the Russian president last week pushed back on a US-brokered plan for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine with a series of sweeping conditions he said would need to be met.The Kremlin confirmed on Monday that the two leaders were due to speak by phone, after Trump’s statement that he planned to discuss with Putin ending the war in Ukraine. The US president also said that negotiators had already talked about “dividing up certain assets”, including power stations. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago UK to deploy soldiers in 'significant force' to Ukraine – as No. 10 won't rule out FIRING on Russians

Downing Street has been asked if British troops stationed in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire would be allowed to fire back at Russians. Meanwhile Donald Trump is set to speak with Vladimir Putin

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50 h. ago Kremlin ramps up WW3 fears with brutal statement labelling Keir Starmer 'a scumbag'

Dmitry Medvedev, a former Prime Minister who is one of Vladimir Putin's top allies in the Kremlin, branded Keir Starmer a 'scumbag' over his peacekeeping plan for Ukraine

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50 h. ago Donald Trump chilling claim Russia peace talks to involve 'dividing up Ukraine's land'

Donald Trump said he will speak to Russian president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as military chiefs prepare to discuss peacekeeping plans in London

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50 h. ago Trump to speak to Putin tomorrow after 'positive' Ukraine ceasefire talks: 'We have a very good chance'

‘I’ll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work’s been done over the weekend,’ Trump told reporters

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57 h. ago Trump administration briefing: US president to speak to Putin this week; Democrats train fire on Musk

Russian president ‘accepts the philosophy’ of US’s Ukraine ceasefire terms, says US envoy; Musk’s popularity falls – key US politics stories from Sunday at a glanceUS president Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that he expected the US president to speak with Vladimir Putin this week, adding that the Russian president “accepts the philosophy” of Trump’s ceasefire and peace terms.Witkoff told CNN that discussions with Putin over several hours last week were “positive” and “solution-based”. He declined to confirm when asked whether Putin’s demands included the surrender of Ukrainian forces in Kursk; international recognition of Ukrainian territory seized by Russia as Russian; limits on Ukraine’s ability to mobilise; a halt to western military aid; and a ban on foreign peacekeepers. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Trump to speak to Putin as Ukraine peacekeeping plans progress

Military chiefs will meet in London later in the week to discuss plans for a Western peacekeeping operation in Ukraine.

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59 h. ago Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to hold talks amid warning of ‘escalation’ with UK troops

Donald Trump is set to speak to Vladimir Putin this week - following a warning of “escalation” if Russia confronts British troops in Ukraine.

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61 h. ago Donald Trump to speak to Vladimir Putin as UK minister issues 'extraordinary escalation' warning

Wes Streeting suggested the prospect of a clash between Russian soldiers and British peacekeeping troops would be sufficient to deter Vladimir Putin from breaching a ceasefire

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66 h. ago Trump and Putin expected to speak this week about ceasefire terms, envoy says

Steve Witkoff says US discussions with Russian president ‘positive’ and ‘solution-based’ and leaders likely to speakDonald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that he expected the US president to speak with Vladimir Putin this week, saying that the Russian president “accepts the philosophy” of Trump’s ceasefire and peace terms.Witkoff told CNN that discussions with Putin over several hours last week were “positive” and “solution-based”. He declined to confirm when asked whether Putin’s demands included the surrender of Ukrainian forces in Kursk; international recognition of Ukrainian territory seized by Russia as Russian; limits on Ukraine’s ability to mobilize; a halt to western military aid; and a ban on foreign peacekeepers. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Russian confrontation with peacekeepers ‘would be an extraordinary escalation’

Planning for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine has entered the ‘operational phase’, the Prime Minister announced on Saturday.

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3 d. ago Ukraine peacekeeping plans entering ‘operational phase’, says Keir Starmer

PM hosted 30 world leaders on Saturday to discuss plans for a ‘coalition of the willing’ in Ukraine

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3 d. ago UK to host military chiefs to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force as plans to end war enter new phase

Sir Keir Starmer sent his strongest signal yet that allies will put troops on the ground in Ukraine to support a ceasefire

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer announces Ukraine development as peacekeeping plans advance

UK military chiefs and allies will meet Thursday to advance peacekeeping plans for Ukraine, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer urges Russia to engage in ceasefire negotiations.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer reveals military plans for Ukraine peacekeeping deal as he says Vladimir Putin will have to come to the table 'sooner or later'

Speaking after a video call with 25 world leaders, the PM said the Russian despot would need to 'come to the table', adding: 'This is the moment - let the guns fall silent and agree to the ceasefire.'

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3 d. ago Everything Sir Keir Starmer said at press conference with Ukraine plans moving into 'operational phase'

Plans for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine are now moving to an 'operational phase', said the Prime Minister

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6 d. ago UK Defence Secretary John Healey to give major press conference after huge breakthrough

Defence Secretary John Healey will give a press conference at 5:30pm with his European counterparts in Paris today as they continue to push for a peacekeeping plan for Ukraine

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7 d. ago Trump hopes to speak to Putin this week as Ukraine agrees to 30

Donald Trump says he would welcome Volodymyr Zelenskyy back to White House and hopes for ‘great conversations’ Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefireFrench European Affairs minister, Benjamin Haddad, said the European Union could go further in its response to US tariffs, though a trade war was in no-one’s interest, Reuters reported.“We have the means to go further, if we want,” Haddad told TF1 TV. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump to speak to Putin about ceasefire as Zelenskyy accepts 30

US president also plans to invite Ukrainian president back to the White House after Kyiv accepts US-backed ceasefire proposalAs the talks in Jeddah take place behind the closed doors, let’s catch up with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s comments at the European Parliament in Strasbourg earlier this morning.She told EU lawmakers that “the European security order is being shaken, and so many of our illusions are being shattered,” with increasingly aggressive posture from Russia and the shift in US defence policy. Continue reading...

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