2 h. ago ‘We are pissed’: opposition to Trump, slow to energize, now shakes off its slumber

The slash-and-burn approach of Trump and his ‘Doge’ head Elon Musk has reinvigorated resistance to the Republican administrationOn a bright winter’s day this week, a group of protesters fanned out along a palm tree-lined thoroughfare in the picturesque city of Palm Desert to demand that their Republican congressman stand up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn effort to reshape the American government. “You work for us, not Musk!” read one sign. “Remember your oath,” another warned, as a mobile billboard circled nearby, featuring the president and the billionaire tech mogul, with the message: “When he’s snooping through your bank accounts, you dump him.”The group, dozens strong, cheered wildly when the driver of a white Tesla turned the corner and laid on his horn. A smaller contingent of constituents had attempted to secure a meeting with the congressman, Ken Calvert, but found the door of his regional office locked and the blinds drawn. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘Heinous actions’: opposition to Trump, slow to energize, shakes off its slumber

The slash-and-burn approach of Trump and his ‘Doge’ head Musk has reinvigorated resistance to the administrationOn a bright winter’s day this week, a group of protesters fanned out along a palm tree-lined thoroughfare in the picturesque city of Palm Desert to demand that their Republican congressman stand up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn effort to reshape the American government. “You work for us, not Musk!” read one sign. “Remember your oath,” another warned, as a mobile billboard circled nearby, featuring the president and the billionaire tech mogul, with the message: “When he’s snooping through your bank accounts, you dump him.”The group, dozens strong, cheered wildly when the driver of a white Tesla turned the corner and laid on his horn. A smaller contingent of constituents had attempted to secure a meeting with the congressman, Ken Calvert, but found the door of his regional office locked and the blinds drawn. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Trump compared to mobster Tony Soprano by former envoy to Panama

John Feeley launches stinging critique of US president’s bully-boy approach to Latin AmericaThe former US ambassador to Panama has launched a stinging critique of Donald Trump’s approach towards Latin America, comparing his conduct to that of the ruthless and egotistical fictional mob boss Tony Soprano.In the first month of his presidency, the US president has shocked some observers with his aggressive focus on a region many expected him to largely ignore. Early steps have included threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal, accusing Mexico’s government of being in cahoots with narco-traffickers, sending an envoy to meet the Venezuelan dictator, Nicolás Maduro, and clashing with Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, over deportation flights. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Trump was ‘right’ to approach Putin over Ukraine, UK minister insists

The education secretary has defended Donald Trump’s decision to phone Vladimir Putin but said ‘there can be no settlement’ without Ukraine

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20 h. ago Donald Trump vows to 'get our money back' from Ukraine in deal with war criminal Putin

While speaking at the Republican CPAC conference, Donald Trump said he wants the US to get 'rare Earth and oil' from Ukraine after Joe Biden gave the country $350billion

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20 h. ago Keir Starmer says Ukraine must be at heart of peace negotiations ahead of Trump talks

The Prime Minister insisted Kyiv’s voice must be at the heart of any peace negotiations in a call on Saturday

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23 h. ago Chris Riddell on Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump: the angels of peace descend on Ukraine – cartoon

The US president, on a Russian leash, holds talks that exclude the invaded countryYou can buy a copy of this cartoon Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Donald Trump trolled in 'Putin's puppet' banner as thousands support Ukraine in London march

Thousands of people marched on the Russian embassy in London on Saturday - and a person who attended the protest held a banner branding Donald Trump 'Putin's puppet'

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24 h. ago From saviour to Judas How Trump’s pivot on Russia also endangers his own country | Simon Tisdall

With a Putin-appeasing president at the helm, it is clear the transatlantic alliance is collapsing and European leaders must plot their own courseHow do I betray thee? Let me count the ways Apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning for mangling her celebrated poem to reflect Donald Trump’s multiple Ukraine treacheries. This most perfidious of presidents surpassed himself last week, accusing Kyiv of invading itself three years ago . “You should have never started it. You could have made a deal,” he fatuously griped.Candidate Trump, touting a just peace, pledged to end the war in a day. Now he praises Vladimir Putin, claims Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is “a dictator” and backs a settlement on Moscow’s criminal, one-sided terms. This deranged collapse into craven capitulation, this transition from American saviour to American Judas, took less than a month. It’s contemptible. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Starmer vows to push for Ukraine’s sovereignty in Trump talks next week

The Prime Minister insisted Kyiv’s voice must be at the heart of any peace negotiations in a call on Saturday.

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26 h. ago Thousands of marchers take to the streets of London to show solidarity with Ukraine at anti

Demonstrators were chanting 'stop Russia, stop the war' and 'Russia is a terrorist state', after marching to the embassy in Notting Hill on Saturday.

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26 h. ago Preparations under way for meeting between Trump and Putin, Russia says

Russian and US leaders will meet face to face in move towards normalising relations, deputy foreign minister saysPreparations for a face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are under way, Russia’s deputy foreign minister has said.The event would mark a dramatic shift away from western isolation of Moscow, which has been in place since Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Speaking to Russian state media, Sergei Ryabkov said a possible Putin-Trump summit could involve broad talks on global issues, not just Ukraine. “The question is about starting to move towards normalising relations between our countries, finding ways to resolve the most acute and potentially very, very dangerous situations, of which there are many, Ukraine among them,” he said. But he said efforts to organise such a meeting were at an early stage, and that making it happen would require “the most intensive preparatory work”. Ryabkov added that US and Russian envoys could meet “within the next two...

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26 h. ago Starmer tells Zelensky he will press case for safeguards with Trump

The Prime Minister insisted Kyiv’s voice must be at the heart of any peace negotiations in a call on Saturday.

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30 h. ago Russia and US could meet again within weeks to discuss Ukraine, Moscow says – Europe live

Moscow and Washington held their first talks on ending the nearly three-year war in Ukraine on TuesdayUkrainians who once lived in parts of the country now occupied by Russia hope they can claim some kind of compensation from the Russians in charge for the damage to their homes, Reuters reports.Maria Seryogova is one of those who have returned to snap photos of the rubble to back up their claims. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago ‘Russia is not winning’: Ukraine frontline soldiers say ‘weak’ Moscow should be negotiating with its back to the wall

On the three year anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine frontline soldiers tell World affairs editor Sam Kiley that it’s Russia that should be suing for peace

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32 h. ago Why after three years of Ukraine war the bloodiest battles may be still to come

The outcome of this war is still likely to be decided on the battlefield, Alexander Titov writes

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33 h. ago Army chiefs say Vladimir Putin can be defeated if Ukraine fight back with 'flying AK

In a summit in Kyiv last night, military chiefs mapped out a way to overcome Putin's Russia – obviously it involves an army of AI-powered 'flying of Kalashnikovs'

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39 h. ago Putin on track to have lost a MILLION Russian soldiers in Ukraine invasion ahead of so

Data from the UK defence intelligence already estimates that Putin's forces have lost 860,000 soldiers to death or injury at an average of 1,500 servicemen a day since November.

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42 h. ago US envoy to Ukraine hails Zelenskyy as ‘embattled and courageous leader’

Keith Kellogg takes different tone from Trump, who contrasted ‘very good talks’ with Putin with cooler relationship with Ukraine’s leaderThe US envoy to Ukraine, Gen Keith Kellogg, has praised Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “the embattled and courageous leader of a nation at war”, striking a dramatically different tone from Donald Trump, who has called Ukraine’s president a “dictator”.Kellogg left Kyiv on Friday after a three-day visit. Posting on social media, he said he had engaged in “extensive and positive discussions” with Zelenskyy and his “talented national security team”. “A long and intense day with the senior leadership of Ukraine,” he said. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Trump says Starmer and Macron ‘haven’t done anything’ to end Ukraine war

Sir Keir has faced pressure to take a firm line with Mr Trump on support for Ukraine when he visits the US next week.

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