25 h. ago Donald Trump's top advisor insists Vladimir Putin wants 'permanent peace' in Ukraine

Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff has said that "we might be on the verge of something that would be very, very important" after trying to negotiate an end to war in Ukraine with Vladimir Putin

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4 d. ago Ukraine could be carved up 'like Germany after World War Two' as part of US

General Keith Kellogg suggested Western troops could adopt zones of control as part of a 'reassurance force', while the Russians would occupy the east.

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4 d. ago President Trump envoy says Ukraine could be divided up 'almost like Berlin after World War Two' under terms of peace deal

General Keith Kellogg suggested Western troops could adopt zones of control as part of a 'reassurance force', while the Russians would occupy the east.

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4 d. ago Trump issues new demand to Russia as his envoy Steve Witkoff meets Putin

President Donald Trump has a new demand for Russia as his envoy met with Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg.

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5 d. ago Russian media report Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Putin for Ukraine talks – Europe live

Kremlin is also quoted as saying the pair will talk about Ukraine and ‘may discuss Putin’s meeting with Trump’Ukrainian defence minister Rustem Umerov has offered an update on talks and commitments made in Brussels, as he posted about Germany’s declaration it would offer €11bn in further military help to Ukraine up to 2029.He said:The deliveries from in 2025 will help us defend our skies (IRIS-T systems with missiles, PATRIOT missiles) and strengthen our positions on the battlefield (Marders, Leopards, artillery systems). Thank you, Germany, for standing by our side. Together, we will ensure a just and lasting peace in Europe. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ukraine allies hold Brussels summit as Trump’s envoy makes Kremlin visit – Europe live

Representatives of around 50 countries gather to discuss support for Ukraine as Steve Witkoff arrives in RussiaMeanwhile in Greenland, the head of the US military base that was visited by vice-president JD Vance has been fired for criticising Washington’s agenda for the Arctic island, AFP reported.Colonel Susannah Meyers, who had served as commander of the Pituffik Space Base since July, was removed amid reports she distanced herself and the base from Vance’s criticism of Denmark and its oversight of the territory during his visit to the base two weeks ago. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Europe unveils new military support for Kyiv ahead of defence summit

The UK has pressed nearly 30 countries to forge ahead with plans to deploy peacekeeper troops to Ukraine. What we know on day 1,143See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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1 week ago British and French military chiefs discuss plans to build on ‘formidable capabilities’ of Ukrainian army in peacekeeping talks

The defence secretary will hold further talks of the ‘coalition of the willing’ next week

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2 w. ago Zelenskyy employs strategic optimism to highlight Russia’s abundant bad faith

Ukrainian president has learned Trump’s team demand positivity and there is little point in trying to ‘inject reality’At a press briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday, explaining where initial US-brokered peace negotiations had got to, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, struck a notably different tone. Long gone is the tetchiness on display in London in the aftermath of the Ukrainian leader’s catastrophic trip to the White House. In its place was a degree of optimism so high that it could only be interpreted as political positioning.Though he complained about comments made by Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, that four Ukrainian regions wholly or partly occupied by Russia consisted of people who wanted Moscow’s rule in an “overwhelming majority” – these were “in line with the messages of the Kremlin”, Zelenskyy said – he insisted that had advantages too. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Macron says European peacekeeping force could 'respond' if Ukraine attacked by Russia

‘The only ones who would, at that moment, trigger a conflict, a bellicose situation, would be the Russians if they decided again to launch an aggression’, says French leader

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2 w. ago WW3 fears as Macron says European peacekeeping force could 'respond' if Russia attacks

A proposed European peacekeeping force for Ukraine could “respond” if Russia attacks, said Emmanuel Macron

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3 w. ago Trump envoy on Signal war plans chat met Putin in Moscow on same day messages started

Midle East negotiator Steve Witkoff was in Moscow meeting with President Putin while he was on a group chat among top U.S. officials over Signal about an impending military action.

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3 w. ago ANDREW NEIL: There's only one grim conclusion from the latest Saudi talks: Trump isn't pursuing a just peace for Ukraine

It is not often one interview causes deep anxiety in Kyiv and general dismay across Europe's major capitals. But Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's envoy to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, managed it.

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3 w. ago Ukraine peacekeeping plans to continue despite lack of progress in Riyadh

Military leaders are expected to meet again at Northwood as operational planning for a European-led peacekeeping force in Ukraine continues.

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3 w. ago British and French military chiefs meet ahead of Ukraine peacekeeping talks

The heads of the British and French armed forces met to discuss deeper military ties between the two countries

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3 w. ago British peacekeeping troops in Ukraine must have ‘lawfare’ protection, MPs told

The UK is working with allies to develop plans for troops to be deployed to safeguard any peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

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3 w. ago Fears Putin will abuse human rights laws against British peacekeepers in Ukraine

Calls for prime minister Keir Starmer to create exemption from the European Convention on Human Rights

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3 w. ago Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff praises ‘super smart’ Putin ahead of Ukraine ceasefire talks

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff claims questions over whether Ukraine can cede four regions to Russia is ‘elephant in the room’ in peace talks

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3 w. ago Ukraine ceasefire talks: What will be discussed in Saudi Arabia as Trump pushes for truce by Easter?

Kremlin appears to temper hopes of swift truce, despite Trump’s special envoy praising ‘gracious’ Putin

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3 w. ago Starmer praises ‘good relationship’ with Trump hours before US envoy slams PM’s peace plan

Labour prime minister made the comments before Steve Witkoff described his strategy as based on a ‘simplistic’ notion

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