3 h. ago Trump’s US will need to work with UK and Europe on Ukraine peace deal – minister

A US security ‘backstop’ along with British and European peacekeepers is needed to safeguard a peace deal, France and the UK believe.

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5 h. ago ‘Trump has no affection for Ukraine’: Soldiers remove US patches in anger at president

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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7 h. ago Ukraine’s rare earth minerals: Where are they and why does Trump want them as agreement looms?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

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12 h. ago Trump suggests it will be Europe that guarantees peace in Ukraine

The role of the US in any future deal is likely to be among the topics up for discussion later this week when Sir Keir Starmer heads to Washington.

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14 h. ago Macron warns against ‘surrender’ in Ukraine as Trump claims Putin will accept peacekeeper deal

Macron and Trump disagree over aid and securing a lasting peace after US president says Russian counterpart has ‘no problem’ with European forces in UkraineEmmanuel Macron, the French president, has warned Donald Trump against a “surrender” of Ukraine as the US president said Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin “wants to make a deal” that could include European peacekeepers.The transatlantic rift over the war was apparent on Monday as Trump and Macron – the first European leader to visit the White House since Trump regained power – disagreed over aid and efforts to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Trump live updates: Macron interrupts Trump to correct him on European assistance to Ukraine; Musk’s deadline nears

The French president told The Independent that Trump had been ‘very friendly, as always,’ despite not greeting him upon arrival at the White House

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15 h. ago Ukraine peace deal will not survive without US 'backup', Emmanuel Macron warns Donald Trump

French President meets US counterpart at White House, where Trump says Vladimir Putin is open to European peacekeeping force in Ukraine

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16 h. ago Trump says Europe must take ‘central role’ in Ukraine’s security as Macron says peace agreement ‘must not mean a surrender’ – live

US and French presidents touted productive talks at the White House amid concerns over US position on UkraineThe 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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17 h. ago Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine, Trump suggests

Sir Keir Starmer has previously said that he would be willing to put British troops on the ground as part of security guarantees.

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17 h. ago Ukraine offers mineral deal to US as olive branch to Donald Trump

Hopes raised of commercial deal as Macron meets president for talks on peace and European security

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18 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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18 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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22 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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28 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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28 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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42 h. ago EU leaders will hold an emergency summit on Ukraine and European security

The leaders of the 27 European Union countries will hold an emergency summit on March 6 about next steps for Ukraine and Europe’s security

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47 h. ago Starmer warns against Ukraine peace talks without Kyiv ahead of Trump meeting

The Prime Minister said first-hand experience of visiting Ukraine had made him ‘more determined’ to ‘stand up’ for the country.

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57 h. ago Trump sparks meltdown in Europe as he slaps down Ukraine and pushes bold peace plan

European leaders were on the brink of a meltdown when Donald Trump slammed Ukraine and pushed a last-minute peace plan.

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63 h. ago Donald Trump wants 'to throw Ukraine to the wolves' and Starmer must charm 'angry old man'

President Donald Trump looks hellbent on turning his back on Ukraine and Europe, but is still keeping the UK and France on side - with Sir Keir Starmer set to touch down in Washington on Thursday for talks on Ukraine

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65 h. ago Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks

Kyiv ‘must be at the heart of negotiations’ says PM as US threat to block Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites fuels wave of alarmKeir Starmer has raised the stakes before a crucial meeting in Washington with the US president, Donald Trump this week, by insisting that Ukraine must be “at the heart of any negotiations” on a peace deal with Russia.The prime minister made the remarks – which run directly contrary to comments by the US president last week – in a phone call on Saturdaywith Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which he also said that “safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty was essential to deter future aggression from Russia”. Continue reading...

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