12 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia makes biggest battleground gains since first year of war, analysis shows

Russian army captured more Ukrainian territory in 2025 than previous two years combined; Zelenskyy names new top aide. What we know on day 1,410Russia’s battlefield gains in Ukraine last year were the highest since 2022, an analysis showed, as Kyiv prepared to host security advisers from allied states despite Moscow’s unrelenting strikes. The Russian army captured more than 5,600 square kilometres, or nearly 1%, of Ukrainian territory in 2025, according to an AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War. The land captured is more than in the previous two years combined, though far short of the more than 60,000 sq km Russia took in 2022.As Russia pressed its advantage against outgunned Ukrainian troops, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said about 15 countries would attend security talks in Kyiv on Saturday, the latest in a flurry of efforts to end the nearly four-year war. The meeting will include representatives from the EU and Nato, while a US delegatio...

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46 h. ago Ukraine fakes assassination of 'Putin's personal enemy' and uses $500k Russian bounty to fund its war efforts

Denis Kapustin, the hard-right leader of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), is alive and well despite dramatic claims last week that he had been killed in a drone strike on the front line.

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1 week ago Kremlin renews criticism of Europe’s efforts to amend US plan to end Ukraine war

Putin’s top foreign policy aid says proposals could prolong conflict as talks with US negotiators are held in MiamiRussia has renewed its criticism of efforts by Europe and Ukraine to amend US proposals to end the war in Ukraine, saying they did not improve prospects for peace.Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters on Sunday that the proposed tweaks to Washington’s plan could prolong the conflict. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Why the EU could not agree on using £80bn of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s war effort

Disagreements within the bloc prevented a deal being struck to use the assets

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2 w. ago Ukraine may need to cut drone production if no deal reached on frozen Russian assets, says Zelenskyy – Europe live

Ukrainian president says case for transfer of assets to fund war effort is ‘morally clear and just’ Germany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz confirms his support for the EU’s reparations loan, saying he sees “no better option.”He diplomatically acknowledges Belgium’s concerns, and says he hopes “we can address them together” to “send a signal of strength and resolve towards Russia.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Germany issues 'we will retaliate' threat to Putin as WW3 fears spiral

Friedrich Merz described recent diplomatic efforts in Berlin aimed at ending the war in Ukraine as a major success - but issued a warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin

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3 w. ago CHRIS HUGHES: 'Britain facing the shadow of war in chilling WW3 warning'

"Britain's war machine grinds into gear as the whole of the UK is warned we face the "shadow of war' and a massive effort is being thrown at trying to halt march to global conflict"

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3 w. ago ‘Coalition of the willing’ nations to hold call on ending war in Ukraine

Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and others to discuss peace plan as US tries to push through peace dealLeaders of the so-called “coalition of the willing” group of nations will hold a video call on Thursday, as chaotic American efforts to push through a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine reach a crunch moment.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said his officials would hand over a revised version of a peace plan to US negotiators on Wednesday, ahead of the call with leaders and officials from about 30 nations. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer tells Zelensky the UK is ready to hand £8billion in frozen Russian assets to assist Ukraine's war effort

The move is part of a wider push that could give Kyiv access to holdings worth tens of billions of pounds locked in EU countries.

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3 w. ago Zelenskyy meets European leaders in London for talks on ending Ukraine war

Ukraine’s president says latest discussions on peace proposals with US were ‘constructive, although not easy’See all our Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting the leaders of the UK, France and Germany in London on Monday amid heavy pressure on Ukraine from the Trump administration to cede territory it currently holds in efforts to reach a quick conclusion to the war.The talks in London follow several days of negotiations between US and Ukrainian officials, which ended on Saturday without an apparent breakthrough and were characterised by the Ukrainian president as “constructive, although not easy”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US may end support for Ukraine war effort, says Donald Trump Jr

Eldest son of Donald Trump makes speculative comments during tirade against Volodymyr Zelenskyy and EUDonald Trump may walk away from the Ukrainian war, the US president’s oldest son has said in comments to a Middle East conference.In a lengthy tirade against the purpose of continued fighting in Ukraine, Donald Trump Jr also said Ukraine’s “corrupt” rich had fled their country leaving “what they believed to be the peasant class” to fight the war. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago 'Vladimir Putin killed my girlfriend Dawn Sturgess in botched spy assassination bid'

Charlie Rowley spoke to the Mirror after retired Supreme Court judge Lord Hughes of Ombersley ruled Vladimir Putin is “morally responsible” for death of mum-of-three Dawn Sturgess in July 2018

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4 w. ago Inside the EU’s plan to use £80bn of Russia’s frozen assets to fund Ukraine’s war effort

Ukraine’s allies in Europe are trying to find support for harnessing frozen Russian assets again

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4 w. ago Putin's assassins went through London Waterloo station with deadly Novichok which could have killed hundreds

They also stayed at hotels in the capital and used the Tube, Heathrow and Gatwick airports

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4 w. ago Inside the EU’s plan to use £80 billion of Russia’s frozen assets to fund Ukraine’s war effort

Ukraine’s allies in Europe are trying to find support for harnessing frozen Russian assets again

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4 w. ago Putin's assassins went through one of London's busiest rail stations with deadly Novichok which could have killed 100s

They also stayed at hotels in the capital and used the Tube, Heathrow and Gatwick airports

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last month Putin directed Salisbury Novichok poisonings as 'show of Russian power', inquiry rules

Putin directed the botched assassination attempt as a show of ‘Russian power’, a judge has found

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last month Vladimir Putin's grisly murder methods for enemies from 'poisoned tea to punch to heart'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been blamed for organising assassinations of his biggest critics over the years, with many of the deaths never solved and officially put down to accidents or suicides

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