65 h. ago Macron hosts ‘excellent’ ceasefire talks with top US, European and Ukrainian officials

Senior diplomats set to meet again in London next week after ‘very productive’ Paris summit to revive stalled effortsSenior US, European and Ukrainian diplomats will meet again in London next week, the Élysée Palace has said, after what a French official described as an “excellent” day of talks in Paris aimed at reviving stalled ceasefire efforts.“We have started a positive process in which Europeans are a part,” the spokesperson said after the meetings attended by top British, French, German and Ukrainian officials as well as the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ukraine for the win: how London is becoming a haven to Ukrainian restaurants

From Sino to Mriya Bistro, new Ukrainian restaurants are shaping London’s dining scene, says Josh Barrie

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1 week ago Jimmy White, 62, keeps World Snooker Championship dream alive with victory at 1.20am

White has not been at world championships since 2006Scores break of 126 against 20-year-old Anton KazakovJimmy White kept alive his hopes of qualifying for the World Snooker Championship for the first time since 2006 with a nail-biting, final-frame win over the Ukrainian Anton Kazakov.The veteran six-time runner-up, who turns 63 next month, was 7-3 down just after the resumption of the evening session but reeled off six frames in a row – including a break of 126 – to put him on the brink of victory. Continue reading...

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3 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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3 w. ago Hutsul Coffee Factory Carries Ukrainian Quality to London, Ontario

Hutsul Coffee Factory Carries Ukrainian Quality to London, Ontario  Daily Coffee News

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3 w. ago Nico Raskin buzzing as Belgium legends De Bruyne and Lukaku give him liftoff and boss names 2 key traits of Rangers man

Ibrox ace received a standing ovation after his first start in Sunday's 3-0 win over Ukraine.

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3 w. ago 'Did the jersey proud': Rangers hero shows 'soul' as Scott McTominay's teammate stars in statement win

Rangers midfielder Nicolas Raskin reached a career milestone by starting in Belgium’s win over Ukraine.

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