66 m. ago We Will Not Fade Away review – study of five Ukrainian teens’ brief escape from war

Shot in 2019, Alisa Kovalenko’s moving film follows the friends after they win a competition to travel to the HimalayasBefore Russia’s invasion in 2022, the eastern region of Donbas in Ukraine had already experienced some of the bloodshed that was soon to come on a much larger scale. Shot in 2019, Alisa Kovalenko’s moving documentary captures the restlessness and dread that hung over the small towns in then Ukrainian-controlled territory. At the same time, despite the misery of war, a group of friends dare to dream of faraway horizons.All in their late teens, Andriy, Ruslan, Ilya, Lisa and Lera win a competition to travel to the Himalayas. The exciting prospect of the trek, with the promise of majestic vistas and new encounters, starkly contrasts with their everyday reality where the sounds of bombs and gunshots are so commonplace that they barely warrant a reaction. At one point, the camera lingers on a bullet-ridden wall on which flowers and graffiti are drawn. This small but stri...

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85 m. ago ‘He did his best’: Macron’s meeting with Trump prompts cautious optimism in France on Ukraine

Commentators say French president’s visit to the White House was amicable – but that differences remainRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesFrench political commentators reacted with cautious optimism after Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with Donald Trump on Monday, which was considered by some as a “last chance” to ensure a balanced and lasting peace in Ukraine.Gérard Araud, a former French ambassador to the US, said the French president had undertaken what he called “mission impossible” but pointed out that Macron had experience of dealing with the volatile US leader. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Donald Trump's chilling eight words that raise spectre of World War 3

Donald Trump is keen to thrash out a peace deal with Vladimir Putin to end the war with Ukraine although critics believe he is making very few demands on Moscow

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2 h. ago World Bank estimates huge price Ukraine needs to recover from the war

The estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine following Russia’s invasion has soared to $524 billion, a figure nearly three times its projected economic output for 2024, according to a new assessment.

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2 h. ago NATO deploys warplanes over Poland as Vladimir Putin launches strike on Ukraine

Donald Trump is set to begin direct negotiations with Russia about ending the war, but excluding Ukraine and Europe.

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3 h. ago Ukraine frontline latest: Russian forces ‘capture another settlement in eastern Ukraine’

Thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them from Ukraine

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3 h. ago Tears in Trafalgar Square as 1,000 take part in emotional vigil to mark third anniversary of Ukraine war

A warning that ‘no ally should pressure Ukraine to surrender’ has been made at the central London vigil

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4 h. ago Boris Johnson hits out at Donald Trump's 'flat out lies' with attacks on Ukraine's Zelensky

In recent weeks the US President Donald Trump has blamed Ukraine for Moscow's invasion and branded war time leader President Zelensky a 'dictator' in comments causing fury

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4 h. ago Ukraine war truce could be weeks away, Macron hints as he reveals talks with Starmer about sending troops

US President says ‘Europe is going to make sure nothing happens’ following talks with Emmanuel Macron

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5 h. ago Britain’s insistence on total Ukrainian victory was misguided – it’s time for a realistic compromise | Robert Skidelsky

By refusing to back negotiations for the past three years, the UK has become irrelevant to the search for peace – we must change courseOn the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, British policy towards the war is in a mess. The continuing official British position, echoed by all the main media, has been “no peace without a Ukraine victory” – meaning, centrally, the expulsion of Russia from all territories seized since 2014. President Trump’s active search for a compromise peace tears up this script.When a long, consistently pursued policy ends in a shambles, it is time to reflect on what was right and what was wrong about it, and what might still be done to reinsert Britain into a process to which it has become largely irrelevant.Robert Skidelsky is a crossbench peer in the House of Lords and author of Keynes: the Return of the Master and co-author of How Much Is Enough? Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Russia and Indonesia hold talks to strengthen ties on defense and security

A top Russian security official and Indonesia’s defense minister have held talks in Jakarta as Moscow’s war on Ukraine entered its fourth year

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6 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: European allies rush to showcase extra support for Kyiv

Baltic and Nordic countries to equip and train Ukrainian brigade; Rheinmetall car part factories to make weapons and ammunition. What we know on day 1,098 Continue reading...

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12 h. ago US joins North Korea, Russia and Belarus at UN in refusing to blame Putin for Ukraine war

US president Donald Trump also refused to call Russian president Vladimir Putin a dictator

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12 h. ago US drives Ukraine war measure through UN with Russian backing

Security Council resolution calling for ‘swift end’ to conflict deals further blow to western unity

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13 h. ago Watch: Trump hosts Macron at White House for Ukraine talks on third anniversary of Russia’s invasion

Watch as Donald Trump hosts Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Monday, 24 February, to discuss ending Russia’s war on Ukraine and the future of U.S. relations with Europe.

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13 h. ago Watch: David Lammy announces new Russia sanctions on third anniversary of Ukraine invasion

Watch live as foreign secretary David Lammy announces new sanctions against Russia on the third anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on Monday, 24 February.

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13 h. ago Donald Trump's handshake with Macron proves subtle tactic in peace talks with dictator Putin

Emmanuel Macron became the first EU leader to meet US president Donald Trump since his return to power as the pair discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine with Russia in the White House

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13 h. ago UN security council approves US resolution on Ukraine war that doesn’t mention Russia; Putin says Europeans can ‘participate’ in peace talks – live

The US-drafted resolution which, fails to mention Russian aggression, receives 10 votes, while five members including UK and France abstained from the voteThe 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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14 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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15 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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