2 h. ago We must stop Putin in Ukraine to protect Europe: Keir Starmer puts UK on a war footing by increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP

The Prime Minister pledged to accelerate an increase in the UK's defence spending in the face of Russia's belligerence and growing US indifference to European security.

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3 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: One dead and children injured in Russian attack on Kramatorsk

Tentative talks between US and Russia on Ukraine’s future have begun - but the reality for Ukrainians is still daily missile and drone attacks from Putin’s forces

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4 h. ago Kremlin casts doubt on Trump claim Russia would accept European troops in Ukraine

Spokesperson reiterates position as sources say Putin is committed to Russian control of Ukraine’s political futureRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe Kremlin has appeared to reject Donald Trump’s claim that Vladimir Putin is open to European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, underscoring Moscow’s reluctance to align with Trump’s efforts to quickly end the war.Pushing to deliver on a central campaign pledge, Trump asserted on Monday that the Ukraine war “could end within weeks” and claimed that he and Putin supported the presence of European troops on the ground. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago People speculate about bruise on Trump's hand after his three awkward handshakes with France's Macron went viral

Photos of the bruise emerged after Trump, 78, met with French President Emmanuel Marcon at the White House on Monday to discuss a possible end to Russia 's war against Ukraine.

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7 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: NATO planes scrambled over Poland after Putin launches missile and drone attack in western Ukraine

Tentative talks between US and Russia on Ukraine’s future have begun - but the reality for Ukrainians is still daily missile and drone attacks from Putin’s forces

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7 h. ago British defence experts fear US has 'changed sides' to give Putin a victory that will destroy Nato and trigger the start of a Russian

Senior academics have claimed America has simply 'changed sides' as Donald Trump seeks to end the war between Russia and Ukraine as rapidly as possible.

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7 h. ago Keir Starmer to make major defence spending announcement ahead of crunch Ukraine talks with Trump

The Prime Minister is under increasing pressure to increase the UK’s defence spending amid the war in Ukraine

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8 h. ago Inside the stricken frontline Ukrainian village where war has stolen childrens' laughter

The Mirror visited the stricken settlement of Dobropilia in Ukraine, about 20 miles from the frontline with Russia, to find a school in ruins — but also great fortitude

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8 h. ago Social media speculates on what caused bruise on Trump's hand after President's three awkward handshakes with France's Macron went viral

Photos of the bruise emerged after Trump, 78, met with French President Emmanuel Marcon at the White House on Monday to discuss a possible end to Russia 's war against Ukraine.

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9 h. 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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9 h. 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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10 h. 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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10 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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10 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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11 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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12 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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12 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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13 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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13 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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13 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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