4 d. ago Hungarian autocrat asks Trump if he can hire his blonde attack dog

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán cracked a joke about Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during a meeting with top officials at the White House on Friday, prompting laughs.

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4 d. ago Hungarian autocrat tells Trump Ukrainian victory over Putin would require a 'miracle'

Hungary's autocratic leader, Viktor Orbán, told President Donald Trump Friday at the White House that it would take a 'miracle' for Ukraine to win the war against Russia.

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9 d. ago Ukraine Russia war latest: Trump claims Moscow is carrying out ‘secret’ underground nuclear weapons tests

Trump told reporters he was N’not really” considering a deal to sell Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, but could change his mind

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9 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Trump ‘not really’ considering supplying Tomahawks

Turkish refineries cut back on Russian oil in response to sanctions; Ukrainian special forces join defence of embattled Pokrovsk. What we know on day 1,349Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not really considering supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles. Asked about it by a reporter aboard Air Force One, Trump responded: “No, not really.” Reports in recent days said the Pentagon had told the White House that the US stockpile of Tomahawks was sufficient to be able to supply them to Ukraine.Ukraine has been seeking the Tomahawk missiles to carry out long-range strikes against Russia, but without them has still been able to wage a successful campaign using its own drones and missiles against Russian military and strategic targets such as oil depots and refineries. A Ukrainian drone attack struck Russia’s Tuapse oil port on the Black Sea on Sunday, causing a fire and damaging two ships, according to Russian authorities. Russian airports in nearby regions also had to be...

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1 week ago Trump warned Ukraine war is creating ‘significant risks’ for US economy in new report urging end to conflict

Exclusive: A paper by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity argues there are are strong economic benefits for the United States if peace can be achieved

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2 w. ago Forget diplomatic niceties: it's beyond time Europe denounced Trump's trashing of democracy in the US | Paul Taylor

The convention to stay out of allies’ internal affairs does not apply. What happens in America does not stay in AmericaWhat do you do when you discover your best friend is abusive to their partner at home? That question, or something similar, should be addressed to European leaders – and indeed to all of us in the European public space, who are watching, often speechless, as Donald Trump takes a cudgel to the institutions of American democracy.For the last nine months, European leaders have bitten their tongues, looked the other way and engaged in flattery, appeasement and wild promises to keep the US president sweet and engaged in European security. The overwhelming imperative for Trump to stand with Europe against Russia over its war on Ukraine – or at least not against us and alongside Vladimir Putin – has led them to swallow unrealistic defence spending targets and unbalanced trade terms. For what gain?Paul Taylor is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre Continu...

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2 w. ago Trump issues nuke threat to Putin and tells Russian leader he should be ending the war in Ukraine, not testing nuclear missiles, as Moscow boasts of launching its 'Flying Chernobyl' weapon

Putin said that Russia had successfully tested its 'unstoppable' nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, a weapon Moscow says can pierce any defence shield, and has 'unlimited range'.

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2 w. ago Trump describes Russia’s new cruise missile test as ‘not appropriate’

US president says Vladimir Putin should focus on ending war with Ukraine rather than testing missilesDonald Trump has described Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a nuclear-powered cruise missile test as “not appropriate” amid growing tensions between Moscow and Washington.Putin said on Sunday that Russia had successfully tested its “unique” nuclear-capable Burevestnik cruise missile, which the Kremlin described as part of efforts to “ensure the country’s national security”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump issues warning to Vladimir Putin: ‘I’m not wasting my time’

Donald Trump has issued a warning to Vladimir Putin, telling the Russian president: “’m not wasting my time”.

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2 w. ago Starmer vows Ukraine allies will take Russian oil and gas off market after Trump sanctions

Sir Keir Starmer said the coalition of the willing has agreed on a ‘clear plan for the rest of the year’ in supporting Kyiv

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2 w. ago Putin says he will never bow to US but concedes sanctions may cause ‘some losses’

China and India likely to scale back Russian oil imports as Trump tries to bring an end to war in UkraineVladimir Putin has said Russia will never bow to US pressure but conceded new sanctions could cause some economic pain, as China and India were reported to be scaling back Russian oil imports after Washington targeted Moscow’s two largest producers.The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as nearly three dozen of their subsidiaries, as the Trump administration increased pressure on the Kremlin to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine. The EU separately discussed a loan for Ukraine secured on frozen Russian assets and agreed to a phased ban on the import of Russian liquefied natural gas. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Which countries buy Russian oil and what is the financial hit from sanctions?

The Trump administration imposed sanctions after talks at ending the war on Ukraine stalled

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2 w. ago Will Trump’s new sanctions on Russian oil companies actually work to stop Putin?

The new sanctions were unveiled just a day after Trump said he would cancel a ‘wasted’ meeting with Putin in Budapest

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2 w. ago Trump slaps Russia’s biggest oil companies with sanctions over Ukraine war: ‘Now is the time to stop the killing’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the tough new measures against Moscow after White House scrapped plans for talks with Putin

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3 w. ago Zelenskyy calls Trump’s proposal to freeze war at current frontlines ‘good compromise’

US president’s remark seen as modest win for Ukrainian leader, who acknowledges Russia will not accept proposalEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has voiced support for Donald Trump’s proposal for Ukraine and Russia to freeze the war at the current frontlines, calling it “a good compromise”, even as he acknowledged Moscow had made clear it would not accept the arrangement.“I think that was a good compromise but I’m not sure that Putin will support it, and I said it to the president,” Zelenskyy said on a visit to Oslo, part of a tour of Scandinavia to seek additional military support. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Why Trump and Putin’s latest summit has collapsed – and what it means for peace in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump said that a meeting between the two leaders would be a ‘waste of time’ as Moscow digs in on its red lines

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy paints Trump meeting as ‘positive’, with Patriot missile deal in works

Zelenskyy’s comments are in contrast to reports that Trump berated the Ukrainian leader and pushed him to concede territory to Russia. What we know on day 1,336 Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Donald Trump savages Aussie reporter Latika Bourke after blunt question triggers tense exchange: 'If you knew anything'

Aussie reporter Latika Bourke had pressed Donald Trump on the Ukraine-Russia war.

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3 w. ago Putin rejects Trump peace plan after expletive ridden White House meeting with Zelensky

The Kremlin rejected Donald Trump's latest effort to end the war in Ukraine.

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3 w. ago In Gaza, and now Ukraine, Donald Trump may be peace activists' greatest ally. That deserves our backing | Simon Jenkins

It’s a fool’s game trying to understand the president’s true motives, but do our misgivings matter if the outcome is a speedy end to war?Donald Trump is sensible and he is right. Basking in glory after his Gaza ceasefire, he was on Friday evening flying to Florida with his entourage of reporters. The drums of war were beating across Europe and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, had pleaded with him for Tomahawk missiles. What was his reply?Trump was clearly fed up. He had told Zelenskyy: go make a deal. He had said, “They should stop the war immediately. You go go by the battle line wherever it is and both sides should go home. Go to their families, stop the killing and that should be it.” Matter closed. Tomahawks would merely mean escalation and more killing. Get a deal.Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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