9 h. ago Zelensky reacts with fresh demands after Trump and Putin's lengthy call on limited ceasefire deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated he was in favor of an 'energy and infrastructure ceasefire' with Russia but wants to hear more from President Donald Trump first. 

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10 h. ago Ukraine war: Trump and Putin agree limited ceasefire on energy and infrastructure after phone call

Doubts remain over whether the Russian president wants a truce

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12 h. ago Trump and Putin agree to seek limited ceasefire on energy infrastructure after leaders hold call on Ukraine – Europe live

Vladimir Putin issues long list of conditions and demands that require ‘further consideration’Speaking for the Greens, who are expected to back the CDU/CSU and the SPD today after a political deal struck late last week, Britta Haßelmann offered her support for the proposal – even as she sharply criticised Merz’s change of heart on this issue in recent weeks.Rejecting Merz’s comments about the new, challenging global circumstances, he said “the conditions are no different than they were on 1 January or in October last year,” after Trump was elected. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Putin agrees to pause strikes on Ukraine’s energy targets in Trump call amid ‘movement to peace’

The two leaders spoke for approximately 90 minutes on Monday

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12 h. ago Five bombshells from Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's Ukraine war peace talks phone call

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12 h. ago Trump and Putin agree to limited ceasefire on energy and infrastructure in first step to ending Ukraine war

Doubts remain over whether the Russian president wants a truce

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13 h. ago Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agree to 'limited ceasefire' in Ukraine

Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone about proposals for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine after the US president said the two countries could 'divide up certain assets'

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13 h. ago Vladimir Putin's 'nervous tic' ahead of Donald Trump call as Ukraine war fate hangs in balance

The dictator, notorious for keeping world leaders waiting, appeared in no rush to leave for his phone call with Donald Trump whilst at a separate event in Moscow - and laughed off a warning he was running late

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15 h. ago Trump and Putin speaking on signing off plan to end Ukraine war, White House says

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are speaking as the US seeks Russia to sign off on a plan to end the war against Ukraine, the White House has said

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15 h. ago Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin hold call in plan to end Ukraine war

There is hope from some that peace is in reach, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky remains sceptical

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15 h. ago History tells us Trump’s current stance on Russia won’t end the war. Here’s why

The U.S. president’s transactional approach to diplomacy is diminishing any prospect of a just resolution to the Russo-Ukrainian war, Christo Atanasov Kostov writes

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43 h. ago Five things we learned from rare Narendra Modi interview on Lex Fridman podcast

Modi discusses Ukraine war, conflict with neighbours Pakistan and China, and ‘friend’ Trump

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49 h. ago Trump says he and Putin will discuss land and powerplants in Ukraine ceasefire talks

Trump says negotiators have already discussed ‘dividing up certain assets’ and that he will talk to Putin on TuesdayUS President Donald Trump said he plans to discuss ending the war in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and that negotiators had already discussed “dividing up certain assets”.“I’ll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work’s been done over the weekend,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One during a late flight back to the Washington area from Florida. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The honeymoon is over for Trump, whose every unwitting misstep brings chaos and strife | Simon Tisdall

After just a few weeks in the White House, the self-appointed peace-giver has stoked war, accelerated the nuclear arms race and alienated US alliesIf Robert K Merton, the founding father of American sociology, were alive today, he’d be fascinated by the Donald Trump phenomenon. Scarcely more than 50 days into his second presidential term, hapless Trump provides daily proofs of Merton’s universal “law of unintended consequences”.Rooted in ignorance, error, wilful blindness and self-defeating prediction, Trump’s rash actions produce contradictory, harmful and often opposite results to those he says he wants. The ensuing chaos characterises what may become the briefest honeymoon in White House history. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Ukraine war live: Putin response to peace plan ‘not good enough’, says UK, as international militaries prepare to meet in London

Representatives from numerous international militaries will meet in London on Thursday, says UK prime ministerFew resonant phrases are repeated in politics without a deliberate reason, and Keir Starmer’s use of “coalition of the willing” could well have been intended as a reminder to the US diplomatic and defence community: we helped you out; now return the favour.The most famous, or infamous, coalition of the willing was the 30 nations who publicly gave at least some support to George W Bush’s US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.Absolutely we are not against sending Italian troops to help a population, but I think at this moment probably there are no troops that are able to solve the problem in Ukraine.We can only send troops if there is a clear UN mandate and for now, this is impossible.”I think it is too early and we have to wait for it. After a decision from UN headquarters, there is no problem for Italy, but now it’s really, really too early for us.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump issues chilling new 'World War 3' nuclear warning if Ukraine peace talks fail

President Donald Trump issued the stark warning on Friday, while revealing ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine are progressing - but catastrophe could yet be unleashed without peace.

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4 d. ago Donald Trump issues grim World War Three warning if Ukraine peace fails

The US President said a global conflict would be "a war like no other", but said he was "in pretty good shape" to sign a peace deal with Vladimir Putin and end the war in Ukraine

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4 d. ago Donald Trump issues grim World War 3 nuclear warning which would be 'a war like no other'

Donald Trump said World War III could begin 'very easily' - and claimed Ukraine peace talks are in 'good shape' despite Vladimir Putin rejecting the 30-day ceasefire proposal

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4 d. ago US talks with Putin about Ukraine ‘very good and productive’, Trump says

US president also repeats refuted Putin claim that Ukrainian troops in Kursk are surrounded by Russian armyRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesDonald Trump has said the US had “very good and productive discussions” with Vladimir Putin and that “thousands of Ukrainian troops” were surrounded by the Russian army, a claim refuted by the Ukrainian military and independent analysts.In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump added that there was a “very good chance” the war between Russia and Ukraine could “finally come to an end”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago White House clarifies Witkoff, not Trump, spoke to Putin as Ukraine denies US president’s claim its troops are encircled in Kursk – live

US president posted message saying ‘there is a very good chance this horrible, bloody war can finally come to an end’Germany is close to unlocking the way to a massive increase in state borrowing and reforming the constitutional debt break as three major parties are reportedly about to reach an agreement on the proposed changes.The controversial proposal is a key part of the presumed next chancellor Friedrich Merz’s plan for Germany. Continue reading...

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