3 h. ago Donald Trump threatens to withdraw US from Ukraine peace talks if deal proves difficult

President Trump warned the US could 'pass' on Ukraine peace talks if the talks prove to be 'very difficult', as the previous 30-day deal to protect energy infrastructure from Russian attack ends

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5 h. ago Donald Trump threatens to walk away from peace talks if deal isn't struck, but says 'we have a good chance of solving the problem'

The US President claimed America would walk away unless there were clear signs a truce can be reached.

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7 h. ago Donald Trump says US will ‘pass’ on Ukraine peace talks if no progress soon

Sir Keir Starmer discussed Ukraine with the US President in a phone call on Good Friday

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9 h. ago Trump says US will ‘take a pass’ on Ukraine peace deal ‘if parties make it difficult’ – live

US president tells reporters he needs to see ‘enthusiasm’ from both sides to end the war in UkraineThe US is optimistic that it can end “the very brutal war” between Russia and Ukraine, Vice-President JD Vance said before a bilateral meeting with the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Friday.The meeting comes less than 24 hours after the pair met in Washington. Vance said:I want to update the prime minister on some of the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine even in the past 24 hours, we think we have some interesting things to report on.Since there are the negotiations I won’t prejudge them, but we do feel optimistic that we can hopefully bring this war, this very brutal war, to a close. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Trump threatens to abandon Ukraine peace efforts unless deal reached ‘very shortly’

President says US may ‘take a pass’ on brokering agreement as Kyiv signs minerals memorandum Trump team reveals lack of expertise – and patience – as it threatens to abandon Ukraine peace talksDonald Trump has said the US is ready to “take a pass” on brokering a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine unless a settlement is reached “very shortly”, as Kyiv announced it has signed a memorandum with the US over a controversial minerals deal.“Now if for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we’re just going to say: ‘You’re foolish. You’re fools. You’re horrible people’ – and we’re going to just take a pass,” Trump told reporters in Washington. “But hopefully we won’t have to do that.” Continue reading...

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17 h. ago US ready to abandon Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress, says Marco Rubio

Secretary of state threatens to pull plug ‘within days’, as Kyiv says it has signed mineral deal memorandumRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe US will abandon its efforts “within days” to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine unless there are clear signs a settlement can be reached, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said, as Kyiv says it has signed a memorandum with the US over a controversial minerals deal.Speaking in Paris on Friday after meeting European and Ukrainian leaders, Rubio said Donald Trump was still interested in a deal. But he added that the US president had many other priorities around the world and was willing to move on unless there were signs of progress. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Rubio hints US may drop Ukraine peace talks as Lammy hails ‘shared commitment’

The US secretary of state said Washington may be ready to ‘move on’ if there is not progress on a peace deal in the coming days.

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19 h. ago Marco Rubio says US may be ready to 'move on' from Ukraine peace efforts

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the US may be ready to 'move on' from efforts for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is not progress in the coming days

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3 d. ago JD Vance in new clash with Zelensky as Russia raises objections to Ukraine peace deal

The US vice-president dismissed as ‘absurd’ the suggestion from Ukraine’s president that he had somehow sought to ‘justify’ Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

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6 d. ago Ukraine could be carved up 'like Germany after World War Two' as part of US

General Keith Kellogg suggested Western troops could adopt zones of control as part of a 'reassurance force', while the Russians would occupy the east.

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7 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine could be partitioned like Berlin after second world war, says US envoy

Gen Keith Kellogg appears to suggest Ukraine could be split into zones of control after a peace deal; Trump warns Putin to ‘get moving’ ahead of US-Russia talks. What we know on day 1,144See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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7 d. ago President Trump envoy says Ukraine could be divided up 'almost like Berlin after World War Two' under terms of peace deal

General Keith Kellogg suggested Western troops could adopt zones of control as part of a 'reassurance force', while the Russians would occupy the east.

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8 d. ago Vladimir Putin targets Ukraine civilians as Russian drone attacks set Kyiv ablaze

As UK and France hold 'coalition of the willing' meeting to discuss Ukraine mission the Russian President steps up his ruthless Kremlin attacks on Kyiv's civilians

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8 d. ago Trump was ‘the candidate of peace’. Now he’s fanning the flames of war | Mohamad Bazzi

The US is bombing Houthi rebels and supporting Netanyahu’s campaigns as it sleepwalks into new conflictsThroughout the last presidential campaign, Donald Trump portrayed himself as the candidate who would bring peace to an unstable world. He promised to use his deal-making experience to negotiate an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s war on Gaza, among other global conflicts.“If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of endless wars. I am the candidate of peace,” Trump told a rally in Michigan on 1 November, as he urged Arab and Muslim American voters to choose him over the Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump’s ‘anger’ at Putin over Ukraine peace deal delay is just play acting

America’s global power and reach is waning by the day as a consequence of Donald Trump’s assaults of the west and his slavish behaviour towards Moscow, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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2 w. ago Putin slaps down Trump's Ukraine peace deal and issues fresh set of demands

Moscow wants the US to take into account what it regards as the root causes of the conflict, a Russian diplomat was quoted by state media as saying on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Russia says it 'cannot accept' US proposal for Ukraine peace deal and issues fresh set of demands

Moscow wants the US to take into account what it regards as the root causes of the conflict, a Russian diplomat was quoted by state media as saying on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Russian attacks on Ukraine halted overnight after 'p*ssed off' Trump's attack on Putin

Russia's deadly missile and 'Kamikaze' Shahed drone attacks on Ukraine's civilians have suddenly halted following US President Donald Trump's outburst over the delayed peace deal

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2 w. ago Donald Trump fumes he's 'pissed off' with Putin as cosy relationship takes wrong turn

US President Donald Trump says he's "very angry" and "pissed off" with his Russian counterpart after Vladimir Putin suggested regime change in Ukraine as part of a future peace deal

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2 w. ago Donald Trump fumes he's 'very angry' with Putin as cosy relationship takes wrong turn

US President Donald Trump says he's "very angry" and "p*ssed off" with his Russian counterpart after Vladimir Putin suggested regime change in Ukraine as part of a future peace deal

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