9 d. ago Trump story about ‘surrounded’ Ukraine troops contradicted by his own intelligence, report reveals

Russia and Ukraine reached a tentative ceasefire agreement, but Putin’s attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure reportedly have not stopped since the ceasefire was announced

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1 week ago Russia has suffered its largest troop losses since WW2 with 900,000 dead or wounded on Ukrainian frontline, UK reveals as Zelensky says 'nothing has changed' despite Putin's ceasefire agreement

Russia has suffered the most losses in life since World War Two during its invasion of Ukraine, British intelligence has claimed. 

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1 week ago Russia names former FSB officer behind Ukraine invasion to lead peace talks

Terms of proposed ceasefire remain unclear as Moscow launches airstrikes and Kyiv hits Russian airbaseRussia has named a secretive former FSB chief who played a key role in planning Vladimir Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine to lead next week’s peace talks with the US in Saudi Arabia.Moscow announced that Sergei Beseda, the former head of the spy agency’s fifth directorate – who oversaw intelligence operations in Ukraine and orchestrated the recruitment of collaborators before the full-scale invasion – will travel to Riyadh for Monday’s talks with the US. Continue reading...

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1 week ago EU presses on with steel 'porcupine strategy' for Ukraine as Russia tries to end Western support

Russia's key peace demand that Western allies stop providing military aid and intelligence to Ukraine is quietly being ignored by the European Union

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1 week ago White House says intelligence sharing with Ukraine will continue after Trump call with Zelensky

Trump floated having the United States take ownership of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during the hour-long call

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1 week ago Keir Starmer vows 'unwavering support' for Ukraine as UK signals weapons and intelligence support WON'T stop despite Putin's demands in two

At PMQs, Keir Starmer made clear the UK would stand alongside Kyiv after Moscow refused to sign up to an unconditional ceasefire.

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2 w. ago Will Putin derail Trump’s peace plan? – Today in Focus Extra

Donald Trump has shown that he can get Ukraine to back a deal, but what about Russia? Patrick Wintour and Pjotr Sauer reportAfter weeks of diplomatic tension, on Tuesday the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, announced that Ukraine had signed up to a 30-day ceasefire agreement. As the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, explains to Michael Safi, this deal would cover the whole of Ukraine and by accepting it, Ukraine will again receive military aid and intelligence sharing from the US. However, issues such as borders, elections and Ukrainian membership of Nato or the EU are not a part of this deal and will need to be finalised at a later stage.Having followed Russian negotiations during the Syrian civil war, Wintour describes the Russians as ‘masters at delay’ and on Thursday night at a press conference in Moscow, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, made it clear that while he supported the US attempt at a deal he could not sign up to it as is. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ukrainian troops' bombshell allegation about US intelligence as they prepare to abandon Kursk: Soldiers also reveal whole country 'HATES' Elon Musk and why Zelensky is more popular than ever

Lieutenant Colonel Vano Nadiradze cannot 'shake off the feeling' as Moscow appeared primed and captured key villages in the territory within hours of the decision.

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump and Ukraine: respite is possible, but resolution looks distant | Editorial

Will-they-won’t-they over a ceasefire does not change the underlying dynamics of US retreat from supporting Kyiv A three-year conflict has taken bewildering, lurching turns in under a fortnight. Less than two weeks after Donald Trump berated Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ejected him from the White House and cut off Ukraine’s support, he U-turned to threaten financial measures “that would be very bad for Russia” if it did not reach a deal with Kyiv. Ukraine’s acceptance of a 30-day ceasefire proposal, building on its own suggestion of a halt in air and maritime conflict, threw the onus on Moscow. On Thursday, Vladimir Putin claimed to support the idea in theory – but warned of “serious issues” to address.Ukraine’s agreement prompted the resumption of US intelligence sharing and military aid, which may well have been Kyiv’s primary aim. Mr Trump would like to take the credit – and perhaps aspires to a Nobel prize – for a peace deal. Mr Trump, who was hosting Nato’s sec...

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2 w. ago We can’t know if Vladimir Putin will accept a ceasefire in Ukraine. But this is what he’ll be thinking | Orysia Lutsevych

Key factors will drive the Kremlin’s decision. Can Russia fight on and for what? Or is there more benefit in allying with Donald Trump?At this stage of the crisis, it is important to be clear-sighted. The US-Ukraine meeting in Jeddah was a damage-control operation. Both parties reset relations that had been damaged, largely by Washington’s impatience. The US reversed its previous decisions in exchange for something Ukraine was ready to provide anyway: privileged access to Ukraine’s natural resource wealth and a willingness to start a peace process.It is encouraging to see renewed US-Ukraine dialogue to end the war. As Churchill said, the only thing worse than fighting with allies is fighting without them. The public mugging in the Oval Office, calling Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator and the pause in military and intelligence support were hard to fathom. Ukrainians wondered why President Trump was putting the blame and the pressure on the victim, and protecting the aggressor. Trump’s ...

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2 w. ago Kyiv losing Russia’s Kursk after being blinded by lack of US intelligence, say Ukrainians

The cutting of US intelligence to Ukrainian soldiers forced a retreat in occupied Russian Kursk, sources tell The Independent - the only Putin land taken by Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces during the three year war

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2 w. ago Zelensky says Ukraine is 'ready for peace' after accepting 30

The move follows hours of talks in Saudi Arabia

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2 w. ago US ends pause on intelligence and security assistance to Ukraine in bid for 30

US reverses course on pivot blamed for increased effectiveness of Russian attacks

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2 w. ago Ukraine 'ready to accept Russia ceasefire' as US starts sharing intelligence again

A joint statement confirmed Ukraine is ready to accept the US proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire.

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2 w. ago Ukraine Russia war ceasefire live: Major update as Donald Trump view now clear

Donald Trump's White House has U-turned on its controversial decision to stop sharing military aid and intelligence with Ukraine - and will present a ceasefire deal to Vladimir Putin this week

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2 w. ago United States to immediately start sharing intelligence with Ukraine again

The United States will start sharing intelligence with Ukraine again - we'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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2 w. ago Ukraine’s drone strike shows it is not helpless without US intelligence

Attack on Moscow as peace talks began was designed to reinforce Kyiv’s proposal for an air truce with RussiaUkraine’s decision to launch a drone attack into Russia as the next phase of peace negotiations involving delegations from Washington and Kyiv began is a clear demonstration that its military capacity has not yet been significantly dented by Donald Trump’s decision to withhold military intelligence last week.Russia’s defence ministry said Ukraine had attacked with 337 drones, 91 of which were aimed at Moscow and the surrounding region. Three people were reported to have been killed, all four of the Russian capital’s airports had to be closed, and local air defences were not entirely effective in repelling the assault. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump set to lift ban on sharing aid and intelligence with Ukraine after last

The United States was last night poised to lift its ban on military aid and intelligence support for Ukraine after a plea by Sir Keir Starmer.

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2 w. ago Starmer urges Trump to resume Ukraine aid and intelligence sharing in call ahead of crucial talks between US and Kyiv in Saudi Arabia

Keir Starmer voiced hope that there will be a 'positive outcome' in talks between Washington and Kyiv, due to take place in Saudi Arabia.

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2 w. ago 'Putin's fool?': Donald Trump sparks backlash after warning Ukraine 'may not survive'

US has already ended intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine

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