98 m. ago Without US help, Zelenskyy has few options except to repair his relationship with the White House

Ukraine’s president has few options after last week’s astonishing Oval Office row with U.S. President Donald Trump, who berated the wartime leader

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3 h. ago Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky timeline: presidents clash in Oval Office

US-Ukraine relations appear bleak after diplomatic disaster inside White House

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4 h. ago Will Zelensky quit after Trump row? Can Ukraine survive without US aid? Could Putin invade Europe if America abandons NATO? The key questions after White House showdown

Donald Trump's explosive showdown with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday threatened to derail all progress towards a vital minerals deal and end to the conflict.

Events

5 h. ago Norwegian fuel giant refuses to fuel US warships in protest at Trump and Vance's 's***show' Oval Office attack on Zelensky

Norwegian firm Haltbakk Bunkers said it would not supply US warships after row between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky

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5 h. ago Kremlin says Trump ‘largely aligns’ with their vision after heated Oval Office meeting with Zelensky

Spokesperson for the Kremlin confirmed Trump’s position ‘aligns’ with the Kremlin’s

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10 h. ago As the postwar liberal order unravels, new arrangements will be necessary | Moustafa Bayoumi

What Trump has been signaling loudly and clearly is that he gladly accepts and even encourages the acquisition of territory by forceBy now, most of the world will have seen the exchange that has heralded the end of the postwar liberal order. But who would have thought that the whole thing would come crashing down with Trump saying these words: “All right, I think we’ve seen enough. What do you think? This is going to be great television. I will say that.”I’m referring, of course, to the debacle at the Oval Office between two showmen-turned-statesmen, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The meeting began cordially. the Ukrainian president was challenged for not wearing a suit, he US president said: “I think he’s dressed beautifully.” Trump praised a reporter from One American News for asking an obsequious question (“What gave you the moral courage and conviction to step forward and lead?”) and then, several minutes later, claimed that “I’ve stopped wars. I’ve stopped many wars. My ...

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13 h. ago Order for 5,000 missiles for Ukraine hugely significant for Belfast – Robinson

The DUP leader described the heated Oval Office encounter between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky as ‘appalling’ and ‘destructive’.

Events

13 h. ago Is Europe misunderstanding Trump on Ukraine? | Stephen Wertheim

The new administration appears to be taking a position that Ukrainian and European leaders aren’t hearing – or are trying to alterA high-stakes transatlantic miscommunication is unfolding, with the potential to produce far worse consequences than the Oval Office contretemps between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.In the past month, the Trump administration has delivered several strong and sometimes conflicting messages to America’s allies and partners in Europe. Discerning the signal in the noise isn’t easy, but amid the zigs, zags and bombast, the new administration appears to be taking a position that Ukrainian and European leaders aren’t hearing – or are trying to alter.Stephen Wertheim is a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the author of Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of US Global Supremacy Continue reading...

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13 h. ago The ‘perfect’ phone call that came years before Trump and Zelensky’s Oval Office row

The blowup on Friday has cast new doubt on the future of U.S. support for Kyiv in fending off Russia’s invasion

Politics

16 h. ago Zoe Saldana shares powerful eight word statement as she collects first Oscar

The Emilia Perez star was named Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the Academy Awards on Sunday night and was visibly emotional as she took to the stage to accept her prize

Politics

20 h. ago King's show of solidarity! Charles throws protective arm around Volodymyr Zelensky as world leaders scramble to help Ukraine president after shattered relationship with Donald Trump

In a pointed show of support, Charles invited the Ukrainian president to Sandringham for a private audience just 48 hours after President Trump's meltdown in the Oval Office horrified allies.

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22 h. ago Volodymyr Zelensky says he's 'ready to sign' minerals deal with the US and insists he 'just wanted Ukrainian position to be heard' during disastrous Oval Office meeting with Trump

Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he is 'ready to sign' the minerals deal with America that was put on hold after his stormy meeting with Donald Trump.

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23 h. ago Defiant Volodymyr Zelensky insists he WON'T step down in wake of disastrous meeting with Donald Trump but claims he would resign if Ukraine is given NATO membership

Speaking to reporters at Stansted Airport before he left the UK, the Ukrainian president was asked if he could stand down in the event his country becomes a Nato member.

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25 h. ago 'Keir Starmer centre stage in scramble to save Ukraine peace deal after Trump meltdown'

Keir Starmer gathered leaders in London for crisis talks on Ukraine after Donald Trump plunged peace talks into chaos with his Oval Office tantrum at Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky

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25 h. ago Zelensky wears solidarity outfit to meet King 48 hours after Donald Trump's vile diatribe

Volodymyr Zelensky wore his customary black outfit to meet King Charles at Sandringham, two days after a vicious Oval Office spat with Donald Trump and JD Vance

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26 h. ago Europe has a lot to do before it can exert real influence on a Ukraine peace deal

The continent’s role in any ceasefire will be limited unless countries commit more to Kiev and the Zelenskyy-Trump relationship is repairedUkraine war: live updatesEurope and the UK are hoping they are on the brink of assembling a credible military coalition that Donald Trump can only refuse to support at risk of appearing openly to ally with Vladimir Putin – an alliance many grassroots Republicans reject.The plan is a long shot since it requires enough countries inside Nato to offer practical support to such a coalition of the willing, and also needs Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, to patch up his relations with Donald Trump following Friday’s Oval Office meeting. Continue reading...

Economics

27 h. ago Russian top diplomat Lavrov praises Trump on US president’s dealings with Ukraine

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has praised Donald Trump for his dealings with Ukraine after the US president’s Oval Office clash with Volodymyr Zelensky.

Politics

27 h. ago The shocking Biden rant at Zelensky that might prove Trump was right to shame Ukraine leader in Oval Office

In June 2022, just months after Russia invaded Ukraine, President Joe Biden became furious with Zelensky during a phone call.

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28 h. ago The Guardian view on a tax war: the world must unite against American obstruction | Editorial

Donald Trump’s threats to global tax reform have backfired, leaving the US isolated as nations push ahead with a new UN tax conventionDonald Trump’s Oval Office tirade on Friday laid bare his instinct to harangue and bully those – even supposed allies such as Ukraine, fighting for its survival – who dare to disagree. Countries pushing global tax reform at the UN will be watching as US demands for subjugation play out in plain sight. His day-one threat to punish nations taxing US firms is an all-out attack on global fiscal cooperation. If multilateralism in taxation was already on shaky ground, Mr Trump’s return could bury it for good.Under discussion is a new UN tax convention that may permit states to tax economic activity where it actually occurs, rather than allowing multinationals to shift profits to tax havens. The Tax Justice Network (TJN) said last year that nations lose $492bn (£390bn) annually due to corporate tax abuse. The global south bears the greatest losses, whic...

Economics

28 h. ago Bernie Sanders dismisses Republicans’ ‘horrific’ calls for Zelenskyy to resign

Senator responds to Republicans’ pro-resignation remarks after Ukrainian president’s heated meeting with TrumpIndependent US senator Bernie Sanders has dismissed as “horrific” claims that Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy may have to resign after a diplomatic meltdown in the Oval Office with Donald Trump.Sanders’ comments, in an interview with NBC’s Meet The Press on Sunday morning, served as a retort to pro-resignation remarks from his fellow US senator Lindsey Graham, which in turn had been affirmed by the Republican House speaker Mike Johnson. Continue reading...

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