2 h. ago US tells Nato if Zelenskyy does not sign peace deal Ukraine will face worse in future

US army secretary briefs ambassadors at ‘nightmare meeting’ in Kyiv on Friday after talks with Ukrainian leaderUS officials have told Nato allies they expect to push president Volodymyr Zelenskyy into agreeing to a peace deal in the coming days, under the threat that if Kyiv does not sign, it will face a much worse deal in future.The US army secretary Dan Driscoll briefed ambassadors from Nato nations at a meeting in Kyiv late on Friday, after talks with Zelenskyy and taking a phone call from the White House. “No deal is perfect, but it must be done sooner rather than later,” he told them, according to one person who was present. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago If Donald Trump abandons Ukraine, UK and Europe must step into the breach

Keir Starmer says Donald Trump wants a ‘just and lasting peace’ for Ukraine but there are alarming reports about the contents of a supposed US peace deal

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12 h. ago Trump turns the screw: Zelensky's agonising choice as President demands he accept humiliating peace deal by Thursday

The plan paves the way for the US to pocket a multi-billion-dollar payout, including compensation for supporting Ukraine militarily and deals with Russia for rare earth minerals.

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13 h. ago Trump envoys issue ultimatum to Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thursday

Hardline message over US-Russia plan at volatile meeting in Kyiv sparks alarm among European allies

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16 h. ago Trump warns Zelenskyy 'he'll have to like' peace deal or 'just keep fighting'

US President Donald Trump has issued a warning to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over his peace plan during his first meeting with New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House.

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18 h. ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine has impossible choice as Trump pushes plan to end war

US president demands that Kyiv accepts plan that would mean giving up territory to RussiaVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine faces one of the most difficult moments in its history, after Donald Trump demanded Kyiv accepts within days a US-backed “peace plan” that would force it to give up territory to Russia and make other painful concessions.Trump confirmed on Friday morning that next Thursday – Thanksgiving in the US – would be an “acceptable” deadline for Zelenskyy to sign the deal, which European and Ukrainian officials have said amounts to a “capitulation”. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Trump tells Ukraine to sign peace deal in days as Zelensky warns of ‘most difficult moment in history’

Volodymyr Zelensky said he and the US are working to carve out a ‘dignified and effective’ path for peace. But he has warned that his war-torn country faces a ‘very difficult choice’

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19 h. ago Surrender by Thursday: Zelensky insists he will 'not betray Ukraine'... but faces impossible choice after US sets peace deal deadline and Kyiv insider says 28

The 28-point plan that the U.S. has presented to Ukraine endorses some of Moscow's demands and leaves security guarantees for Kyiv vague.

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24 h. ago Zelensky & Europe give nervy response to Trump’s Ukraine peace plan – as US warns ‘sign by Thursday or have weapons cut’

VOLODYMYR Zelensky and Europe have offered a shaky response to Donald Trump's peace plan as the US warned Ukraine must sign the deal by Thursday - or have weapons "cut". Sources close to the situation said that Kyiv was under greater pressure from Washington than during any previous peace discussions. In a post on X,...

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37 h. ago UK troops mapped out for Ukraine deployment as top secret reconnaissance carried out, Defence Sec reveals

BRITAIN has already mapped out which troops it could send into Ukraine if a ceasefire is agreed, the Defence Secretary has said. John Healey revealed the UK has already carried out reconnaissance on the ground as part of advanced planning for any deal. It comes amid uproar over a reported US peace plan that would...

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37 h. ago MARK ALMOND: Why I fear a $100m corruption scandal involving a crony with a gold loo could force Zelensky to accept Trump's suicidal peace deal

On the home front, he is mired in an escalating corruption scandal involving some of his closest cronies.

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38 h. ago Zelenskyy could be overthrown or killed if he refuses US peace deal, Kremlin source claims

Donald Trump backed a proposed 28-point peace plan for ending the Ukraine war and one Russian pundit ponders what might happen to Zelenskyy if he 'plays the fool' and rejects it

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45 h. ago What a carved up Ukraine could look like if US and Russia peace deal is forced on Zelensky from surrendering Donbas to a drastically reduced military and Putin's language demands

A graphic shows how, if accepted, the 28-point plan would carve up the country's territory, surrendering the entirety of the mineral-rich eastern Donbas region to the Kremlin.

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49 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should Zelensky accept Donald Trump's latest Russia peace deal?

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with Donald Trump's officials in Kyiv today amid a fresh American plan to end his country's war with Moscow.

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51 h. ago Trump's officials arrive in Ukraine in bid to force Zelensky into accepting peace deal "heavily tilted towards Russia" that will see them hand land to Putin and cut back their military'

The 28-point proposal, which would require Ukraine to cede the remainder of the Donbas region to Moscow and cut the size of its military by half, is likely to be viewed as surrender in Kyiv.

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66 h. ago Trump 'will force Zelensky into accepting peace deal with Russia that hands over land and slashes Ukraine's army'

The United States has signalled to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that he will be forced to accept a deal with Russia that would see Ukraine hand over land to Russia. 

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67 h. ago 'US tells Zelensky: You have to accept peace deal with Russia that sees you hand over land and cut back your army'

The United States has signalled to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that he has to accept a deal with Russia that would see Ukraine hand over land to Russia. 

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3 d. ago Trump administration ‘secretly working with Russia to form new Ukraine peace plan’

The US has also sent two army generals to Ukraine as it looks to bring Moscow and Kyiv back to the negotiating table

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3 d. ago NATO jets scramble after Putin's new missile attack in WW3 fears

The horrific bombardment came as it looks like the US has taken steps to broker a peace deal with Putin as the dictator unleashes more horror in Ukraine

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7 d. ago How to fight in ‘hell’: Ukraine veterans say Nato not ready for war with Russia

Frontline medics and soldiers near Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine tell World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley how Nato is far from ready for war with Russia - and is training for a bygone era

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