6 h. ago US ‘testing’ if Russia is serious about peace in Ukraine, says Marco Rubio

Secretary of state says Putin ‘will have to make a decision’ as US officials appear to be growing impatientThe US will know within weeks whether Russia is serious about pursuing peace with Ukraine, the secretary of state said on Friday, warning that Donald Trump was not “going to fall into the trap of endless negotiations” with Russia.“We’re testing to see if the Russians are interested in peace. Their actions – not their words, their actions – will determine whether they’re serious or not, and we intend to find that out sooner rather than later,” Marco Rubio told journalists in Brussels after talks with Nato allies. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What's next for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after it was highlighted in Ukraine

During a call between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, the U.S. leader apparently suggested Volodymyr Zelenskyy consider transferring ownership of Ukraine’s power plants to the U.S. for long-term security, according to a U.S. statement

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3 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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3 w. ago Russia mulls Ukraine ceasefire proposal as G7 foreign ministers meet in Canada

US officials have travelled to Moscow to put the proposal for a 30-day ceasefire to the Kremlin.

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3 w. ago Europe ‘accelerating’ work on peacekeeping coalition for Ukraine, says Healey

Defence Secretary John Healey has met his counterparts from France, Germany, Italy and Poland.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump threatens to 'devastate' Russian economy if Vladimir Putin refuses to accept a ceasefire

'Stop the shooting and start talking,' US tells Russian President as his forces renew their attacks on Ukraine after Kyiv signs up to 30-day ceasefire plan

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3 w. ago US will ‘have contact today’ with Russia after Ukraine peace talks

Marco Rubio said a Russian rejection of the plan would ‘make their intentions clear’.

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3 w. ago 'Stop the shooting, fighting and start talking,' America tells Vladimir Putin after Ukraine backs a ceasefire

Putin’s forces renew their attacks on Ukraine after Kyiv signs up to 30-day ceasefire plan

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3 w. ago US and UK pile pressure on Putin to agree Ukraine ceasefire after Trump and Zelensky bury hatchet to back deal

Putin’s forces renew their attacks on Ukraine after Kyiv signs up to 30-day ceasefire plan

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3 w. ago 'Agree to a ceasefire now,' UK urges Putin after Trump and Zelensky back deal towards ending Ukraine war

Putin’s forces renew their attacks on Ukraine after Kyiv signs up to 30-day ceasefire plan

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3 w. ago ‘No military solution’ to war in Ukraine, Marco Rubio says ahead of peace talks

US Secretary of State warns Ukrainians will have to make concessions to halt the conflict

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3 w. ago ‘No military solution’ to Ukraine war, Rubio says ahead of Saudi meetings

First official meeting of two governments since disastrous Trump-Zelenskyy encounter comes as Russia intensifies attacksThere is “no military solution” to the conflict in Ukraine, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said ahead of high-stakes meetings on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia aimed at repairing a severely damaged relationship that has left embattled Kyiv without Washington’s support.Ukraine’s delegation, led by Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, will meet Rubio, and other senior White House officials on what is seen as neutral ground in the Saudi city of Jeddah. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ukraine partial ceasefire plan 'has promise' ahead of peace talks, says Marco Rubio

Ukrainian delegation set to propose ceasefire covering the Black Sea and long-range missile strikes, as well as the release of prisoners

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