13 h. ago US wants Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas and create ‘free economic zone’, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian president says plan would not be fair without guarantees that Russia would not simply take over zoneEurope live – latest updatesTheUS wants Ukraine to withdraw its troops from the Donbas region, and Washington would then create a “free economic zone” in the parts Kyiv currently controls, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.Previously, the US had suggested Kyiv should hand over the parts of Donbas it still controlled to Russia, but the Ukrainian president said on Thursday that Washington had now suggested a compromise version in which Ukrainian troops would withdraw, but Russian troops would not advance into the territory. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Trump pushes for ‘free economic zone’ in Donbas, says Zelenskyy

US proposes ‘compromise’ option of demilitarised buffer that excludes both Ukrainian and Russian forces, says Kyiv

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15 h. ago US pushing Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas and create ‘free economic zone’, says Zelenskyy – Europe live

Ukrainian leader says Washington has suggested that Russian troops would stay in region, but not advance furtherNato’s Rutte largely sticks to usual pleasantries, but says the clear political signal from Germany and other European partners is that “Europe is ready to take on more responsibility,” and “a signal that burden sharing is not just a slogan.”In his opening remarks, Merz says that Nato plays “a key role in a time of great geopolitical upheaval,” as he recalls his numerous meetings with Rutte in recent months. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Witkoff and Trump cannot be trusted – it’s time for Europe to muscle into Putin talks

All hopes are on Donald Trump and Steve Witkoff, who have repeatedly accepted Putin’s demand that, ahead of any talks Ukraine must agree to withdraw from the front lines – Europe must take over negotiations, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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2 w. ago Putin sees US peace plan as a starting point as he warns Ukraine's army to withdraw

Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged U.S. proposals to end the war in Ukraine as a starting point for talks

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2 w. ago Putin makes chilling nuclear threat and warns Russia is ready to fight 'until the last Ukrainian dies'

Putin has made a nuclear threat after he warned that if Ukraine doesn't withdraw its troops under Donald Trump's proposed peace deal, Russia will have to achieve its objectives by force. 

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2 w. ago Putin makes chilling nuclear threat and warns fighting will only stop when Ukraine's troops withdraw

Putin has made a nuclear threat after he warned that if Ukraine doesn't withdraw its troops under Donald Trump's proposed peace deal, Russia will have to achieve its objectives by force. 

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2 w. ago Trump may yet impose a Ukraine deal – but it threatens to be a disaster for Kyiv

Ukraine could be forced into an agreement but plan as it stands seems too bizarre for Zelenskyy to sell to his publicWe’ve been here before: the Trump administration announces a roadmap towards peace in Ukraine that seems to be dramatically skewed towards Moscow’s demands; Volodymyr Zelenskyy gets on the phone to alarmed European allies; they quickly call Trump to message him that the whole idea is unworkable; the plan quietly dies. Rinse and repeat.This time it feels a bit different, however. Reports on Friday suggested the US has threatened that if Ukraine does not sign a hastily concocted peace plan, Washington could withdraw intelligence-sharing and other support critical to the Ukrainian war effort. Continue reading...

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