39 h. ago Trump accuses Putin of 'stringing him along' after historic Ukraine peace talks with Zelensky at Vatican

The US President lashed out at Russia's unwillingness to ‘stop the war’ after meeting Ukrainian premier at Pope’s funeral

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41 h. ago Trump says he fears Putin may be ‘tapping me along’ after Zelenskyy meeting

US president says he is not sure Russian counterpart wants to stop the war after meeting with Ukraine leader at Pope Francis’s funeralDonald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have sat down for a face-to-face talk in the opulent halls of a Vatican basilica to discuss a possible ceasefire, with the US president later accusing his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, of not wanting to “stop the war”.The White House described Trump’s meeting with the Ukrainian leader before Pope Francis’ funeral as “very productive”, while Zelenskyy said on X that the talk with the US president was symbolic and had the “potential to become historic, if we achieve joint results”. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Trump says he fears Putin ‘doesn’t want to stop the war’ after Zelenskyy meeting

US president admits to concern Russian counterpart is ‘tapping me along’ and ponders new approach to MoscowDonald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have sat down for a face-to-face talk in the opulent halls of a Vatican basilica to discuss a possible ceasefire, after which the US president accused his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, of not wanting to “stop the war”.The White House described Trump’s meeting with the Ukrainian leader before Pope Francis’s funeral as “very productive”, while Zelenskyy said on X that the talk with the US president was symbolic and had the “potential to become historic, if we achieve joint results”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Starmer backs call for full ceasefire in Ukraine as Russia’s ‘Easter truce’ ends

Ukraine has accused Russia of continuing its attacks despite Vladimir Putin claiming to have ordered a unilateral ceasefire over the weekend.

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7 d. ago Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Vladimir Putin of breaking Easter ceasefire more than 64 times

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces had continued shelling and carrying out front line assaults despite the Easter ceasefire

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Captive Chinese soldiers appear before the press in Kyiv

Republicans increase pressure on Trump after 35 killed in Sumy, with US president calling for ‘death and destruction to stop’. What we know on day 1,147Ukraine held a press conference with Chinese soldiers captured on the frontline after Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of recruiting fighters from China using social media. The men were led into a press centre handcuffed and flanked by armed Ukrainian guards and it was unclear if they were speaking of their own volition. The pair told journalists they hoped to be part of a prisoner swap.Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, has accused Moscow of dragging Beijing into its invasion, saying that several hundred Chinese nationals were fighting at the frontline. The Kremlin has denied it claim while Beijing has warned parties to the conflict against making “irresponsible remarks”.Zelenskyy accused Vladimir Putin of remaining focused on continuing the war, saying Russia had openly refused to engage in ceasefire talks. “There is only one re...

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2 w. ago Peace in Ukraine ‘appears out of reach’ in near future and Putin ‘dragging his feet’ on ceasefire

The warning came as John Healey accused Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet in peace talks

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3 w. ago Britain and France accuse Russia's Putin of delaying Ukraine ceasefire efforts

Britain and France are accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet over Ukraine ceasefire talks and ramped up pressure on Moscow by insisting that he owes the United States an immediate answer

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin accused of planting spies on Glasgow company's supertankers

Ukrainian campaigners have warned Seapeak Maritime could be helping fund Russia’s brutal invasion and have called for the firm to be shut down.

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