5 h. ago Russia launches deadly kamikaze drone strike as vital peace talks fall flat

Peace talks have failed so far between Ukraine and Russia as the Kremlin insists on taking the Donbas region - even though US envoy Witkoff claims deal is close and further talks coming

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12 h. ago Zelensky reveals US security deal for Ukraine is ‘100% ready to be signed’ as Kremlin gives update on peace talks

AN AMERICAN plan to guarantee Ukraine's security is "100 per cent" ready to be signed in a major step to end Putin's bloody war. President Zelensky is waiting for a time and a place to sign the US documents, which will then be sent for ratification to the US Congress and the Ukrainian Parliament. "For...

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33 h. ago Putin condemned for 'barbaric' attacks on Ukraine as peace talks end

More than 3,200 buildings in Kyiv remain without heating in bitingly cold temperatures of -10 degrees Celsius (14 F). The huge aerial bombardment came as the first three-way peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US ended with no breakthrough

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34 h. ago Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff says Putin's translator has 'best voice in the whole world'

Donald Trump's US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff was full of compliments during the crucial peace talks with Russia as he branded President Vladimir Putin's translator a legend

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37 h. ago Russia, Ukraine & US peace talks end ‘with no breakthrough’ as war rages on but officials could meet again ‘next week’

TALKS between Russia, Ukraine and the United States ended without an immediate breakthrough as Vladimir Putin unleashed a fresh wave of strikes on Kyiv. Representatives gathered in Abu Dhabi for peace negotiations, with American officials hinting that a summit between the two leaders could now be on the cards after discussions went “better than expected”....

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37 h. ago Zelensky and Putin could meet earlier than planned to bring Ukraine war to an end

American officials are raising the prospect of an early face to face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky after peace talks in Abu Dhabi went 'better than expected'.

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51 h. ago Putin ‘not ready for peace’ as tyrant launches ‘barbaric’ attack on Ukraine while Abu Dhabi peace talks continue

VLADIMIR Putin is showing no interest in ending his bloody invasion of Ukraine - as the Russian tyrant launched "barbaric" attacks during historic peace talks in Abu Dhabi. Despite Volodymyr Zelensky saying trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US had been "constructive", Moscow killed at least one person and left millions without power after...

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58 h. ago Iran leader issues 'finger on the trigger' threat to Donald Trump armada

A military chief in the brutal Iranian regime has issued a chilling warning to Donald Trump's forces following the deadly crackdown which ended anti-government protests

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60 h. ago The EU finally used an economic threat against Trump. But the markets forced his climbdown | Rosa Balfour

While the threat of retaliatory measures to stop the annexation of Greenland worked, it remains to be seen if Europe has the unity to follow throughThe past couple of weeks have seen the most spectacular crisis escalation in the transatlantic relationship, over the US threat to annex Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark. It risked becoming a major conflict among the members of Nato, the most powerful security alliance in world history – until now.On Wednesday, after a meeting with Nato’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, the US president, Donald Trump, backtracked on his threats to slap tariffs on countries that got in the way of his annexation project. As European leaders huddled together over dinner for a post-crisis debrief in Brussels on 22 January, they congratulated themselves on their unity and appreciated the intervention of Rutte, or “Daddy diplomacy”. If these really were the conclusions of the latest debacle in transatlantic relations, they are missing important ...

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61 h. ago Russia launches ‘brutal’ attack on Ukraine as peace talks continue

Kyiv says Moscow used 396 drones and missiles in ‘another night of Russian terror’ on second day of talks in UAEEurope live – latest updates Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack targeting Ukraine’s two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv, early on Saturday, as US, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in the United Arab Emirates for the second day of tripartite peace talks.“Peace efforts? Trilateral meeting in the UAE? Diplomacy? For Ukrainians, this was another night of Russian terror,” Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andriy Sybiha, said after the latest Russian assault on critical infrastructure. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Putin blasts Ukraine with massive strikes on Kyiv as US, Russia and Ukraine delegates meet in UAE for peace talks

Overnight, Putin staged a series of ferocious new strikes to cripple power and heating supplies in Kyiv amid the blistering winter cold. The attacks left at least one person dead and 23 wounded.

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63 h. ago Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 1 and wound 18 ahead of second day of peace talks

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed one person and wounded 18 overnight, as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States were set to met in Abu Dhabi for a second day of talks aimed at ending Moscow’s nearly four-year invasion

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63 h. ago Russia launches deadly strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv ahead of day two of peace talks

Tripartite talks in the United Arab Emirates to resume in wake of missile and drone attacks that have killed one and injured dozensRussia launched a massive drone and missile attack targeting Ukraine’s two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv, early on Saturday, as US, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in the United Arab Emirates for the second day of tripartite peace talks.With Kyiv and other cities in the midst of widespread outages of heat, water and power following Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, officials in Kyiv said one person had been killed and at least 15 injured in strikes that continued until morning. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Vladimir Putin makes ridiculous demand to Donald Trump in Ukraine peace deal talks

Talks in Abu Dhabi started on Friday and are due to continue over two days "as part of ongoing efforts to promote dialogue and identify political solutions to the crisis"

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3 d. ago Russia, Ukraine and the US are holding peace talks in Abu Dhabi. They're coming at a key moment

Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. envoys are meeting in the United Arab Emirates, the first known instance that officials from the Trump administration have sat down with both countries as part of Washington’s push to end Moscow’s nearly 4-year-old invasion

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3 d. ago Who are the key players in peace talks between Washington, Ukraine and Russia?

The historic discussions come after weeks of stalled talks as European leaders call for urgent action

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3 d. ago WW3 fears grow as Royal Navy intercepts Russian ships in English Channel

As peace talks begin between Ukraine and Russia with the US, the Royal Navy has intercepted Russian ships in the English channel during an operation with NATO allies

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3 d. ago Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff 'talk into the early hours with Putin' in 'useful' Ukraine peace meeting ahead of further talks in UAE today

The discussions stretched into the early hours of Friday before the American delegation prepared to fly on to Abu Dhabi.

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3 d. ago Vladimir Putin cronies issue UK nuclear missile threat amid Donald Trump 'peace' talks

The sickening threats were made while the Russian dictator was talking "peace" to Donald Trump's envoys in the Kremlin.

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3 d. ago Kremlin urged to 'strike UK first' and plunge Big Ben underwater with 'Poseidon' nuke

As talks of 'peace' are expected to be discussed over Ukraine between the US and Russia, Putin's propagandists have urged the Kremlin to attack the UK with nuclear missiles

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