3 h. ago Trump reveals what could 'screw up' Ukraine peace deal as Putin issues his terms to end fighting

President Donald Trump on Wednesday explained why he hasn't levied more sanctions on Russia - despite being currently engaged in a war of words with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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10 h. ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine has reached defence sector accords with Germany as he meets Merz – Ukraine

Ukrainian president says countries have reached new agreements on defence investments as he meets German chancellor in BerlinZelenskyy bound for Berlin with Merz boxed inTurkey’s foreign minister will travel to Kyiv on Thursday for a two-day visit after discussing peace efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine in Moscow earlier this week, a Turkish foreign ministry source told Reuters on Wednesday.Foreign minister Hakan Fidan held talks in Moscow on Monday and Tuesday, meeting Russian president Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials, including Moscow’s top negotiator at talks in Istanbul earlier this month aimed at ending the three-year war. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Zelenskyy meets Merz as he warns 50,000 Russian troops massing near Sumy region – Ukraine

Ukrainian president meets German chancellor with speculation he could allow Kyiv to use long-range Taurus missilesZelenskyy bound for Berlin with Merz boxed inTurkey’s foreign minister will travel to Kyiv on Thursday for a two-day visit after discussing peace efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine in Moscow earlier this week, a Turkish foreign ministry source told Reuters on Wednesday.Foreign minister Hakan Fidan held talks in Moscow on Monday and Tuesday, meeting Russian president Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials, including Moscow’s top negotiator at talks in Istanbul earlier this month aimed at ending the three-year war. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Trump says Putin is 'playing with fire' in new warning over Ukraine war

‘What Vladimir Putin doesn't realise is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened in Russia’ Trump said in a Truth Social post

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20 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Drones target Moscow forcing suspension of some flights

Air raid alerts in Ukrainian regions; Zelenskyy visits Berlin amid promising noises about long-range strikes. What we know on day 1,190 A major Ukrainian drone attack late over Tuesday night into Wednesday led to at least two Moscow airports, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky, suspending flights, Russian authorities said. The defence ministry said 112 Ukrainian drones targeted six different regions in the three hours up to midnight.Russian drones hit the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, injuring eight people including a child, the regional military governor said on Wednesday morning. Ukraine’s air force issued an air raid alert due to drones across regions including Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, Kyiv and others.Russian authorities were again dismissive of Donald Trump after the US president said Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire” and putting Russia at risk of “really bad things”. Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former prime minister and president, responded: “I only know of one really bad thing – WWIII. I hope...

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25 h. ago Donald Trump slams Putin AGAIN for 'playing with fire' and issues 'bad things' threat

In a new statement shared on Truth Social, Donald Trump said 'really bad' things would have happened to Russia if it wasn't for him - and added Vladimir Putin is 'playing with fire'

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26 h. ago Trump warns Putin he is 'playing with fire' in new warning over Ukraine war

‘What Vladimir Putin doesn't realise is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened in Russia’ Trump said in a Truth Social post

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29 h. ago Trump warns Putin he is ‘playing with fire’ after Russian attack on Ukraine

US president launches fresh criticism of Russian counterpart and suggests US sanctions could be increasedDonald Trump has warned Vladimir Putin that he is “playing with fire”, launching a fresh broadside at his Russian counterpart over stalled Ukraine peace efforts.Trump’s latest comments came after he called the Kremlin leader “CRAZY” over the weekend following a mass Russian air attack on Kyiv, and warned that Moscow risked new sanctions. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Trump warns Putin he is 'playing with fire' in explosive new warning over Ukraine war

President Donald Trump delivered a fresh warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the Russians spent the weekend showering Ukraine with missile and drone strikes.

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32 h. ago Donald Trump branded a 'clown' who is suffering from 'dementia' after president's Putin jibe

The Kremlin has reacted furiously to Donald Trump's comments about Vladimir Putin going "crazy" after Russia launched a string of attacks in Ukraine. A spokesman even said Trump had gone into "emotional overload"

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33 h. ago Trump’s flattery and bullying of Putin have been equally ineffective – and it’s obvious why | Rajan Menon

Putin has tied his political survival to the war, and he believes Russia is winning. The US president will not make progress on peace until that changesRajan Menon is senior research scholar at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace StudiesThree-plus years into the war in Ukraine, much remains uncertain, including when the bloodshed will cease and on what terms. But we can be sure about one thing: although no one took seriously Donald Trump’s boast that he would end the war within 24 hours – perhaps not even Trump himself – it’s now evident that his efforts to stitch together a political settlement have failed. Last weekend’s Russian drone and missile strikes against Ukraine, reportedly among the largest since the full-scale invasion began, show us that the conflict isn’t likely to come to a sudden end.That’s because Vladimir Putin remains committed to his goal of conquering Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson provinces. So far, he controls virtually all of...

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37 h. ago Russia seizes Ukrainian border villages as its massive bombing campaign slows

A Ukrainian official says Russian forces have taken over four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region

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38 h. ago Man Utd star who confirmed exit seconds after final game admits side lucky not to be RELEGATED

Manchester United played out their worst ever season in the Premier League with a summer overhaul set to take place and Christian Eriksen reckons the team were lucky to not be relegated

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45 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kremlin suggests Trump remarks about Putin due to ‘emotional overload’

Spokesperson says Moscow ‘very grateful’ for US president’s peace efforts after Russia launches biggest ever drone attack on Ukraine. What we know on day 1,189The Kremlin has sought to downplay Donald Trump’s latest remarks in regard to Ukraine – in which he said Vladimir Putin had “gone absolutely CRAZY!” – attributing them to “emotional overload”. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow on Monday: “This is a very crucial moment, which is naturally accompanied by emotional overload on all sides and emotional reactions,” while adding that Moscow was “very grateful” to the US president for his continued engagement in peace talks.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doubled down on criticism of US silence on Russian attacks, after Donald Trump said he was “doing his Country no favours”. “Only a sense of total impunity can allow Russia to carry out such strikes and continue increasing their scale,” Zelenskyy said on social media, adding: “The increase in Russian ...

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45 h. ago Russia claims it foiled drone attack on Vladimir Putin's helicopter after Donald Trump's fury

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin's helicopter was targeted by an enemy drone attack - although the US and other Western allies have cast doubt on the claims

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46 h. ago Russia claims Vladimir Putin survived drone attack following Donald Trump's outrage

Vladimir Putin was branded "absolutely crazy" by Donald Trump in a blistering attack on Monday, following which The Kremlin has claimed Mr Putin was the target of a drone attack

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46 h. ago Donald Trump grows angrier as Vladimir Putin exposes his impotence

Analysis: Russia’s latest deadly offensive also did clear damage to Donald Trump’s ego, writes John Bowden

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47 h. ago Navy to use AI to detect ‘hostile’ Russian activity in the Arctic

UK sanctions have also hampered Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to maintain his fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers to aid his invasion of Ukraine, as Donald Trump calls him ‘absolutely crazy’ for firing hundreds of drones and missiles overnight

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49 h. ago Kremlin claims Putin survived massive drone attack on his helicopter as Trump slams 'crazy' Russian leader

The Kremlin claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin survived a massive drone attack on his helicopter last week.

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49 h. ago Putin threatens to 'throttle' Microsoft and Zoom as he escalates war of words with furious Trump over Ukraine

Vladimir Putin on Monday threatened to 'throttle' U.S. tech firms, including Microsoft and Zoom, on the heels of President Donald Trump's furious tirade against the Russian leader.

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