59 m. ago Europe can defeat Russia in 'any military confrontation' and will win new 'arms race' just as it beat the Soviets 40 years ago, EU leaders tell Zelensky as they meet for 'watershed' Brussels summit

The Polish Prime Minister warned that Vladimir Putin had started 'a new arms race' that has left Europe with no choice but to prepare itself.

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82 m. ago Starmer's 'coalition of the willing' to enforce any Ukraine peace deal now has around 20 members as No10 refuses to rule out 'Sky Shield' plan to stop Russian missiles

Keir Starmer insisted intensive work is continuing on ways to enforce any peace deal struck with Vladimir Putin .

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2 h. ago Europe can’t just hope for the best with Trump. Ukraine needs all the arms we can send | Frans Timmermans

Member states must stop squabbling over trivial matters – and a firmer stance against states that promote Putin’s and Trump’s agenda is needed tooFrans Timmermans is a former vice-president of the European CommissionAfter US vice-president JD Vance’s speech in Munich last month, most European leaders came to the conclusion that our world has fundamentally changed. The Pax Americana that long ensured peace, security and freedom in Europe is over. Anyone who still doubted this will hopefully now realise, after the disgraceful treatment Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy endured last Friday at the White House, that we can no longer rely on the Americans for our collective security.We must hope for the best, but hope is not a policy. We – the Netherlands, the EU, and all western countries standing with Ukraine – must prepare for the worst. The question is this: how do we keep Ukraine free and independent, and how do we protect our economy, our freedom and democracy, and our borders...

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3 h. ago Romania detains six suspects for 'plotting Russian coup' with support from Putin

Romania has detained six people suspected of plotting a government coup with support from Russia and Vladimir Putin - We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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6 h. ago Putin's 'iron doll' who once threatened to NUKE Downing Street delights in Trump 'not setting any conditions for Russia' and forcing Kyiv to compromise in Ukraine peace deal

A top Russian state television presenter known as Vladimir Putin's 'Iron Doll' is revelling in Donald Trump's decision not to set any conditions on Russia for peace in Ukraine. 

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22 h. ago Russian warship is shadowed by Royal Navy through the English Channel in show of might against Vladimir Putin

Heavily-armed frigate HMS Somerset was scrambled to watch over the Russian corvette Boiki, and a weapon-carrying merchant ship, for three days.

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25 h. ago Vladimir Putin 'personally saves' boy, 9, who had face torn off by huskies

Two husky dogs savaged the boy, 9, tearing off his face from his eyes to his lower lips in the process - leaving his taxi driver father Valentin Korolev, 48, distraught

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27 h. ago Putin thanks Myanmar for gift of 6 elephant calves as he meets junta leader

It is military general Min Aung Hlaing’s fourth visit to Russia since he directed military coup in 2021

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28 h. ago Russia vows ‘maximum defeat on ground’ for Ukraine as Trump pushes for peace with Putin

Vladimir Putin’s Russia vowed to inflict ‘maximum defeat on the ground’ for Ukraine as it unleashed a huge attack with 181 drones and four missiles.

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29 h. ago Playing the victim: how Trump’s clash with Zelenskyy paved the way for the suspension of military aid | Lilie Chouliaraki

Who is really suffering from this conflict? We are, said the US president, in a move straight from the populist playbookDuring a dramatic Oval Office meeting last Friday, US president Donald Trump confronted Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a move that upended the long-established narrative of Russia as the aggressor and Ukraine as the victim.In the conversation, which quickly escalated into a tense exchange, Trump accused Zelenskyy of prolonging the war with Russia by refusing to engage in peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin. His rhetoric suggested that Ukraine, not Russia, was responsible for escalating the conflict and that the US had unfairly borne the burden of Ukraine’s resistance. Trump constructed a new hierarchy of suffering, one in which the US emerged as the primary victim, Ukraine as the source of its burdens and Russia as innocent of blame.Lilie Chouliaraki is professor of media and communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and...

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30 h. ago Putin's closest ally says Russian dictator 'regrets' Ukraine war for 'unexpected' reason

Alexander Lukashenko, the premier of Belarus branded the "last dictator in Europe" suggested Vladimir Putin was not expecting the pushback in Ukraine that led to a full-scale war

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30 h. ago Donald Trump Ukraine war live: President boasts of Zelensky letter in peace deal update

Donald Trump held up a letter from Volodymyr Zelensky and claimed he had received 'strong signals' from Russia that Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal - while Britain's efforts to secure peace continue

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34 h. ago Trump says Putin has sent signals he's 'ready' for peace and reveals what Zelensky wrote in private letter after Oval Office showdown

President Donald Trump said that Vladimir Putin has sent signals he's ready for a peace deal in the Ukraine and he revealed what Volodymyr  Zelensky wrote to him after their Oval Office showdown.

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38 h. ago DAILY MAIL COMMENT: US arms freeze shows impotence of Europe

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: By freezing all US military aid to Ukraine, Donald Trump is dealing a crippling blow to its brave defence against Vladimir Putin 's war machine.

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39 h. ago Watch Marco Rubio pledge support for US vow to defend Ukraine after it gave up its nuclear weapons

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the Trump administration should do just about anything to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table to reach a deal on the Ukraine War — even though Putin has reportedly already been talking to Donald Trump for weeks without Ukraine.

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46 h. ago Keir Starmer gives major update to Zelensky after Donald Trump aid bombshell

Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky have spoken on the phone after Donald Trump's chilling decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine in a massive boost to Vladimir Putin

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49 h. ago The head of Myanmar's military government is in Russia for cooperation talks with Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with the head of Myanmar’s military government, who is seeking to cement ties with Moscow as he faces isolation from the West

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50 h. ago What are the key dividing lines between the UK and the US on Ukraine?

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump are key players during a period of instability that could shape the future of security alliances.

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52 h. ago Trump to address Congress as policy decisions divide nation – US politics live

President expected to ask for more money for immigration crackdown as Democrats invite fired federal workers to speechSome US government workers with top security clearances fired in mass layoffs overseen by Elon Musk in recent weeks were not given standard exit briefings and advised on what to do if approached by foreign adversaries, four sources told Reuters.The lack of so-called “read outs” for workers with clearances dismissed by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency in February could raise security risks as they dealt with secret information on everything from managing nuclear weapons to protecting the power grid from influence by adversaries and ensuring the safety of US international development staffers, former security officials said.The Trump administration has suspended delivery of all US military aid to Ukraine, blocking billions in crucial shipments as the White House piles pressure on Ukraine to sue for peace with Vladimir Putin. The decision affects deliveries of...

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54 h. ago Putin is not Hitler. His actions in Ukraine are horrific enough to need no exaggeration | Simon Jenkins

Keir Starmer has said we face the greatest threat to our national security since the cold war. Such hyperbole helps nobodyIs Vladimir Putin another Adolf Hitler? The western world seems to think so. In which case is Donald Trump another Neville Chamberlain and Ukraine another Czechoslovakia? Is history bunk, or is it a wise old man leaning on the gate as Europe storms into its latest crisis?Godwin’s law holds that the longer a political argument continues, the nearer it gets to Hitler. This reductio ad Hitlerum distorts the issue under discussion and diminishes the exceptional horror of Hitler and the Holocaust. A variant of Godwin’s law goes further. It asserts that having to call Hitler in aid means that you have already lost the argument.Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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