58 h. ago Watch in full: Trump speaks from Oval Office after threatening Moscow with tariffs and sanctions

Donald Trump spoke from the Oval Office on Friday (7 March) after threatening Moscow with tariffs and sanctions.

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58 h. ago Trump says Putin launching massive strike on Ukraine is ‘what anybody would do’

US president says he finds Russia easier to deal with than Ukraine after cutting off intelligence and weapons to KyivDonald Trump has said Vladimir Putin was “doing what anybody would do” after Russia launched a massive missile and drone strike on Ukraine days after the US cut off vital intelligence and military aid to Kyiv.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Friday Trump said he finds it “easier” to work with Russia than Ukraine and that Putin “wants to end the war”. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Watch live: Trump speaks from Oval Office after threatening Moscow with tariffs and sanctions

Watch live as Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office on Friday (7 March) after threatening Moscow with tariffs and sanctions.

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60 h. ago Trump to make unscheduled address after calling tariff exemptions on Canada and Mexico ‘a fair thing to do’ – live

White House announces president will speak from the Oval Office but the subject of the address was not specifiedCanadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has scrambled to convince Donald Trump to lift tariffs on his country, which together with Mexico and China is one of the US’s largest trading partners.That effort included a phone call between the two leaders on Wednesday, which appears to have had some effect – on Thursday, Trump exempted Canada from some of the tariffs he had imposed, along with Mexico.Trudeau responded Tuesday by placing tariffs on the US, and he questioned whether further negotiations would make any difference, accusing Trump of acting in “bad faith.” The two leaders eventually spoke Wednesday morning, an exchange Trump said ended in a “somewhat” friendly manner. A person familiar with the matter said the call grew heated and included profanity. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Watch live: Defence secretary holds talks in Washington on Trump’s decision to pause intelligence

Watch live as UK defence secretary John Healey and his US counterpart Pete Hegseth hold talks in Washington on Thursday, 6 March, where they are expected to discuss the US decision to pause intelligence-sharing with Ukraine following Donald Trump's explosive meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky.

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4 d. ago Watch live: White House press secretary holds briefing after Trump’s chaotic 100

Watch live as Donald Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addresses reporters on Wednesday, March 5, after the president delivered a 100-minute-long address to Congress on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago Watch live: Starmer grilled in parliament in first PMQs since Trump and Zelensky’s chaotic meeting

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces his first Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 5 March, his first since his visit to the United States and the explosive meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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5 d. ago Watch live: Trump delivers Congressional address after spending day blasting Canada’s Trudeau over retaliatory tariffs

Watch live as Donald Trump delivers his much-anticipated Congressional address on Tuesday (4 March) after spending the day blasting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over retaliatory tariffs.

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5 d. ago Watch live: Justin Trudeau announces Canada’s response to Donald Trump’s tariffs

Watch live as Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau announces his country’s response to Donald Trump’s imposed tariffs.

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6 d. ago Keir Starmer: Watch live as PM gives major update on Ukraine after Trump

Keir Starmer will address MPs about the Ukraine crisis after meetings with Donald Trump and European leaders as he tries to build a 'coalition of the willing' to end the war

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7 d. ago Zelenskyy offers no apology to Trump and says row brought nothing positive

Ukraine’s president says after Oval Office meltdown that when delicate talks are in public ‘foes can take advantage’Ukraine war: live updatesA defiant but tactful President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to apologise to Donald Trump after Friday’s spat in the White House, and declared that the row in the Oval Office “did not bring anything positive” to peace for Ukraine.Speaking to journalists only in Ukrainian at the end of a two-day visit to the UK, the president said that when such delicate negotiations are held in public “foes can take advantage of them” though he said he hoped the row would eventually pass. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Defiant but tactful Zelenskyy seeks to move on from White House fiasco

Ukraine’s president says after Oval Office meltdown best ‘left to history’, adding minerals deal is ready to signUkraine war: live updatesA defiant but tactful President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to apologise to Donald Trump after Friday’s spat in the White House, and declared that the row in the Oval Office “did not bring anything positive” to peace for Ukraine.Speaking to journalists only in Ukrainian at the end of a two-day visit to the UK, the president said that when such delicate negotiations are held in public “foes can take advantage of them” though he said he hoped the row would eventually pass. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago MARK ALMOND: What's next for Ukraine? And are we really on the brink of World War Three?

If Zelensky bites the bullet and says sorry to Trump for 'mis-speaking' in the Oval Office, and signs up to the minerals-for-peace deal, it is possible that Trump will make Putin an offer he can't refuse.

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer speaks to both Trump and Zelensky after their fiery Oval Office feud threatens to derail Ukraine peace deal

Sir Keir Starmer has expressed his 'unwavering support for Ukraine' following their heated exchange in the White House, Downing Street has said.

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9 d. ago Zelenskyy speaks to Macron and Nato head Rutte after Oval Office debacle

Dramatic conclusion of White House meeting comes as US and Ukraine had planned to sign mineral deal

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9 d. ago Watch live: Zelensky and Trump’s Oval Office meeting as critical Ukraine minerals deal to be signed

Donald Trump greeted Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday, 28 February, before Ukraine’s president signs a critical minerals deal in an effort to regain US backing against Russia’s invasion.

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9 d. ago Watch live: Volodymyr Zelensky meets Donald Trump to sign critical Ukraine minerals deal

Watch live as Donald Trump is expected to greet Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday, 28 February, before Ukraine’s president signs a critical minerals deal in an effort to regain US backing against Russia’s invasion.

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1 week ago Watch live: Starmer and Trump hold joint press conference after critical Ukraine talks

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump hold a joint press conference after their crunch talks on Ukraine and defence on Thursday, 27 February.

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1 week ago Watch live: Donald Trump praises Keir Starmer as ‘special man’ in historic White House meeting

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer arrives to hold crunch talks with Donald Trump in Washington DC on Thursday (27 February).

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1 week ago Watch live: Keir Starmer holds crunch talks with Donald Trump in Washington DC

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer arrives to hold crunch talks with Donald Trump in Washington DC on Thursday (27 February).

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