57 m. ago Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Florida to hammer out Russia

President Donald Trump's top foreign policy negotiators are edging closer to a potential deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

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11 h. ago World holds its breath: Ukraine flies to the US for Russia peace talks as Turkey condemns drone attacks on two Putin tankers amid fears of war spreading

Ukrainian negotiators are flying to the US for peace talks as the Turkish government has condemned Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tankers in the Black Sea. 

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11 h. ago Ireland 'is Europe's weak spot' due to its lack of military spending and 'an open goal in Russia's crosshairs' if Putin looks to attack the EU without provoking NATO, experts warn

Military experts have sounded the alarm that Ireland has become 'Europe's weak spot' due to its commitment to military neutrality, and an 'open goal' if Putin looks to attack the EU.

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33 h. ago 'Professional mermaid' can hold breath underwater for four minutes and got bitten by shark

A professional mermaid has shared how not even terrifying encounters with sharks and a heart-breaking swim with dolphins have dampened her lung-busting passion for exploring the ocean with a tail

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35 h. ago Russian drone strike on Kyiv kills two as Ukraine peace talks continue

Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that 15 people were wounded

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38 h. ago While politicians wrangle over Trump’s peace plan, soldiers are still dying, says Ukrainian filmmaker

Oscar-winning Mstyslav Chernov expressed scepticism that Putin would accept peace terms as Trump’s support wavered for Ukraine

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42 h. ago Former US ambassador urges Trump to avoid bad Ukraine deal ‘for the sake of signing something’

With the US president seemingly more concerned with getting a peace deal signed than the details of its contents, experts tell Arpan Rai what the agreement must include to prevent the future destruction of Ukraine

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50 h. ago Trump ‘to hand occupied Ukrainian land to Putin in return for peace deal’

US envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia next week for the next stage of peace talks

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51 h. ago The Guardian view on Ukraine peace talks: Putin is taking Trump for another ride on the Kremlin carousel | Editorial

Russia’s president is only interested in a deal on Moscow’s terms. Equipping Kyiv with the resources to fight on is the quickest route to a just settlementAs Donald Trump’s Thanksgiving Day deadline for a Ukraine peace agreement came and went this week, the Russia expert Mark Galeotti pointed to a telling indicator of how the Kremlin is treating the latest flurry of White House diplomacy. In the government paper Rossiyskaya Gazeta, a foreign policy scholar close to Vladimir Putin’s regime bluntly observed: “As long as hostilities continue, leverage remains. As soon as they cease, Russia finds itself alone (we harbour no illusions) in the face of coordinated political and diplomatic pressure.”Mr Putin has no interest in a ceasefire followed by talks where Ukraine’s rights as a sovereign nation would be defended and reasserted. He seeks the capitulation and reabsorption of Russia’s neighbour into Moscow’s orbit. Whether that is achieved through battlefield attrition, or through a Trum...

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53 h. ago Zelenskyy chief of staff resigns after property raid by Ukraine’s anti

‘I want there to be no rumours and speculation,’ Zelenskyy says as Andriy Yermak resignsThe Commission also totally rejected dismissed Russia’s criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “illegitimate” leader of Ukraine, after Vladimir Putin suggested yesterday that was a technical reason he couldn’t agree a peace deal with Zelenskyy.“President Zelensky is the democratically elected president, by the Ukrainian people, of Ukraine,” a commission spokesperson said in response, somewhat mockingly adding that Putin seems to have “some difficulties in recognising the democratically elected president of his neighbour country, Ukraine.”“Let me stress the fight against corruption is a key element for a country to join the EU, it requires continuous efforts and a strong capacity to fight corruption. This is a key element that we also address in our enlargement report that was published a couple of weeks ago, so we will continue to follow the situation very closely.” Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Trump ‘will recognise occupied Ukraine as RUSSIA’ in bombshell gift to Putin to help secure peace deal after talks stall

DONALD Trump is reportedly set to hand occupied Ukrainian territories over to Vladimir Putin to secure a deal to end the war. The US president has sent Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to make the offer to the Russian tyrant in Moscow, according to reports. A source told The Telegraph: "It’s increasingly clear...

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57 h. ago Germany's Secret Plan for War With Russia: Classified blueprint shows how 800,000 troops will be dispatched to Europe's frontlines with Putin ready to attack NATO territory 'before 2029'

It comes after senior officials at the organisation warned Vladimir Putin could be ready to test NATO's borders before 2029.

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60 h. ago US and Russia peace plan: Six things you need to know ahead of talks on Ukraine

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week after US officials met with Ukrainian counterparts to discuss a heavily-criticised plan put forward by Donald Trump

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2 d. ago Putin refuses to budge on demand for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow

Russian president says peace plan proposed by US could form the ‘basis’ of an agreement to end conflict but will not give up maximalist demands

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3 d. ago Putin says Ukraine must surrender territory for peace in sign Moscow won’t budge on key demands

Putin said that a peace plan proposed by the US could form the ‘basis’ of an agreement to end conflict but refuses to give up maximalist demands

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3 d. ago Putin makes chilling nuclear threat and warns Russia is ready to fight 'until the last Ukrainian dies'

Putin has made a nuclear threat after he warned that if Ukraine doesn't withdraw its troops under Donald Trump's proposed peace deal, Russia will have to achieve its objectives by force. 

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3 d. ago Putin makes chilling nuclear threat and warns fighting will only stop when Ukraine's troops withdraw

Putin has made a nuclear threat after he warned that if Ukraine doesn't withdraw its troops under Donald Trump's proposed peace deal, Russia will have to achieve its objectives by force. 

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3 d. ago US deal must punish Russia war crimes, says Ukraine’s Nobel peace prize winner

Oleksandra Matviichuk warns any amnesty could encourage authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours Any peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine that includes an amnesty for war crimes could encourage other authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours, Ukraine’s only Nobel peace prize winner has warned.Oleksandra Matviichuk said the leaked 28-point US-Russia plan did not account for “the human dimension” and she supported President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s efforts to rewrite it in dialogue with White House. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago I've been covering Ukraine since 2014, I wasn't shocked at Trump's peace deal favouring Russia

I was not shocked when Trump began pushing a 28-point peace deal that favours Russia. I wasn't even that surprised to learn it may have been written by the Russians.

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3 d. ago Budget airlines jostle for Ukraine flight revival once war with Russia ends

Exclusive: Both Ryanair and Wizz Air insist they will be first back when the fighting stops, with easyJet planning flights from Gatwick to Kyiv

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