99 m. ago Zelensky will meet Starmer TODAY: Ukraine leader lands in UK and says Trump bust

World leaders have been warned the surreal scene in the Oval Office could spell the end of Nato - and Trump could halt military aid to Ukraine as early as today.

Politics

1 hour ago Zelensky lands in UK ahead of European summit after furious White House bust

The White House was the scene of a furious bust-up between American president Donald Trump and Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky as they met to discuss the ongoing war with Russia.

Politics

1 hour ago Zelenskyy says ‘crucial’ for Ukraine to have Trump’s support in lengthy statement following Oval Office argument – live

Ukrainian president has landed in the UK and will hold talks with PM Keir Starmer laterAnalysis: JD Vance emerges as the chief saboteur of the transatlantic allianceUkraine has destroyed 103 drones launched by Russia during an overnight strike, its air force has said.In full: Zelenskyy and Trump meeting descends into heated argument in front of the press – video Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Zelensky lands in UK early after Trump row: Ukraine leader says bust

The American leader yesterday led an unprecidented humiliation of the war-time premier alongside attack dog VP JD Vance, later declaring that his counterpart was 'not ready for peace'.

Politics

2 h. ago Zelensky fires back at Trump in first TV interview after tense White House bust

The White House was the scene of a furious bust-up between American president Donald Trump and Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky as they met to discuss the ongoing war with Russia.

Events

2 h. ago ‘The free world needs a new leader’, EU foreign chief warns after explosive row between Trump and Zelensky

It comes after Donald Trump claimed Volodymyr Zelensky is ‘not ready for peace’, in an extraordinary confrontation between the two leaders

Events

4 h. ago Zelensky flooded with messages of support from world leaders after Trump meeting: ‘Their fight is our fight’

‘We stand with Ukraine. Always. Because it is right, not easy,’ posted Estonia’s prime minister

Politics

4 h. ago Zelenskyy admits Trump clash ‘not good’ as European leaders rally round Ukraine – live

Ukrainian president says he does not want ‘to lose our friendship’ with the US after stunning Oval Office meetingUkraine destroys 103 drones launched by Russia during overnight strike, air force saysIn full: Zelenskyy and Trump meeting descends into heated argument in front of the press – video Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago European leaders rally behind Zelenskyy after stunning Trump clash – Ukraine war live

European leaders voice support for Ukrainian leader as US support for Kyiv hangs in the balance following disastrous meetingJD Vance was supposed to be the inconsequential vice-president.But his starring role in Friday’s blowup between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy – where he played a cross between Trump’s bulldog and tech bro Iago – may mark the moment that the postwar alliance between Europe and America finally collapsed. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago Zelensky inundated with messages of support from world leaders after Trump berates him in Oval Office meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s social media site was flooded with moving messages of support from leaders around the world, including the U.S., after he was mocked and yelled at by President Donald Trump Friday in a meeting in the Oval Office.

Politics

11 h. ago ‘A spectacle to horrify the world’: what the papers say about Trump and Vance’s meeting with Zelenskyy

The shocking and unprecedented scenes in the Oval Office dominate UK front pages today, with the papers united in horror The unprecedented scenes in the Oval Office dominated the front pages on Saturday, with the papers united in their horror. Adjectives including disastrous and vile were used to describe the meeting in which Donald Trump and his vice-president JD Vance openly berated the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.The Guardian leads with a quote from Donald Trump: “You are gambling with world war three”, characterising the meeting between the US and Ukrainian presidents as “disastrous”. In a separate sketch of the furious row, David Smith wrote that “Trump on Friday presided over one of the greatest diplomatic disasters in modern history.” Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago Global leaders leap to Zelensky’s defence after White House row with Trump

German chancellor and French president among those standing by Kyiv, as European vice-president vows to step up backing for Zelensky

Politics

13 h. ago Trump makes his stance with 'big shot' Zelensky very clear after ferocious showdown

President Donald Trump told reporters Ukraine would be consigned to 'keep fighting' to 'see what happens if it refuses his call for an immediate cease fire.

Politics

13 h. ago Crunch Ukraine gathering at Downing Street rocked by tense White House exchange

Sir Keir Starmer will convene a gathering of European leaders at Downing Street this weekend, following Mr Trump and Mr Zelensky’s White House spat.

Events

14 h. ago ‘Free world needs a new leader’, says EU foreign chief after Trump Zelenskyy row

The EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said ‘the free world needs a new leader’ and that it was up to Europeans to take this challengeLive updates The EU foreign policy chief has declared that “the free world needs a new leader”, as European leaders threw their support behind Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after the stunning White House confrontation between him and Donald Trump.Leaders from across Europe expressed their solidarity with the Ukrainian leader after the fractious exchange with JD Vance, the US vice-president, and Trump, who claimed he was not “ready for peace” and accused him of “gambling with world war three”. Continue reading...

Politics

14 h. ago Trump renews Zelensky attacks as Ukraine leader appeals to allies over Oval Office meeting: live updates

The minerals deal is seen as a step toward ending Ukraine's three-year war with Russia, and references the importance of Ukraine's future security.

Politics

16 h. ago Zelenskyy leaves White House early after fiery meeting with Trump, who claims Ukrainian leader isn’t ready for peace – live

Press conference between US and Ukraine leaders cancelled and no minerals deal signed after angry scenes in White House; European leaders stand behind ZelenskyyUkraine ‘gambling with world war three’, Trump tells ZelenskyyDemocrats defend Zelenskyy after ‘shameful’ Trump meetingin AthensThe peaceful scenes in central Athens have now been eclipsed by the eruption of full scale clashes between rock-throwing youths and riot police. Continue reading...

Politics

17 h. ago Trump and Zelenskyy row will have 'Putin laughing so loud the Kremlin will be shaking'

EXCLUSIVE: Vladimir Putin will be 'laughing his backside off' in the Kremlin following the tense row between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, an expert has said

Politics

17 h. ago Diplomacy dies on live TV as Trump and Vance gang up to bully Ukraine leader

US president said his horrific blow-up would make ‘great television’ – the White House has never seen anything like itDon’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting“This is going to be great television,” Donald Trump remarked at the end. Sure. And as they slipped into the icy depths, the captain of the Titanic probably assured his passengers that this would make a great movie some day.Trump on Friday presided over one of the greatest diplomatic disasters in modern history. Tempers flared, voices were raised and protocol was shredded in the once-hallowed Oval Office. As Trump got into a shouting match with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a horrified Europe watched the post-second world war order crumble before its eyes. Continue reading...

Events

17 h. ago Watch: Furious Donald Trump and JD Vance clash with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House

Trump accuses Ukrainian leader of ‘gambling with World War Three’ in Oval Office clash

Politics