18 m. ago Ukraine war latest: Zelensky embraced by Starmer outside No 10 as PM tells him: ‘you have UK’s full backing’

Volodymyr Zelensky insists leaders need to be ‘honest and direct with each other’ as he prepares to meet prime minister in Downing Street

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1 hour ago Ukraine war latest: Zelensky embraced by Starmer as he arrives at No 10, before meeting King Charles tomorrow

Volodymyr Zelensky insists leaders need to be ‘honest and direct with each other’ as he prepares to meet prime minister in Downing Street

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2 h. ago Ukraine war latest: Zelensky set for crunch talks with Starmer at No 10 before meeting King Charles tomorrow

Volodymyr Zelensky insists leaders need to be ‘honest and direct with each other’ as he prepares to meet prime minister in Downing Street

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3 h. ago How do we make Europe more secure? Here are five steps we need to take now

Europe can’t wait to react to Trump’s mood swings but must show we have the will and the wallet to take back control• Ukraine war liveIt’s exhausting and humiliating to have no control – watching every meeting in the Oval Office for a glimmer of Trump’s approval or displeasure, our security resting on a perceived slight or a mood.The last week of meetings between Trump, Macron, Starmer and finally Zelenskyy always felt like crawling across a minefield. Some might agonise about whether Zelenskyy could have played things differently. It’s the wrong question. The point is that we can’t carry on being so dependent on every meeting at the White House. Until we start taking charge of our future, we will always be one heart palpitation away from dreading doomsday. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Ukraine war latest: Zelensky urges Trump to stand ‘more firmly on our side’ ahead of Starmer meeting in No 10

Volodymyr Zelensky insists leaders need to be ‘honest and direct with each other’ as he prepares to meet prime minister in Downing Street

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4 h. ago Zelensky hints at major concession to force Donald Trump's hand in ending Ukraine war

Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky had a heated exchange with Donald Trump at the White House and arriving in the UK he has suggested he is willing to compromise for a peace with Russia

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7 h. ago Ukraine war latest: Zelensky says Trump’s support is ‘crucial’ after clash as he prepares to meet Starmer in No 10

Volodymyr Zelensky insists leaders need to be ‘honest and direct with each other’ as he prepares to meet prime minister in Downing Street

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7 h. ago Inside Ukraine’s secretive hacker group helping track down children abducted by Russia in Putin’s war

Askold Krushelnycky speaks to one of the founders of Kiborg, a ‘hacktivist’ group that exposes Russian collaborators

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8 h. ago Moment Zelensky gets standing ovation in US after furious row with Donald Trump

Volodymyr Zelensky is given a standing ovation by soldiers and Ukrainians who have fled the war in a new footage taken in the hours after his face-off with Donald Trump in the Oval Office

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11 h. ago Ukraine Russia war latest: Zelensky hits back in first TV interview after fiery White House clash with Trump

Volodymyr Zelensky has left the White House after the meeting to sign a critical mineral deal descended into chaos

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11 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...

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15 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: ‘Not good for both sides’ says Zelenskyy of stunning Trump exchange

Zelenskyy regrets clash but says Kyiv won’t enter peace talks without security guarantees against another offensive. What we know on day 1,102See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageAfter an extraordinary exchange with US president Donald Trump at the White House, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an appearance on Fox News in which he said the public row was “not good for both sides.” But Zelenskyy said Trump – who insists Putin is ready to end the three-year grinding war – needs to understand that Ukraine can’t change its attitudes toward Russia on a dime. Zelenskyy added that Ukraine won’t enter peace talks with Russia until it has security guarantees against another offensive. “It’s so sensitive for our people,” Zelenskyy said. “And they just want to hear that America (is) on our side, that America will stay with us. Not with Russia, with us. That’s it.”After the tense exchange and shortly before departing for his Mar-a-Lago resort in South Florida for the weekend, Trum...

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16 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...

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18 h. ago Ukraine Russia war latest: Zelensky refuses to apologise over White House clash as Trump drops minerals deal

Volodymyr Zelensky has left the White House after the meeting to sign a critical mineral deal descended into chaos

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20 h. ago Ukraine Russia war latest: Trump ‘mulls axing Ukraine military aid’ after Zelensky White House clash

Volodymyr Zelensky has left the White House after the meeting to sign a critical mineral deal descended into chaos

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20 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.

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21 h. ago Ukraine Russia war latest: Starmer declares ‘unwavering support’ for Zelensky as White House talks axed amid Trump fury

Volodymyr Zelensky has left the White House after the meeting to sign a critical mineral deal descended into chaos

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22 h. ago Ukraine Russia war latest: Macron, Scholz stand by Zelensky as White House talks axed amid Trump fury

Volodymyr Zelensky has left the White House after the meeting to sign a critical mineral deal descended into chaos

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22 h. ago Our world affairs editor answers your questions on Russia, Ukraine, Trump, escalating war and misinformation

World affairs editor Sam Kiley tackles your queries on how Trump's return to power, Europe’s security commitments, and the ongoing conflict with Russia will shape global diplomacy

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23 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

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