21 h. ago Starmer could head for White House with Zelensky and Macron in desperate bid to save Western alliance

Keir Starmer is said to be ready to make the trip with the Ukrainian president and Emmanuel Macron as they try to keep Donald Trump on side.

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24 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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24 h. ago Britain dashes hope of quick Donald Trump peace deal for Ukraine warning 'there's a long way to go yet'

Trump reveals Zelensky sent him a letter in which Ukraine’s leader expressed a willing to sign a minerals deal ‘at any time’

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24 h. ago Voices: Poor Zelensky had to grovel to Trump – but sometimes, standing up to him can pay off

The Ukrainian president says he is now ready to swallow his pride and sign on Trump’s dotted line – but, as other world leaders have found, there are benefits to fighting your corner, says Simon Walters

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24 h. ago Watch Trump Congress speech in full as president says Zelensky is ready to negotiate in full

Donald Trump delivered 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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24 h. ago Donald Trump reads out shock letter from Zelenskyy as Ukraine 'ready for peace'

Trump claimed Zelenskyy had assured him that Ukraine is prepared to engage in peace talks with Russia as soon as possible.

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25 h. ago Britain's diplomatic push on Ukraine gathers pace as Zelensky ‘ready’ to work with Trump

Trump reveals Zelensky sent him a letter in which Ukraine’s leader expressed a willing to sign a minerals deal ‘at any time’

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26 h. ago Donald Trump reads out bombshell letter from Zelensky as Ukraine 'ready for peace'

Donald Trump told Congress that Volodymyr Zelensky is now ready to negotiate for peace as soon as possible in the war with Russia and was willing to accept a minerals deal with the United States

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26 h. ago Trump softens tone on Zelenskyy but repeats threat to take over Greenland

President praises letter from Ukraine’s leader backing peace talks and says US will get Greenland ‘one way or another’Donald Trump has said he appreciated Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s willingness to sign a minerals deal with the United States and come to the negotiating table to bring a lasting peace in Ukraine closer.“Earlier today, I received an important letter from President Zelenskyy of Ukraine,” the US president said in a speech to Congress after last week’s disastrous meeting at the White House. Quoting from the letter, Trump said Zelenskyy told him that “Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians.” Continue reading...

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28 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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28 h. ago Trump administration briefing: trade turmoil, Zelenskyy peace offer and British fury at Vance

As the world awaits Donald Trump’s first key speech to Congress in second term, here are the key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glanceIn Donald Trump’s first address to Congress since returning to the White House – and his first major speech in a chilling six weeks in office – the president claimed a mandate justifying his sweeping executive orders, despite having won the popular vote by 1.5 points – the smallest margin for any successful presidential candidate since Richard Nixon in 1968.Trump’s second term has already seen him initiate sweeping mass layoffs of federal employees, and mobilize officers from nearly every federal law enforcement agency and the US military to carry out his campaign promise of mass deportations. He has rattled Europe and other American allies with his pursuit of a peace deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine on terms preferential to Moscow. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Zelensky cracks under Trump pressure after US president axes aid to Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to enter peace talks under Donald Trump’s leadership, just hours after the US announced it was stopping all military aid to Ukraine

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33 h. ago UK diplomatic push on Ukraine continues as Zelensky ‘ready’ to work with Trump

Defence Secretary John Healey is heading to Washington.

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36 h. ago Zelensky bows to pressure as Trump halts US weapons to Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to enter peace talks under Donald Trump’s leadership, just hours after the US announced it was stopping all military aid to Ukraine

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39 h. ago Zelenskyy says he will work under Trump’s leadership as he proposes Ukraine peace plan

Ukrainian president signals willingness to sign US minerals deal as he attempts to rebuild ties after Oval Office clashEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed a possible peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, saying he is willing to work “constructively” under Donald Trump’s “strong leadership” and to sign a deal giving the US access to his country’s mineral wealth.In an attempt to mend fences with Washington after Trump abruptly suspended supplies of military aid, Zelenskyy said on Tuesday he was “ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible”. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Zelensky lays out path to Ukraine peace deal saying he is 'ready to work with Trump'

Ukraine’s leader repeats willingness to make peace deal and says Oval Office spat with Donald Trump was ‘regrettable’

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40 h. ago Zelensky 'ready to sign Trump's minerals deal' to show he's the bigger man after 'regrettable' row

US President Donald Trump has pressed hard to secure a minerals deal with Ukraine in exchange for billions of dollars being spent to support the war against Russia

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40 h. ago Volodmyr Zelensky ‘ready to work’ under Donald Trump leadership to get peace

The Ukrainian president has called for a “truce in the sky” and a “truce in the sea” if Russia agrees to the same.

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40 h. ago As Trump pulls military aid, is the UK ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine?

Keir Starmer’s commitment to deploy British peacekeepers to Ukraine has raised questions over whether the UK is ready for conflict, Alijca Hagopian writes

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40 h. ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine ‘ready’ to talk peace in bid to placate Trump

Conciliatory statement comes after White House clash led to US suspending military aid

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