84 m. ago Zelensky warns Trump Putin is ‘bluffing’ ahead of crunch Ukraine peace talks

Volodymyr Zelensky said he told Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin was “bluffing” on being open to ceasefire negotiations, ahead of high stakes “one-on-one” talks between the US and Russia on Friday (15 August).

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3 h. ago Zelensky makes key demand to Trump and Putin ahead of crunch peace talks

Volodymyr Zelensky has insisted that any peace deal discussed between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at their upcoming Alaska summit on Friday (15 August) must include Ukraine.

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25 h. ago Russia 'breaks through Ukrainian frontline' days before Putin

Russian troops have reportedly broken through the Ukrainian frontline in the coal-mining town of Dobropillia, just days before Putin is set to meet the US President for peace talks

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26 h. ago Russian forces break through Ukraine frontline days before Putin

Around 100,000 Russian troops are believed to have travelled at least 10km north of the Ukrainian frontline - days before upcoming peace talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

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34 h. ago Zelensky warns Trump not to trust Putin ahead of crunch Ukraine and Russia talks

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Donald Trump not to trust Russian leader Vladimir Putin ahead of their bilateral summit in Alaska this Friday (15 August).

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47 h. ago ‘I’ll know in the first two minutes’: Trump’s prediction about Zelensky

Asked how he would know, the president replied: ‘Because that's what I do. I make deals’

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51 h. ago Keir Starmer warns Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin can't be trusted 'as far as you can throw him' ahead of US President's talks with Russian leader

The US President is set to meet the Russian leader in Alaska later this week for peace talks over Ukraine .

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52 h. ago Downing Street issues Vladimir Putin 'trust' warning as despot looks to 're

A spokesperson for the Prime Minister has ominously warned 'don't trust Putin as far as you can throw him' ahead of peace talks between Russia and the US, scheduled to take place later this week

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54 h. ago Europe tells Trump Russia must understand Ukraine will not give up territory as leaders voice concern over possible deal with Putin

Raising concerns over a deal with Putin , they have also insisted that Ukraine must be involved in any peace talks.

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58 h. ago Oil and gold prices retreat on Ukraine optimism; Fabergé sold to US investment firm – business live

Trump and Putin due to meet in Alaska on Friday; White House to clarify ‘misinformation’ about import tariffs on gold barsEuropean stocks have risen cautiously, while oil and gold prices have fallen further, amid optimism of over a potential Ukraine peace deal, ahead of talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska at the end of the week.The FTSE 100 index has turned positive and is trading by 0.3% higher 9,124. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Europe’s leaders raise pressure on Trump to involve Ukraine in Putin talks

Move comes as Germany warns White House against any deal hatched ‘over heads of Europeans and Ukrainians’Europe’s leaders have raised the pressure on Donald Trump to involve Ukraine in a planned summit with Vladimir Putin, as Germany warned the White House against any deal hatched “over the heads of Europeans and Ukrainians”.Speaking before a bilateral meeting expected to take place between the US and Russian leaders on Friday in Alaska, the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said he hoped and assumed that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, would also be involved. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Zelenskyy welcomes European leaders’ demand peace talks must include Kyiv

Europe promises to ‘stand firmly’ with Ukraine as Trump and Putin prepare to meet for summit on FridayThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has welcomed a statement from European allies that insists the “path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine”, before a planned summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.In a joint statement issued on Saturday night, leaders from the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Poland and Finland, along with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stressed Kyiv must be included in any peace talks with Russia. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Zelenskyy welcomes European leaders’ insistence on Ukraine role at peace talks

Ukrainian leader ‘fully supports’ statement before Trump-Putin summit that Kyiv must be part of ‘path to peace’The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has welcomed a statement from European allies that insists the “path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine”, before a planned summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.In a joint statement issued on Saturday night, leaders from the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Poland and Finland, along with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stressed Kyiv must be included in any peace talks with Russia. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Zelenskyy welcomes European leaders’ statement on Ukraine role in peace talks

Ukrainian leader ‘fully supports’ insistence before Trump-Putin summit that Kyiv must be involved in ‘path to peace’The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has welcomed a statement from European allies insisting that the “path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine”, before a planned summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.In a joint statement issued on Saturday night, leaders from the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Poland and Finland, along with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stressed that Kyiv must be included in any peace talks with Russia. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago White House weighs inviting Zelensky to Trump–Putin Alaska summit

A senior administration official said a three-way meeting remains ‘absolutely’ possible

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4 d. ago Trump reveals where and when he will meet Putin for Ukraine peace talks

The meeting between the two leaders will be the first US-Russia summit since 2021

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5 d. ago Ukraine war 'to end' as US and Russia aim to 'reach deal to halt conflict'

The war between Russia and Ukraine could soon cease, as peace talks are moving towards a deal which would see Ukraine give up territory to Putin as he gears up to meet with Trump

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5 d. ago Hopes raised of 'freeze' in Ukraine war as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin set to meet for crunch talks

The optimism about a limited breakthrough in the conflict came from Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk

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6 d. ago Trump could meet Putin for Ukraine war talks ‘as soon as next week’

Summit with Russian leader would follow ‘great progress’ made by special envoy Steve Witkoff during Moscow visit Donald Trump could meet Vladimir Putin as soon as next week to discuss the war in Ukraine, White House officials have said, although senior administration officials have warned that serious “impediments” remain to achieving a ceasefire.White House officials briefed US media that Trump would seek a summit with Putin after the US special envoy Steve Witkoff met the Russian leader at the Kremlin on Wednesday. After that meeting, Trump claimed “great progress was made” during the talks on ending the war in Ukraine. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Donald Trump to meet Putin with Zelensky for face to face Ukraine peace talks

Donald Trump could hold an in-person meeting with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky as attempts to bring the war in Ukraine to and end continue

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