15 h. ago Zelensky meets European leaders for talks on military aid for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Britain on Friday for talks with two dozen European leaders who have pledged military help to protect his country from future Russian aggression if a ceasefire stops the more than three-year war. Before heading to London’s Downing Street to meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the host of the London talks, the president met King Charles. The Ukrainian national anthem played at the almost 1,000-year-old Windsor Castle west of London, where Zelensky was...

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30 h. ago EU takes timid step towards using Russian assets for Ukraine

European Union leaders on Thursday tasked the European Commission to move ahead with proposals to fund Ukraine for the next two years, leaving the door open for a mammoth loan funded by frozen Russian assets, diplomats told Agence France-Presse. In broadly worded conclusions adopted after marathon talks in Brussels, EU leaders stopped short of giving the green light to plans for the €140 billion (US$162 billion) “reparations loan” – pushing that crunch decision to December. But several diplomats...

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30 h. ago EU takes tentative step toward using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

EU leaders Thursday tasked the European Commission to move ahead with options for funding Ukraine for two more years, leaving the door open for a mammoth loan using frozen Russian assets. In broadly-worded conclusions adopted after marathon talks in Brussels, EU leaders stopped short of greenlighting plans for the €140 billion (US$162 billion) “reparations loan” - pushing that crunch decision to December. But diplomats said the text was a step towards a potential agreement - though it was...

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5 d. ago Trump urged Zelensky to cut a deal with Putin or risk facing destruction

US President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept Russia’s terms for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine in a White House meeting on Friday, warning that President Vladimir Putin threatened to “destroy” Ukraine if it did not comply, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. During the meeting, Trump insisted Zelensky surrender the entire eastern Donbas region to Russia, repeatedly echoing talking points the Russian president had made in their call a day...

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5 d. ago Trump urged Zelensky to make concessions to Russia in tense meeting: sources

US President Donald Trump pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to give up swathes of territory to Russia during a tense meeting on Friday that left the Ukrainian delegation disappointed, according to two people briefed on the discussion. Trump also declined to provide Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine’s use, and mused about giving security guarantees to both Kyiv and Moscow, comments that the Ukrainian delegation found confusing, added the two sources, who requested anonymity to discuss a...

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7 d. ago Trump meets Zelensky, says he hopes Tomahawks won’t be needed to end war

US President Donald Trump appeared cool on Friday on the prospect of sending long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, suggesting to counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky during a White House meeting that they may not be necessary if he can broker a peace deal. Zelensky came to Washington looking for arms to bolster his country’s forces in Ukraine’s three-year-old conflict with Russia, but Trump frequently highlighted his peace summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a matter of weeks, as Trump...

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8 d. ago Trump speaks with Putin as Zelensky presses for Tomahawk missiles

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday as he considers Ukraine’s push for long-range missiles, according to a White House official who was not authorised to comment on the private call and spoke on the condition of anonymity. The call comes ahead of Trump’s meeting on Friday at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian leader has been pressing Trump to sell Kyiv Tomahawk missiles, which would allow Ukrainian...

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8 d. ago Trump speaks with Putin as Ukraine’s Zelensky presses for Tomahawk missiles

US President Donald Trump is speaking with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday as he considers Ukraine’s push for long-range missiles. Trump said in a social media post late on Thursday morning that he was engaged in a lengthy phone call with Putin and would give an update on what they talked about as soon as it was over. The call comes ahead of Trump’s meeting on Friday at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian leader has been pressing Trump to sell Kyiv...

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1 week ago Russia strikes Ukrainian hospital, days before Zelensky meets Trump

Russian forces launched powerful glide bombs and drones against Ukraine’s second-largest city in overnight attacks, hitting a hospital and wounding seven people, an official said on Tuesday. The strikes came as European military aid for Kyiv dropped sharply and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to ask US President Donald Trump for Tomahawk missiles. The Russian attack on Kharkiv in Ukraine’s northeast hit the city’s main hospital, forcing the evacuation of 50 patients, regional...

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1 week ago Trump to meet Zelensky as Ukraine hopes for peace deal after Gaza ceasefire

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that he would meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, where the two would discuss Ukraine’s air defence and long-range strike capabilities. The two leaders spoke on both Saturday and Sunday amid intensifying discussions about the potential provision of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, and a Ukrainian delegation led by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko is scheduled to visit Washington before the Friday meeting. Kyiv has been...

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3 w. ago Ukraine’s Zelensky warns Europe that Russia is looking to ‘escalate’ war

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Europe on Thursday recent drone incursions showed Russia was looking to “escalate” its aggression, as he offered his country’s war-honed expertise to help counter the threat. The warning came at a summit of European leaders from just under 50 countries, who converged on a conference centre in Copenhagen under tight security after mystery drone flights rattled Denmark last month. The drone sightings in Denmark and high-profile aerial incursions by...

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3 w. ago EU leaders discuss ‘drone wall’ to repel Russia after airspace violations

European Union leaders discussed plans on Wednesday to bolster the bloc’s eastern defences against Russian drones but some said the focus should be broader, as they met in Copenhagen days after airspace intrusions by unmanned aircraft rattled Denmark. European authorities have accused Russia of brazen violations of the region’s airspace, including with recent incursions by drones over Poland and fighter planes over Estonia. Denmark has stopped short of saying who it believes is responsible for...

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3 w. ago Europe, US continue to seek common ground on China, despite other policy differences

European Union leaders still want to collaborate with the United States on China policy – even as Washington’s envoys continue to slam the bloc’s digital laws. The dynamic played out at a forum in Brussels on Tuesday, where American diplomats bashed Europe’s green, digital and economic policies, insisting that the EU would need to change if it wanted to stay in US President Donald Trump’s good graces. “I’ve been told I can’t say deregulation because it makes everybody upset, but simplification....

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3 w. ago Europe, US still seek common ground on China, despite other policy differences

European Union leaders still want to collaborate with the United States on China policy – even as Washington’s envoys continue to slam the bloc’s digital laws. The dynamic played out at a forum in Brussels on Tuesday, where American diplomats bashed Europe’s green, digital and economic policies, insisting that the EU would need to change if it wanted to stay in US President Donald Trump’s good graces. “I’ve been told I can’t say deregulation because it makes everybody upset, but simplification....

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3 w. ago Denmark calls in Nato aid for EU summit after drone incursions

Denmark is receiving security help from Nato allies ahead of a high-level meeting of European leaders in Copenhagen this week after a wave of drone incursions disrupted civilian and military sites. Germany, France and Sweden are sending reinforcements, with troops, anti-drone capabilities, radar systems and a helicopter among the support dispatched to the Danish capital after a string of drone incidents across airports and airbases over the past week. The sightings of large, professional-grade...

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last month Lula says Zelensky ‘more willing to talk’ as he revives Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday said he saw new signs that both Kyiv and Moscow may be edging towards negotiations to end the three-year war in Ukraine, reviving his joint peace push with China and urging the United Nations to take a central role. Speaking to reporters at the UN headquarters after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Lula said he believed both sides now understood the limits of their battlefield ambitions. “I felt Zelensky was much more...

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