4 h. ago Zelenskyy 'ready' to stand down as Ukraine's president as Putin pressure ramps up

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is willing to give up the presidency in in exchange for peace, or Nato membership for his country after Trump called him a dictator

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29 h. ago From saviour to Judas How Trump’s pivot on Russia also endangers his own country | Simon Tisdall

With a Putin-appeasing president at the helm, it is clear the transatlantic alliance is collapsing and European leaders must plot their own courseHow do I betray thee? Let me count the ways Apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning for mangling her celebrated poem to reflect Donald Trump’s multiple Ukraine treacheries. This most perfidious of presidents surpassed himself last week, accusing Kyiv of invading itself three years ago . “You should have never started it. You could have made a deal,” he fatuously griped.Candidate Trump, touting a just peace, pledged to end the war in a day. Now he praises Vladimir Putin, claims Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is “a dictator” and backs a settlement on Moscow’s criminal, one-sided terms. This deranged collapse into craven capitulation, this transition from American saviour to American Judas, took less than a month. It’s contemptible. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Donald Trump's barbed attacks on Volodymyr Zelensky 'to boost' Ukrainian president's popularity

The US president has sparked outrage by blaming Ukraine for starting Putin’s war and branding Volodymyr Zelensky a ‘dictator’

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3 d. ago Trump’s commerce secretary says goal is to abolish IRS; President spins Putin lines on Ukraine at Saudi

President spoke on Wednesday at the FII Priority Summit in Miami hosted by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund

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4 d. ago Is Zelensky more of a 'dictator' than Putin? Poll reveals whether Americans agree with Trump's blistering swipe

Some 1009 registered voters were asked for their one-word descriptions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.

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4 d. ago Starmer backs Zelensky as Ukraine's 'democratically elected leader' after Trump's dictator insult

US President sparked anger by baselessly claiming that Ukraine started Vladimir Putin’s three-year war

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4 d. ago Donald Trump calls Volodymyr Zelensky 'a dictator without elections' and warns 'he may not have a country left'

US President sparked anger by baselessly claiming that Ukraine started Vladimir Putin’s three-year war

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4 d. ago Don't trust Trump to defend Britain and other Nato allies under Article V, warns Russia expert

The warning came after the US president sparked fury by blaming Ukraine for starting Putin’s war

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6 d. ago Meeting Ukraine peacekeeping pledge would require tax rises or spending cuts, Starmer warned

Meeting the pressures of an ageing population on the NHS while ramping up defence expenditure would be an ‘epochal challenge’, top economist warns

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