Ukraine war
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The 30-day pause in airstrikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure that Donald Trump got Vladimir Putin to agree to lasted perhaps a few hours. The White House had claimed “we’ve never been closer to a peace deal” before the phone call between the two leaders yesterday. Instead, Mr Trump appears to have achieved little in his conversation with Mr Putin, whose…
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Donald Trump does not know how to handle Vladimir Putin, the former US ambassador to Ukraine has said. Steven Pifer told Sky’s The World he’s been watching developments closely in recent days, and has assessed that Putin doesn’t see any strength in the White House. Discussing so-called concessions made by Putin in a call with the president…
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The US president said that he would talk to his Russian counterpart on Tuesday, after negotiators have pushed for Russia to back a US-Ukraine ceasefire proposal. US President Donald Trump announced he would discuss ending the war in Ukraine with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. “A lot of work’s been done over the…
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Military chiefs from around the world will meet next week to discuss the “operational phase” of protecting Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force, Sir Keir Starmer has announced. The prime minister hosted a virtual meeting of the “coalition of the willing” on Saturday, which involved leaders of 26 nations, including Ukraine, plus the EU…
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened “devastating” financial penalties for Russia if President Vladimir Putin does not agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine. “There are things that wouldn’t be pleasant in a financial sense. I can do things financially that would be very bad for Russia. I don’t want to do that because I want…
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The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it needed to be briefed by the United States on the outcome of U.S.-Ukrainian talks in Saudi Arabia before commenting on whether a proposed ceasefire in Ukraine was acceptable to Russia. Ukraine said on Tuesday it was ready to support a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia,…
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Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this is a “significant moment” for European security amid the continued fallout between the Ukrainian leader and Donald Trump. In a phone call this morning, the prime minister reiterated the UK’s “ironclad support” for Ukraine and said he would discuss safeguarding Kyiv’s sovereignty with the US president. Sir Keir also spoke with…
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Donald Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator,” escalating tensions in the aftermath of US-Russia talks over Ukraine. The exchange of criticism between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his US counterpart Donald Trump further escalated on Wednesday after Trump labelled the Ukrainian leader a “dictator”. “I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible…
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Russia and the U.S. agreed Tuesday to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties, the two countries’ top diplomats said after talks that reflected an extraordinary about-face in U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump. In an interview with The Associated Press after the meeting, U.S. Secretary of State…
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Putin claims he wants Harris to win US election Vladimir Putin has claimed he wants one particular candidate to win the US presidential election in November. Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum, he said Democrat Kamala Harris was Russia’s preferred choice, claiming her “infectious” laugh was a reason to pick her over Donald Trump. The…
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Welcome to our latest summary of news from the war in Ukraine. Yesterday marked a big day for Kyiv’s forces, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy announcing his troops had captured the largest Russian town so far – Sudzha in the Kursk region. Footage filmed in the Sumy region of Ukraine, which is close to the border with…
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What is happening in the village of Pobieda? Yesterday, Russian troops claimed they had taken the village of Pobieda in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. The report came as the Ukrainian military said its forces were repelling dozens of attacks in the area. So what do we know so far? The Russian defence ministry said that units…
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