Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin has arrived at the White House, greeted by US President Donald Trump. The two leaders are meeting as part of the Irish government’s traditional St…
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USA: JD Vance’s cousin criticises him for ‘belittling’ Zelensky
US Vice-President JD Vance’s cousin has criticised him and President Donald Trump for “belittling” Volodymyr Zelensky during the three men’s Oval Office showdown in February. “There’s a certain level of…
USA: How JD Vance sees the world
An argument in the White House tore apart the US alliance with Ukraine, shook European leaders and highlighted JD Vance’s key role in forcefully expressing Donald Trump’s foreign policy. The…
Ukraine: A timeline of Trump and Zelensky’s fraying relationship, in their own words
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called a heated exchange with US President Donald Trump at the White House “regrettable” and said he is ready to work under Trump’s “strong leadership”…
USA: Vance sparks row with Ukraine peacekeeping remarks
The US vice-president has sparked a row with comments he made about the potential involvement of international forces to police a peace deal in Ukraine. UK opposition politicians accused JD…
USA: President Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine
President Donald Trump’s decision to pause all US aid to Ukraine is a bitter blow – not just for Kyiv but also European allies who have been lobbying the US…
USA: Protesters target JD Vance in Vermont after clash with Zelensky
Protesters in the US have lined a road in Vermont that Vice-President JD Vance was due to drive down following his and President Trump’s angry exchange with Volodymyr Zelensky at…
USA: Zelensky’s clothing choice may have fuelled Oval Office spat
It was the first thing President Donald Trump said when Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky stepped out of his car at the White House on Friday. “You’re all dressed up today,”…
USA: Pro-Ukraine protests across US after Trump-Zelensky clash
Pro-Ukraine protests have taken place across the US after Donald Trump and JD Vance’s angry exchange with Volodymr Zelensky at the White House. Hundreds of people gathered in New York,…
USA: Vance took the lead attacking Zelensky
JD Vance’s remarkable dressing down of Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday showed the US vice-president unafraid to take centre stage as an attack dog, rather than serve…