The British Army has said it is ready to deploy to Ukraine if requested by the government. This week, 2,500 UK troops from the Army’s high readiness force, the First…
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Saudi Arabia: Who’s at the table for US-Russia talks
Three Americans and two Russians made up the two teams at the talks in Saudi Araba that have underscored an end to Western isolation of Moscow. The men described the…
Europe: What key players want from Ukraine war talks
This could prove a defining week for the war in Ukraine, with two sets of hastily arranged talks taking place in Paris and Riyadh. European leaders are meeting in France…
LIVE UPDATES: Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
Summary Zelensky: ‘Choose between Putin or peace’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the world faces a choice between aligning with Russia’s president Vladimir Putin on the one hand, and peace…
UK: Starmer says US ‘backstop’ needed for Ukraine peace deal
Sir Keir Starmer has said any Ukraine peace deal would require a “US backstop” to deter Russia from attacking its neighbour again. Speaking after a hastily convened meeting with European…
Ukraine: The weapons supplies to Kyiv by its western alies
Concerns are rising that the US may no longer come to Europe’s defence, which could force European countries – including the UK – to increase their military spending. Since the…
Saudi Arabia: Russia won’t accept Nato troops in Ukraine, Lavrov says after talks with US
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said his country won’t accept peacekeeping forces from Nato countries in Ukraine under any peace deal, following high-level talks with the US in Saudi…
Ukraine: ‘We will last six months’ if Trump pulls US military aid from Kyiv
Ahead of the emergency summit in Paris on Europe’s response to being excluded from US-Russia peace talks, Ukraine’s president warned of his country’s bleak future if US military aid is…
USA: Trump dispatches NY real estate dealmaker to solve global crises
When US President Donald Trump wanted someone to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin last week to open negotiations for a potential deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, he didn’t dispatch…
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh had is the venue of choice for Trump talks on Ukraine
The choice by the Trump administration of Saudi Arabia as the location for key talks on Ukraine underscores how far the Kingdom has come diplomatically from the near pariah state…