The US has twice sided with Russia in votes at the UN to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the Trump administration’s change of stance…
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UK: Trump right to engage Putin on peace talks- Minister Bridget Phillipson
US President Donald Trump was right to re-establish links with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to set up peace talks to end the war in Ukraine, a senior Labour minister has…
USA: Trump ‘very frustrated’ and Zelensky must strike minerals deal, says adviser
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to return to the negotiating table and strike a deal on US access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has…
USA: Trump says Russia ‘has the cards’ in Ukraine peace negotiations
Donald Trump says he believes Russia has “the cards” in any peace talks to end the war in Ukraine because Russia has “taken a lot of territory”. The US president…
Saudi Arabia: Putin and Trump shook up the world in a week
When he penned his eyewitness account of the 1917 Russian Revolution, American journalist John Reed famously titled it Ten Days That Shook The World. But 10 days is too long…
Saudi Arabia: Moscow back at the table – and appearing to call the shots
The sight of senior Russian and American officials back around a giant negotiating table is extraordinary. For many, most of all Ukrainians, it will have been very hard to take.…
USA: Trump says Ukraine could have made a deal earlier
Donald Trump has taken aim at Ukraine after its President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said it was a “surprise” his country had not been invited to talks in Saudi Arabia on ending…
Russia: Moscow frees US national held on drug charges
Russian authorities have released an American national who was arrested at a Moscow airport this month for cannabis possession, the US state department has confirmed. Kalob Byers, 28, was stopped…
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…
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…