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Trump’s demand that US could take over Ukraine’s reactors is not credible

US president’s plan for American firms to run power plants is unrealistic and is opposed by Putin and ZelenskyyAs a demand, it is Donald Trump at his most confusing. The American president appears, at least according to Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, to have told Volodymyr Zelenskyy on We...

20/03/2025 19:35 The Guardian
Ukraine and Russia delegations due in Riyadh on Monday for separate US talks

US may shuttle between sides in drive to achieve quick deal Trump wants, as Moscow sends ex-spy to lead negotiationsUkraine will have a delegation in Riyadh on the same day the US is holding ceasefire talks there with a Russian negotiating team led by a secretive former FSB chief who played a key ro...

20/03/2025 19:33 The Guardian
Elite London law firm fined £465,000 for Russian sanctions breaches

Former Moscow office of Herbert Smith Freehills made six payments totalling £3.9m to sanctioned banksHerbert Smith Freehills, the elite global law firm based in London, has been fined by the British government after its former Moscow office made millions of pounds in payments to sanctioned Russian...

20/03/2025 13:45 The Guardian
London Metal Exchange fined £9.2m for role in nickel market chaos

Exchange was ‘unprepared’ for the risks that emerged when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused a price riseBusiness live latest updatesThe London Metal Exchange has been fined £9.2m by the City watchdog for mishandling the nickel market chaos in 2022, marking the regulator’s first penalty ag...

20/03/2025 12:58 The Guardian
'New reality' of landmine use in Europe

There is a "new reality" of landmine use in Europe due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the charity that worked alongside Princess Diana to highlight the dangers of the hidden weapons....

20/03/2025 09:14 Skynews
‘As real as it can get’: EU to loan €150bn for European defence from invasion

EU launches scheme to buy more weapons in Europe as Russia remains ‘a threat for the foreseeable future’Europe needs to be able to deter potential invaders by 2030, the EU executive has said as it launched a push to buy more weapons in the bloc and from allied countries, rather than from the US....

19/03/2025 17:19 The Guardian
Trump administration pulls US out of body investigating Ukraine invasion

Russia and allies were target of International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against UkraineThe Trump administration is withdrawing from an international body formed to investigate responsibility for the invasion of Ukraine in the latest sign that the White House is adopting...

17/03/2025 14:49 The Guardian
U.S. to Withdraw From Group Investigating Responsibility for Ukraine Invasion

The decision is the latest indication of the Trump administration’s move away from holding President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia accountable for crimes committed against Ukrainians....

17/03/2025 10:51 New York Times
Putin response to peace plan ‘not good enough’, says UK, as international militaries prepare to meet in London – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereFew resonant phrases are repeated in politics without a deliberate reason, and Keir Starmer’s use of “coalition of the willing” could well have been intended as a reminder to the US diplomatic and defence community: we helped you out...

15/03/2025 15:54 The Guardian
US official heading Ukraine peace plan has history of empathizing with Russia

Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy, has written op-eds and reports questioning Ukraine’s role in negotiationsNever miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.A retired US general charged with helping sell the Trump administration’s Ukraine peace...

15/03/2025 13:00 The Guardian
Destruction of Ukraine dam caused ‘toxic timebomb’ of heavy metals, study finds

Researchers say environmental impact from Kakhovka dam explosion comparable to Chornobyl nuclear disasterThe destruction of a large Ukrainian dam in 2023 triggered a “toxic timebomb” of environmental harm, a study has found.Lakebed sediments holding 83,000 tonnes of heavy metals were exposed whe...

13/03/2025 18:00 The Guardian
Ukrainian soldier praised for saving life of stabbing victim in Venice

Yanis Tereshchenko says he was carrying an emergency first-aid kit and drew on war experience to interveneA Ukrainian soldier has been praised for saving the life of a stabbing victim during a trip to Venice.Yanis Tereshchenko, a 32-year-old teacher who enlisted in the Ukrainian army’s third assau...

13/03/2025 12:14 The Guardian
What leverage does Trump have over Putin in Ukraine negotiations?

The Russian president remains unwavering in his demands, making wider sanctions and tariffs ineffectiveRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine’s agreement to support a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its war against Russia’s invasion has focused attention on what Moscow may or ma...

12/03/2025 15:13 The Guardian
Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire as US prepares to lift military aid restrictions

Joint Ukraine-US statement saying ‘ball is now in Russia’s court’ is followed by reports of an air strike on KyivLatest Europe news liveUkraine said it was ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, as the US announced it would immediately lift its restrictions on mi...

12/03/2025 00:28 The Guardian
JD Vance’s cousin says vice-president and Trump are ‘useful idiots’ to Putin

Nate Vance reportedly spent three years trying to help Ukraine repel Russian troops and has been alarmed by his cousin’s remarksUS politics live – latest updatesAfter voluntarily fighting in Ukraine to defend it from Russia’s invasion, and as the White House halts Ukrainian military aid, JD Va...

10/03/2025 13:52 The Guardian
Goodbye Lenin: Finnish museum reinvents itself in response to shifting relations with Russia

Former Lenin Museum in Tampere, which opened in 1946 as a symbol of Finnish-Russian friendship, has rebranded amid Ukraine warA Finnish museum dedicated to the Russian Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has reopened under a new name and with new exhibits in response to rapidly changing relations between t...

10/03/2025 05:00 The Guardian
How Trump is driving US towards Russia – a timeline of the president’s moves

Since becoming president, Trump has upended the US approach to Ukraine and treated Moscow more as an allyIn just seven weeks since returning to the White House for a second term, Donald Trump has upended the US approach to the invasion of Ukraine and treated Russia increasingly not as an adversary,...

09/03/2025 09:00 The Guardian
Ban on new drilling confirmed as ministers consult on North Sea’s ‘clean energy future’

Gas and oil industry cautiously welcomes government proposals that could ease tax burden on sectorThe UK government has unveiled proposals that could ease the tax burden on the offshore oil and gas sector but confirmed that it would also ban new drilling licences as part of a pledge to “unleash th...

05/03/2025 17:08 The Guardian
JD Vance says US economic interests in Ukraine the best way to guarantee its security

Vice-president says best way to prevent another Russian invasion is to ‘give Americans economic upside in the future of Ukraine’US vice-president JD Vance said that the best way to protect Ukraine from another Russian invasion is to guarantee the US has a financial interest in Ukraine’s future...

04/03/2025 04:13 The Guardian
Slim majority of Americans support Ukraine, poll finds

Poll conducted before meeting with Trump and Zelenskyy says 52% of respondents ‘personally support’ UkraineA US poll taken before the diplomatic meltdown in the Oval Office on Friday between Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, found that only 4% of surveyed Americans...

03/03/2025 19:19 The Guardian
Russian state propagandists overjoyed at Anora’s Oscar triumph

The film’s five Academy Awards seen as act of normalisation by commentators in country still persecuting critics of its war on Ukraine• Anora dominates the Oscars as Mikey Madison named best actress• How Anora swept the OscarsIt was an unfamiliar sight for Russians watching state TV on Monday...

03/03/2025 15:02 The Guardian
Starmer’s call for ‘coalition of the willing’ sends reminder to US

Phrase holds memories of 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq in which UK played supporting roleRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesFew resonant phrases are repeated in politics without a deliberate reason, and Keir Starmer’s use of “coalition of the willing” on Sunday could well have been intended a...

02/03/2025 18:56 The Guardian
Orbán problem pushes EU towards ‘coalitions of the willing’ on Ukraine

As crisis talks loom, Trump and the bloc’s own populist spoilers have driven it away from its old quest for unanimityRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA fortnight after Vladimir Putin sent his troops to attack Ukraine, the 27 leaders of the EU gathered at the palace of Versailles and conde...

02/03/2025 15:40 The Guardian
Trump says no significant security guarantees in Ukraine minerals deal

President says Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit White House to sign ‘very big agreement’, but details remain unclearDonald Trump has announced that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday to sign a rare earth minerals deal, but the US will not provide significant security guarante...

26/02/2025 18:41 The Guardian
First Thing: Zelenskyy will visit White House to sign minerals deal, says Trump

US president says of his Ukrainian counterpart, ‘I hear he’s coming on Friday’. Plus, train robbers swipe $2m worth of NikesDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump has said that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday to sign a rare...

26/02/2025 12:05 The Guardian
Trump says Zelenskyy set to visit White House on Friday to sign minerals deal

President says ‘I hear he’s coming on Friday’ amid reports that terms of US-Ukraine aid exchange have been reachedDonald Trump has said that Volodymyr Zelenskyy is likely to visit the White House on Friday to sign a rare earth minerals deal to pay for US military aid to defend against Russia...

26/02/2025 05:14 The Guardian
Who's given Ukraine most aid - and does it have enough rare metals to 'pay back' US?

How much have America, Britain and the rest paid Ukraine in aid since the Russian invasion? And do they have any hope of getting money back in return?...

25/02/2025 21:16 Skynews
Starmer must take baton from Macron in effort to sway Trump on Ukraine

UK and France need to convince US to align with them over Ukraine, while at the UN Trump openly sides with RussiaKeir Starmer, when he visits the White House on Thursday, will have to pick up the many loose threads left by another chaotic day of diplomacy in the US in which America voted with Russia...

25/02/2025 14:26 The Guardian
Macron the ‘Trump whisperer’ works his magic but US and Europe remain an ocean apart

Mixing flattery and firmness, the French president sought to heal the transatlantic schism over Ukraine, giving Keir Starmer a tough act to followIt was a delicate balancing act for the man once considered Europe’s “Trump whisperer”.Emmanuel Macron, the French president, was seated in the Oval...

25/02/2025 04:43 The Guardian
Ukraine Nears a Deal to Give U.S. a Share of Its Mineral Wealth

President Trump said that Ukraine’s president may soon visit the White House to sign a deal, though how it ties in to efforts to end the Russian invasion and guarantee Ukraine’s security is unclear....

24/02/2025 22:17 New York Times
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