Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks

22/02/2025 19:28 The Guardian

Kyiv ‘must be at the heart of negotiations’ says PM as foreign secretary announces new Russia sanctionsKeir Starmer has raised the stakes before a crucial meeting in Washington with the US president, Donald Trump this week, by insisting that Ukraine must be “at the heart of any negotiations” on a peace deal with Russia.The prime minister made the remarks – which run directly contrary to comments by the US president last week – in a phone call on Saturdaywith Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which he also said that “safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty was essential to deter future aggression from Russia”. Continue reading...

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23/02/2025 00:52 The Guardian

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22/02/2025 22:48 The Guardian

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22/02/2025 14:51 The Guardian

Preparations under way for meeting between Trump and Putin, Russia says

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22/02/2025 09:13 The Guardian

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Americans sharply divided over Trump’s embrace of Putin

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22/02/2025 05:00 The Guardian

US envoy to Ukraine hails Zelenskyy as ‘embattled and courageous leader’

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22/02/2025 00:41 The Guardian

Australia confronts China over apparent live-fire exercises conducted off coastline

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21/02/2025 23:03 The Guardian

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21/02/2025 18:48 The Guardian

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