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Trump Flips the Script on the Ukraine War, Blaming Zelensky Not Putin

As he seeks to negotiate a peace deal with Moscow, President Trump is rewriting the history of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor....

20/02/2025 01:14 New York Times
With Trump’s Prostration to Putin, Expect a More Dangerous World

This is a humiliating month to be an American....

19/02/2025 22:00 New York Times
European Leaders Try to Recalibrate After Trump Sides With Russia on Ukraine

The American president’s latest remarks embracing Vladimir Putin’s narrative that Ukraine is to blame for the war have compounded the sense of alarm among traditional allies....

19/02/2025 18:31 New York Times
First Thing: Trump blames Ukraine over war with Russia – ‘you never should have started it’

President ‘disappointed’ with Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s complaint about being excluded from talks. Plus, clean energy contributed 10% to China’s GDP in 2024Good morning.Donald Trump has blamed Kyiv for Russia’s invasion and said Ukraine could have “made a deal” to avoid war, as he criticiz...

19/02/2025 12:10 The Guardian
Ukraine’s Equation

The West has fractured, and Putin knows it....

19/02/2025 11:47 New York Times
Trump Pivots Toward Putin, and R.F.K. Jr. Says ‘Nothing’ Is Off Limits

Plus, an asteroid alert (for 2032)....

19/02/2025 11:13 New York Times
Trump’s Pivot Toward Putin’s Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy

As peace talks opened in Saudi Arabia, President Trump made clear that the days of isolating Russia are over and suggested that Ukraine was to blame for being invaded....

19/02/2025 00:29 New York Times
US and Russia agree to explore mutual opportunities of end to Ukraine war

Riyadh talks involving US secretary of state and Russian counterpart mark tectonic shift in relationsUS and Russian officials agreed to explore the “economic and investment opportunities” that could arise for their countries from an end to the war in Ukraine after talks in Saudi Arabia that amou...

18/02/2025 19:21 The Guardian
‘Europe challenges Trump-Putin axis’: what the papers say about Paris summit on Ukraine

European headlines reflect the response to the diplomatic shockwaves sent by the US and splits among leaders on defence spending and how the war in Ukraine should endSee all our Ukraine war coverageHeadlines in European newspapers were on Tuesday dominated by the emergency meeting of leaders in Pari...

18/02/2025 04:49 The Guardian
Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.

Remarks by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are fueling concerns that the U.S. will move away from Europe and align with Moscow....

17/02/2025 00:25 New York Times
Starmer ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if peace deal reached

It is understood to be the first time the PM has been explicit about sending British peacekeepers to UkraineKeir Starmer has said he is prepared to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if there is a deal to end the war with Russia – acknowledging it could put UK forces “in harm’s way”...

16/02/2025 23:15 The Guardian
Ukraine Won’t Accept a Deal It Didn’t Help Negotiate, Zelensky Says

Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, told NBC News that he’d warned President Trump that Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, is a “liar.”...

16/02/2025 17:35 New York Times
‘The US is ready to hand Russia a win’: newspapers on Europe’s Trump shock

European papers express deep alarm at declaration of an ‘ideological war’, while the NYT says Putin may soon ‘realise his dream’This year’s Munich security conference exposed the chasm in core values separating the Trump administration from most Europeans and sparked deep alarm at US effor...

16/02/2025 16:05 The Guardian
John Major accuses US of ‘cuddling’ up to Putin and condemns JD Vance’s Munich speech – as it happened

The former UK prime minister says democracy in Europe and across the globe is ‘under threat’. This live blog is closed‘We can’t just be supine’: UK Liberal Democrat leader urges Starmer to stand up to ‘bully’ TrumpFrance’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has warned against “over-...

16/02/2025 15:46 The Guardian
Zelenskyy says Russia will ‘wage war on Nato’ if US support for Ukraine wanes

Ukrainian president tells NBC’s Meet the Press that Putin’s next targets may be Poland and LithuaniaVolodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday predicted Russia would “wage war against Nato” if the US stepped back from its support of Ukraine – and that he had seen intelligence suggesting that the Russia...

16/02/2025 15:04 The Guardian
As the US walks away, Europe needs to step up for Ukraine. But does it have the will?

Russia is relying on strength of numbers, and Putin may not honour a peace dealAfter three years of Russia’s attempt to occupy and annex Ukraine, the country continues to put up a fierce resistance.Russia is suffering more than 1,500 casualties a day and only slowly taking ground. But the Ukrainia...

16/02/2025 06:00 The Guardian
Zelenskyy calls for European army as Germany hits back at US over Vance tirade – as it happened

This liveblog has now closed. Read the Observer’s report of today’s developments hereAgence France-Presse has some more on Olaf Scholz’s comments today at the Munich Security Conference.On Ukraine, the German chancellor said:We will also not accept any solution that leads to a decoupling of Eu...

15/02/2025 21:03 The Guardian
JD Vance’s Munich speech laid bare the collapse of the transatlantic alliance

The US vice-president was hypocritical and insensitive, but bracingly clear in his resetting of relationships• Europe live – latest updatesSince 1963, the Munich Security Conference has seen many consequential speeches, notably Vladimir Putin announcing in 2007 that Russia would never accept a s...

15/02/2025 13:20 The Guardian
Diplomats in Munich Fear Trump Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Before Talks With Ukraine

Diplomats at the Munich Security Conference were uttering “appeasement,” with all its historical resonance, to describe the Trump administration’s approach to negotiations to end the war in Ukraine....

15/02/2025 03:35 New York Times
Zelenskyy demands ‘real security guarantees’ before peace talks; Vance accused of ‘trying to pick a fight’ with EU – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest reporting here:Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs ‘security guarantees’ before any Putin talksVance stuns with blistering attack on Europe’s leadersExplainer: how do Vance’s Europe claims stand up?Pope Francis has been hospitalised for treatmen...

14/02/2025 19:31 The Guardian
Zelenskyy tells Vance Ukraine needs ‘security guarantees’ before any Putin talks

Ukrainian leader appears reassured after Munich bilateral, having feared he could be bounced into peace negotiationsEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said during a meeting with the US vice-president, JD Vance, that his country wants “security guarantees” and a joint US-Ukrain...

14/02/2025 19:08 The Guardian
Zelenskyy and Vance to meet after Macron warns not to ‘capitulate’ to Russia | First Thing

European leaders to put pressure on US vice-president to involve them in talks over Ukraine. Plus, Texas judge fines New York doctor for mailing abortion pillsGood morning.The US vice-president, JD Vance, is to meet the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and other European leaders in Munich,...

14/02/2025 12:32 The Guardian
Ukraine war: Macron warns against ‘capitulation’ as Trump suggests Russia may not make concessions

French president says yielding to Vladimir Putin would be ‘bad news for everyone’ amid fears of US and Russia deciding continent’s future securityEurope live: latest news updates from the Munich security conferenceEmmanuel Macron has warned against a peace deal over the Ukraine war that would...

14/02/2025 05:08 The Guardian
Trump says he believes Putin ‘wants peace’ with Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns not to trust Russian leader’s claims – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read our latest story herePoland’s Europe minister Adam Szłapka told Polish broadcaster TVN24 this morning that he was “concerned” by the message on peace talks sent by Trump, as it followed the logic of “a 19th-century concert of powers: we’ll have a cha...

13/02/2025 21:53 The Guardian
Trump’s Ukraine call with Putin leaves UK sounding at odds with reality

Statements that there can be no negotiations without Kyiv ring hollow when the US president has just sidelined itEurope live – latest updatesIn the aftermath of Donald Trump’s incendiary call with Vladimir Putin, UK ministers and officials have had to do some extraordinary contortions.There is n...

13/02/2025 19:18 The Guardian
EU failed to Trump-proof Europe and now faces humiliation over Ukraine

As Putin’s actions again disrupt the start of a Munich security conference, Brussels largely has itself to blameEurope live – latest updatesThe start of the Munich security conference has a habit of being disrupted by a display of power by Vladimir Putin. In 2022, the transatlantic security esta...

13/02/2025 18:35 The Guardian
‘I feel angry and betrayed’: Ukrainians react to Donald Trump’s call to Putin

While some Kyiv residents express relief over possible end to war, others predict further Russian attacks in futureThe first thing Olena Litovchenko thought, when she read the news of Donald Trump’s phone call to Vladimir Putin on Wednesday evening, was that it may finally be time for her to leave...

13/02/2025 18:20 The Guardian
Trump Says Saudi Arabia May Host Talks With Putin on Ukraine

The kingdom has increasingly emerged as a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine war, leveraging ties with both sides as well as with President Trump....

13/02/2025 16:34 New York Times
Warming Trend in U.S.-Russia Relations Leaves Ukraine in a Tough Spot

Trump’s recent moves, including a conversation with Putin and a demand for Ukrainian mineral rights, are worrisome signs for Zelensky....

13/02/2025 16:22 New York Times
Putin’s Call With Trump Delivers a Victory for Russian Leader

Vladimir Putin’s call with President Trump reinforced the Russian leader’s view that Moscow and Washington should decide the fate of Ukraine — and other weighty matters....

13/02/2025 15:53 New York Times
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