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Trump hails trade deals as he wraps up Gulf trip - US politics live

President claims he has made agreements worth more than $200bn with the UAE US president Donald Trump has said wants to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin “as soon as we can set it up”, AFP is reporting.It comes as the Kremlin said on Friday that a meeting between Putin and Trump was essentia...

16/05/2025 11:22 The Guardian
Polish presidential hopefuls in final campaign push - Europe live

Thirteen candidates making their last pitches before ‘Super Sunday’ with votes also due in Portugal and RomaniaSo far most comments on arrivals in Tirana, where European leaders meet for a gathering of the European Political Community, are about Ukraine, pressure on Putin, and potential further...

16/05/2025 11:10 The Guardian
Trump’s health department to stop recommending Covid shots for children and pregnant women, report says – as it happened

This blog is now closed. Read our latest story hereHere are some pictures from when Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates a short while ago, where he was greeted by the UAE president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the Abu Dhabi airport. It’s day three of Trump’s Middle East...

16/05/2025 01:55 The Guardian
Ukraine war: US secretary of state says ‘abundantly clear’ Trump and Putin needed for peace talks ‘breakthrough’ – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For the latest, read our full report:Zelenskyy sends team for peace talks but says Russia ‘not serious enough’President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to meet Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday and after that will make a decision on talks with Russia in...

15/05/2025 19:28 The Guardian
It's the Trump era and Putin knows how to exploit it

So is this the beginning of the end, the end of the beginning or just a bit of pointless pantomime? Or might it be all of them, depending on your point of view?...

15/05/2025 19:25 Skynews
Zelenskyy sends team for peace talks but says Russia ‘not serious enough’

Two sides set for first direct negotiations since March 2022 but Russia’s lower-level delegation in Istanbul seen as snubVolodymyr Zelenskyy has sent a delegation to Istanbul for peace talks with Russia, paving the way for the first direct negotiations between the two countries since March 2022 ...

15/05/2025 19:07 The Guardian
Who are the diplomats Russia and Ukraine are sending to peace talks in Istanbul?

The delegations – not due to include Zelenskyy or Putin – are comprised of a mix of high-profile Ukrainians and lesser-known RussiansRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine and Russia are due to hold their first direct peace talks in more than three years in Istanbul on Thursday and Fr...

15/05/2025 13:36 The Guardian
Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa decries ‘nightmare’ of Putin-Trump alliance

In Cannes to promote his Stalinist drama Two Prosecutors, the film-maker said he feared the US and Russia would soon ‘become equal’One of Ukraine’s leading film-makers has spoken of the “nightmare” of an emergent alliance between authoritarian leaders in Russia and the US, as his new film...

15/05/2025 13:06 The Guardian
Russia and Ukraine to begin first direct talks since 2022 | First Thing

Putin and Zelenskyy will not meet after the Russian president refused to travel to Istanbul for talks with his Ukrainian counterpart. Plus, the fitness influencers who fake their impossibly ripped physiquesDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The first direct talks...

15/05/2025 11:23 The Guardian
Will Putin Attend Ukraine Peace Talks in Turkey? Kremlin’s List Indicates Not.

A hard-line aide to the Russian president will instead lead the delegation, according to a Kremlin statement....

15/05/2025 06:06 New York Times
Putin not listed in Russian delegation for talks with Ukraine in Turkey - and Trump also not attending

Vladimir Putin has not been listed in a Russian delegation expected to head to Turkey for ceasefire talks on Thursday with Ukraine....

14/05/2025 21:35 Skynews
Trump says there’s a ‘possibility’ he will attend Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here“I worry a lot about a kind of world war one-type scenario,” former White House Russia adviser Fiona Hill told Lucy Hough, “in which the prevailing system is broken down, and you get a whole outbreak of conflicts that meld together....

14/05/2025 16:10 The Guardian
What happened the last (and only) time Putin and Zelenskyy met face to face?

Russia's Vladimir Putin will not meet with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy for peace talks in Turkey....

14/05/2025 10:38 Skynews
Wednesday briefing: Is Zelenskyy playing political poker – or Russian roulette?

In today’s newsletter: the Ukraine president’s call for Putin to meet him in person represents a huge gamble in the prospect of peaceGood morning.Talks. Istanbul. Thursday. In the geopolitical equivalent of a playground challenge, the latest move in the back-and-forth brinkmanship between Russia...

14/05/2025 05:27 The Guardian
Zelensky Asks Trump to Attend Peace Talks, but Putin’s Plans Remain Unclear

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that if President Trump attended the talks, it would put pressure on Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, to meet face-to-face....

13/05/2025 19:45 New York Times
Trump must realise Putin is obstacle to peace, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian president says he will travel to Turkey on Thursday whether or not Russian leader flies in for talksVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said he hopes the current period of frantic diplomacy and high-stakes gambits between Russia and Ukraine will end with Donald Trump understanding that Vladimir Putin...

13/05/2025 19:15 The Guardian
Zelenskyy to wait for Putin in Turkey, saying: ‘If he does not arrive, he does not want to end war’ – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereGérard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021.Depardieu, France’s biggest film star, who has made more than 200 films and TV series, is the highest-profile figure in the French...

13/05/2025 16:02 The Guardian
Zelenskyy repeats vow to wait in Turkey for face-to-face talks with Putin

Ukrainian president says if Russian leader does not arrive it will indicate ‘that he does not want to end the war’Volodymyr Zelenskyy has doubled down on his promise to wait in Turkey on Thursday for face-to-face talks with Vladimir Putin, calling it a test of Russia’s willingness to pursue pe...

13/05/2025 15:29 The Guardian
Donald Trump lands in Saudi Arabia as Gulf visit to seek economic deals begins – US politics live

US president expected to offer Saudi Arabia arms package as he seeks to discuss economic deals over regional crisesUS President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia to kick off a four-day tour through the Gulf region, focusing on economic deals rather than the security crises ranging from war in...

13/05/2025 07:40 The Guardian
Trump 'thinking' of going to Turkey for proposed Zelenskyy-Putin peace talks

Donald Trump has said he is "thinking" of going to Turkey on Thursday for potential peace talks between Ukraine and Russia's leaders....

13/05/2025 03:45 Skynews
Trump suggests he could join Putin and Zelenskyy for Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey on Thursday – as it happened

US president tells White House press conference he would fly to Turkey to join talks ‘if I thought it would be helpful’Pope Leo then says that one of the most important challenges he sees is how to “promote communication that can bring us out of the Tower of Babel in which we sometimes find ou...

12/05/2025 15:40 The Guardian
Setback for Europe after Trump insists Ukraine has ‘immediate’ peace talks with Russia

Zelenskyy had no choice but to accept Putin’s invitation to talks, diplomats sayDonald Trump’s social media post insisting Ukraine must immediately start peace talks with Russia has set back, and possibly jeopardised, Europe’s carefully laid plans to persuade the US to impose sanctions on Mosc...

12/05/2025 15:20 The Guardian
Zelensky Demands Cease-Fire in Response to Putin’s Call for Direct Talks

The Ukrainian president claimed he was ready to travel to Turkey to meet with Russia’s leader, but he also insisted on an immediate truce before negotiations can begin....

11/05/2025 21:36 New York Times
Zelenskyy challenges Putin to meet in person for peace talks

Ukrainian president proposes face-to-face meeting after Russian leader suggests two sides hold talks in TurkeyVolodymyr Zelenskyy has challenged Vladimir Putin to meet in person for peace talks in Istanbul on Thursday, in a dramatic gambit after a weekend of diplomatic flurry.His comments came after...

11/05/2025 18:09 The Guardian
Zelenskyy offers to meet Putin 'personally' in Turkey

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has offered to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin in person in Turkey on Thursday....

11/05/2025 17:24 Skynews
Why Russia's calls for direct talks with Ukraine are likely a delaying tactic from Putin

Ukraine's European and American allies seemed close to agreeing for once....

11/05/2025 15:52 Skynews
Zelenskyy's offer to meet Putin raises the stakes in this already high-stakes game of diplomacy

Diplomacy over Ukraine has become even more of a game of high-stakes poker....

11/05/2025 15:52 Skynews
Ukraine war: Trump envoy says ‘ceasefire first, talks later’ after Putin’s peace talk proposal – as it happened

General Keith Kellogg has reacted to the Russian president’s suggestion for talks with Ukraine on ThursdayOn Saturday morning, local officials in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region said Russian shelling over the past day had killed three residents and injured four more.Another civilian died on the s...

11/05/2025 14:57 The Guardian
European Leaders Visit Ukraine and Press Russia for a 30-Day Cease-Fire

Faced with the threat of new sanctions, President Vladimir V. Putin called for direct talks between Ukraine and Russia in the coming days....

11/05/2025 06:39 New York Times
Putin cobbles together response to 30-day Ukraine ceasefire demand

The Kremlin billed this as a meaningful statement from Vladimir Putin but how much does it actually mean?...

11/05/2025 02:06 Skynews
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