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Caitlin Doherty

Ukraine ‘must be at the heart’ of any peace negotiations, says Healey

John Healey, centre, with United States secretary of defence Pete Hegseth, front left, in Brussels (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/PA) - (AP)

Ukraine’s “voice must be at the heart” of any negotiations for a peace deal to end the war with Russia, the Defence Secretary has said.

John Healey said that “Russia remains a threat well beyond Ukraine” after Donald Trump claimed that he and Vladimir Putin had agreed to start talks on ending the conflict.

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