Australian companies invited to invest in Ukraine Ukraine is calling on Australian companies to boost investment alongside the US after President Donald Trump pushed for a mineral extraction deal to recoup aid. AAP · Feb 27, 2025
What the papers say – February 27 Here are the stories making headlines this Thursday. Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025
Russian, US diplomats to meet in Turkey to discuss operation of embassies in Moscow, Washington Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says diplomats from Russia and the United States will meet in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss the operation of their respective embassies in Moscow and Washington The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025
Hegseth Says Pentagon Is Doing a 'Full Review' of 'Botched Withdrawal of Afghanistan' Pete Hegseth reiterated that the Pentagon is doing a "full review" of the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan ahead of Wednesday's Cabinet meeting. Latin Times · Feb 26, 2025
Starmer visits Washington for Trump talks with US-Europe ties under strain Sir Keir Starmer hopes he can act as a bridge between the US and Europe after Donald Trump put the Western alliance in jeopardy. Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025
The prime minister must stick to his guns and his principles when dealing with Donald Trump THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keir Starmer can tell the president he was right about Europe paying more for its own defence, but he should not trade away his principles The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025
Trump says EU was ‘formed to screw US’ and tells Europe to shoulder Ukraine security Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on the EU to come “soon” during cabinet meeting The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025
Lebanon’s new government wins confidence vote in parliament Nawaf Salam’s government wins the backing of 95 lawmakers in the 128-seat parliament. Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2025
Why the Trump administration may want Ukraine's minerals A deal this week will give the United States access to Ukraine’s mineral wealth The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025
Economic deal between US and Ukraine will tie the countries together for years. Here’s what it says A preliminary economic agreement between Ukraine and the United States would ensure long-term U.S. involvement in rebuilding the country, but the deal leaves the question of security guarantees sought by Kyiv to future negotiations The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit UK this weekend UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to come to the UK this weekend, the PA news agency has reported ... The National (Scotland) · Feb 26, 2025
US will not give security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump says US president says Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Washington, DC, on Friday to sign US-Ukraine critical minerals deal. Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2025
Bipartisan Lawmakers Support Iranian Resistance Movement For Regime Change Bipartisan resolution supports Iranian resistance movement for democratic, secular Iran through regime change. President Trump hesitant on U.S. involvement. Top News · Feb 26, 2025
Officials to explore housing Ukrainian refugees in Roman Abramovich properties The Government was being pressed again on ending the stalemate over cash from the sale of Chelsea FC. Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025 Trump brings peace to PMQs. No one knows what to argue about With this US president, diplomacy is over, but it would be great to have a clue how Britain is going to respond
Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025 Russia accuses UK and France of ‘heating up’ Ukraine war amid defence push The accusation comes as the Prime Minister flies to the US to meet Donald Trump after promising a dramatic increase in defence spending.
Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025 Brit running Ukraine drone factory calls for UK Government funds after MP visit Richard Woodruff has been volunteering in Lviv since June 2022.
Salon · Feb 26, 2025 America's allies adjust to abandonment A mournful requiem for the great post-war alliance
Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2025 US-Ukraine critical minerals deal: What we know so far Zelenskyy might visit Trump this week for a rare earth minerals deal in efforts to win Washington’s backing for Kyiv.
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025 Ukraine's Zelenskyy says framework economic deal with US is ready Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a framework economic deal with the United States is ready
Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025 Donald Trump says Europe must guarantee Ukraine security not US in blow to Keir Starmer before Washington talks Prime Minister hopes to convince US president to provide security ‘backstop’ at crunch meeting in Washington - as Trump says Ukraine can ‘forget about joining Nato’
Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025 Fact-checked: How much financial aid has the US, UK and Europe contributed to Ukraine's war effort? UK signs £1.6bn deal to supply Ukraine with air-defence missiles
The Conversation · Feb 26, 2025 No world order: Europe needs more radical thinking for the Trump era There is general agreement that the US’s geopolitical shock therapy is a sign of a new world order. While European powers nominally recognise this, their policies are not, in practice, tailored towards such a change.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025 What will Keir Starmer try to achieve during talks with Donald Trump? British prime minister heads to Washington as Europe reels from seismic shift in relations with US president
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025 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 Nikes