The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Starmer pledges ‘ironclad support for Ukraine’ while Trump claims deal ‘close’

Sir Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump in Washington later this week.

Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2025

Israeli hostage only discovered fiancee had survived 7 October after his release

Eliya Cohen spent more than 500 days in captivity fearing Ziv Abud had died in Hamas attacks in 2023

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025

Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks

Kyiv ‘must be at the heart of negotiations’ says PM as foreign secretary announces new Russia sanctions

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025

Thousands descend on London in protest against Trump’s Ukraine peace talks

The demonstration comes amid fears Ukraine is being frozen out of peace talks between Moscow and US President Donald Trump.

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2025

What have three years of Putin’s war done to both nations’ economies?

As the invasion enters its fourth year, analysts are examining the health of Ukraine and Russia, and who will be the better prospect for investors once the conflict ends. The answers are not as predictable as one might think

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025

Inside war-ravaged Donetsk where Russia’s advance is robbing Ukrainians of a future

As negotiations begin to end the war in Ukraine, ones that could see Kyiv forced to cede territory to Russia, Ukrainian civilians and aid workers from the eastern Donetsk region tell Tom Watling that Moscow’s advance has irreparably destroyed their lives

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2025

‘Russia is not winning’: Ukraine frontline soldiers say ‘weak’ Moscow should be negotiating with its back to the wall

On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, frontline soldiers tell world affairs editor Sam Kiley that it’s Russia that should be suing for peace

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2025

Russia and US could meet again within weeks to discuss Ukraine, Moscow says – as it happened

Moscow and Washington held their first talks on ending the nearly three-year war in Ukraine on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025

Slovakia Protests Against Prime Minister's Pro-Russia Policies

Seventh anniversary rallies in Slovakia honor slain journalist Ján Kuciak, spark protests against PM Fico's pro-Russia stance.

Top News · Feb 22, 2025

Americans sharply divided over Trump’s embrace of Putin

While US allies are alarmed at changing loyalties, ordinary Americans are starkly divided on the president’s shift away from Ukraine and Europe

The Guardian - US · Feb 22, 2025