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Lavish banquet and a personalised football shirt: How Europe is still mollycoddling Trump at the G7

IN FOCUS: With smiles for the cameras and a series of staged events, Europe leaders have gone out of their way to accommodate Donald Trump at the G7, Maira Butt reports

The Independent UK

UK unveils new sanctions on Russian shadow fleet as Starmer attends G7

The announcement will bring the number of sanctioned shadow fleet and Russian liquefied natural gas vessels to more than 600.

Evening Standard

US-Iran Peace Pact Set For Swiss Signing As Global Allies Urge Stability

World leaders welcome a US-Iran peace agreement, as a diplomatic breakthrough promising stability in West Asia, reopening trade routes, and fostering economic growth.

International Business Times UK

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Every awkward thing Trump has said about the world leaders he’s about to meet

Several G7 leaders have faced Trump’s wrath for questioning his chosen war with Iran

The Independent UK

EU moves Ukraine's membership bid forward, but tough road ahead

The European Union has officially started membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova. This is a major political and moral boost for Ukraine. However, full membership is still a long way off. Ukraine faces a huge task to align its laws and institutions with EU standards. Some leaders suggest alternative arrangements…

The Economic Times

Ukraine enters first phase of EU membership negotiations – but the process will be long

The EU on Monday is set to move Ukraine's bid to join the bloc to the next stage after a long delay caused by Hungarian vetoes – but that doesn't mean Kyiv's path to full membership is getting easier.

France 24

EU agrees to launch membership talks with Ukraine next week even as war with Russia drags on

The European Union has agreed to start membership talks with Ukraine next week

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Germany pulled the plug on flagship FCAS fighter jet – the implications for European defence are worrying

The effective collapse of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter jet programme is a major setback for European defence cooperation.

The Conversation

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump tells Putin he is prepared to help end war in Ukraine

Zelensky said he also spoke to Trump on the phone as the leaders discussed ‘what would bring peace closer’

The Independent UK

ILA Berlin: Fighter jets still fly but drones dominate the conversation

While flight displays and military hardware continue to draw the crowds, drones, autonomous systems and a new generation of defence companies are increasingly shaping the conversation at ILA Berlin.

Euronews

German, French and UK envoys meet Lavrov's deputy in Moscow amid E3 peace push

Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected Volodymyr Zelenskyy's offer for a face-to-face meeting to end the fighting.

Euronews

Zelenskyy wants to build up pressure on Russia to force Moscow to peace talks

In a post on X, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had signed a drone deal with Latvia after his first talks with the country's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs.

Euronews

Airbus-led group proposes fighter jet alternative after French-German project fails

The FCAS programme had been viewed as a flagship European defence project, aimed at strengthening military cooperation as Europe faces a more assertive Russia.

Euronews

Why the Franco-German FCAS fighter jet project failed

Planned as Europe's biggest joint defence project, FCAS has been abandoned after French and German companies failed to resolve years of disputes, despite repeated political intervention.

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The National (Scotland)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy hits out at Reform UK councils lowering Ukrainian flags

Volodymyr Zelensky has said that “small mistakes can break big friendship” following the decision by Reform UK councils to take down Ukrainian…

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow car bomb kills Putin’s general overseeing ammunition supplies

Russian general Davydov was handling the defence ministry’s missile and artillery wing

Evening Standard

Zelensky weighs in on Reform UK councils lowering Ukrainian flags

Some Reform-run councils have lowered the Ukrainian flag from their civic buildings which were hoisted in response to Russia’s 2022 invasion.

France 24

Blow to EU defence cooperation as France, Germany abandon joint fighter jet programme

France and Germany on Monday announced they were abandoning a joint fighter jet programme due to disagreements between France's Dassault Aviation and Airbus, which represents Germany and Spain. The decision came as a blow to European efforts to boost defence cooperation in the face of increasing Russian hostilities and souring…

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AAP

France and Germany scrap joint fighter jet project

The leaders of Germany and France have agreed to scrap a landmark project to develop and build a new-generation fighter jet, officials say.

The Guardian - UK

France and Germany abandon joint project to build European fighter jet

Paris and Berlin conclude firms involved unable to agree on way forward in blow to Europe’s common defence push

Radio France Internationale

Merz and Macron agree to scrap FCAS joint fighter jet programme

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet programme due to long-running disagreements between the companies involved, the German government said on Monday.

Evening Standard

Roman Abramovich carried messages between Ukraine and Russia, Zelensky confirms

The former Chelsea owner reportedly met the Ukrainian president in Kyiv.

The Independent UK

Zelensky confirms Roman Abramovich acted as peace talks messenger for Ukraine and Russia

The former Chelsea owner met with the Ukrainian president in Kyiv

The Independent UK

Voices: Zelensky is an indispensable ally in Britain’s new security partnership with Europe

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: While Britain has an embarrassingly underpowered military plagued by incompetence, the Ukrainians have the biggest army of any European nation

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv ‘recaptures area two times size of Birmingham’ as Zelensky calls Trump envoys

Zelensky says he has held a 'positive conversation' with Witkoff and Kushner about ending Putin's invasion

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