Starmer’s Ukraine peacekeeping plan revealed before he presents to Trump in US visit Sir Keir Starmer will fly to the US for his first official meeting with Donald Trump in the White House next week The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025
How can Europe respond to the Ukraine standoff? Last weekend’s events will have left many with the dizzying sensation of watching historic events unfold before their eyes. The content of the speeches delivered by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance – at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels and at the Munich Security Conference, respectively –… The Conversation · Feb 20, 2025
‘Russia has learned nothing’ over Ukraine war, says David Lammy – as it happened UK foreign secretary criticises Russia over Ukraine war, saying it ‘faces a test’ over Ukraine war as he speaks at G20 foreign ministerial meeting The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025
Briton running Ukraine drone factory says fight continues regardless of talks Richard Woodruff has been volunteering in Lviv in Ukraine since June 2022. Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2025
Donald Trump must be persuaded he is wrong about Ukraine THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The US president’s latest spurious outpourings – not least his suggestions that Volodymyr Zelensky is a ‘dictator’ and that Kyiv is to blame for Russia’s invasion – have further perturbed European leaders. It now falls to Sir Keir Starmer during his visit to Washington next week… The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025
Macron expected to meet Trump as Europe scrambles to respond to US shift on Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron is expeced to meet Donald Trump at the White House next week, a US official said Wednesday, as Europe scrambles to respond to the US president's shift on the war in Ukraine. Radio France Internationale · Feb 19, 2025
Britain and France working on plans for ‘reassurance force’ to protect Ukraine Officials say the proposal would involve less than 30,000 troops and be concentrated on air and maritime defence The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025
‘Dictator’: Trump blasts Zelenskyy amid negotiations over Ukraine war On social media and in a speech, Trump accused Zelenskyy of profiting from the US ‘gravy train’ and avoiding elections. Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2025
Did Biden Blow the Best Chance of Preventing War in Ukraine? While the U.S. publicly insisted on an “open door” policy, Zelenskyy says he was privately told that Ukraine couldn’t join NATO. Reason · Feb 19, 2025
Denmark to spend billions on defence, citing fears over Russian rearmament Mette Frederiksen says situation is ‘most dangerous’ in many years as she increases defence budget to 3% of GDP The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025
Healey warns against ‘jeopardising the peace by forgetting about the war’ Defence Secretary John Healey visited what he called ‘Nato’s front line’ in the Finnmark region of Norway on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025
America 'now the least reliable partner in Nato', SNP MP warns AMERICA’S shift in stance on the Ukraine war has made it the “least reliable partner in Nato”, according to an SNP MP. The National (Scotland) · Feb 19, 2025
Denmark announces plans to bolster its defense spending and raise it above 3% of GDP The Danish government has announced plans to bolster its military by setting up a 50 billion-kroner ($7 billion) fund that it says will raise the country’s defense spending to more than 3% of gross domestic product this year and next The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025
Zelensky and Trump trade insults as US president launches blistering attack on ‘modestly successful comedian’ US president tells Ukraine’s leader to ‘move fast or lose the country’ and falsely claims he started the war The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025
Top News · Feb 19, 2025 NATO Conducts Largest Combat Exercises On Eastern Border NATO conducts major combat exercises in Romania amid concerns over U.S. commitment to European security, emphasizing readiness and adaptation to evolving t...
The National (Scotland) · Feb 19, 2025 Donald Trump brands Volodymyr Zelenskyy 'a dictator' DONALD Trump has branded Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” amid an escalating war of words between the American president and his Ukrainian…
Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2025 US-Russia Talks: Five takeaways from Rubio-Lavrov meeting on Ukraine war Zelenskyy accuses the US of ending Moscow’s isolation as the US and Russia discuss ending Ukraine war and reviving ties.
Salon · Feb 19, 2025 Selling out Ukraine is no path to peace Flattering Vladimir Putin will not win the Nobel Peace Prize
The Conversation · Feb 19, 2025 Is Donald Trump on a constitutional collision course over NATO? Over the past few weeks, United States President Donald Trump has let loose a flurry of executive orders aiming to impose the MAGA agenda unilaterally.
The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025 A worried NATO holds large-scale combat drills as the U.S. shifts its Europe stance under Trump NATO members are continuing their largest combat exercises of 2025 as worries grow in the 32-nation alliance over its most powerful member, the United States
Top News · Feb 19, 2025 US And Russia Seek Diplomatic Solutions For Ukraine Conflict Key U.S.-Russia meeting in Riyadh discusses Ukraine conflict, diplomatic ties, and potential cooperation. Possible lifting of sanctions and joint energy pr...
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025 Trump calls Zelenskyy a dictator amid fears of irreconcilable rift Remark follows Ukrainian leader’s claim US president living in a Russian ‘disinformation bubble’
The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2025 Reagan-era Republicans aghast as Trump turns Russia policy on its head Officials who served under Republican president in 1980s say Trump is opposing friends and supporting enemies: ‘It makes me sick what’s going on’
Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2025 Ukrainians are looking past NATO to a European security architecture Ukrainian politicians express little confidence in direct talks over their heads between Russia and the US.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025 Factchecking Donald Trump’s claims about the war in Ukraine As US-Russia talks continue in Saudi Arabia, we look at the US president’s misleading and outright false statements