Russian drones hit Ukraine power plant, leaving residents in the cold French President Emmanuel Macron will host emergency meeting in Paris on Monday to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war. Al Jazeera · Feb 16, 2025
Starmer’s plan to bridge gap between Trump and Europe ‘not easy’, says Reynolds Sir Keir Starmer is expected to meet European leaders at a crisis summit on Monday before heading to Washington later this month. The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025
Minister warns Ukraine deal won’t last without Europe and hints at increased defence spending Keir Starmer to attend crisis meeting of European leaders after US president Donald Trump’s team made it clear they would be excluded from peace talks with Russia The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025
Navalny Supporters Risk Reprisals With Memorial Events A Year After Death A year after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died behind bars, his supporters held memorial events on Sunday, with hundreds risking reprisals by visiting his grave in Moscow. International Business Times · Feb 16, 2025
John Major accuses US of ‘cuddling’ up to Putin and condemns JD Vance’s Munich speech – as it happened Trump officials planning talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia with European leaders set to gather in Paris for emergency Ukraine summit The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2025
Zelenskyy’s week from hell: shock in Ukraine as Trump abandons Kyiv As the president and his officials rip up three years of US rhetoric on supporting Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is walking an unenviable diplomatic tightrope The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2025
Europeans are right to be angry with Donald Trump, but they should also be furious with themselves The betrayal of Ukraine is a final warning to the UK and its continental allies to put a lot more energy and money into rebuilding their defences The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2025
Ukrainian Activist Detained In Russia Faces Dire Conditions Human rights activist detained in Crimea, concerns over peace talks between US and Russia regarding Ukraine's occupied territories. Top News · Feb 16, 2025
The Observer view: A year on from his death, Alexei Navalny still shines bright in a dark land Principled, charismatic and humorous, the murdered Russian opposition leader was everything Vladimir Putin is not The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2025
As the US walks away, Europe needs to step up for Ukraine. But does it have the will? Russia is relying on strength of numbers, and Putin may not honour a peace deal The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2025
British PM To Join Emergency Summit In Paris British PM Keir Starmer to attend emergency summit in Paris to address strained US-Europe relations over Russia-Ukraine peace deal. Importance of solidarit... Top News · Feb 16, 2025
Top Trump Officials To Meet With Russians To End Ukraine War Top Trump officials to meet Russian counterparts in Saudi Arabia to discuss Ukraine conflict resolution. Rubio, Waltz, and Witkoff involved in talks. Top News · Feb 16, 2025
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,088 Here are the key developments on the 1,088th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Feb 16, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: US and Russian officials to meet in Saudi Arabia without Ukrainians – reports US secretary of state Marco Rubio and Russia’s Sergei Lavrov discuss removing ‘unilateral barriers’; Trump’s Ukraine envoy suggests Europe will be excluded from negotiations. What we know on day 1,089 The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025 Republican who salvaged Pete Hegseth is already ‘concerned’ with his comments on Ukraine GOP senator ‘disturbed’ by defense secretary’s remarks as Trump administration enters talks to end war
Top News · Feb 15, 2025 US Envoy Urges Russia To Make Concessions In Ukraine War US envoy stresses need for Russia to make concessions in Ukraine conflict, proposes disrupting alliances and targeting oil revenue.
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025 Starmer to attend European crisis meeting after US lays Ukraine-Russia plan bare Sir Keir described the meeting as a ‘once in a generation moment’ to face down the threat of Russia
Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2025 Starmer to join European crisis talks after Trump’s push for Ukraine deal Sir Keir Starmer will meet with European leaders at a summit on Monday before talks with Donald Trump in Washington
Top News · Feb 15, 2025 Top US Officials To Meet With Russians To Discuss Ukraine Top US officials to meet with Russian counterparts in Saudi Arabia to discuss Ukraine conflict. Kremlin assembling high-level team for negotiations.
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025 Missing Central African Republic soldiers were kidnapped by Russian mercenaries, advocates allege Human rights advocates and politicians from the region say Russian mercenaries are believed to be behind the disappearance of two soldiers in Central African Republic
Top News · Feb 15, 2025 European Officials Excluded From Ukraine War Negotiations European officials will not participate in Ukraine negotiations; concerns over US approach to Russia's war and Minsk-2 agreement criticism.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025 Revealed: Google facilitated Russia and China’s censorship requests An investigation has exposed the tech firm’s cooperation with autocratic regimes to remove unfavourable content
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025 Lammy warns failure to deal with Russia over Ukraine will cost UK billions Foreign secretary calls on US president to realise a good ‘deal’ is working with Kyiv
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025 Donald Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine has emboldened Vladimir Putin and pulled the rug from under Nato allies The ramifications of the president’s appeasement of Russia will be felt widely, not least in the alliance he recklessly undermined
Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2025 In full: JD Vance’s speech on immigration and Europe’s decline The US Vice President took aim at several European countries during the Munich Security Conference