US President Trump’s claims about Zelenskyy and Ukraine fact-checked Trump is engaged in an escalating war of words with Zelenskyy, but his comments on the Ukraine leader are not accurate. Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2025
First Thing: Shiri Bibas not among bodies returned from Gaza, Israel says Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Hamas of a ‘serious violation’ and vows it will pay. Plus, Germans share their concerns about the far right’s rise before this weekend’s election The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025
Digested week: Kemi wages culture war while Trump carves up Ukraine Angst among senior Tories at realisation they have elected a deeply unserious politician at a critical moment for the west The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025
European Plan For Security Force In Ukraine Unveiled European leaders propose a peacekeeping force in Ukraine to prevent Russian aggression, with U.S. support crucial. Uncertainty remains about the path forward. Top News · Feb 21, 2025
Chernobyl expert warns nuclear disaster in Ukraine ‘only matter of time’ due to Russian recklessness Without a stronger stance against Russian aggression near Ukrainian nuclear power plants, disaster is looming ‘closer and closer’, says historian Serhii Plokhy The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025
Macron beats Starmer in race to meet Trump at White House despite 'Special Relationship' and US-EU rifts The French leader has warned Trump not to be ‘weak’ in talks with Putin Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2025
Why The Independent will not be silent in the face of Trump’s assault on truth and democracy THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The US president is peddling dangerous misinformation about Zelensky and Ukraine – now is the time to tell the truth and stand up to the bully in the White House The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025
What are we to make of Trump’s Ukraine policy? In Trump’s jungle, the powerful make decisions the weak must simply accept – international law and human rights be damned The Guardian - US · Feb 21, 2025
Republicans should have seen this coming Trump's claim that Zelenskyy "started it" echoes his long history of excusing violence against women Salon · Feb 21, 2025
Trump is tearing up the transatlantic alliance. Can Starmer’s US visit change the weather? As the US president turns on allies and embraces Russia, can the UK prime minister persuade Trump to listen to Europe’s concerns The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025
Starmer facing pressure to be bold with Trump in Washington visit The Prime Minister will meet US President Donald Trump next week amid a deepening feud between Kyiv and Washington. Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2025
Rubio Defends Russia Talks And Criticism Of Zelensky US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back against accusations that the Trump administration has given in to Russia even before talks on ending the Ukraine war begin, saying Washington first wants to see whether Moscow was "serious". International Business Times · Feb 21, 2025
Pressure grows for Starmer to boost defence spending ahead of Trump showdown PM travels to Washington next week as the only major UK party leader who has not backed calls to hike the defence budget to 2.5 per cent of Britain’s GDP by 2030 The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025
Macron warns Trump: ‘No weakness’ with Putin as France enters ‘new era’ President Emmanuel Macron said that France was entering a "new era" three years after Russia invaded Ukraine and that he planned to tell US President Donald Trump that he could not be weak with Vladimir Putin. Radio France Internationale · Feb 21, 2025
The Times of India · Feb 21, 2025 This "country" does not appear on the world map In a world where national borders define sovereignty, there exists a place that functions like a country in every sense—but officially, it doesn’t exist. We are here to talk about Transnistria, a breakaway region on the eastern edge of Moldova, sandwiched between the Dniester River and Ukraine. While it has…
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025 Voices: Should British troops be deployed in Ukraine? Join The Independent Debate THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Have your say: Russia condemned Keir Starmer’s latest plan as ‘unacceptable,’ warning that any Nato troops in Ukraine would be seen as a ‘direct threat’
The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: China lauds Trump’s Russia peace talks Foreign minister Wang Yi praises ‘consensus’ between Moscow and Washington, reached without Kyiv; Ukraine president voices ‘hope’ after meeting US envoy. What we know on day 1,094
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025 European troops, US support are part of an emerging plan for Ukraine. But it faces many hurdles Political and military leaders in Europe are fleshing out details of a plan for European forces to help ensure Moscow does not attack Ukraine again once the guns fall silent
Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2025 Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,093 Here are the key developments on the 1,093rd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2025 Musk vows to ‘fix’ X after polls show high support for Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Tesla and SpaceX CEO claims his social media platform’s fact-checking tool is being ‘gamed’ by governments and media.
The Guardian - US · Feb 21, 2025 US politics briefing: Trump administration warns Kyiv and picks up court win in mass firings case From the Trump administration’s latest moves abroad and in the US – here are the key US politics stories from Thursday at a glance
The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2025 Taiwan holds its breath as Trump turns on Ukraine and upends US foreign policy The mood in Taipei is one of wariness as the new US president takes a blowtorch to diplomatic norms and assurances
International Business Times · Feb 21, 2025 Musk Vows To 'Fix' X Feature Over Ukraine And Zelensky Elon Musk said Thursday that a feature on his social media platform X which allows users to fact-check potentially misleading posts was being "gamed" over Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelensky and vowed to "fix" it.
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025 Trump fired off Truth Social calling Zelensky a ‘dictator’ en route to golf in Miami U.S. president has spent multiple days playing golf during his first month back in the White House
Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2025 Elon Musk attacks 'despised' Zelensky and claims Kyiv 'feeding off dead soldiers' as US-Ukraine rift deepens Musk accused Kyiv of being a ‘massive graft machine feeding off the dead bodies of Ukrainian soldiers’