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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As America recoils from its commitments to Western allies, the embattled Volodymyr Zelensky has asked the only question that matters – how ready is this ‘coalition of the willing’ to truly stand up and be counted against Moscow?

Editorial: US pressure over Ukraine has revealed Sir Keir Starmer’s limitations and a British state too hollowed out to shape events at home or abroad

Sir Keir Starmer hosted Volodymyr Zelensky along with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for private talks.

The push to approve the reparations loan for Ukraine has entered the final stretch ahead of an EU leaders' summit on 18 December. Belgium continues to oppose the proposal, while Hungary rejects the Plan B of joint debt. Ursula von der Leyen has warned there are "no easy options".

The Europe-built multilayered confinement building completed in 2019 was designed to contain the radiation coming from the melted-down nuclear fuel.

Ankara is voicing alarm over a spate of attacks on Russian tankers in the Black Sea, with fears that strikes on ships carrying oil and other key commodities could threaten global trade and pose environmental dangers to Turkey, which has the longest coastline in the strategic sea.

Ukrainian president says latest discussions with US were ‘constructive, although not easy’. Plus, the autism advocates fighting RFK Jr’s barrage of misinformation

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer welcomes Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street as European leaders meet in London for crunch Ukraine talks.

The strike pierced the power plant’s outer shell but radiation levels have not increased in the area