The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

President also signed executive order making English the US’s official language. Here’s what Trump got up to between 24 February and 2 March

President says ‘America won’t put up with Zelensky much longer’ and takes swipe at PM’s weekend summit

After the catastrophic press conference on February 28 between Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and US president Donald Trump, it is clear that there has been a global realignment.

COMMENT: ‘The Donald’s’ anger with the Ukrainian president in the White House goes beyond the personal, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley – it shows a global shift in strategy from the US away from Ukraine and towards the Kremlin

European leaders reaffirmed their support for Zelensky after tense Trump meeting

Spokesperson for the Kremlin confirmed Trump’s position ‘aligns’ with the Kremlin’s

Top Democrat calls Trump’s move to retreat from fight against Russian cyber threats ‘a critical strategic mistake’

When it is poorly executed, face-to-face diplomacy reinforces hostility, erodes relationships and makes diplomatic successes even harder. That is exactly what happened during the now notorious White House meeting on February 28 between the US president, Donald Trump, the vice-president, J.D. Vance, and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trump believes Putin is entitled to take what he wants