The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Sir Keir Starmer is visiting Brussels on Monday to discuss defence issues, but the looming trade war with the US could overshadow talks.

US president warns of EU tariffs ‘soon’ as row risks overshadowing PM’s key meeting with European leaders

US President says: ‘UK is out of line but...I think that one can be worked out. But the European Union, it’s an atrocity what they’ve done’

Here are the key developments on the 1,075th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will urge European leaders to "continue bearing down" on Russian President Vladimir Putin when the UK premier becomes the first to attend a European Council gathering since Brexit on Monday.

Adviser to Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls Keith Kellogg’s plan a failure after US envoy says he thinks both sides ‘will give a little bit’; British PM says Putin ‘rattled’ by Trump threats. What we know on day 1,076

US president threatens Europe with new tariffs ‘soon’, but suggests deal can be struck with UK

The Prime Minister will urge Europe to bear down on Russia when he meets the heads of the 27 EU governments on Monday.

At a meeting with EU heads of state in Brussels on Monday, the prime minister will challenge Britain’s European allies to ramp up their defence spending to keep the continent safe from Vladimir Putin’s ‘campaign of sabotage and destruction’

PM wants to ‘see all allies stepping up’, saying Donald Trump’s threat of sanctions has rattled Vladimir Putin

The Prime Minister will meet European Council leaders as he continues efforts to ‘reset’ Britain’s relationship with the trade bloc.