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The Defence Secretary told the Commons that ministers and officials, including from the US and Europe, would discuss long-term peace on Wednesday.

ANALYSIS: A high level American diplomatic team is coming to London for talks with Ukraine and its allies; it may be an ambush, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Spanish PM says ‘industrial and technological plan’ will ensure country commits to spending 2% of GDP on defence

Vladimir Putin insisted that Russia had a ‘positive attitude towards any peace initiatives’

Beginning in September 2025, Russian middle and high school students will be handed a new textbook titled “My Family.”

After more than three years of war, the prospects of peace for Ukraine remain slim. There is no obvious credible pathway even to a ceasefire, given Russia’s refusal to extend a brief and shaky truce over Easter. This, despite the US, UK and Ukraine all signalling their support for this…

The Kremlin on Tuesday warned against rushing Ukraine peace talks, pushing back on US President Donald Trump's hopes for a speedy deal the day before Ukraine's allies are set to meet in London.

Moscow turns down proposal to extend Easter ceasefire as Ukraine officials head to London to discuss US peace plan

France has responded with marked scepticism to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent call for an Easter truce in Ukraine, branding it a superficial gesture aimed more at appeasing Washington than paving the way for genuine peace.

France's foreign minister said the ceasefire declared by Moscow was aimed at preventing US President Donald Trump from getting 'impatient and angry'.

Authorities in Ukraine say Russian drones have battered the Ukrainian port city of Odesa in a nighttime attack