The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

It comes after Donald Trump said he had spoken directly with Vladimir Putin to begin planning a meeting between the Russian leader and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken with the UK’s allies in the so-called coalition of the willing on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with spoken the UK’s allies on Tuesday in a meeting aimed at securings Ukraine’s security

US President Donald Trump suggested American aircraft could help European nations police a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

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French President Emmanuel Macron, in Washington for talks on long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, said France and Britain would hold a meeting on Tuesday with Kyiv's allies. But he warned against trusting Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he called "an ogre at our gates".

President Trump and NATO's top official have made clear the fate of Ukraine-Russia peace talks rest with Zelenskyy and Putin.

Alexey Moskalyov and his daughter Masha Moskalyova fled Russia after he was imprisoned for discrediting the army. Germany rejected their humanitarian visa, leaving their fate uncertain.

Trump and Zelensky met in the Oval Office with European leaders, discussing security guarantees, abducted children, and trilateral talks with Putin.

Trump opposes postal voting, claiming inaccuracies, but many countries use the system.

Russia seeks Donbas for strategic, economic, and symbolic purposes, but experts say Moscow’s claims are dubious.