Ukraine and U.S. divided over territory after intense negotiations The U.S. wants a deal it can present to Putin ASAP. Axios · Dec 15, 2025
MI6 chief says UK faces threat from Russia's desire to export chaos around the world The speech is the latest in a series of warnings by Western defence and security authorities about the growing hybrid threat from states such as Russia, Iran and China. Euronews · Dec 15, 2025
Any Russia-Ukraine deal is doomed without security guarantees, says Starmer Prime minister reiterates support for Kyiv as it comes under mounting US pressure to sign up to Trump-backed plan The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025
FTSE 100 makes headway ahead of likely Bank of England rate cut The FTSE 100 index closed up 102.28 points, 1.1%, at 9,751.31. Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025
Biden bowl or Milei statuette, anyone? Meloni to put world leaders’ gifts up for auction Italian prime minister’s charity sale may also feature presents from Narendra Modi, Viktor Orbán and Volodymyr Zelenskyy The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025
Where things stand in the talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine The U.S. diplomatic push to end nearly four years of fighting following Russia's invasion of Ukraine has bogged down over sharply conflicting territorial demands by Moscow and Kyiv The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025
Europe ready to lead ‘multinational force’ in Ukraine as part of US peace plan Proposal is part of new package of security guarantees, backed by the White House, that could mark breakthrough in reaching agreement The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025
Zelensky in Berlin as Ukraine weighs NATO compromise and EU funding fight Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is using talks in Berlin to rally European backing, shape US-led peace efforts and test whether Kyiv could trade its NATO ambitions for binding security guarantees. This comes as disagreements over territory, funding and Russia’s intentions continue to complicate the search for an end to the… Radio France Internationale · Dec 15, 2025
European leaders expected to cement support for Ukraine amid US pressure to accept peace deal European leaders are expected to cement support for Ukraine as it faces Washington’s pressure to swiftly accept a U.S.-brokered peace deal The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump claims peace deal ‘closer than ever’ but differences on territory remain US officials said that Kyiv would be offered ‘Article Five-type’ security guarantees in a peace deal The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Britain’s spy chief to warn of Russia’s ‘expansionist threat’ as Berlin talks enter second day MI6 chief to deliver remarks on Monday warning ‘chaos is a feature not a bug in the Russian approach’; European leaders to join day two of talks in Berlin. What we know on day 1,391 The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2025
Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski tells AP of Belarus prison ordeal in first interview after release Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski has been released from a Belarusian prison after more than four years The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025
Talks in Berlin: Will Zelenskyy renounce Ukraine's NATO membership? President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is prepared to renounce NATO membership if there are security guarantees. US envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are also present at the major Berlin meeting on the war in Ukraine. Euronews · Dec 14, 2025
The Latest: A person is in custody after deadly Brown University shooting leaves 2 dead, 9 wounded Police in Rhode Island say they have a person of interest in custody after a shooting at Brown University killed two students and wounded nine others The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025 US hails ‘progress’ after five hours of peace talks with Zelensky in Berlin Starmer to join European allies and US envoys for talks on Russia-Ukraine peace deal
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025 How Belarus is using cigarette-stuffed balloons to sow chaos in Lithuania as part of Putin’s ‘hybrid war’ IN DEPTH: Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has vowed to stop the balloons from flying into Lithuania after pressure from the US. But experts tell Isabella Redmayne that they form a vital part of a wider campaign to destabilise the Baltic country
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025 US envoys travel to Berlin for another round of Ukraine peace talks U.S. envoys are due in Berlin for another round of talks intended to secure a deal to end the war
The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: US envoy to meet Zelenskyy, Europe leaders in Berlin White House official confirms Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Zelenskyy and European leaders this weekend.
Euronews · Dec 13, 2025 Russia fires overnight barrage of 450 drones, 30 missiles killing at least three people in Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted Russia after it launched a barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles targeting Ukraine overnight, stating that their expressed desire to end the war is insincere, as he called on allies to ramp up pressure on the Kremlin.
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2025 President of Peace? How Donald Trump’s claims to have ended eight wars in his second term fall apart IN FOCUS: The US president believes he has resolved enough global conflicts to have earned him a Nobel Peace Prize. James C. Reynolds and Alex Croft report on how his boasts stand up to scrutiny
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2025 Drone attack kills two in Russia as peace talks with Ukraine press on A drone attack in Russia's Saratov region has killed at least two people, reports suggest
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Peace talks between Zelensky and Trump envoy in Berlin end after five hours The Ukrainian president has indicated that he would be willing to abandon his ambition for Kyiv to join Nato
Axios · Dec 13, 2025 Zelensky to meet Witkoff and Kushner on Trump's peace push The White House thinks Zelensky may have enabled a breakthrough.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: Reports Ukraine would join EU in 2027 met with scepticism Officials in Brussels dismiss ‘nonsense’ idea Ukraine could join EU by 1 January 2027 in latest US-led peace plan. What we know on day 1,389
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025 Donald Trump is pursuing regime change – in Europe The US made it clear this week that it plans to help the parties of the European far right gain power. Keir Starmer and his fellow leaders have to face this new reality, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland