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British Defence Minister John Healey yesterday compared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. In doing so, he commented on US President Donald Trump's words that the Ukrainian leader is a ‘dictator without elections’.more

US President Donald Trump has already made no secret of his sympathy for Russian leader Vladimir Putin during his first term in office, but his attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could mark the beginning of a new world order, the US press comments today.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed his support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday during a conversation between the two politicians, the British head of government's office said in a statement.more

If Europe wants to send troops to Ukraine, I'm for it, but we won't do it because we are very far away, US President Donald Trump declared yesterday. He also praised the outcome of the Riyadh talks, supported the Russian demand for elections in Ukraine and announced a meeting with Putin later in February.more

French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed he will hold another meeting on Ukraine today with leaders from Europe and beyond, and announced he will talk to political forces in the country about the situation related to the threat from Russia.more

Talks between US and Russian delegations took place today in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported. This is the first such meeting since the beginning of the Russian assault on Ukraine. The main topic was Russia's war against Ukraine. The meeting lasted 4.5 hours.more

After the informal meeting in Paris, Prime Minister Donald Tusk stressed yesterday evening that it was a prelude to what will happen in the coming weeks and months. He said that he was pleased to hear from everyone that it is in the interest of all of Europe to work intensively to strengthen cooperation among allies.more

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington next week, a Downing Street spokesman said today. The politicians are expected to discuss trade, investment and security.more

US President Donald Trump’s administration has told European officials that it wants to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine by Easter, Bloomberg reported yesterday. This year, Orthodox, Greek Catholics and Catholics celebrate the holiday on the same day – April 20.more

Sir John Major has accused Donald Trump of “cuddling” up to Vladimir Putin as he warned that “tin-pot” dictators around the world would be emboldened if the US agrees on a deal that leaves Russia in control of Ukrainian territory.more

The European Union is planning a ban on the import of some food products, modelled on Donald Trump's policies, in an attempt to stem the flow of goods containing banned pesticides, the British daily Financial Times reports today.more

On the first day of the Munich Security Conference, US Vice President J.D. Vance criticised European democracy, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenski assessed that the US had never seen Kyiv in Nato, and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen argued for more defence spending.more

Questions have been raised about the accuracy of the chancellor's online CV, and the use of expenses while working at a bank, in the wake of a BBC News investigation. Rachel Reeves and two colleagues were the subject of an expenses probe while she was a senior manager at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) in the late 2000s.more

Another attack by a refugee who remained in Germany despite his asylum application being rejected has sparked a wave of criticism of the government's migration policy, with commentators calling on politicians to break with Merkel's tradition and tighten the rules after the election.more

We are accelerating work on security guarantees for Ukraine, British Defense Minister John Healey said yesterday, commenting on the conversation between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who announced the start of negotiations to end the war.more

Russia is planning a three-stage negotiation process to end the war, with a key point including elections in Ukraine, the New York Times reported yesterday, citing a person involved in the talks with the Russians. President Trump has also spoken of the need for elections.more

The UK will be keen to convince the US that its steel and aluminium products should be exempt from tariffs because of their key role in the US defence sector and supply chain, UK Trade Minister Jonathan Reynolds announced yesterday.more

The UK government today announced a plan to establish new towns to tackle the housing shortage crisis. According to the official announcement, this is set to be the biggest housebuilding programme in the country since the end of the post-war period.more

The UK supports US President Donald Trump's drive to end the war in Ukraine and London's priority is to ensure it is in the strongest possible negotiating position, the UK Foreign Office said yesterday.more

US President Donald Trump said yesterday that he spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "He wants to make peace," Trump wrote on the social media platform Truth Social.more

Danish Military Intelligence (FE) yesterday presented three scenarios of the threat to Europe from Russia after its war with Ukraine ends. They assume that the United States will not support European NATO countries and that these countries will not strengthen their defenses sufficiently.more

Donald Trump enjoys greater public approval at the start of his second presidency than when he began his first term in 2017. However, Americans remain sharply divided in their opinions depending on party sympathies, according to polls.more

Britain has not seen the details of US President Donald Trump's plan to introduce new tariffs on steel and aluminium, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesman said, according to Reuters. The British government has no plans to retaliate at this time.more

Claims that Nigel Farage may be the biggest problem for Reform breaking the political mould and winning the next election have been supported in a new poll. The findings by Opinium suggest that while voters are tempted to support Reform UK, particularly on immigration, the party leader is the main reason they may not bother.more

Hundreds of migrants have been arrested since the start of this year as part of a UK-wide crackdown on illegal working, the government has said. Enforcement teams raided 828 premises including nail bars, car washes, and restaurants and made 609 arrests - a 73% increase from January 2024 and the highest figure for any January on record.more