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Former UK head of government Boris Johnson admitted in Kyiv yesterday that one of his country's former prime ministers, Winston Churchill, would have acted in the same way as current Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenski and would not have minced words against US president Donald Trump.more

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, linking via video today with leaders attending a ‘Support Ukraine’ forum in Kyiv, called for more risk-taking on sanctions against Russia. He also announced a new package of restrictions imposed by the UK, Reuters reported.more

‘After difficult, chaotic years in politics, the Germans have chosen a change and a new, strong leader in the form of the leader of the victorious CDU party Friedrich Merz,’ said University of Szczecin historian Professor Pierre-Frederic Weber, commenting on the results of the Bundestag elections.more

Sir Keir Starmer will discuss the importance of Ukraine's sovereignty in talks with Donald Trump next week, he said in a call with the country's president. The UK prime minister reiterated the UK's "ironclad support" for Kyiv when he spoke to Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday.more

Representatives of the Trump administration threatened Ukraine with immediate cut-off from the Starlink orbital communications network if Kyiv did not agree to a profit-sharing deal on Ukraine's natural resources, Reuters reported. Donald Trump assessed yesterday that Ukraine was likely to agree to US demands soon.more

Boris Johnson is charging £121 for a handshake and a photograph before a live event in Edinburgh. The former Conservative prime minister will appear at the Usher Hall on 2 September for an event titled An Evening with Boris Johnson, which will also allow guests to take part in a question and answer session.more

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