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Zelensky and Trump got into a heated argument at the White House.

Trump’s behaviour reveals what he thinks about the role of the US in the world

When I asked last week if NATO could survive Trump, I wondered if I had gone too far. It seems I did not go far enough.

  • George Brandis

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With classic English understatement, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer thanked Donald Trump for “changing the conversation”.

‘Five minutes to midnight’: New-look America sets clock ticking for Europe

Amid a growing divide between the United States and Europe, the continent has sharply accelerated its efforts to address pressing defence needs.

  • Rob Harris
Illustration by Joe Benke

Trump no longer leads the free world. So the West must confront a vexing question

European leaders are suddenly questioning whether America, under Donald Trump, remains their ally. Australia may have to confront the same question.

  • Nick Bryant
The bilateral Trump-Putin discussions are unlikely to be a feasible way to resolve the war

The week that shook Europe: how Trump drastically reshaped global order

Donald Trump’s thunderous declarations have put Ukraine and its Western allies in a state of shock, questioning if America now stands with tyranny and extremism over the international democratic order.

  • Rob Harris
Spanish and Bulgarian armed forces take part in a NATO exercise in Bulgaria last week.

Europe divided over troops for Ukraine, after Trump triggers crisis meeting

European leaders are working out how to respond to the US president’s shock peace talks with Russia, amid warnings the region’s security is at a turning point.

  • Rob Harris
Putin, Trump, Zelensky

Europe has been blindsided by Trump on Ukraine. Wasn’t it listening?

The confused messages from Donald Trump’s administration have caught leaders flat-footed – as if they hadn’t been paying attention during the past 12 months.

  • Rob Harris
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What might a Ukraine-Russia peace deal look like?

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin may have broken the ice, but Ukraine’s president says his country will not accept any deal unless it is included in the talks.

  • Rob Harris
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a 90-minute phone call, their first as leaders since the Ukraine war started.

This is Putin and Trump’s world now

America is no longer interested in underwriting Ukrainian and European security. Britain and Europe must ask whether they want to be at the table – or on the menu.

  • Roland Oliphant
Donald Trump insists NATO nations ramp up defence outlays to 5 per cent of their annual economic output.

Trump pressures Europe to fix its own defences

Europe knows after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that it needs to spend more on defence. Donald Trump’s election has only made that imperative more urgent.

  • Jeanna Smialek and Steven Erlanger
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in 2017.

Trump signals tougher approach with Putin on Ukraine

“We can do it the easy way, or the hard way,” said Trump, who previously claimed he would end the war within 24 hours of being sworn in as president.

  • Rob Harris

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