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Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president (left); Keir Starmer, UK’s prime minister; and Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, embrace after meeting on Sunday.

Britain quit the European Union. Now it’s trying to lead it

Five years after Brexit, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s intense diplomacy on Ukraine has put Britain back in a familiar role on the global stage.

  • Mark Landler and Stephen Castle
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with other world leaders during a video conference at 10 Downing Street on Saturday.

Australians ‘stand up to bullies’, PM says as Starmer challenges Putin

After a meeting of some 30 world leaders, Britain said planning for a future peacekeeping effort in Ukraine was entering an “operational phase”.

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Albanese, Dutton split on peacekeepers as Putin responds to ceasefire call

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will join talks with world leaders on Saturday night, and is willing to consider a small deployment as a show of support.

  • David Crowe
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media on his military airplane as he flies to Jeddah.

Rubio says Ukraine may need to do ‘difficult things’ to get peace deal

US could resume sending military aid and intelligence tomorrow if crunch talks in Saudi Arabia go well, US secretary of state says.

  • Rob Harris
Anthony Albanese spoke with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at the weekend.

UK welcomes Albanese’s willingness to commit peacekeeping troops

Australia’s top military representative in Europe is preparing to head to Paris for high-powered talks on the future of Ukraine.

  • Matthew Knott
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Ukraine peace could more help from the EU and nuclear protection by France.

‘None have prepared for it’: Trump forces Europe to rethink its own nuclear ‘umbrella’

When Emmanuel Macron beamed into living rooms across France on Wednesday night, it was an astonishing development - one Russia immediately declared a threat.

  • Rob Harris

The Trump test: PM chose a side, Dutton picked the fence

Anthony Albanese says Australia must consider supporting Europe by sending peacekeepers to Ukraine. Peter Dutton’s been too hasty in retreat on that prospect.

  • David Crowe
JD Vance’s comments on Tuesday underline the challenges facing Europe as they chart a path forward for Ukraine.

‘Random country’: Vance remark sparks outrage in UK

Even Nigel Farage, Britain’s right-wing populist figure and a close ally of Trump, was left incensed by the vice president’s comment, which was seen as disrespectful of British soldiers.

  • Rob Harris
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia had a proud record of contributing to peacekeeping missions.

Dutton rejects Albanese’s turnaround on peacekeepers for Ukraine

The prime minister’s comments showed a shift from a day earlier but his Coalition counterpart feels differently.

  • Matthew Knott

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