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Russia-Ukraine war

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.

1 day ago
Rob Harris

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Russia-Ukraine war

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.

February 16, 2025
Rob Harris

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Russia-Ukraine war

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.

February 14, 2025
Rob Harris

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

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Russia-Ukraine war

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.

February 13, 2025
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.

February 3, 2025
Jeanna Smialek and Steven Erlanger

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in 2017.

Russia-Ukraine war

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.

January 23, 2025
Rob Harris

French President Emmanuel Macron reacts as he delivers his New Year speech to the French Army as he visits at the Digital Support and Cyber Command (CATNC) of the French Army, in Cesson-Sevigne, western France.

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‘Wake up’ and spend more on defence, Macron tells Europe as Trump takes office

“Who would have thought a year ago that Greenland would be at the centre of political and strategic debates?,” the French president said without mentioning Trump by name.