Ukrainian intelligence services announced a stunning discovery this morning: The head of Kyiv’s antiterrorist center was working as a Russian mole.
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Ukrainian spies accuse Kyiv’s anti-terror chief of being a Russian mole – POLITICO
Intelligence chief personally arrests man who was caught by a 24/7 wiretap leaking information to Moscow.
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The suddenness and scale of Donald Trump’s peace plan has left Ukraine’s European allies in shock.
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Trump and Putin stun Europe with peace plan for Ukraine – POLITICO
U.S. president announces that talks with Russia’s leader on ending the war will start “immediately,” after his defense chief warns that Ukraine’s peace goals won’t be met.
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Kyiv’s backers reacted with shock and outrage to US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would “start negotiations immediately” with Vladimir Putin about the Ukraine war.
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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Ukraine should be involved in discussions about its own future — but downplayed concerns that Europeans and Kyiv were being sidelined by Donald Trump.
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NATO ministers plead for Ukraine to be involved in Trump-Putin peace talks – POLITICO
But alliance chief Mark Rutte was keen to downplay fears that Europe and Kyiv are being sidelined.
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Donald Trump has lobbed a financial hand grenade into NATO. Now the alliance's members are scrambling to figure out how to respond.
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Russia attacked Ukraine with 140 drones overnight, shortly after last night's call between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.
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Russia hammers Ukraine with huge drone attack hours after Putin-Trump call – POLITICO
Kremlin forces also shelled residential buildings in Kherson.
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The US has promised to speed up weapons shipments to Europe, a move that some countries in Europe and elsewhere have pressed for years as critical for their own defense rebuilds.
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US pledges to speed up arms sales to Europe – POLITICO
NATO chief Mark Rutte has long asked Washington to cut red tape on arms deals.
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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will join Defense Reporter Paul McLeary for a conversation at our POLITICO Pub at the Munich Security Conference this Saturday.
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Kaja Kallas, the EU's top diplomat, denounced US President Donald Trump’s call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin today, saying any deal on Ukraine's future that is arranged without European involvement will be a non-starter.
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EU’s top diplomat accuses Trump of ‘appeasement’ with Putin – POLITICO
“Any deal behind our backs will not work,” writes Kaja Kallas as U.S. president imparts “lengthy and highly productive” call with Russian leader.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood by Ukraine joining NATO just a day after Donald Trump’s defense secretary rejected the idea.
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UK’s Starmer insists Ukraine should join NATO after Trump scotches idea – POLITICO
UK leader says backing Ukraine’s “irreversible path” to NATO membership is still British policy.
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Donald Trump wants NATO allies to boost military spending to 5 percent of their GDP. Is this feasible?
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Donald Trump wants to immediately start talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine — but what does that mean for Kyiv?
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US Vice President JD Vance will not meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Munich Security Conference, marking a serious diplomatic rebuke to the leader of the host country at a time of heightened transatlantic tensions over a potential Ukraine peace deal.
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JD Vance won’t meet Germany’s Scholz at Munich Security Conference – POLITICO
“We don’t need to see him, he won’t be chancellor long,” a former U.S. official said of Vance’s thinking.
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Donald Trump's remarks yesterday afternoon that he was starting peace negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin — while appearing to cast blame on Kyiv for the war that Russia started — has provoked consternation in Ukraine.
One theme comes through clearly from Ukrainians of different ages, professions and political beliefs: It's time for a reality check.
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One theme comes through clearly from Ukrainians of different ages, professions and political beliefs: It's time for a reality check.
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Fear and loathing in Kyiv as Trump and Putin shut Ukraine out of peace talks – POLITICO
It is “sad to hear this kind of rhetoric from a key ally,” says one active Ukrainian fighter.
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In Brussels, Berlin, Paris and London, a growing chorus of voices — some calm, others angry — warned the U.S. president that conceding to the demands of Russian leader Vladimir Putin for territory would amount to “appeasement.”
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Trump triggers Western anger over ‘appeasement’ talks with Putin – POLITICO
EU and British politicians warn America against caving to the Kremlin’s demands on Ukraine.
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🚨 BREAKING: Russia is preparing to station up to 150,000 troops in Belarus this year that could be used against NATO countries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today in Munich.
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Putin is capable of attacking NATO country ‘next year,’ Zelenskyy warns – POLITICO
Ukrainian leader implores the West to “stop this crazy guy.”
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US Vice President JD Vance launched a blistering attack on European governments at the Munich Security Conference today, chastising them for ignoring the will of their people.
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JD Vance attacks Europe over migration, free speech – POLITICO
U.S. vice president stunned the audience with his broadside on the way Europe is run.
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Boris Johnson has accused Ukraine's European allies of "headless chicken-ism" and urged them to "man up and step up" in the wake of Donald Trump's bid to start peace talks with Russia.
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Boris Johnson: Europe acting like ‘headless chickens’ on Ukraine – POLITICO
Former prime minister — who has lobbied Donald Trump to back Ukraine — says European nations should ‘man up and step up’ by increasing defense spending.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not believe Vladimir Putin is ready for peace talks — and the Ukrainian leader told Donald Trump so.
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Zelenskyy: Trump told me Putin wants to end the war. I told him Putin is a liar. – POLITICO
“I don’t want to go [down] in history as [the] president who helped Putin to occupy my country,” says Ukrainian leader.
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European leaders should start to create a European army in response to Russia's military build-up, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today at the Munich Security Conference.
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Zelenskyy: ‘The time has come’ for a European army – POLITICO
Despite talk of a peace agreement, Russia is continuing to wage war against Ukraine.
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