Zelenskyy tells Vance Ukraine needs ‘security guarantees’ before any Putin talks

Ukrainian leader appears reassured US will adopt more collaborative line, after meeting with vice-president in Munich

JD Vance’s Munich speech laid bare the collapse of the transatlantic alliance

The US vice-president was hypocritical and insensitive, but bracingly clear in his resetting of relationships . Europe live – latest updates

Europe will not take part in US-Russia talks with Ukraine, Trump envoy says

Keith Kellogg said previous peace attempts failed because too many countries were involved that could not ensure process

Revealed: Google facilitated Russia and China’s censorship requests

An investigation has exposed the tech firm’s cooperation with autocratic regimes to remove unfavourable content

‘They may be Russian some day’: was this the week that changed the war in Ukraine?

As Donald Trump and his officials rip up three years of US rhetoric on supporting Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is walking an unenviable diplomatic tightrope

UK hopes to be a ‘bridge’ between Europe and Trump’s US, minister says

Jonathan Reynolds says Britain has not given up on persuading the US to allow Ukraine to join Nato

Macron convenes European leaders for Ukraine summit amid tension with US

Paris meeting aims to retake initiative on talks about Ukraine’s future as US and Russian delegates prepare to meet

Zelenskyy says Russia will ‘wage war on Nato’ if US support for Ukraine wanes

Ukrainian president tells NBC’s Meet the Press that Putin’s next targets may be Poland and Lithuania

‘The US is ready to hand Russia a win’: newspapers on Europe’s Trump shock

European papers express deep alarm at declaration of an ‘ideological war’, while the NYT says Putin may soon ‘realise his dream’

Ukraine recaptures frontline village amid signs of slowing Russian advance

Pischane in Donetsk back under Kyiv’s control as Zelenskyy renews call for fighting to end ‘with a just and lasting peace’

Starmer ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if peace deal reached

It is understood to be the first time the PM has been explicit about sending British peacekeepers to Ukraine

Friends of Russian anti-war singer cast doubt on official version of his death

Vadim Stroykin reported to have killed himself by jumping from a ninth-floor window during visit by security services

PM does not rule out vote on Ukraine peacekeeping role for UK troops

Spokesperson says Keir Starmer’s previously stated view that military action needs consent of MPs has not changed

Ukraine will not accept a Saudi-talks peace deal, says Zelenskyy

EU and Ukraine have been excluded from high-stakes negotiations between top Russian and US officials

‘Allo ‘Allo! Europe’s leaders get together dans Paris for emergency sommet

Emmanuel Macron, Kier Starmer and others discuss Trump, Russia and Ukraine at hastily arranged conference

Australian captured by Russia says he feels weak and has a broken arm in unverified online video

Video of Oscar Jenkins uploaded to YouTube dated 17 January and appears aimed to counter death rumours

Starmer urges Trump to provide ‘backstop’ to European peacekeeping force in Ukraine

British prime minister says force would need protections such as air cover that only US can provide

‘Europe challenges Trump-Putin axis’: what the papers say about Paris summit on Ukraine

European headlines reflect the response to the diplomatic shockwaves sent by the US and splits among leaders on defence spending and how the war in Ukraine should end

Tuesday briefing: Europe faces tough choices on Ukraine as US pursues own path

In today’s newsletter: As the US and Russia go ahead with talks in Saudi Arabia, Keir Starmer and other European leaders are grappling with their next move

Top judge ‘deeply troubled’ by PMQs exchange on Gaza asylum case

Lady Carr asks party leaders to respect judicial independence, as Starmer calls decision to grant family asylum a ‘legal loophole’