Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China

PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional dispute

US envoy to Ukraine hails Zelenskyy as ‘embattled and courageous leader’

Keith Kellogg strikes different tone from Trump, who called Ukrainian president a ‘dictator’

Starmer will not challenge Trump on his attack on Zelenskyy when the pair meet

UK prime minister aiming to cool escalating transatlantic row over war in Ukraine

‘It’s blackmail’: Ukrainians react to Trump demand for $500bn share of minerals

Ukraine’s lithium deposits are among biggest in Europe and the US is looking for ‘payback’ for previous military assistance

Preparations under way for meeting between Trump and Putin, Russia says

Russian and US leaders will meet face to face in move towards normalising relations, deputy foreign minister says

Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks

Kyiv ‘must be at the heart of negotiations’ says PM as US threat to block Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites fuels wave of alarm

‘Starmer’s big moment’: can PM persuade Trump not to give in to Putin?

The UK leader has been advised to choose his words carefully at this week’s crucial White House meeting . Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks

New York City’s Ukrainian community ‘disappointed’ after Trump’s ‘betrayal’

As the US upends decades of foreign policy, those watching the war unfold from miles away resolve to stand strong

Starmer unlikely to unveil plan for rise in defence spending this week, says minister

Bridget Phillipson calls 2.5% target ‘ambitious’ days before PM meets with Donald Trump in Washington

‘People are so polite’: the Ukrainian refugee bonding with the British over borscht and chips

First Ukrainian refugee to arrive in UK after Russia invasion says even the British dogs are better behaved, but that ‘the weather is sad’

Trump ‘surrendering to the Russians’ on Ukraine, top Democrat says

Senator Jack Reed hits out at Trump’s verbal attacks on Ukrainian president and increased alignment with Russia

Starmer and Macron agree to show ‘united leadership in support of Ukraine’

UK prime minister and French president will separately meet Donald Trump this week

Zelenskyy says he would ‘quit for peace’ as he refuses US demand for Ukraine minerals

Ukrainian president says US military aid was a ‘grant’ rather than a debt but adds that he wants Trump to be ‘on our side’

‘No more excuses’: Europe under pressure on defence spending three years after Russian invasion

Continent is being told to take more responsibility for its own defence in light of US president’s overtures to Putin

EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to Ukraine – report

Europe estimated to have bought €22bn of fossil fuels from Russia in 2024 but gave €19bn to support Kyiv

First Thing: Zelenskyy hails ‘three years of resistance’ on anniversary of Russian invasion

It follows Russia’s biggest ever aerial attack on Ukraine. Plus, far-right AfD doubles support in German election

Forest fires push up greenhouse gas emissions from war in Ukraine

Emissions estimated at 55m tonnes in 2024 and nearly 230m tonnes in three years of war

Zelenskyy hails ‘absolute heroism’ of Ukraine as world leaders visit Kyiv

Europe-led show of solidarity on third anniversary of war comes after Donald Trump hit out at Ukrainian president

UN general assembly backs resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war

US, Russia, Belarus and North Korea vote against resolution as 93 countries vote in favor, spurning rival US resolution