EU leaders race to save Ukraine funding deal as Kyiv’s cash runs low

‘Future of Europe’ at stake with Von der Leyen and Merz desperate to persuade Belgian PM to allow use of frozen Russian assets

Putin vows oil shipments to India will be ‘uninterrupted’ in defiance of US

Narendra Modi says energy security is ‘pillar of the India-Russia partnership’ as two leaders meet in Delhi

‘No mistrust’ between Europe and US over Ukraine, Macron says

French president’s remarks come a day after a report claimed he had warned Washington could betray Kyiv

Trump advisers and Ukrainian officials will meet for third day amid progress on peace plan

Joint statement comes as Trump pushes Kyiv and Moscow on US-mediated proposal to end nearly four years of war

Chornobyl disaster shelter no longer blocks radiation and needs major repair – IAEA

Drone attack that Ukraine blamed on Russia blew hole in painstakingly erected €1.5bn shield meant to allow for final clean-up of 1986 meltdown site

Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way

Moscow ‘continuously reinforcing’ its presence in the region, says Swedish chief of operations Capt Marko Petkovic

Russia launches attacks across Ukraine as Miami peace talks continue

Targets of more than Russian 650 drones and 51 missiles include western regions with sirens sounding in eastern Poland

Zelenskyy to meet Starmer at Downing Street to discuss US draft peace deal

Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz will also be present for talks on guaranteeing Ukraine’s postwar security

US may end support for Ukraine war effort, says Donald Trump Jr

Eldest son of Donald Trump makes speculative comments during tirade against Volodymyr Zelenskyy and EU

Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision

Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase

Trump says Zelenskyy ‘isn’t ready’ to accept US peace deal

Ukraine’s president set to meet the leaders of the UK, France and Germany in London on Monday

European leaders rally behind Ukraine in Downing Street talks

Hopes rise of a breakthrough in using £78bn of frozen Russian assets to bankroll Kyiv

Foreign states using AI videos to undermine support for Ukraine, says Yvette Cooper

UK foreign secretary urges action against ‘information warfare’ made easier by advances in technology

Trump hints at walking away from Ukraine and calls Europe ‘weak’ and ‘decaying’

US president presses Zelenskyy to accept his peace plan and recycles far-right tropes on European immigration

Member of UK armed forces killed in ‘tragic accident’ in Ukraine, says MoD

Ministry says Briton, who has not publicly been named, was injured while observing a test, away from the frontline

Zelenskyy ‘ready for elections’ after Trump questions Ukrainian democracy

Zelenskyy says he would hold wartime elections within months given help from allies and Ukraine’s parliament

British solider killed on duty in Ukraine named as L/Cpl George Hooley

Hooley, 28, of the Parachute regiment was killed on Tuesday

‘Stop sucking up to Trump’: US threat to meddle in Europe is fuelling pressure for a collective push-back

The White House has formalised its contempt for ‘decaying’ Europe with an ominous plan to undermine the EU and boost the far right

‘Coalition of the willing’ nations to hold call on ending war in Ukraine

Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and others to discuss peace plan as US tries to push through peace deal

US House passes bill to bolster Europe’s defence, in apparent rebuke to Trump’s foreign policy strategy

The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) carries $8bn more than the funding Trump requested in May