The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Editorial: The US president wants to end this war – and is happy to do so on Russian terms

While some Kyiv residents express relief over possible end to war, others predict further Russian attacks in future

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been largely shunned by the West since his troops attacked Ukraine in February 2022, triggering the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II. That era of isolation came to an abrupt end on Wednesday, when US President Donald Trump picked up the phone.

In eastern Ukraine, the battleground of ferocious fighting against Russian troops, the spectre of US President Donald Trump forcing a halt to the war has injected new worries among exhausted and outgunned Ukrainian servicemen.

The Prime Minister said it was ‘really important that Ukraine is in the strongest possible position’.

Donald Trump’s administration says it believes Ukraine’s hopes of forcing Russia out of occupied territory are ‘unrealistic’

Russian president will feel momentum has shifted in his favour and that US may help him fulfil Ukraine objectives

On top of the human cost, the US’s soft power and influence is disappearing. Russia and China will fill the void, says global health expert Devi Sridhar

In the event of a peace deal, the former prime minister said a ‘military presence across land, air and sea’ should be considered.