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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Following Volodymyr Zelensky’s skilful performance in the White House, supported by an impressive posse of European leaders, the diplomatic focus is firmly – and, for the Russian president, uncomfortably – on Moscow’s next move

Editorial: In Washington, European leaders helped steer the US president away from his embrace of Vladimir Putin’s talking points. But for how long?

At a high-stakes meeting at the White House on August 18, the US president, Donald Trump, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, tried to hammer out the broad contours of a potential peace agreement with Russia. The tone of their encounter was in marked contrast to their last joint press…

Putin briefs Brics partners amid rising trade tensions due to Trump’s tariffs

ANALYSIS: Trump’s call to the Moscow mid-session is bad news, Sam Kiley, world affairs editor, says

Putin has reportedly demanded full control of industrial region but Kyiv is set against ceding any territory

The Kremlin has made unfounded claims Brussels is actively plotting the overthrow of Viktor Orbán — analysts warn Russia is meddling in Hungarian politics.

Russia’s troops are continuing their slow war of attrition in eastern and northern Ukraine, even as the conflict enters a pivotal phase with a series of high-level meetings that are part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for peace

The US president ruled out Ukraine’s joining of NATO and reclaiming Crimea as part of any peace agreement with Russia just hours before he’s due to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders for talks following his Alaskan summit with Putin on Friday.