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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said it was "extremely important" that the United States maintains its backing for Ukraine, after former president Donald Trump chose a sceptic of aiding Kyiv as his election running mate.

Moscow was rushing reinforcements to Donetsk and Kharkiv after unexpectedly high losses for limited advances.

Donald Trump’s choice of Ohio senator J.D. Vance as his running mate in the presidential election has reignited European fears of American abandonment. Vance is known for his opposition to aid for Ukraine and his almost singular focus on China as the defining security challenge for the United States.

‘The next five years will define Europe’s place in the world for the next five decades,’ Ms Von der Leyen says

A Nato summit in Washington in week one, a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) on home soil in week two — Sir Keir Starmer is enjoying a fast start on the international stage.

JD Vance's selection as Trump's running mate sparks concerns among allies over his foreign policy views and statements on Ukraine, NATO, and China.

PM at centre of leaders’ group photo underscores new mood of cooperation between Britain and Europe

Representatives from 47 countries are expected to meet Keir Starmer at Blenheim Palace today

David Lammy pointed out that even Trump’s current running mate J. D. Vance once called him ‘America’s Hitler’

New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts dozens of European leaders on Thursday as he gets to work repairing relationships strained by the Conservatives' tumultuous Brexit years.

We’ll fight on regardless of Washington support, says Ukrainian defence minister; US jails Russian military parts smuggler. What we know on day 876