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The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

What the papers say – February 21

Here are the biggest stories leading Friday’s front pages.

The Independent UK

US Special Envoy Meets With Ukrainian President Amid Escalating Tensions

US special envoy meets with Ukrainian President amid strained relations over differing views on conflict with Russia.

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Musk accuses Ukraine leader Zelensky of ‘feeding off the dead bodies of soldiers’ in vicious rant on X

Musk also threatened changes to Community Notes on X as Trump administration has sought to falsely portray Ukrainian president as a ‘dictator’

The Independent UK

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Bully Trump tries to gag Zelensky: ‘Tone it down and take my deal’

Trump’s security adviser tells Ukrainian leader to tone down his criticism – after a raft of insults

The Independent UK

Warning That Trump Would 'Quickly Give Up' on Ukraine for 'Friendship With Putin' Resurfaces Amid Trump-Zelensky Drama

A resurfaced clip of Kamala Harris warning that Trump would side with Putin over Ukraine is going viral amid escalating tension between the US and Ukraine.

Latin Times

Don’t be fooled by Putin’s ‘imperialism dressed up as realpolitik’, Lammy warns

Foreign secretary’s speech comes as UK continues to tread fine diplomatic line between supporting Ukraine and not offending Trump

The Guardian - UK

Trump Frustrated With Zelensky, Focuses On Ending Ukraine War

President Trump's national security adviser addresses Trump's stance on Ukraine conflict and frustration with Zelensky. Efforts to end fighting and move to...

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Starmer’s tough stance on Ukraine is necessary for dealing with bullying Trump

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Trump and Starmer each seems to think that the other is a man he can do business with. In the most unpromising of circumstances, there is at least some hope that the ‘special relationship’ could be reborn

The Independent UK

Lammy: Russians have no ‘appetite’ for peace in Ukraine

The Foreign Secretary cast doubt on Russia’s seriousness about achieving peace in Ukraine, at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers.

The Independent UK

Russia has no ‘appetite’ for peace in Ukraine, says David Lammy

The Foreign Secretary cast doubt on Russia’s seriousness about achieving peace in Ukraine, at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers.

Evening Standard

Trump lavished with praise by Kremlin after blaming Ukraine for war: ‘He understands our position’

Leaders in Moscow praised Trump for called Zelensky a ‘dictator’ and blaming Ukraine for the war

The Independent UK

Stop criticising Trump and sign $500bn mineral deal, US official advises Kyiv

National security adviser says Ukraine is wrong to push back against Trump’s approach to peace talks with Russia

The Guardian - UK

Russia has ‘learned nothing’ from ‘colonial failures and wars’, suggests Lammy

Foreign Secretary David Lammy was speaking at the G20 meeting of foreign ministers in South Africa.

Evening Standard

Trump’s art of the deal horrifies Ukraine and its allies

Browse through Donald Trump’s ghostwritten memoir, The Art of the Deal, and you’ll come across an aphorism which will go some way to explaining the US president’s approach to negotiating. Having established that he would do nearly anything within legal bounds to win, Trump adds that: “Sometimes, part of making…

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Fortune

Why 1,000 global companies left Russia and won’t return—no matter what Trump and Putin say

Putin aims to use the opportunity for U.S. businesses to re-engage in Russia as a key bargaining chip.

The National (Scotland)

Andrew Neil left 'distressed' after Donald Trump's 'dictator' slur

THERE is no easy way to say this.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: the idea that Kyiv should have signed a peace deal in 2022 is flawed – here’s why

It has been an eventful and, for Ukraine and its European allies, alarming past week or so. First they heard that the US president, Donald Trump, had spent 90 minutes on the phone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. In one stroke, Trump upended three years in which his predecessor,…

Roll Call

America’s heel turn: Democrats flabbergasted by Trump’s Russia pivot - Roll Call

President Donald Trump shocked Democrats this week with his pivot toward Russia and his blaming Ukraine for the brutal war there.

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The Independent UK

Russia and Belarus will hold a joint military drill in September

Officials say that Russia and Belarus will hold a joint military exercise in September, part of efforts by the two neighbors and allies to expand military ties amid the fighting in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Why hasn’t Ukraine held elections since the war began?

Donald Trump has increased his attacks on Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling the Ukrainian president ‘a dictator’ – but why have elections been postponed?

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Putin Unlikely To Engage In Peace Talks Favoring Ukraine

US and western intelligence sources doubt Putin's sincerity in peace talks with Ukraine, suspecting his aggressive intentions.

International Business Times

Putin Hails Russia's Huge Number Of 'Terror' Convictions

Russian military courts sentenced more than 1,000 people on terrorist charges last year, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, referring to a massive wave of prosecutions during the Ukraine offensive.

The Independent UK

Risk of wider war in Europe has ‘never been so high’, says French prime minister

The UK and France has banded together to propose 30,000 European troops stationed in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Watch: JD Vance, Liz Truss and Nigel Farage address CPAC conference

Watch as speakers JD Vance, Steve Bannon, and Nigel Farage address the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference at the National Harbor in Maryland on Thursday, 20 February.

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Kremlin Hints At Possible New U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap

Recent U.S.-Russia prisoner releases hint at potential swap. Diplomatic talks in Saudi Arabia focus on Ukraine peace agreements and future collaboration wi...

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