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President Trump has ordered a plan to dismantle the US Education Department

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Convened by the British prime minister, the meeting of military leaders from more than 20 countries to discuss a peacekeeping force for Ukraine may have jumped the gun. If they are to work together, the UK and EU must first negotiate some key differences

The Prime Minister said he was ‘certain’ the Russian president would flout the terms of a truce unless security arrangements were put in place

UK leader says Russia cannot veto how Ukraine defends itself as western military officials meet to draft security plans

As Trump seeks to withdraw the US from European defence, Keir Starmer is trying to develop closer ties with the UK’s neighbours

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Ukrainian leader resists US plan to take over plants and says Putin must stop ‘unnecessary demands’ as Starmer considers use of UK troops as deterrence force

The Prime Minister said he was ‘certain’ the Russian president would flout the terms of a truce unless security arrangements were in place.

Despite recent comments by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian forces have not been encircled by Russian troops in the Kursk region or anywhere else on the frontlines.