The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Sir Keir Starmer is visiting Brussels on Monday to discuss defence issues, but the looming trade war with the US could overshadow talks.

US president warns of EU tariffs ‘soon’ as row risks overshadowing PM’s key meeting with European leaders

US president threatens Europe with new tariffs ‘soon’, but suggests deal can be struck with UK

The Prime Minister will urge Europe to bear down on Russia when he meets the heads of the 27 EU governments on Monday.

At a meeting with EU heads of state in Brussels on Monday, the prime minister will challenge Britain’s European allies to ramp up their defence spending to keep the continent safe from Vladimir Putin’s ‘campaign of sabotage and destruction’

PM wants to ‘see all allies stepping up’, saying Donald Trump’s threat of sanctions has rattled Vladimir Putin

The Prime Minister will meet European Council leaders as he continues efforts to ‘reset’ Britain’s relationship with the trade bloc.

Exclusive: Former deputy chair of the Conservative Party Jack Lopresti has given his first interview to The Independent after volunteering to serve in the Ukrainian military

SPECIAL DISPATCH: Swarms of Iranian-made Russian Shahed unmanned drones target Ukraine almost every night – it is up to these men and their World War Two-style machine guns to shoot the UAVs out of the sky. World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley reports from the Kyiv region