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Top Democrat calls Trump’s move to retreat from fight against Russian cyber threats ‘a critical strategic mistake’

When it is poorly executed, face-to-face diplomacy reinforces hostility, erodes relationships and makes diplomatic successes even harder. That is exactly what happened during the now notorious White House meeting on February 28 between the US president, Donald Trump, the vice-president, J.D. Vance, and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Jean-Noël Barrot says pause could test whether Vladimir Putin is acting in good faith. Plus, Anora sweeps Oscars

The world’s most admired democracy is being held hostage by a clique of far-right thugs. It would be a mistake to placate them, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Trump is sticking to the Zelenskyy script

Russian drone attack in Ukraine claims lives of journalist Tetyana Kulyk and surgeon Pavlo Ivanchov, adding to civilian death toll. Ongoing conflict in Ukr...

Volodymyr Zelensky should give his ‘unequivocal backing’ to the US President’s initiative, the UK ambassador to the US said

President also shared a post claiming he is playing both Russia and Ukraine ‘like a master chess player’ - despite worldwide backlash to his clash with Ukraine’s leader

European leaders are still seeking a US security guarantee ‘backstop’ for a peace-keeping mission in Ukraine