War in Ukraine

Europe alone cannot rescue President Zelensky

Keir Starmer is leading the continent in the right direction. But peace in Ukraine cannot be guaranteed without the US.

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After this row in the Oval Office between Zelensky and Trump, can Ukraine or Europe count on American support anymore?

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The US president and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky face off in a confrontation in the Oval Office.

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Keir Starmer’s defence spending increase is a very expensive lesson in failing to plan ahead.

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Donald Trump turns on Volodymyr Zelensky as he sides with Russia over Ukraine.

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If peacekeeping Ukraine requires British re-armament, it could also break through the political consensus binding Labour.

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