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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged troops for a Ukraine peacekeeping force, but Britain and its military lack the resources to deliver.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2025
Starmer offers Ukraine a defense check it can't cash
Under Starmer’s leadership, there has been no sign that the U.K. is ready to expand its armed forces to the numbers that could sustain such a campaign.
A Ukrainian serviceman in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Nov. 29
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2025
European forces would struggle to guarantee Ukraine peace without U.S.
Deterrence in the form of U.S. medium-range missiles and ultimately nuclear weapons will remain crucial, experts say.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a leader feted around the world for defying a Russian invasion, has been reduced to asking an intermediary about talks that may affect his nation’s survival.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2025
Zelenskyy excluded as U.S. discusses Ukraine's fate with Russia
The Ukrainian was reduced to asking an intermediary about talks that may affect his nation’s survival, underlining a seismic shift in U.S. diplomacy.
U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff (from left), Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz, Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, national security adviser Mosaad bin Mohammad al-Aiban, the Russian president's foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attend a meeting at Riyadh's Diriyah Palace on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2025
Russia and U.S. agree at talks without Ukraine to press ahead with bid to end war
Ukraine and European leaders are worried that Trump could cut a hasty deal with Moscow that rewards Russia for invading its neighbor.
The new French ambassador to Singapore said France and Europe do not want their Asian partners to have to choose between the United States and China.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2025
Asia should not have to pick U.S. or China, France's envoy to Singapore says
France sees increasing pressure, "maybe more on the U.S. side," that partners in Asia make a choice, its envoy to Singapore said.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes British Prime Minister Keir Starmer before an informal summit of European leaders to discuss the situation in Ukraine and European security at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2025
Europe talks up more defense spending as Ukraine peacekeeper plan divides
The leaders also said they were ready to provide security guarantees to Kyiv "depending on the level of American support."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) arrives in Saudi Arabia on Monday prior to a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco. Top U.S. and Russian diplomats will meet in Riyadh on Tuesday for talks on resetting the countries' fractured relations and making a tentative start on trying to end the conflict in Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2025
Top Russia and U.S. officials to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday
Meanwhile, European leaders were gathering for emergency talks on how to respond to the radical pivot by the new U.S. administration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin of Russia after a military parade on Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2025
EU seeks a military revival under pressure from Putin and Trump
European leaders have been charged with reviving the continent’s military power after almost 80 years in which they essentially outsourced much of their security to the U.S.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) speaks to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 61st Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2025
Ukraine, Europe will be part of 'real' peace talks with Russia, says Rubio
America's top diplomat plays down European concerns of being cut out of this week's talks between Washington and Moscow to end Russia-Ukraine war.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in Brussels on Dec. 18.
WORLD
Feb 16, 2025
Macron to host European leaders' meeting on Ukraine on Monday, says French minister
Five European diplomats said the meeting would include France, Britain, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain and Denmark, which would represent Baltic and Scandinavian countries.
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya meets with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and counterparts from other countries at the State Department in Washington on Jan. 21.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2025
Japan's Iwaya vows to push ahead with sanctions against Russia
Iwaya made the Russia sanctions remark after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his eagerness to achieve an early ceasefire in Ukraine through direct negotiations with Moscow.
Keith Kellogg, U.S. special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrive to speak with journalists after their meeting on the sidelines of the 61st Munich Security Conference in the German city on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 16, 2025
Europe will not be part of Ukraine peace talks, U.S. envoy says
The remarks come as White House officials say they expect European allies in NATO to take primary responsibility for the region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts during the Munich Security Conference in the German city on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 16, 2025
Zelenskyy says draft U.S. minerals deal 'does not protect' Ukraine
The negotiations illustrate the pitfalls Zelenskyy faces as he seeks to win Donald Trump's backing and secure post-war security guarantees.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump meet while attending the Group of 20 summit during Trump's first term, in Osaka in June 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 16, 2025
U.S. and Russian officials to meet in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine war talks
The meeting could pave the way for a potential leaders’ summit as soon as the end of the month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has a video conference with the Sevastopol governor in Moscow on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 15, 2025
Putin assembles team of heavyweights to negotiate Ukraine deal
U.S. President Donald Trump’s team by contrast lacks the same depth of background on Ukraine and has little experience negotiating directly with Russia.
Ukrainian soldiers from the Shkval Special Forces Assault Battalion during training exercises in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine on Thursday
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 15, 2025
Trump team makes confused start to Ukraine diplomacy
This was a disorienting week for those anxious over how the new Trump administration will fulfill Donald Trump's vow to end the Ukraine war.
A Ukrainian serviceman watches an inspection of damage to the radiation containment shield of Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant following a Russian drone strike in Chernobyl, Ukraine, on Friday.
WORLD
Feb 15, 2025
Russian drone attack 'damaged Chernobyl plant's confinement structure'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the International Atomic Energy Agency had earlier reported that radiation levels remained normal at the plant.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Munich Security Conference in the German city on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 15, 2025
Vance attack on Europe overshadows Ukraine talks at security conference
The U.S. vice president said what worried him most about Europe was an alleged censoring of free speech and "out-of-control" immigration.
The structure that covers the remains of the damaged reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is seen damaged on Friday.
WORLD
Feb 14, 2025
Russian drone 'struck' Chernobyl cover, but no radiation increase detected: Zelenskyy
Ukraine said Russia launched more than 100 drones across the country overnight targeting northern regions of the country where the Chernobyl power plant lies.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance attends a bilateral meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas at the residence of the U.S. Ambassador in Paris on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2025
Vance warns Russia of possible sanctions if it refuses good peace deal with Ukraine
The U.S. vice president also urged Europe to spend more on defense.
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