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Ukraine’s president says after Oval Office meltdown that when delicate talks are in public ‘foes can take advantage’Ukraine war: live updatesA defiant but tactful President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to apologise to Donald Trump after Friday’s spat in the White House, and declared that the row in the Oval Office “did not bring anything positive” to peace for Ukraine.Speaking to journalists only in Ukrainian at the end of a two-day visit to the UK, the president said that when such delicate negotiations are held in public “foes can take advantage of them” though he said he hoped the row would eventually

Lithuanian Aurimas Mockus activated emergency beacon late on Friday. Follow today’s latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLambie lashes Trump as ‘unstable’ and ‘not good for world order’Senator Jacqui Lambie has also weighed in on the explosive clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and said the Ukrainian president “has the backing of the Western world.”There’s no doubt about that. If Trump wants to continue with his tantrums and change his mind every hour, then you have to leave him out of the equation because he’s extremely unstable and that is not good for

PM takes centre stage amid calls for new era of diplomacy but declines to point finger at chaos in the White HouseRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesAfter Friday’s calamitous scenes in the Oval Office there were immediate calls for quick answers, new eras and pages of history being turned. Keir Starmer, it seems, is the person now forced to say: hang on, it is a bit more complicated than that.The hastily arranged gathering of leaders at London’s Lancaster House on Sunday was undeniably dramatic, with the UK prime minister at its centre – including in the group photo, where he

Prime minister confirms UK and France will lead a ‘coalition of the willing’ to help end the war with RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesKeir Starmer has said Europe is “at a crossroads in history” and must act to support Ukraine to secure a lasting peace, as he confirmed the UK and France would lead a “coalition of the willing” to help stop the fighting.After a crucial defence summit in London, the prime minister said Britain was willing, with other European nations, to put “boots on the ground and planes in the air” to help provide an effective deterrent to