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Putin foreshadowed the Ukraine war in 2008 meeting with Bush

Recently declassified meeting minutes between the two leaders show how Washington was well aware of Moscow's grievances over NATO expansion, but went ahead anyway

Samer Elias 07 January 2026
Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President's chief of staff, looks on during a press conference in Kyiv on 27 August 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sergei CHUZAVKOV / AFP

Andriy Yermak: Zelensky's chief of staff 'resigns' amid corruption scandal

The abrupt resignation of Ukraine's second-most-powerful man will please Putin, as Yermak had been leading efforts to revise Trump's 28-point peace plan, which critics said was in Russia's favour

Con Coughlin 07 December 2025

Putin's battlefield gains in Ukraine pay off

Fares Garabet 04 December 2025
The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev,‬ speaks to the media ahead of his meeting with the US delegation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia‬, on 18 February 2025. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Kirill Dmitriev: Russia oligarch-turned-Ukraine peace negotiator

His recent emergence as a key player in the Ukraine talks owes much to the close personal relationship he has developed with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff

Con Coughlin 30 November 2025

Europe pushes Ukraine to keep fighting

Fares Garabet 27 November 2025
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) looks on during a meeting with US Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 20 November 2025. AFP

Trump presents Ukraine with a ‘very tough choice’

Zelensky said he's being asked to decide between Ukraine losing its dignity or losing a key partner

Sam Skove and John Haltiwanger 25 November 2025

Trump-Putin summit: to meet or not to meet?

Fares Garabet 23 October 2025
US President Donald Trump stands next to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as NATO leaders pose for a group photo at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Europe's uphill battle to keep Trump invested in NATO

A Pentagon defence review being conducted by Elbridge Colby has Europe's leaders worried because he has argued that the US should reposition its forces to face China and the Pacific

Con Coughlin 20 October 2025

Trump's promises to end wars

Fares Garabet 29 September 2025
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump attend a bilateral meeting during the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters on September 23, 2025, in New York City. CHIP SOMODEVILLA / Getty

Unpacking Trump's dramatic U-turn on Ukraine

The US president—having previously said Kyiv would need to concede lost territory to Moscow—now says victory is possible and it can regain seized land. What changed?

Con Coughlin 25 September 2025
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