October 21, 2025 5:40 PM

Europeans say Ukraine battle lines must be start point for talks, as Trump-Putin summit plans hit snags

European leaders said on Tuesday that current battle lines in Ukraine must be the starting point for any peace talks, as preparations for a summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin appeared to have hit a snag. Trump, who last week spoke by phone to Putin and met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said he aims to hold a summit with the Russian leader in the Hungarian capital Budapest within two weeks in a push to end the war in Ukraine. But summit preparations appear to be held ...

October 21, 2025 4:15 PM

Kremlin says timing of Trump-Putin summit is unclear

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it was unclear when a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on seeking an end to the war in Ukraine would take place, and that no dates had been mentioned by anyone. Trump has repeatedly said he wants to end the Ukraine war, the deadliest in Europe since World War Two, though he has said that finding peace has been harder than reaching a ceasefire in Gaza or ending a conflict between India and Pakistan. After speaking to Put...

August 14, 2025 1:03 PM

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to meet UK PM in London ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is due in London to meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, to take stock ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's key talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Zelenskiy, who was in Germany on Wednesday, has been working with European leaders to press Trump not to allow Putin to carve up Ukraine's territory at the Alaska summit. He is due to meet Starmer at 9.30 a.m. local time (0830 GMT) at the British premier's offic...