US troops won’t be sent to help defend Ukraine, Trump says

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and AAMER MADHANI, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia after..

Despite a flurry of meetings on Russia’s war in Ukraine, major obstacles to peace remain

By BARRY HATTON and KATIE MARIE DAVIES, (AP):- The second Oval Office meeting in six months between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went off smoothly..

Zelenskyy, Trump express hope for trilateral talks with Putin to bring end to Russia-Ukraine war

By JOSH BOAK and SAMYA KULLAB, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump expressed hope that Monday’s critical talks with Ukrainian and European leaders at the..

What to know about Zelenskyy’s meeting with Trump

By BARRY HATTON, (AP):- U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday to discuss how to end..

Trump reverses on the need for a ceasefire before a potential peace deal ending the war in Ukraine

By SAMYA KULLAB, JOHN LEICESTER, EMMA BURROWS and ELISE MORTON, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- U.S. President Donald Trump reversed course in the wake of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to..

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after US-Russia summit secured no halt to fighting

By SAMYA KULLAB and ELISE MORTON, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Monday in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has shifted to saying an..

Britain, France and Germany threaten to reimpose sanctions on Iran as nuclear program deadline nears

By STEFANIE DAZIO and KAREEM CHEHAYEB, BERLIN (AP):- The top diplomats of Britain, France, and Germany threatened to reimpose sanctions on Iran as an end-of-the-month deadline nears for the country..

Zelenskyy says Putin wants the rest of Ukraine’s Donetsk region as part of a ceasefire

By LORNE COOK, BRUSSELS (AP):- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to withdraw from the remaining 30% of the Donetsk region..

Europe and Ukraine leaders seek talks with Trump to defend their interests ahead of US-Russia summit

By LORNE COOK and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, BRUSSELS (AP):- Ukraine and its European backers on Monday sought talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in an effort to protect their security interests..

Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations

By SAMYA KULLAB and ELISE MORTON, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday dismissed the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President..

Ukrainian troops have little hope for peace as Trump’s deadline for Russia arrives

By VASILISA STEPANENKO, DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine (AP):- Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield expressed little hope for a diplomatic solution to the war, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline..

UK authorities detain 1st group of migrants under plan to thwart small boats crossing from France

LONDON (AP): British border authorities have detained the first group of migrants under a pilot plan that will send some who cross the English Channel on small boats back to France. The..

Britain hopes a crackdown on people-smugglers’ social media ads will help curb Channel crossings

By JILL LAWLESS, LONDON (AP):- Britain says people who advertise fake passports or people-smuggling services on social medial could face up to five years in prison, in the government’s latest..

Rival anti-migrant and anti-racism protests face off outside a hotel housing migrants in London

LONDON (AP):- Anti-immigrant and anti-racism demonstrators faced off in London on Saturday in the latest in a series of protests outside hotels housing asylum-seekers. Several hundred protesters..

Court limits Italy’s fast-track return of rejected asylum seekers to ‘safe’ countries

By MOLLY QUELL and NICOLE WINFIELD, ROME (AP):- Judges at the EU’s top court ruled Friday that Italy can fast-track deportations of migrants to countries designated as “safe,” but with..