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Chris Mason: Colossal stakes for UK summit on Ukraine
In the immediate hours after those astonishing exchanges between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House, European leaders, one after another, offered their public support for Ukraine. But the prime minister remained silent. Then, as I dashed into the studio for the BBC News at Ten, my phone went. I had been…
Zelensky Pushes Back Against U.S. Mineral Deal and Announces European Summit
Russia-Ukraine War The Ukrainian leader also said he would step down if Ukraine was allowed to join NATO, though it was unclear if he was serious or not. By Constant Méheut and Andrew E. Kramer Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back on Sunday against demands from the Trump administration for billions in…
European leaders set to hold emergency summit on Ukraine
European leaders are set to gather next week for an emergency summit on the war in Ukraine, in response to concerns the US is moving ahead with Russia on peace talks that will lock out the continent. Sir Keir Starmer, who is expected to attend the summit in Paris, said it was a “once-in-a-generation moment…
Rwandan and Congolese leaders join summit on eastern DRC conflict
Leaders from across Africa call for immediate ceasefire at cross-party summit in Tanzania A summit of regional leaders has called for an immediate unconditional ceasefire within five days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, and the president of the DRC, Felix Tshisekedi, joined a summit in Tanzania on Saturday,…