Day: March 2, 2025

Russia, meanwhile, praised what it called Donald Trump’s “common sense” aim to end the war that began when Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago.

Mark Rutte gave no further details as summit in London concluded.

The White House is making clear it views President Donald Trump’s Friday Oval Office showdown with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as an overwhelming win underscoring Trump’s “America First” leadership, dispatching top officials and allies on the airwaves to amplify Trump’s handling of the situation even as European leaders are putting on a key show of force of unity for Ukraine and its leader.

Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick says levies will take effect on Tuesday but Trump is still deciding rates

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday announced a new 1.6 billion pound ($2 billion) deal which would allow Ukraine to purchase 5,000 air-defence missiles using export finance.