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Ian Proud

UK border Heathrow
Europe

Former UK diplomat: My return from Russia became a nightmare

I was held for hours and forced to submit to a DNA test upon my return to Heathrow from an international conference

Zelensky and Trump
Europe

A Trump-Zelensky meeting and another exercise in futility

The two appeared ‘optimistic’ but it’s clear Washington is running out of time to end the war diplomatically, and current conflicts in the Middle East aren’t helping

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner (R to L) hold a joint news conference outside the Mariinskyi Palace following negotiations
Europe

Peace in Ukraine remains far off despite Witkoff-Kushner effort

The visit of President Trump's envoys to Kyiv and Moscow can't change the fact that Putin thinks he has the upper hand

Keir Starmer resignation
Europe

Starmer's exit exposes dirty secret: UK can't afford Ukraine War

His Labour Party replacement faces the prospect that Britain's best bet is aligning with Trump to end the conflict

European Union Ukraine
Europe

Why a single 'peace deal' for Ukraine war just won't work

The time is ripe for European leaders to set aside the self-licking summits and get in the room with the US, Ukraine, and Russia