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Russia railed against Sir Keir Starmer's plans for a peace-keeping force involving British troops in Ukraine, saying it would be a 'step towards escalation'. Moscow issued the chilling warning after the Prime Minister revealed he was 'ready and willing' to deploy forces to help police any ceasefire deal. The development came after the first talks aimed at ending the war got under way yesterday between the US and Russia in Saudi Arabia. Michael Waltz, Donald Trump's National Security Adviser, appeared to back Sir Keir's plan, saying his pledge to look at sending UK troops was 'a good thing'. But within...

The presidential election in Ukraine was to be held in March 2024 but was cancelled due to martial lawNEW YORK, February 19. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump has pointed out that Kiev must hold a presidential election if it wants to sit down at the negotiating table to settle the Ukraine conflict and highlighted Vladimir Zelensky’s lack of popularity. "We have a situation where we haven't had elections in Ukraine, where we have martial law, essentially martial law in Ukraine, where the leader in Ukraine, I mean, I hate to say it, but he's down at 4% approval rating. And...

“Mark my words maga, you abandon Ukraine and you will make the Afghanistan withdrawal, and the failure to act in 2014, look like brilliant strategy,” Kinzinger said on X. “Trump will be seen as the worst president in history for foreign policy. A weak weak scared boy [sic].” Kinzinger has long held extremely hawkish views on Ukraine, introducing a joint resolution in 2022 to allow U.S. soldiers to enter Ukraine. He also insists the U.S. continue backing Ukraine in order to “exhaust” the Russians.

"That's not a Russia thing. That's something coming from me."

Kyiv holds $15 trillion in natural resources which would help break the US’s dependence on China. The strategic significance of Ukraine’s mineral resources “cannot be overstated”, according to publicly-available Nato briefings. Its vast reserves span more than 100 metals across some 20,000 deposits, including several that have been identified as critically important by both the US and Europe.