The government of Ukraine has been informed of the Putin call and did not object to the conversation taking place, said two people familiar with the matter. Ukrainian officials have long understood that Trump would engage with Putin on a diplomatic ...

Vladimir Putin is making Russia pay an “extraordinary price” over his invasion of Ukraine, the UK’s defence chief warned today. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin suggested to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that the country may struggle to sustain the war beyond 2026 at this rate, due to the cost both the Russian army and the economy were enduring.