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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met King Charles III at Windsor Castle on 24 October, ahead of planned talks with European leaders in London.
The visit came as European leaders gathered in London for what Downing Street described as a “coalition of the willing” - a temporary partnership of countries pledged to securing a ceasefire in Russia's war with Ukraine.
The meeting is aimed at coordinating long-term military and financial assistance for Ukraine and continued peace efforts in ending the war.
Zelenskyy’s London stop follows several diplomatic visits across Europe as Kyiv seeks to maintain unity among allies ahead of upcoming negotiations with Russia.
It also comes a day after the EU unveiled its 19th sanctions package against Moscow and the United States slapping sanctions on two Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil.
Putin remained defiant following the sanctions with the Kremlin releasing a statement in which it called the sanctions "counterproductive".
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hosting the talks, bringing together leaders from France, Germany, Poland, and other key European partners.
Britain on Friday called for a raft of measures against Russia to strengthen Ukraine's hand ahead of any future peace talks.
The meeting with King Charles underscored the symbolic and moral support Britain continues to show Ukraine. Buckingham Palace said the discussion focused on the humanitarian impact of the conflict and ongoing UK aid efforts.
The Taliban in Kabul has rejected Russian claims that more than 23,000 militants from around 20 international terror groups are currently operating within Afghanistan.
Four years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war can be measured not only in lives and territory, but in money. In Part One, the war’s cost was measured in casualties and kilometres. In Part Two, it is measured in billions of dollars.
Seven people were killed after gunmen ambushed a police patrol in Kohat, a district in Pakistan’s north-west near the Afghan border, on Tuesday, in an attack that comes amid rising militant violence and heightened tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
A F-16 fighter jet of the Turkish Air Force crashed near a highway in western Türkiye early on Wednesday (25 February), killing its pilot, officials and media reports confirmed.
Newcastle United secured a 3–2 victory over Qarabağ FK in the return leg of the UEFA Champions League play-offs at St James’ Park.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Thursday (26 February) he will focus on expanding his country’s nuclear arsenal and that prospects for improving relations with the U.S. depend entirely on Washington’s approach, state media KCNA reported.
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Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has approved an historic free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, moving the long-delayed pact closer to implementation.
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers announced on Wednesday (February 25) that he will retire from teaching at Harvard University at the end of the academic year, amid scrutiny over his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he expects the next round of trilateral talks on ending the war to pave the way for a leaders’ meeting after speaking by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (25 February).
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