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For three years, the Kremlin saw the United States as its biggest enemy, accusing US President Joe Biden of prolonging the Ukraine conflict by supplying weapons to Kyiv.

Valerii Zaluzhnyi said Nato could cease to exist and Russia could target Europe next after Donald Trump’s moves towards the Kremlin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that a lasting peace was "entirely achievable" as the Kremlin called it "positive" that Kyiv was professing its readiness for talks on ending the three-year war.

In today’s newsletter: Pjotr Sauer explains Russia’s response to the new Trump administration following a fraught week in global relations

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Reduced US military support is a huge blow to Ukraine and Europe, and an affront to historic allies, whose warriors mingled blood on the battlefields for America

THE Scottish Tories have claimed that Stephen Flynn’s calls for Donald Trump’s state visit invition to be rescinded are “sowing division to…

Ukrainians are alarmed and apprehensive about a U.S. decision to pause military aid critical to their fight against Russia’s invasion, as a rift deepens between Kyiv and Washington

COMMENT: Long-range US Patriot missiles protect Volodymyr Zelensky’s offices. They guard Ukraine’s handful of functioning airfields. In a few days, Russia will have the strategic advantage if Trump doesn’t change his mind on military aid ban, warns World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley

COMMENT: By denying military aid, the US president has sent a strong signal of support to the Kremlin, dealt a hammer blow to Volodymyr Zelensky’s hopes, and fired a warning shot at former European allies – and there could be much more to come, says Mark Almond