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US President Donald Trump’s phone call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, didn’t take a tangible step towards ending the hostilities in Ukraine, let alone finding an enduring peace. Rather, it provided further evidence of Putin’s ability to string along and outsmart Trump.

Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of effectively rejecting a US-backed ceasefire proposal, reporting a barrage of strikes on civilian infrastructure hours after Moscow agreed only to pause attacks on the energy grid.

Asian markets were mixed and gold hit another record high Wednesday as trade war worries cast a shadow and geopolitical concerns returned to the fore.

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Talks on a Ukraine ceasefire and reform of the benefits system dominate Wednesday’s front pages.

The extraordinary demands of the Russian leader to weaken Ukraine would make a mockery of any peace deal

Judge rules that administration’s terminations were illegal; Trump fires only two democratic commissioners at US Federal Trade Commission – key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glance

The Prime Minister spoke to the Ukrainian president on the phone on Tuesday, following talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Washington and Moscow phone call represents a historic geopolitical shift in the world order – one that goes beyond any previous thawing of relations between the two countries. It is also a confirmation of Europe’s worst fears

Defence Minister Richard Marles says Russia's president can't get off lightly in any peace deal with Ukraine after its invasion.

Researchers at Yale University had been compiling database of alleged Russian war crimes, including abduction of up to 35,000 children