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💥 Mark Rutte has praised Trump for making Europe "pay in a BIG way, as they should" on defence spending, adding in a private text message: "it will be your win" Trump posted the private message from the Nato secgen on social media as he travelled to the alliance's summit on Tues on.ft.com/445HX1i

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“The summit rests on what Trump decides,” said one of the officials. “We are all just sat here waiting for him to tell us if he will defend Europe.” @henryjfoy.ft.com and Steff Chávez @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/46954L5

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Breaking news: Former New York state governor Andrew Cuomo has conceded to progressive rival Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary for New York City’s next mayor www.ft.com/content/e4b8...

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The A7A5 token, billed as the first stablecoin pegged to the rouble, was launched in February by a fugitive Moldovan oligarch and a Russian defence sector bank. www.ft.com/content/1c71...

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Laughing face emojis from a White House account quoting Trump about him “probably” meeting with Zelensky, whose country is being bombed every day by Russia and is in need of US help, which is meant to be its biggest backer. In the past 24 hours, two massive attacks killed 25 people and injured 100s.

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Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte praised Donald Trump for making Europe “pay in a BIG way” on increased defence spending, in a private message that the US president shared on his social media platform. www.ft.com/content/ce9e... via @henryjfoy.ft.com and Steff Chavez

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Trump tells reporters on Air Force One he'll "probably" meet Zelensky tomorrow at the NATO summit. People close to the Ukrainian President tell me as well that they are hoping a meeting will take place, preferably one-on-one, which is how Zelensky believes he is best able to communicate with Trump.

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Death toll from Russia's missile and drone attack overnight is now at least 6 people in Kyiv and one south of the capital in Bila Tserkva, says President Zelensky. He's visiting London today to discuss Ukraine's defense, "which must become the foundation of a much stronger collective security."

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Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia attacked Kyiv and other cities overnight with 352 Iranian designed Shahed-type drones and decoys; 11 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles; and 5 Iskander-K cruise missiles. Air defenses took down 354 of the combined 368 missiles and drones.

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Another sleepless night, as Russia once again launched a massive air attack on multiple Ukrainian cities. Here in Kyiv, at least 6 people were killed in an apartment building. Explosions from ballistic missiles and drones rocked the city for hours on end, forcing many people into bomb shelters.

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Trump faces backlash from Maga base after strikes on Iran https://on.ft.com/4eeuN6N

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Trump gambles his presidency as US enters war with Iran https://on.ft.com/3HSGOTs

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Trump announced the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities in a post on social media tonight.

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Donald Trump said the US struck three nuclear sites in Iran, drawing the US into the war in the Middle East. The president said that US planes dropped bombs on Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan, joining Israel’s aerial campaign against the Islamic republic. on.ft.com/4jYFfRr

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Wonderful and surprising news out of Belarus, as Lukashenko sets free 14 political prisoners in a deal brokered by Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg.

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Putin’s investment forum fails to attract western companies https://on.ft.com/3ZC736P

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She’s running. Former US ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink — who resigned in protest of Trump’s policy of putting pressure on Kyiv instead of Moscow to end Russia’s war — formally announces her run to challenge Rep. Tom Barrett for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District seat.

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Death toll from Russia’s missile and drone attack overnight on Monday-Tuesday has climbed to at least 30 people killed, 188 injured, says the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. On Kyiv, 28 killed, 134 injured; 23 victims killed in the strike on a nine-story building in Solomyansky district alone.

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"Trump's message is plain. If you commit violence in his cause, he will have your back...America in 2025 is making political murder easier. This is a choice, not fate." My column. www.ft.com/content/e172...

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Images of Russian brutality emerging from Kyiv and Odesa, where at least 15 people were killed and more than 130 injured in a relentless, all-night missile and drone attack. 🎥: via Andriy Yermak/Telegram

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Trump said again he would not impose new sanctions on Russia over its escalating war in Ukraine despite mounting pressure from G7 allies and members of Congress to do so. Trump and Zelensky are expected to meet on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Russia is bombing Kyiv. on.ft.com/3HL1ZqI

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The awkward start to this year’s summit is being dominated by war in the Middle East, trade tensions and Washington’s inability to broker a peace deal in Ukraine https://on.ft.com/3ZzSO2f

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Russia was kicked out of the G8 in March 2014 exactly BECAUSE it launched its war in Ukraine by invading and forcibly annexing Crimea.

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We were told the mineral deal would deter Russia from targeting U.S. businesses - something supposedly beneficial for both the U.S. and Ukraine. So what happened to that assumption? It seems Russia doesn't care. No one takes tough talk seriously when it's never backed by action.

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A building used by Boeing in Kyiv was badly damaged in a recent large-scale Russian air attack, in what appeared to be a deliberate strike on the US aerospace company, according to six people familiar with the matter and photographs seen by @financialtimes.com. on.ft.com/3TnpFDN

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How and where will Iran retaliate? Will Iran’s nuclear talks with the US continue? What is Israel’s ultimate objective? Find out the answers to these questions and more here: https://on.ft.com/3Zx4m6l

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Israel’s strikes on Iran in videos and maps https://www.ft.com/content/d78d6b82-3f68-4a06-8724-c5f3811b0c82

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Recommend folks get a copy of @christopherjm.ft.com's book What has happened to Ukraine because of Putin and Russia is tragic beyond description

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My look at the drone-focused technological arms race between Ukraine and Russia: interceptors, fiber optics drones, and the prospect of AI-powered autonomous UAVs looming over the battlefield www.ft.com/content/ccd8...

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8 years ago I was roaming around many of my favorite places in eastern Ukraine, visiting friends: Mariinka, Avdiivka, Lysychansk and Shyrokyne. Every place in these photos is now completely destroyed, razed to rubble and occupied by the Russian army. These are photos of life that no longer exists.

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Russia launched a mass air attack on Kyiv for the third night in four days. Ukraine’s air force said Russia had fired 315 kamikaze drones, two ballistic missiles and five cruise missiles towards Ukraine, with Kyiv as the main target. @fabricedeprez.bsky.social on.ft.com/45dMdhH

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Breaking news: The sell-off erased $153bn from Tesla’s value, the biggest one-day drop in the electric-car company’s market capitalisation on record, and comes as Donald Trump threatens he will terminate US government contracts with Musk’s companies. www.ft.com/content/a14f...

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Ukrainians watching this big beautiful beef unfold:⚡️ Zelensky promised to end the war between Trump and Musk within 24 hours.

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No, they don’t call them “turrets” or “little towers.” They are Ukraine’s golden cupolas and while Russia has indeed destroyed many of them, many still exist. And Trump would see them himself if he bothered to come to Kyiv. I’m sure he could arrange a visit to St Michael’s or St. Sophia’s.

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A real honor to win this @amnesty.org news award with my fantastic @financialtimes.com colleagues for our investigation into such an important issue: Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children and the erasure of their identity.

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Amazing to win two @amnesty.org awards for our visual investigations into Ukrainian children on Russian adoption websites and settler-soldiers in the West Bank. @christopherjm.ft.com @jamesshotter.bsky.social @digitalcampbell.ft.com @peter.andringa.me @samjoiner.bsky.social @samlearner.bsky.social

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Vladimir Putin rejects Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call for peace summit https://www.ft.com/content/71e042cf-8810-43a4-930a-ca0195278ea8

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Trump on his call with Putin today: “It was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace. President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields.”

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Russia targeting deployment of 10,000 troops in breakaway Transnistria region on Ukraine’s border, Moldova's PM warns @financialtimes.com. “This is a huge effort to undermine Moldovan democracy... They want to consolidate their military presence in the Transnistrian region" on.ft.com/4kn9qT3

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Moldova’s prime minister told @financialtimes.com that Russia is meddling in the its upcoming parliamentary election in hope that a more friendly future govt would allow it to deploy more soldiers. Russia wants to deploy 10,000 troops in the Transnistria region on Ukraine’s border. on.ft.com/3SAlB2Q

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Welcome to Europe’s Trumpageddon. Over the next five weeks, the continent must negotiate existential questions over its security, defence and economy with the mercurial US President, as officials fear being forced into a grand bargain that leaves Europe weaker and more vulnerable on.ft.com/3FF7h6g

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