President Trump announced in a speech to Congress that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is ready for peace negotiations with Russia to end the war. Zelenskyy confirmed this on social media and outlined a peace plan involving a ceasefire and prisoner releases. European leaders support a similar peace proposal, but Russia opposes European peacekeeping forces in Ukraine. Trump’s team is open to a US peacekeeping operation in Ukraine post-deal with Russia, pending Russian approval.
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Starmer accused of ‘holding farmers in contempt’ after axing post-Brexit payment
Ministers are accused of showing "contempt" towards farmers by suspending applications for a post-Brexit payment scheme, sparking what is called a "war on farmers". Tory leader Kemi Badenoch criticized Labour for canceling the sustainable farming incentive just before tax returns were due, leading to anger among farmers and protests. Despite Labour's decision, Sir Keir Starmer pointed out that the Tories had also cancelled the scheme without sufficient notice in previous years, leading to further tensions...
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