Keir Starmer has insisted that Ukraine should be allowed to determine its own future, even as peace talks proceed between Russia and the US.

Vice President JD Vance said today that the U.S. would “walk away” from negotiations to end the war in Ukraine unless both sides agreed to the American peace plan. The terms, as Vance laid out to reporters for the first time, closely align with Russia’s longstanding goals.

President Trump declared that Volodymyr Zelensky has "no cards to play" in a stinging rebuke after the Ukrainian president rejected his framework for peace. Why it matters: The U.S. presented Ukraine with its "final offer" for peace last week,