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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has suggested NATO's Article 5 protection could be extended to cover Ukraine even if it is not a full member state, suggesting this would be better than options such as the deployment of peacekeeping forces to monitor a ceasefire.

Zelensky, Trump get into heated argument while speaking with journalists in Oval Office US terminates support for Ukraine's energy grid restoration, NBC reports Trump may halt all military aid to Ukraine following Oval Office clash,

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other European leaders used a security summit in London to demonstrate broad support for Ukraine. Behind the scenes, though, they were scrambling to get Volodymyr Zelenskiy back to the table with US President Donald Trump.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London ahead of a key summit on Ukraine and European security. She warned that the West must remain united to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine,

European leaders met in London to form a plan to help end the war in Ukraine. But even potential peacekeepers face political and economic hurdles.

European leaders are arriving in London ahead of a crucial summit to forge a Ukraine strategy after the extraordinary White House bust-up between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. Italy's ...

"Even while Russia talks about peace, they are continuing their relentless aggression," Starmer said at the meeting.