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Ukraine-Russia war live: Trump turnaround as he says Putin attacked Kyiv
US president Donald Trump reverses course and says Russia did invade Ukraine after facing backlash
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Donald TrumpâÂÂs aide tells Volodymyr Zelensky to âÂÂtone it downâ as US cancels Kyiv press conference
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US president Donald Trump reversed course and said Russia did invade Ukraine after facing backlash for previously claiming that Kyiv "should have never started" the war three years ago.
"Russia attacked, but they shouldn't have let him attack," Mr Trump told Fox News, adding that Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky and then-US president Joe Biden should have taken steps to avert the invasion.
Mr Trump later said Ukraine had no cards to play with as Washington pursues talks on ending the war with Russia. âÂÂI've been watching for years, and I've been watching him negotiate with no cards. He has no cards. And you get sick of it. You just get sick of it. And I've had it,â the president said.
Mr Trump added: âÂÂHe's [Zelensky] been at a meeting for three years, and nothing got done. So, I don't think it's very important to be at meetings, to be honest with you. He makes it very hard to make deals.âÂÂ
Mr Trump also predicted a minerals agreement would be reached soon and "hopefully in the next fairly short period of time".
Mr Zelensky said separately yesterday that Ukrainian and US teams were working on a draft agreement.
Donald Trump acknowledges Russia invaded Ukraine Trump reveals US is close to signing minerals deal with Ukraine Trump: Ukraine has no cards to play with Donald TrumpâÂÂs envoy praises âÂÂcourageous leaderâ Zelensky White House says Trump âÂÂvery frustratedâ with Zelensky after âÂÂdictatorâ jibe Donald Trump acknowledges Russia invaded UkrainePresident Donald Trump reversed course yesterday and said Russia did in fact invade Ukraine after facing backlash for saying that Ukraine "should have never started" the war three years ago.
"Russia attacked, but they shouldn't have let him attack," Mr Trump said, adding that Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky and then-US president Joe Biden should have taken steps to avert the invasion.
Later, Mr Trump predicted a minerals agreement would be reached soon."We're signing an agreement, hopefully in the next fairly short period of time," Mr Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about a possible deal for Ukraine's minerals.
Mr Zelensky said separately yesterday that Ukrainian and US teams were working on a draft agreement.
"I am hoping for ... a fair result," he said in a video address after sharp exchanges this week between the two leaders.
Mr Trump had denounced Zelensky as a âÂÂdictatorâ on Wednesday and warned he had to move quickly to secure peace with Russia. Mr Zelensky responded by saying, Mr Trump was trapped in a âÂÂdisinformation bubbleâÂÂ.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar22 February 2025 08:09
Starmer urged to stand up to TrumpâÂÂs âÂÂtorrent of liesâ as he accuses UK of doing nothing to end Ukraine warJabed Ahmed22 February 2025 08:00
EU preparing ĂÂŁ16.5bn military aid package for Ukraine - reportThe European Union is preparing a package of about âÂÂŹ20bn (ĂÂŁ16.5bn) in military support for Ukraine, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
The bloc has been racing to secure assistance for Kyiv in the face of US president Donald TrumpâÂÂs push to reach a quick peace settlement with Russia.
The initiative would aim to deliver artillery ammunition, air defense systems, deep-precision strike missiles, drones as well as other weapons, according to the report.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar22 February 2025 07:30
Alan Rusbridger | Boris has become a Trump apologist â where is his Churchillian spirit now?Following Boris JohnsonâÂÂs claims that Donald TrumpâÂÂs earlier attacks on Volodymyr Zelensky over who was to blame for RussiaâÂÂs invasion were designed to be a wake-up call rather than historically accurate, our columnist Alan Rusbridger writes:
I imagine Zelensky has better things to do at the moment than read the Daily Mail, far less fork out to read JohnsonâÂÂs musings behind a paywall.
How stomach-churning it would be for him to discover that the man he once saw as a Churchillian ally is now acting as an apologist for Trump as the latter seeks to undermine, if not destroy, him.
Read his thinking in full here:
Andy Gregory22 February 2025 07:00
Mike Waltz insists Ukraine will sign mineral deal â and Trump will get a Nobel Peace Prize when warâÂÂs overJabed Ahmed22 February 2025 06:26
Russia claims control of three eastern Ukrainian villagesRussia claims its forces have taken control of three villages in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
The defence ministry claimed that Nadiivka, Novosilka and Novoocheretuvate had been taken, however Moscow has previously been premature in such claims.
Even as it embarks on talks with the United States on ending the war, Russia continues to make slow but steady gains in Donetsk, a heavily urban and industrial region, parts of which have been controlled by Russian proxies since 2014.
Russia declared in September 2022 that it had incorporated Donetsk and three other Ukrainian regions as part of its own territory, even though its forces did not fully control them â a move condemned as illegal by most countries at the United Nations.
Felix Light reports:
Andy Gregory22 February 2025 06:00
Watch | Macron to Trump: 'You can't be weak in front of Putin' Macron to Trump: 'You can't be weak in front of Putin'Jabed Ahmed22 February 2025 05:25
Duda says no other way to 'achieve lasting peace in Ukraine' without US supportPolish president Andrzej Duda, whose country has been a vocal supporter of neighbouring Ukraine, said Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky phoned him yesterday.
Mr Duda said he told Zelensky "to remain committed to the course of calm and constructive cooperation" with US president Donald Trump.
"We consistently believe there is no other way to stop the bloodshed and achieve lasting peace in Ukraine except with the support of the United States," Mr Duda said he also told Mr Zelensky.
"I trust that goodwill and honesty form the foundation of the U.S. negotiation strategy," Mr Duda said on X. "I have no doubt that President Trump is guided by a deep sense of responsibility for global stability and peace."
Mr Trump has called Mr Zelensky "a dictator without elections" and warned him that he'd "better move fast" to negotiate an end to the war or risk not having a nation to lead.
This comes as US secretary of state Marco Rubio met his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski in Washington and discussed "fair and reciprocal market access" and the "need for NATO Allies to increase defence investment without delay".
"We also discussed the Russia-Ukraine war and the need for all Nato allies to increase their defence investment without delay," Mr Rubio said on X.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar22 February 2025 05:15
CPAC sends a warning message to Ukraine: ItâÂÂs not ReaganâÂÂs party anymoreJabed Ahmed22 February 2025 04:27
Vance hits back at claims of Trump 'appeasement' towards PutinClaims that the Trump administration's stance towards Russia is "appeasement" have been rebutted by US Vice President JD Vance.
"We are negotiating to end the conflict. It is 'appeasement' only if you think the Ukrainians have a credible pathway to victory. They don't, so it's not," he said in a post on X.
"Well, the president believes to conduct diplomacy, you actually have to speak to people. This used to be called statesmanship," he added.
Vance also said there is a false idea that the US has "given the Russians everything they want".
Jabed Ahmed22 February 2025 04:27
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