The US president had earlier announced he would bring forward a deadline for Russia to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine, as he met Sir Keir Starmer in Scotland. Asked by reporters how long he would set for the new deadline, Mr Trump said: “I am going to make a new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today. There is no reason in waiting.”

Donald Trump has removed a key obstacle to Sir Keir Starmer officially recognising a Palestinian state as the prime minister prepares to discuss the issue at a crucial cabinet meeting this week.The president,

Britain and Germany are set to pledge new air defense systems for Ukraine as the UK government pushes for a “50-day drive” to arm Kyiv and bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.

And so it was, just two days after Donald Trump revealed he had decided to lift his administration’s pause on the supply of US-made weapons to Ukraine, that Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov,

Sir Keir Starmer is to urge Donald Trump to back the UK’s peace plan for the Middle East, including demands for unrestricted aid into Gaza and an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. During talks at the US President’s Turnberry golf resort in Ayrshire, the Prime Minister will also press for the release of the remaining Israeli hostages.

Trump is looking at making money out of Nato – not saving Ukraine - ANALYSIS: Don’t be misled; Trump is peeved by Putin and will make money from his irritation out of Ukraine’s war but he has not shifted away from Russia completely,

In response, 65 percent of Trump voters backed the provision of arms to Ukraine, almost three times the 22 percent who opposed the move. The results suggest a shift in attitudes among Trump supporters toward aid for Ukraine over the past six months.