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UK Mulls New Investor Visa Targeting Key Strategic Industries The UK is drawing up plans for a special visa for foreigners who invest significant sums in Britain, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government seeks to blunt the economic blow from recent tax hikes ...

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The UK is drawing up plans for a new investor visa targeted at strategic industries

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Ukraine, Europe Insist Russia Truce Must Precede Any Land Deal Ukraine and its European allies have told the US that a ceasefire and clarity on security guarantees for Kyiv should precede any peace deal with Russia that involves negotiations about territory, acco...

NEW: Ukrainian and European officials have told the US that a ceasefire and clarity on security guarantees for Kyiv should precede any peace deal with Russia involving negotiations over territory, sources tell @albertonardelli.bsky.social, Daryna Krasnolutska & me

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US Open to Recognizing Crimea as Russian in Ukraine Deal The US is prepared to recognize Russian control of the Ukrainian region of Crimea as part of a broader peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Trump is prepared to recognise Crimea as Russian in a peace deal, according to people familiar with the matter

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US Open to Recognizing Crimea as Russian in Ukraine Peace Deal The US is prepared to recognize Russian control of the Ukrainian region of Crimea as part of a broader peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, according to people familiar with the matter.

The US is prepared to accept Vladimir Putin’s demands to recognize Russia’s control over the Ukrainian region of Crimea as part of a peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, a move that would undermine international law and treaties www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

UK Raises Alarm on Chinese Drones Used to Survey Sensitive Sites UK government officials have raised private concerns that Chinese-manufactured drones are being used to take high resolution images of critical national infrastructure sites in the UK, going against g...

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Chinese drones were used to survey UK critical national infrastructure including National Grid substations and Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, going against official advice from MI5 and raising concerns from government officials

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UK Considers Taking Over China-Owned British Steel to Save Plant The UK is seriously considering nationalizing Jingye Group’s British Steel, as ministers rush to rescue the country’s last steelmaker from the prospect of permanent closure.

Scoop: The government is "very seriously considering" nationalising Chinese-owned British Steel, two sources tell Bloomberg, as it scrambles to save the last UK steelmaker from closure.

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Trump’s Tariffs Put UK Back on Course for EU Reset Deal in May The UK and European Union are optimistic about striking a deal to reset post-Brexit relations at a summit in May, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs and policy on the Russia-Ukraine war spur calls fo...

Exclusive: Trump’s tariffs have put the UK and EU back on course for a reset deal in May

Progress made on defence/security

Desire for an elegant solution on fish

Youth visa scheme and more on table

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UK Gets Mixed Signals From US on Whether 10% Tariff Is Permanent US officials have told their UK counterparts they’ll discuss Britain’s proposal to reduce tariffs below 10%, but warned them President Donald Trump may decide that number is his permanent baseline for...

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US officials today told the UK they’re open to talking about Britain’s proposal to reduce tariffs below 10%, but they also warned Trump may decide that number is his permanent baseline for all countries.

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Europe Sees Putin Forcing Trump Into a Tough Choice on Ukraine Donald Trump is soon going to be faced with a difficult decision in his push to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to some European and US officials briefed on his team’s negotiations with the Kre...

NEW: US officials are frustrated Russia isn’t sticking to commitments it’s made, sources tell @natdroz.bsky.social @albertonardelli.bsky.social and me

Officials from the US and Europe suggest Putin is playing games and wonder how long Trump will tolerate it

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Europe Sees Putin Forcing Trump Into a Tough Choice on Ukraine European officials say that Donald Trump is soon going to be faced with a difficult decision in his push to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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The moment is now approaching where Donald Trump faces a choice: stand up to Putin or make major concessions to Russia to stop the fighting, senior European officials said.

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Rachel Reeves Prepares UK Spending Cuts Forced by Budget Call Gone Wrong When Rachel Reeves rises to the dispatch box in the House of Commons on Wednesday to deliver her spring statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer aims to fix a risk of her own making that backfired a...

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Putin Is Said to Want All Arms to Ukraine Halted for Trump Truce Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding a suspension of all weapons deliveries to Ukraine during a ceasefire proposed by US counterpart Donald Trump, according to people with knowledge of the ma...

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Vladimir Putin is demanding a suspension of all weapons deliveries to Ukraine during any ceasefire, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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Western Officials Say Putin Knows His Ukraine Terms Won’t Be Met Western security officials said Russian President Vladimir Putin has no intention to compromise on demands on land, peacekeepers and Ukraine’s neutrality in any peace talks, complicating President Don...

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— Vladimir Putin has made deliberately maximalist demands ahead of negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, which he knows are likely to be unacceptable to Kyiv and Europe, Western security officials told Bloomberg.

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US Presses Ukraine for Quick Ceasefire to Go With Minerals Deal European officials have been told that President Donald Trump wants to link the proposed US-Ukraine minerals deal to demands for Kyiv to commit to a quick ceasefire with Russia, according to people fa...

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US Presses Ukraine for Quick Ceasefire to Go With Minerals Deal

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Europe Races to Craft Plan to Save Zelenskiy and US Support 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 Ze...

Exclusive details from Sunday’s summit:

*UK forging Europe Plus coalition
*Canada in talks to join
*Trump admin made private asks post Zelenskiy, inc he apologises
*one camp in White House is extremely anti-Ze, others more measured
*WH expect Ze to go after deal

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Europe’s Nightmare Is Here: They Have to Fight Putin Without the US The Oval Office blow up between Zelenskiy and Trump laid bare for many Europeans that something critical has broken in their relationship with Washington

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Europe’s nightmare is here. The continent is confronting its worst-case scenario: that it may have to fight Putin alone

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Starmer to Urge Europe to Face New Reality After Zelenskiy Talks Keir Starmer will tell European leaders that they need to face the “brutal reality” and increase defense spending, as the British prime minister seeks to use his line into the White House to keep the ...

NEW: Keir Starmer will today tell European leaders to get real on defence spending, military support and security guarantees for Ukraine

He’ll tell them the “brutal reality” is their “carefully crafted speeches” are not enough and they need action now

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Britain’s Starmer Makes Last-Ditch Bid to Salvage Ukraine Talks After the spectacular, televised falling out between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy, another leader — watching on an ocean away — decided to roll the dice. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pi...

** NEW: The Trump administration has made clear it wants a public apology from Zelenskiy to mend relations after the Oval Office row, sources say

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Britain’s Starmer Makes Last-Ditch Bid to Salvage Ukraine Talks After the spectacular, televised fallout between Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Donald Trump, another leader — watching on from more than three and a half thousand miles away — decided to roll the dice. Brit...

NEW: What Keir Starmer is trying to do, according to senior government sources

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UK Plans European Leaders’ Meeting to Talk Ukraine and Defense The UK is in discussions to convene a group of European leaders for further talks about Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter, following a week of shuttle diplomacy bet...

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UK Plans European Leaders’ Meeting to Talk Ukraine and Defense

Could be as soon as Sunday to debrief Trump convos

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Ukraine, US Closing In on Deal Over Nation’s Mineral Resources Ukraine is in the final stages of talks with the US over a deal to give Washington a cut of the country’s natural mineral resources, Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna said on Monday.

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The US will commit to a “free, sovereign and secure” Ukraine and a “lasting peace” as part of a minerals deal that now appears imminent, according to a recent draft text seen by Bloomberg

US will agree a “durable partnership” between Washington and Kyiv

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Starmer Faces Defining Moment in Campaign to Sway Trump The last time Keir Starmer crossed the Atlantic to meet Donald Trump the British prime minister needed to show he could avoid a personality clash with the once and future president. The stakes are con...

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Trump crisis sets Starmer a defining test of leadership

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UK Military Chiefs Seek Budget Equal to 2.5% of GDP Before 2030 British military chiefs have advised Prime Minister Keir Starmer to accelerate plans to increase defense spending to 2.5% of economic output, according to people familiar with the matter, as urgency g...

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Military chiefs have told Keir Starmer he needs to raise defense spending to 2.5% as soon as possible before 2030, then ramp it up further toward 3% in the years after.

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Trump Tells Europe to Buy American Arms to Keep NATO Strong President Donald Trump’s administration has told allies in the UK and Europe that it wants them to buy American weapons and military equipment in order to maintain the NATO alliance, European official...

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Donald Trump’s administration has told the UK and EU it wants them to buy American weapons, military equipment and energy in order to maintain the NATO alliance, sources say

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UK Military Chiefs Warn Treasury 2.5% Spending Goal Falls Short UK defense chiefs have privately warned the government that plans to raise military funding to 2.5% of economic output won’t be enough, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepares to make a budget decisio...

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Military chiefs have told Starmer and Reeves that raising defence spending to 2.5% will only see UK capabilities “stand still”

Improving the military will require a significant uplift beyond that, they’ve said privately

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Ukraine Seeks $300 Billion of Russian Assets to Buy US Weapons Ukrainian officials asked US President Donald Trump’s administration to let them use frozen Russian assets worth $300 billion to buy US-made weapons, according to European officials familiar with the ...

Ukraine Seeks $300 Billion of Russian Assets to Buy US Weapons

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Reeves Is in the Red After UK Watchdog Downgrades Growth Call Rachel Reeves faces a new risk of having to make spending cuts after the UK government’s fiscal watchdog downgraded its growth forecast, leaving Britain’s finance minister scrambling to meet her budge...

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Reeves in the red after the OBR downgraded its growth forecast to the Treasury last week

While bond market moves have stabilised, growth downgrade is a bigger problem

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Heathrow to Unveil Faster Expansion, Vow to Prioritize UK Steel London’s Heathrow airport will unveil a short-term expansion plan including a timely commitment to prioritize British steel under threat from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, offering the hub a po...

Exclusive: Heathrow airport will unveil a short-term expansion plan including a timely commitment to prioritize British steel under threat from Donald Trump’s tariffs, offering the hub a potential boost before a third runway is built.

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Control of US-UK Military Satellite System Is Key to Chagos Deal A satellite communications system used by the US and UK to run military operations is central to efforts by Britain to resolve the sovereignty of the Chagos islands, UK security officials familiar wit...

Story on why the UK govt wants to do the Chagos deal, why Diego Garcia is so important, and the agreement secured with Mauritius that officials say would keep China out >>>

Exclusive: Control of US-UK Military Satellite System Is Key to Chagos Deal

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Starmer Faces UK Cabinet Disquiet Over Chagos Deal The UK government said it wouldn’t provide any details on a proposed multibillion-pound deal to continue operating a military base in the Chagos archipelago once it cedes control of the islands until ...

Keir Starmer is for the first time facing criticism from within his cabinet over the Chagos deal

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