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Volodymyr Zelenskyy to skip postwar conference amid tensions with PolandUkraine’s president will not attend after sparking Polish ‘outrage’ over naming of military unit

European leaders pay tribute to Starmer as EU-UK summit is postponedUrsula von der Leyen, Merz and Zelenskyy say UK PM helped increase European and Ukrainian security

US treasury chief urged Trump not to host ‘Mr Bean on crack’ Zelenskyy, book saysSuggestion that Scott Bessent so described a world leader included in Regime Change, by New York Times reporters

Moscow oil refinery on fire after ‘large-scale’ Ukrainian drone strikeMayor of Russian capital claims ‌about 180 drones heading to the city were shot down as flames and smoke billow over outskirts

Ukraine bolsters its northern defences amid fears Belarus is being dragged into warKyiv is not taking any risks amid Moscow’s efforts to integrate Minsk ever more closely into its war

Macron hails US alignment with G7’s ‘shared commitment’ on UkraineFrench president welcomes group’s unity after ‘very deep change’ in Washington’s approach

Trump backs G7 leaders’ call for wider talks on Iranian missile programmeJoint statement welcomes Trump’s deal with Iran to end war and calls for further talks involving European leaders

European leaders urge Trump to host Zelenskyy-Putin talksCall at G7 summit in France comes as Ukraine president tells US counterpart Kyiv is no longer losing on battlefield

Starmer vows new sanctions on Russia and nuclear energy support for UkraineG7 told ‘we will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes’, with Russia’s finance networks and shadow fleet targeted

Macron frames Évian G7 agenda in hope Trump will stay for whole summitUS president left last meeting early, but world leaders aim to end Ukraine war and push for resolution in Gaza and Iran