Ukraine war latest: Peace summit kicks off but key politicians absent; US pledges $1.5bn in aid

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Analysis: It's a bad week for Putin - but Kyiv's allies face an uncertain future By Dominic Waghorn, international affairs editor It has been another bad week for Vladimir Putin. He started his war in Ukraine to limit Western expansion, he says. It is accelerating apace entirely because of his aggression. In direct response to his unprovoked invasion, Ukraine has been able to sign a ten year security pact with America this week, a bridge to its eventual membership of NATO, even if that is still a very very long way away. And Putin has been powerless to stop the...