Ukraine war briefing: Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine, say European ministers

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Hegseth’s comments were followed by a call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin , after which Trump said their teams had agreed to start negotiations immediately and he would meet the Russian president in Saudi Arabia. The US president underlined he was “OK” with Ukraine being barred from Nato and cared little if Russia kept the land it had invaded . When asked if any European countries would be involved in peace talks , White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said: “I don’t have any European nations who are involved currently to read out for you.” As ministers from France,...