Ukraine war live: Trump denies being ‘played’ by Putin as Russia launches overnight attack

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From 1h ago 09.44 CEST Nobody 'playing me', says Trump, amid frustration over progress in peace talks President Donald Trump has said negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are “coming to a head” and insisted that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the grinding war. Trump spoke on Friday shortly after secretary of state Marco Rubio warned that the US may “move on” from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress in the coming days, after months of efforts have failed to bring an end to the fighting. The US president said:...