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      Nigel Farage praises ‘hero’ Elon Musk during speech at US right-wing conference after row

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      Nigel Farage heaped praise on Elon Musk in a speech at the right-wing Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in America on Thursday, 20 February, one month after the billionaire suggested he should stand down as leader of Reform UK.Speaking in Washington DC, the UK politician described Mr Musk as a “hero” of free speech and praised his work at the “Department for Government Efficiency” (Doge).Mr Musk previously said Mr Farage “doesn’t have what it takes” to lead his party to victory. More

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      Liz Truss urges ‘Elon’s nerd army of muskrats’ to examine British ‘deep state’

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      Liz Truss urged Elon Musk and his “nerd army of Muskrats” to examine the “British deep state” as she addressed the right-wing CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) in the US on Thursday, 20 February.Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, who was in office for less than 50 days, used her speech to criticise the UK and label the country as “in the dark ages.”Praising Donald Trump and the billionaire X owner, Ms Truss told the American audience: “We want a Trump revolution in Britain, we want to flood the zone.”Last year, Ms Truss claimed her efforts to cut taxes were “sabotaged” by the “administrative state and the deep state” during a CPAC talk last year. More

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      UK defence secretary compares Zelensky to Churchill in response to Trump’s dictator attack

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      UK defence secretary John Healey compared Volodymyr to Winston Churchill after Donald Trump claimed that the Ukrainian leader was a “dictator”.The US president repeated his attacks on Mr Zelensky overnight on Wednesday, 19 February, after criticising Mr Zelensky for postponing elections and claiming Ukraine started the war with Russia.Mr Healey and Sir Keir Starmer have reiterated the UK’s support for Mr Zelensky as Russia’s invasion continues.Praising Mr Zelensky’s commitment to his country, Mr Healey added: “He’s the elected leader of Ukraine, and he’s done what Winston Churchill did in Britain in the Second World War, suspended elections while at war.” More

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      UK ambassador to the US gives awkward response to Trump’s attack on Zelensky

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      UK ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson appeared somewhat awkward when asked about Donald Trump’s false claims Volodymyr Zelensky is a “dictator”.Lord Mandelson instead said Trump’s speech was “very interesting” and that he was “looking forward” to Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to the White House next week, when approached by Sky News on Wednesday (20 February).Mr Mandelson was leaving the Saudi-backed Miami conference where Trump doubled down on his attack on Mr Zelensky.In 2019 Mr Mandelson branded the president a “danger to the world” but retracted those comments ahead of his confirmation as ambassador earlier this year, calling his words “ill-judged”. More

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      Priti Patel defends Donald Trump after US president’s social media attack on Volodymyr Zelensky

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      Shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel defended Donald Trump over some of the comments he made during a social media attack on Volodoymyr Zelensky.Ms Patel said the US president has made “very significant points consistently”, stating Trump deserved credit for his involvement in Russia and Ukraine peace talks.Appearing on Sky Breakfast on Thursday (20 February), Ms Patel said: “He has made some very significant points consistently in all credit to President Trump about Europe, and Europe stepping up when it comes to defence spending.”When pressed about Trump’s false claims that the Ukrainian president was a “dicatator” for refusing to have elections, Ms Patel said he was not. More

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      Zelensky sends warning ahead of US talks with Trump representatives after president hurls insults at Ukraine leader

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      Volodymyr Zelensky sent a warning ahead of US talks with Trump representative General Kellogg after the president hurled insults at Ukraine leader.Trump hurled insults at Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday (19 February), accusing him of being a “dictator” and falsely accusing him of starting the three-year war in Ukraine.Speaking in a video message, ahead of his meeting with Kellogg today, Zelensky said: “It is crucial for us that the meeting and our overall cooperation with America be constructive“Together with America and Europe, peace can be more secure, and that is our goal. But most importantly, this goal must be shared by our partners, not just by us.” More

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      Sadiq Khan hits out at Donald Trump’s ‘bonkers’ approach to Russia Ukraine peace talks

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      London mayor Sadiq Khan has hit out at Donald Trump’s Russia and Ukraine peace talks, calling the situation “bonkers”.Mr Khan slammed the US president’s claim that Ukraine is responsible for Russia’s invasion as he criticised the recent discussions excluding Ukraine.“We have tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are refugees in our city because of Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine,” the mayor said during an interview with LBC on Wednesday, 19 February.He also condemned the idea of “rewarding the aggressor” by legitimising Russia’s occupation and praised Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko for his bravery and emphasised the suffering of Ukrainians. More

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      Trump says Zelensky will be involved in Russia Ukraine peace talks after three hour call with Putin

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      US President Donald Trump says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be involved in conversations for a future ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.Trump made the comments to reporters in West Palm Beach, Florida where he was returning from the Daytona 500 event on Sunday (16 February).Trump also said that he “spoke long and hard” with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff was with him for “a very extended period, like about three hours”.Trump added: “I think he wants to stop fighting.” More