Ukraine rallies Europe as Russia courts Washington
Zelensky flew to London to shore up European backing, while Moscow signalled openness to a 'new relationship' with the US as the war grinds on. Each side races to win over a key audience.
The summary above is a neutral framing. Below, each side reports the same story in its own words — judge for yourself.
Kyiv frames Zelensky's London talks with Starmer, Macron and Merz as Europe stepping up — security guarantees and weapons — to keep Ukraine in the fight as US support wavers.
Moscow signals it is open to a 'new relationship' with Washington as Putin wrestles with a battlefield deadlock — bidding to split the US from Europe and Ukraine.