Multiple countries are joining forward to write a peace plan to present to US President Donald Trump, a vital step to deter Russia.

The idea is being led by the UK and France, two of the most powerful militaries in Europe, but questions remain over who else could be involved. What about Germany, Poland and Italy?

Keir Starmer has been gathering European leaders and trying to build a coalition of countries to accelerate stopping the war in Ukraine. | ITV National News

General Sir Richard Shirreff urged Western allies to mobilise defence industries to 'a war footing' and supply Ukraine with the arms to defeat Russia

I did not vote for him and have been critical of most of his moves. But in regard to the war...I believe he is on the right track'

Mandy Hickson, one of the first women to fly fast jets for the RAF, explains why air-policing missions next to Russia could be so risky

European leaders pledge to assemble a “coalition of the willing” to develop a plan for ending Ukraine’s war with Russia, which they hope could win the backing of a skeptical President Trump.

Crude oil prices hold steady at $70.45 as Ukraine peace talks progress and Iraq readies 185,000 bpd exports. Bearish outlook as supply risks rise.

Turkey wants an Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline to operate at maximum capacity once it resumes flows through Turkey's Ceyhan, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar was quoted as saying by the state-owned Anadolu news agency on Sunday.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott offered a lone voice of support for a direct role for Australia in Ukraine under the Starmer plan.

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