Morning Briefing Europe

Russia, Ukraine to Negotiate End to War, Trump Says

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Good morning. Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine will begin peace talks. France, Britain and Canada threaten sanctions against Israel. And Brexit never seems to end. Listen to the day’s top stories.

Russia and Ukraine will start talks immediately on ending the war, Donald Trump said, following his two-hour call with Vladimir Putin. The US president didn’t rule out further sanctions on Moscow or fresh weapons shipments to Kyiv, while making clear he was disinclined to do either.