By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Dec 2 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin warned Europe on Tuesday that it would face swift defeat if it went to war with Russia, and dismissed European proposals on Ukraine just before a Kremlin meeting with two of U.

European leaders were blindsided by President Trump’s 28-point-plan to end the Ukraine war, setting off a dash for influence.

CRUCIAL peace talks between Volodymyr Zelensky and Washington’s top officials have been called off after another round of failed negotiations. Donald Trump’s delegation was due to meet

BRUSSELS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - However Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the prospect of a deal – sooner or later – that will not punish or weaken Russia as its leaders had hoped, placing the continent’s security in greater jeopardy.

The 28-point plan hammered out by US and Russian envoys and put to Ukraine this week came with a deadline and an implicit threat: Sign up or face the risk of being abandoned.

Macron and Trump's complex relationship mixes rivalry with diplomacy as France pushes for European independence from U.S. influence in defense and foreign policy.

As President Trump pushes Ukraine to accept a Russian landgrab in exchange for peace, a wounded soldier asks, "How much more can we give?"

Radio Free Europe's Hungarian service, Szabad Európa, has ceased operations after the Trump administration decided to cut its funding.

The Trump administration on Tuesday said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S. citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public safety.

Putin also claimed that Zelensky’s European allies have pushed for demands that are “absolutely unacceptable."

A political shockwave has just struck Ukraine’s leadership. After five secretive hours inside the Kremlin with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump’s trusted envoys — Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — abruptly skipped their expected follow-up meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels.