i'm katie bowen in the gb newsroom. russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has today said that moscow would regard european peacekeepers deployed to ukraine as the official involvement of nato forces in the war against russia. the kremlin has also been reacting to a speech from president macron today, labelling it as extremely confrontational, saying the speech was hardly the sort of speech by a leader who wants peace. that comes as european union leaders are gathering in brussels today to discuss ukraine and the threat of russia, with president zelenskyy in attendance. european commission president ursula von der leyen has labelled it a watershed moment. well, that comes as president trump's administration has confirmed that they have suspended intelligence sharing with ukraine as france steps in to offer intelligence. the white house said yesterday that it is reconsidering its pause in funding for ukraine and talks between the united states and president zelenskyy's country over a minerals deal are ongoing. the develo

first though, here's the latest news with katie bowen. >> bev and andrew.thank you and good morning. it's 9:33. these are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. president trump's administration has confirmed that they have suspended intelligence sharing with ukraine as france steps in to offer intelligence. the white house said yesterday that it is reconsidering its pause in funding for ukraine and talks between the united states and president zelenskyy's country over a minerals deal are ongoing. well, also overnight, president trump said his administration had been holding secret talks with hamas in qatar to secure the release of hostages in gaza. it marks a major shift in us policy, which has long avoided direct engagement with the terrorist group. well, those developments come as the defence secretary, john healey, is in washington today for talks with his us counterpart, pete hegseth. that meeting comes as the prime minister will also meet the irish taoiseach as part of the first annual summit between the two nations. minister for industry sarah jo

i'm katie bowen with your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. volodymyr zelenskyy has said that his team will meet with us officials in saudi arabia next week for talks. president trump has also said he will travel to the country over the next month or so, saying ukraine wants a deal. the ukrainian president posted on x and said that he would meet the saudi crown prince on monday and that his team would stay on for talks with us partners. he wrote that, quote, ukraine is most interested in peace. as we told president trump, ukraine is working and will continue to working and will continue to work constructively for a swift and reliable peace. that comes as gb news understands that 20 countries are in talks about joining a coalition of the willing to keep the peace in ukraine. it was announced earlier today that the uk government has signed a £30 million deal to provide ukraine's armed forces with more advanced attack drones to tackle russian aggression in the black sea. sir keir starmer said the uk will play a leading part in terms of defence an

but before all of that, let's get the news with katie bowen. >> nigel, thank you and good evening. it's 7:01. these are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. gb news understands this evening that 20 countries are in talks about joining a coalition of the willing to keep the peace in ukraine. it was announced earlier today that the uk government has signed a £30 million deal to provide ukraine's armed forces with more advanced attack drones to tackle russian aggression in the black sea. sir keir starmer said the uk will play a leading part in terms of defence and security, posting on x after that eu leaders summit in brussels, president zelenskyy said that, quote, everyone must ensure that russia, the sole source of this war, accepts the need to end it. he went on to add that the next step is basic trust in the circumstances in which the negotiations are taking place. the prime minister spoke to gb news katherine forster a short time ago. >> we've enjoyed 80 years of peace, and we've enjoyed 80 years of peace because we've had such a close relationship with the united states,

and here's katie bowen. >> martin. thank you and good afternoon. it's 3:02. these are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. the uk government has signed a deal to provide ukraine's armed forces with more advanced attack drones to tackle russian aggression in the black sea.the russian aggression in the black sea. the ministry of defence has announced . that announcement announced. that announcement from the ministry of defence comes as sir keir starmer, speaking in the northwest of england, said it said it would be a, quote, big mistake to think that quote, all we've got to do is wait for a deal now between ukraine and russia, adding that the united kingdom will play a leading part in terms of defence and security. european union leaders are gathering in brussels today to discuss ukraine and the threat of russia, with president macron and president zelenskyy meeting this morning. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, spoke to gb news katherine forster a short time ago. >> we've enjoyed 80 years of peace and we've enjoyed 80 years of peace because we've h

but first, it's time for the news bulletin with katie bowen. >> matt, thank you and good evening.hese are your latest headlines. gb news understands this evening that 20 countries are in talks about joining a coalition of the willing to keep the peace in ukraine. it was announced earlier today that the uk government has signed a £30 million deal to provide ukraine's armed forces with more advanced attack drones to tackle russian aggression in the black sea. sir keir starmer said the uk will play a leading part in terms of defence and security. posting on x after that eu leaders summit in brussels, president zelenskyy said that, quote, everyone must ensure that russia, the sole source of this war, accepts the need to end it. and tonight, eu leaders have agreed a statement in support of ukraine. without hungary and ukraine. without hungary and ukraine. zelenskyy says he is going to saudi arabia next monday and will meet with the saudi crown prince. we'll bring you more on this developing story as we get it. well, that all comes as defence secretary john healey has met with his us co

i'm katie bowen with your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. volodymyr zelenskyy has said that his team will meet with us officials in saudi arabia next week for talks. president trump has also said he will travel to the country over the next month or so, saying ukraine wants a deal. the ukrainian president posted on x and said that he would meet the saudi crown prince on monday and that his team would stay on for talks with us partners. he wrote that, quote, ukraine is most interested in peace. as we told president trump, ukraine is working and will continue to working and will continue to work constructively for a swift and reliable peace. that comes as gb news understands that 20 countries are in talks about joining a coalition of the willing to keep the peace in ukraine. it was announced earlier today that the uk government has signed a £30 million deal to provide ukraine's armed forces with more advanced attack drones to tackle russian aggression in the black sea. sir keir starmer said the uk will play a leading part in terms of defence an

but first, let's get your latest news with katie bowen. >> ben nana. thank you and good morning.t's 9:34. these are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. president of the eu commission ursula von der leyen has rallied european leaders calling for nation states to back donald trump and ending ukraine's war with russia. european leaders met in brussels yesterday as eu nations were encouraged to boost defence spending following ongoing pressure from the us president. this is what ursula von der leyen had to say. >> we all want a peace through strength, a just and lasting peace, but a peace from a position of strength. and this is also in the interest of president trump to have a peace through strength. and if he wants to achieve this, it is only possible, with the support of the european union and its member states. >> well, the us president, donald trump, has insisted that the us will not defend nato allies who refuse to increase their spending, as peace talks between the us and ukraine are set to take place in saudi arabia next week. >> well, i've said that to them. i said,

i'm katie bowen in the gb news room.kraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy has called for a truce in the air and at sea, as well as additional pressure on russia after a massive attack overnight that hit ukrainian gas infrastructure. he wrote that, quote, the first steps to establishing real peace should be forcing the sole source of this war, russia, to stop such attacks. that comes as the president of the eu commission, ursula von der leyen, has rallied european leaders, calling for nation states to back donald trump in ending ukraine's war with russia. this is what she had to say. >> we all want a peace through strength, a just and lasting peace, but a peace from a position of strength. and this is also in the interest of president trump to have a peaceful strength. and if he wants to achieve this, it is only possible, with the support of the european union and its member states. >> while us president donald trump has insisted that the us will not defend nato allies who refuse to increase their spending, as peace talk