James Menendez

And if Donald Trump was to rush through an unacceptable peace deal that Ukraine wouldn't accept, it would keep fighting, but it wouldn't assure its future.

In the House of Commons this afternoon, the Foreign Secretary David Lammy told MPs he was proud of the UK's development work. Moments later, the UK Prime Minister announced a massive cut in, yes, Britain's development budget. The reduction from 0.5% of national income to 0.3% means $7.5 billion less will be spent on foreign aid by the UK each year.

In the House of Commons this afternoon, the Foreign Secretary David Lammy told MPs he was proud of the UK's development work. Moments later, the UK Prime Minister announced a massive cut in, yes, Britain's development budget. The reduction from 0.5% of national income to 0.3% means $7.5 billion less will be spent on foreign aid by the UK each year.

Given that billions of this budget still pays for asylum seekers' hotels in the UK, the actual amount of money spent on aid overseas will be about 0.15%. The Prime Minister said the UK would use this money to help Sudan, Ukraine and Gaza tackle climate change and support multinational efforts on global health. AIDS charities were stunned.

Given that billions of this budget still pays for asylum seekers' hotels in the UK, the actual amount of money spent on aid overseas will be about 0.15%. The Prime Minister said the UK would use this money to help Sudan, Ukraine and Gaza tackle climate change and support multinational efforts on global health. AIDS charities were stunned.

Save the Children said it was a betrayal of the world's most vulnerable children. The One campaign said it would create huge problems for the delivery of vital humanitarian assistance. All this after Donald Trump froze America's development spending arm, USAID. By cutting foreign aid, the UK government has broken a manifesto commitment to protect the budget.

Save the Children said it was a betrayal of the world's most vulnerable children. The One campaign said it would create huge problems for the delivery of vital humanitarian assistance. All this after Donald Trump froze America's development spending arm, USAID. By cutting foreign aid, the UK government has broken a manifesto commitment to protect the budget.

It has also damaged its policy of using aid to engage more closely with countries in the global south. David Miliband, head of the International Rescue Committee and former Labour Foreign Secretary, said the cut was a blow to Britain's proud reputation as a global humanitarian and development leader.

It has also damaged its policy of using aid to engage more closely with countries in the global south. David Miliband, head of the International Rescue Committee and former Labour Foreign Secretary, said the cut was a blow to Britain's proud reputation as a global humanitarian and development leader.

Ukraine's war effort is becoming more divisive at home and abroad. Next to Kiev's 120-year-old funicular, this cable car on the snowy hillside, a woman complained about drafting officers bundling a man into a car. This woman has a different view.

Ukraine's war effort is becoming more divisive at home and abroad. Next to Kiev's 120-year-old funicular, this cable car on the snowy hillside, a woman complained about drafting officers bundling a man into a car. This woman has a different view.

For Ukraine, it's an impossible balance. You have the not wanting tens of thousands of deaths to be for nothing versus not wanting the losses to continue. Now US President Donald Trump has turned Western support on its head. His labelling of President Zelensky as a dictator, blaming Ukraine for the war, suggesting Russia has all the cards. They all represent a realignment, firmly with Moscow.

For Ukraine, it's an impossible balance. You have the not wanting tens of thousands of deaths to be for nothing versus not wanting the losses to continue. Now US President Donald Trump has turned Western support on its head. His labelling of President Zelensky as a dictator, blaming Ukraine for the war, suggesting Russia has all the cards. They all represent a realignment, firmly with Moscow.

And Oksana is baffled.

And Oksana is baffled.

Pushing his pram is Misha. Now, he's exempt from military service because of his IT job, but still feels disappointed in Donald Trump.

Pushing his pram is Misha. Now, he's exempt from military service because of his IT job, but still feels disappointed in Donald Trump.

There is no doubting the yearning for peace in Ukraine. But if Donald Trump does not provide security guarantees to prevent Russia from invading again, then according to soldiers like Dymko, a ceasefire would not mean peace.

There is no doubting the yearning for peace in Ukraine. But if Donald Trump does not provide security guarantees to prevent Russia from invading again, then according to soldiers like Dymko, a ceasefire would not mean peace.

Major cities like Kyiv have kept functioning under the weight of Moscow's invasion, but its air defences have been kept very busy. We're in Boryspil, a Kyiv suburb. I was last here when I first landed in Ukraine. Here is a crater caused by a Russian drone. They are launched every night, designed to put pressure on the population. The blast shattered Zoya's window.