Putin says western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’ as European countries pledge security support – as it happened

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• Macron says 26 countries ready to supply postwar military backing for Ukraine

US president Donald Trump has just posted on his Truth Social account, saying:

“Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China. May they have a long and prosperous future together! President Donald J. Trump”