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02.12.2025

The Day Putin Warned Europe While Meeting Trump's Envoy

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 02.12.2025.

It displays 131 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

02.12.2025 โ‡ข The Day Putin Warned Europe While Meeting Trump's Envoy
โŒจUK media on December 2 focused heavily on international developments, particularly surrounding Ukraine peace talks. In the morning, reports highlighted a Trump envoy's expected meeting with Putin in Moscow. This built on previous days' discussions of US-led peace initiatives. By the afternoon, the narrative intensified as Putin declared Russia was "ready for war" with Europe, even as the US envoy arrived for talks. Later in the day, Zelensky revealed a new Ukraine-US peace deal, while the talks between Putin and Trump's envoy were described as "productive" but ultimately ending without a compromise on territory.

Domestically, Rachel Reeves and Labour's economic policies continued to draw criticism, with the OBR reportedly blaming Treasury briefings for 'misconceptions' following the Budget.
02.12.2025
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07:18โ‡ขTrump Envoy's Moscow Journey

โŒจUK media is prominently featuring the upcoming talks between Trump's envoy and Putin in Moscow regarding Ukraine peace (BBC News, The Independent). This builds on earlier discussions of US envoys meeting Putin. Domestically, there's continued focus on the economic impact of the Budget, with concerns raised about pubs' survival due to tax increases (Daily Mail), and continued political commentary on Labour (HuffPost UK, New Statesman, The Spectator).
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09:40
10:21
BBC

Ukraine says fighting continues for key eastern city as Trump envoy set to meet Putin for peace talks

Steve Witkoff is due to meet the Russian leader after the White House said it was "optimistic" about reaching a peace deal.
10:21

10:23โ‡ขTrump Envoy Walks Toward Peace

โŒจUK media continues its focus on the ongoing peace talks for Ukraine, with a Trump envoy meeting Putin (BBC News). Domestically, there's sustained concern over Labour's economic policies, particularly Rachel Reeves' tax rises impacting GDP (Evening Standard, The Independent, The Spectator). Immigration policies also remain a key discussion point (Daily Mail, The Independent).
11:59
BBC

Ukraine says fighting continues for key eastern city as Trump envoy heads to Putin peace talks

Steve Witkoff is due to meet the Russian leader after the White House said it was "optimistic" about reaching a peace deal.
11:59
12:06
12:26

12:47โ‡ขWilloughby's Car Crash Fallout

โŒจUK media continues its focus on the ongoing peace talks for Ukraine, with a Trump envoy meeting Putin (BBC News). Domestically, the controversy around Holly Willoughby's car crash, resulting in a fractured neck for a scooter rider, is gaining significant traction (Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Metro). There's also continued discussion regarding the OBR and Budget 'misconceptions' (The Telegraph).
13:18
BBC

Zelensky to speak as Trump envoy lands in Moscow for talks with Putin

Ukraine's leader will hold a news briefing in Dublin while on his first official visit to Ireland.
13:18
13:31
14:11
BBC

Zelensky speaking as Trump envoy lands in Moscow for talks with Putin

Ukraine's leader will hold a news briefing in Dublin while on his first official visit to Ireland.
14:11
14:11
14:24
BBC

Zelensky says โ€˜now more than ever there is chance to end warโ€™ as Trump envoy meets Putin

Ukraine's leader will hold a news briefing in Dublin while on his first official visit to Ireland.
14:24
14:31
14:38
14:58

15:00โ‡ขHillsborough Police Accountability

โŒจUK media is intensely focused on new developments regarding the Hillsborough disaster, with reports indicating officers would face charges if still serving, and findings of police complacency and efforts to blame fans (The Times, Sky News). Concurrently, a fresh inquiry into Royal Family Crown Estate properties has been launched, particularly focusing on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's 'peppercorn rent' (Daily Mail, The Mirror).
15:05
BBC

Zelensky says 'now more than ever there is chance to end war' as Trump envoy meets Putin

Zelensky says some things "still need to be worked out" in the draft peace plan, but the US is taking "serious steps" to end the war.
15:05
15:38
BBC

Putin says Russia doesn't want war with Europe but 'is ready to fight', ahead of US talks in Moscow

Meanwhile, Zelensky says some things "still need to be worked out" in the draft peace plan, but the US is taking "serious steps" to end the war.
15:38
15:45
BBC

Putin says Russia doesn't want war with Europe but 'is ready to fight', as he keeps US envoy waiting for peace talks

Meanwhile, Zelensky says some things "still need to be worked out" in the draft peace plan, but the US is taking "serious steps" to end the war.
15:45
15:58
BBC

Putin says Russia doesn't want war with Europe but 'is ready to fight', ahead of talks with US

The Russian president is due to meet Trump envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss the draft peace plan in Moscow, but their meeting appears to be delayed.
15:58
16:18
16:46
BBC

Putin says Russia doesn't want war with Europe but 'is ready to fight', as talks begin with US

The Russian president is meeting Trump envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss the draft peace plan in Moscow.
16:46
17:12
BBC

Putin holding talks with US envoys at Kremlin on Ukraine peace plan

Meanwhile, Zelensky says some things "still need to be worked out" in the draft peace plan, but the US is taking "serious steps" to end the war.
17:12
17:32

17:33โ‡ขPutin's War Readiness

โŒจUK media reports extensively on Russia's President Putin declaring his country is 'ready for war' with Europe, coinciding with a Trump envoy's arrival in Moscow for peace talks (The Times, Sky News, Daily Mail, Metro, HuffPost UK, BBC News). This updates earlier reports of US envoys meeting Putin and signals a heightened international focus on the Ukraine conflict.
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18:04
BBC

Putin meets Trump's envoys in Moscow after saying he doesn't want war with Europe but is 'ready to fight'

Meanwhile, Zelensky says some things "still need to be worked out" in the draft peace plan, but the US is taking "serious steps" to end the war.
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21:00โ‡ขPutin's Europe War Readiness

โŒจUK media continues its extensive coverage of Putin's declaration of war readiness with Europe, coinciding with ongoing peace talks involving Trump's envoys in Moscow (The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, Sky News, BBC News, Evening Standard, HuffPost UK, Metro). Zelensky also reveals a new Ukraine-US peace deal, signaling developments in the conflict (The Independent, BBC News, Evening Standard). Separately, David Lammy's proposed jury reforms draw significant attention (The Spectator, Morning Star Online, Channel 4 News, Breitbart London, Spiked).
21:24
21:56
BBC

Russia-US talks on Ukraine peace plan 'productive', says Putin adviser

Meanwhile, Zelensky says some things "still need to be worked out" in the draft peace plan, but the US is taking "serious steps" to end the war.
21:56
22:27
BBC

Russia-US talks on Ukraine peace plan 'constructive' but 'no compromise' reached on territory, says Kremlin

The meeting at the Kremlin between President Putin and US envoys about proposals to end the war in Ukraine lasted almost five hours.
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