US President Donald Trump has ditched his call for a ceasefire in Ukraine, backing instead Russian President Vladimir Putin’s push for a permanent peace agreement. That has not stopped some European leaders from pushing for a temporary truce first, even though the US president has seemingly decided one is not necessary.

Conquest of Ukrainian territory could embolden Vladimir Putin to invade elsewhere in Europe and step up attacks on Nato countries to test the alliance’s resolve, experts have told The i Paper. Securing territorial concessions could lead to Russia’s invasion of Moldova and its acceleration of hybrid attacks on the Baltic states After meeting Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday,