Volodymyr Zelensky told NewsNation<\/a> on Thursday that Ukraine is currently sharing expertise with the US and Middle East countries on defending shipping lanes.<\/p>\n The Ukrainian president told Robert Sherman that reopening the Strait of Hormuz would require joint international action, not one country alone.<\/p>\n He added that Ukraine has \u201cthe biggest experience in the world\u201d in electronic warfare and drone production, and said that the US and Ukraine \u201chave to be partners after the war.\u201d<\/p>\n James Reynolds2 April 2026 15:31<\/p>\n <\/a>How Trump promised ‘no new wars’ before election<\/p>\n Donald Trump has said that the US is close to achieving its military objectives and will wind down the conflict with Iran in the next few weeks, more than a month into fighting that has killed 13 US soldiers and brought chaos back to the region.<\/p>\n The president has acknowledged that he does not call the \u2018military operation\u2019 a war, as a war would require congressional approval.<\/p>\n Trump repeatedly promised that there would be \u201cno new wars\u201d on his watch while campaigning in 2024. During his election night victory speech in November 2024, he said: \u201cI\u2019m not going to start a war. I\u2019m going to stop wars.\u201d<\/p>\n During his inaugural address, he said the US would measure its success \u201cnot only by the battles we win but also by the wars that we end – and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into\u201d.<\/p>\n James Reynolds2 April 2026 15:30<\/p>\n <\/a>Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ about Nato<\/p>\n Donald Trump said he \u2018couldn\u2019t care less\u2019 about Nato, after suggesting to the Telegraph that he was seriously considering pulling the US out of the military alliance.<\/p>\n \u201cI don’t have any frustrations,\u201d he told Politico<\/a>. \u201cThey were they weren’t there. I have no frustration. I couldn’t care less. <\/p>\n \u201cI didn’t need them … But if I ever did need them, they wouldn’t be there. And we had a lot of money every year in NATO, so I learned a lot. So did the country, so did the United States, and NATO is — NATO is a paper tiger,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n James Reynolds2 April 2026 15:23<\/p>\n <\/a>Mapped: The countries restricting airspace access to the US<\/p>\n James Reynolds2 April 2026 15:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Kremlin to ask US and Israel for ceasefire to evacuate staff<\/p>\n Russia will ask the United States and Israel to ensure a ceasefire while it evacuates more Russian staff from the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, the RIA news agency reported on Thursday.<\/p>\n The head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, said that a “final wave of evacuation” involving about 200 people is tentatively scheduled for next week.<\/p>\n Russia built the Iranian nuclear reactor at Bushehr and Rosatom staff are working there on construction of additional units.<\/p>\n James Reynolds2 April 2026 14:44<\/p>\n <\/a>What happened at today’s planning meeting to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?<\/p>\n British foreign minister Yvette Cooper held a virtual meeting with around 40 countries on Thursday to discuss options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n The meeting included reps from France, Germany, Canada, the UAE and India. The US was apparently absent from the group.<\/p>\n Cooper said that partners were focused on diplomatic planning (not military). \u201cEconomic tools and pressures\u201d – likely sanctions – were also on the agenda, she said.<\/p>\n European diplomats said putting the coalition together was at an early stage, with Britain and France leading. Officials said the talks would focus on which countries were prepared to take part before military planners meet for talks next week.<\/p>\n France said the process would be multi-phased and could not start until hostilities had calmed or ended.<\/p>\n James Reynolds2 April 2026 14:30<\/p>\n <\/a>Trump\u2019s war with Iran could see fuel rationing and global recession within months, experts warn<\/p>\n A global recession and widespread fuel rationing are likely if the conflict in the Middle East does not end soon, a leading economic body has warned.<\/p>\n Oxford Economics forecast that a prolonged war could see an \u201cunprecedented\u201d shortage of around 12 per cent of consumption, leading to widespread rationing and supply chain disruption.<\/p>\n James Reynolds2 April 2026 14:05<\/p>\n![\"President](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/APTOPIX_Trump_Iran_US_37181.jpg\")
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Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper (centre) hosts a virtual meeting at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in Westminster (Leon Neal\/PA) (PA Wire)<\/p>\n