Intervention from Merz comes as Putin says peace talks are ‘difficult work’ but Trump insists Russian president does want a deal

I will also keep an eye on the visit of the Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, to London, to sign a major defence deal between Norway and the UK “to hunt Russian submarines” and protect critical undersea infrastructure.

Norway’s defence minister Tore O. Sandvik met with the UK’s defence secretary John Healey earlier today to sign the deal, and Støre has just been welcomed by UK’s Keir Starmer outside the iconic black doors to 10 Downing Street.

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