Trump backtracks from suggestion Ukraine should ‘target Moscow’ but again tells Putin to reach peace deal soon – Europe live

<p>US president says first deliveries of Patriot missile systems via Germany are ‘already being shipped’</p><p>Separately, <strong>the European Commission has just confirmed that EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič will travel to Washington DC today</strong> for talks with US commerce secretary <strong>Howard Lutnick</strong> and US trade representative <strong>Jamieson Greer.</strong></p><p>The meetings come as part of the EU’s push to get an agreement with the US on tariffs before 1 August.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jul/16/donald-trump-backtracks-ukraine-target-moscow-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-latest-europe-live-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>