Putin 'peace talks' and a 'game of no halves'

The Mirror is the first of many papers to lead with US President Donald Trump claiming that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, is ready for peace talks to end the Ukraine war. It comes after a phone call between the two leaders, where they agreed to start negotiations to end the war in Ukraine "immediately".

The Daily Mail leads with the call between the Russian and American leaders, but asks whether a potential peace deal could betray Ukraine.

The Trump-Putin talks take up the Guardian's front page. It also has a story on how a report has found that Sir David Amess's killer was exited from the government's Prevent anti-terror programme too quickly.

The Times leads with the Ukraine peace talks. It also has a story on how a public inquiry into the Nottingham attacks will take place soon, with PM Keir Starmer promising "justice, accountability and transparency".

The FT leads with Trump announcing the Ukraine negotiations. It also has a story on US inflation unexpectedly rising to 3% in January.

The Telegraph leads with the Trump-Putin phone call, alongside a huge photo of the US president with close ally Elon Musk - and the billionaire's son - inside the White House. It also has a headline "Join a terror group, stay in the UK" about how a Nigerian woman, who the paper says had tried and failed eight times to get asylum to the UK, finally succeeded after joining a terrorist group.

The Daily Star pokes fun at Trump, saying that Musk's 4-year-old son "brought some much needed dignity and gravitas" to the president's "mad as a box of frogs government".

The i has a story on how members of Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet could be at risk as the PM plans his first reshuffle. Those at risk include Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and Attorney General Lord Hermer, the paper reports.

The Daily Express quotes Tory leader Kemi Badenoch urging PM Keir Starmer to put UK national interests ahead of "crazy" European human rights laws.

"A game of no halves" is the headline on the front page of the Metro. The paper reports that there will be a full alcohol ban at the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia.

The Sun leads with Katie Price revealing her son Harvey is to start Ozempic-style weight-loss jabs to save his life.

In what's described by the Daily Mirror as a "conflict breakthrough", much is made of President Trump's call with Vladimir Putin. The Guardian says the "rapid entry" into talks to end the war in Ukraine will have "set alarm bells ringing" in Kyiv and across Europe that the Trump administration will "offer minimal resistance to Putin's demands in order to cut a deal as soon as possible". According to the Daily Telegraph, there are also fears that Ukraine and Europe are being "frozen out of the negotiations" because Trump has pledged to visit Russia as well as inviting President Putin to Washington.

The Sun draws comparisons with Neville Chamberlain's "peace for our time" declaration in 1938, after it was announced negotiations over Ukraine would begin in the same city, Munich, on Friday. The talks in 1938 involved concessions for Adolf Hitler a year before he invaded Poland, triggering the Second World War. One defence analyst tells the newspaper that he fears "history is repeating itself with potentially terrifying consequences".

"Will peace deal betray Ukraine?" asks the Daily Mail. The paper says any agreement is expected to include Russia keeping territory it has annexed since 2014. A land warfare expert quoted in the Times suggests that for any peacekeeping force to be a "credible deterrent" it would require at least 100,000 troops on the ground. The Daily Telegraph notes that Ukraine will likely get a "grim deal" but points out that if it can remain free and become prosperous then the Ukrainian people can be said to have won.

The i leads on speculation that the prime minister is planning his first cabinet reshuffle as part of attempts to "jumpstart" his administration. The Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, is reportedly "at risk" with No 10 officials dismayed by her handling of Ofsted reforms and the introduction of VAT on private school fees. Another "in peril", is Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy because some in Downing Street claim she cannot be relied on to show up at events. A No 10 source has flatly denied that any plans for a reshuffle are already in motion.

"Badenknocked" is the Daily Mirror's verdict on the Conservative leader's performance at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. The paper says Kemi Badenoch was left "on the hop" as Sir Keir Starmer "batted away" questions about immigration. The i's Kitty Donaldson describes Mrs Badenoch as "under prepared, ill-briefed and stuttering through her questions". But Quentin Letts of Daily Mail draws attention to the "crazed braying" of Labour MPs, suggesting for a party that thinks Badenoch is "useless", it seems "queerly agitated about her".

And a "golden Goodison goodbye" is how the Times describes the 2-2 draw between Everton and Liverpool in the final Merseyside derby to be played at Goodison Park. The match saw Everton equalise in the 98th minute - an ending the Sun says would have been dismissed as "too outrageous" if a scriptwriter had pitched it. The Daily Mail's football editor, Ian Ladyman, describes the match as "fractious and full of meaning". It was, he concludes: "just like any argument between neighbours".

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