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Russian president Vladimir Putin( Image: Getty) The US has told Russia “ the ball is truly in their court ” as Washington demands and end to the war in Ukraine.... The UK and France are leading plans to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine if a ceasefire is agreed.... French president Emmanuel Macron said on X that “ the ball is now clearly in Russia’s court ”, while German chancellor Olaf Scholz said the 30-day ceasefire is “ an important and correct step towards a just peace for Ukraine ”....

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The High Court was sufficiently concerned about the risk that even more work would be undertaken to expand and entrench the site that it granted an injunction to halt the ring and prevent further breaches." He added:" The unattractive track record of compliance reflects poorly on the appellants.... Had the appellants liaised with the council prior to establishing the unauthorised site they would have realised it occupies a sensitive location in a local landscape." The site enjoys protection und