The Guardian leads on comments by Donald Trump claiming Vladimir Putin is willing to accept a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine as part of a ceasefire deal. He made the remark during a White House visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, which is the main image on the front of several of Tuesday’s papers.
The Times also leads its coverage with the Trump-Macron meeting. Its front page headline reflects the US president’s claim that the Ukraine war could end “within weeks”. Trump claimed Volodymyr Zelensky will soon visit the White House to agree a deal giving US firms access to Ukraine’s vast natural deposits of valuable rare earth minerals.
As Ukraine marks the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the i reports the Trump administration is poised to tell Sir Keir Starmer to “stop blaming” Vladimir Putin for the conflict. The UK prime minister is due to meet the US president in Washington for talks described by the paper as “the most important” official trip to the US capital in decades.
Rachel Reeves is set to meet her European counterparts for “ground-breaking” defence talks, according to the Financial Times. The papers says the chancellor will take part in the discussions at a G20 meeting in Cape Town later this week as the continent seeks to respond to Trump’s demands for higher military spending among Nato members.
The Telegraph claims France is willing to deploy some of its nuclear arsenal in Germany in a bid to boost defence capability sharing on the continent. Its front page also carries claims about social media posts it says were made by a cameraman who the Telegraph reports worked on the documentary Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone. The programme was removed from iPlayer last week after it emerged its child narrator is the son of a Hamas official. A BBC spokesperson told the paper there have been “continuing questions raised about the programme” and further checks are being carried out with the company who produced it on behalf of the broadcaster.
The Daily Mail leads its Tuesday edition with the revelation that Nicholas Prosper – who pleaded guilty on Monday to murdering his mother and two siblings at their Luton home – was also planning to carry out a mass shooting at a school. The 19-year-old was arrested before he could carry out any more killings, which police say they have “no doubt” he planned to do.
The Sun also leads with that case on its Tuesday front page. Prosper shot dead Juliana Falcon, 48, Kyle Prosper, 16, and 13-year-old Giselle Prosper last September. He is due to be sentenced next month.
The government will change the law to ensure there is “no hiding place for predators”, Metro reports. Its front page is dedicated to an expected government announcement on changing the law to ensure sex offenders can not change their names to avoid detection.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is eyeing 50 new laws to tackle crime in towns across the UK, according to the Daily Mirror. Also pictured is Roberta Flack, the Killing Me Softly singer who has died aged 88.
The Daily Express leads on warnings from campaigners that the state pension could catch up with the tax-free allowance threshold in 2026. Earnings on income are not taxed up to £12,570 – but, the paper warns, pensions could be on course to surpass that level in the coming years, leaving some recipients eligible for taxation.
And last but not least, the Daily Star leads on a stark warning that a massive nuclear strike may be the only way to divert an asteroid which could theoretically hit Earth. “I don’t want to say humanity would throw in the towel, but you’re going to need a lot of nukes,” a space boffin told the paper.
