Britain must wake up. Follow rigorous reporting on the threats to our democracy. One year for £29. | | Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky held talks at yesterday’s meeting of the UN General Assembly |  | Rob Crilly Chief US Correspondent | It was striking even by the standards of an unpredictable US president known for surprising allies and enemies alike.
After months of telling Ukraine that its land in the east was lost to Russia and that it was time to settle for peace, Donald Trump offered a new position during a day of speeches and meetings at the United Nations in New York.
“I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form,” he posted on his Truth Social platform.
“With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, Nato, the original borders from where this war started, is very much an option.”
Mr Trump delivered his message after a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission.
Was he really now throwing his weight behind Ukraine and a leader he once humiliated in the Oval Office? Up to a point.
Mr Trump’s General Assembly speech and his subsequent post made clear that the facts on the ground had left him unimpressed with Russia’s inability to defeat a smaller opponent. | The US president ignored the 15-minute limit on speeches and spoke for 57 minutes | He called Russia a “paper tiger” in comments later in the day.
“In any event, I wish both countries well,” he continued. “We will continue to supply weapons to Nato for Nato to do what they want with them. Good luck to all!”
Look beyond the headlines, and the statement is a lesson in messaging.
Rather than pledging fresh support to Ukraine or loading up action on Russia, Mr Trump appears to be handing things over to Europe and Nato.
There is no suggestion of extra support for Ukraine, or that he will punish Moscow further. His only commitment is to keep selling weapons to allies. Hardly a game changer.
After staking so much of his own reputation to bring Putin to Alaska for talks and putting himself at the heart of negotiations, Mr Trump has learned a difficult lesson: ending a war is hard.
It sounds as if he may have had enough.
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Fears the US president was ‘sabotaged’ at UN after technical difficulties ➤ |  | Albert Tait News Reporter | It is clear why defence chiefs didn’t want this to be seen.
Three years ago, a secret British Army report found damning evidence of sexism, sexual harassment, and sexual assault within the force.
The report included claims that female soldiers were locking themselves in their bedrooms at night to avoid potential sexual assault from drunken male colleagues. In one reported incident, a male soldier banged on a woman’s door for two hours, shouting: “I’m not going to hurt you.” Although the female soldier filmed the incident, she felt compelled to remain quiet, and the male soldier avoided any disciplinary action.
There were also reported instances of male soldiers sending unsolicited “d--- pics”, female colleagues being called sexist names, the solicitation of female soldiers by senior officers, and some cases of sexual assault.
The report, written by an independent academic, also offered a scathing assessment of the Army overall and suggested that soldiers no longer understood its purpose.
Despite the Ministry of Defence completing the report in 2022, it has only now been made public following a long-running freedom of information battle.
The mother of Jaysley Beck, a 19-year-old soldier who took her own life after being sexually assaulted by a superior, said the culture detailed in the report still existed.
Leighann McCready said: “So many of the women in this report describe experiences that my daughter Jaysley could have described – completely unacceptable behaviours, including sexual assaults.
“Why should our young female soldiers have to put up with this when all they want to do is serve their country with pride?”
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There has been much talk on the Letters page about a deeply annoying, insufficiently publicised rule that could sabotage your holiday before it’s even begun. Long story short: if your passport is yet to officially expire, but is more than 10 years old, you could be blocked from travelling to countries in the EU. Several Telegraph readers have had the good fortune to discover this at the airport.
Still, that’s only a concern if you’ve been able to obtain a passport in the first place. A discussion has now arisen about the increasing difficulty of surmounting that all-important hurdle: the photo.
PJ Pearce reported: “Our local Kodak man tried many times to take my picture, but each time his effort was repudiated by the computer. Eventually, he found the reason: my white hair did not contrast sufficiently with the background. His solution – that I should go away and have my hair dyed – did not seem practicable. Another customer suggested: ‘Pop along to Boots and buy a colourful hairband’. This I did, and luckily the computer was happy with the result.
“Older travellers, take note – though I am not sure how well this advice will go down with white-haired gentlemen.”
Keith Appleyard had a different problem: “I have been completely bald for 40 years. My latest passport renewal was rejected four times. When I phoned to inquire why, I was told that, in the photo, the software expected to see a distinct outline of my head against the background. My photos did not show a sufficient contrast between my pale skull and the background – so we adjusted the ambient lighting bouncing off my head and engineered one.”
Perhaps, though, it’s possible to overthink these things. Phil Boddy explained: “Each time my wife and I uploaded our photographs, a message appeared saying they could not be accepted. After a while, having become frustrated, and confident that the photos were adequate, we overrode the message and continued with our applications. A week later, two new passports arrived.” Show the computer who’s boss: a motto for our times. You can tell me about your passport travails here, or head to our Your Say page on the Telegraph app. | Plan your day with the telegraph | Set your alarm to catch up with journalists on the Your Say page and listen to their analysis on our latest podcasts.
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The solution to yesterday’s clue was OVEREXERT. Come back tomorrow for the answer to today’s puzzle. | | Thank you for reading. Have a fulfilling day and I hope to see you tomorrow. Chris Evans, Editor
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