3 d. ago Starmer urges Ukraine allies to ‘go even further’ in pressure on Russia

The Prime Minister joined a virtual call of the coalition of the willing with around 25 world leaders on Thursday morning.

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6 d. ago ‘Coalition of the willing’ to meet on Thursday, Élysée confirms – Europe live

Meeting, co-chaired by France’s Emmanuel Macron and UK’s Keir Starmer, will focus on security guarantees for Ukraine and response to Russia’s refusal to end warEU transport spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen also offered a bit more detail on the issue of GPS jamming and its impact on operations.She said:“Generally, we have been seeing a quite a lot of such jamming and spoofing activities, notably in the eastern flank of Europe.Europe is the most concerned region in the or most affected region globally, on this.“We are, of course, aware and used to somehow to the threats and intimidations that are [a] regular component of Russia’s hostile behaviour.Of course, this will only reinforce even further our unshakable commitment to ramp up defence capabilities and support for Ukraine.”“This incident actually underlines the urgency of the mission that the President is carrying out in the frontline member states.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Flying Ukraine flags ‘a visible symbol of UK’s unwavering support’ – Government

A spokesperson said: “Our support for Ukraine’s independence will be clear for all to see.”

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2 w. ago In numbers: Is the UK ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine?

Keir Starmer’s commitment to deploy British peacekeepers to Ukraine has raised questions over whether the UK is ready for conflict, Alicja Hagopian writes

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump and Zelenskyy: Ukraine deserves better than 'better than we feared' | Editorial

In Washington, European leaders helped steer the US president away from his embrace of Vladimir Putin’s talking points. But for how long?The verdict on Donald Trump’s meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders on Monday depends entirely upon the metric used. The great fear was that this might prove a disaster along the lines of the US president’s dressing down of the Ukrainian leader in February – a scenario so plausible that Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and other key European leaders dropped everything to dash to the White House themselves in support.Following his red carpet welcome for Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, Mr Trump reportedly backed the idea that Ukraine should hand over the Donbas to achieve a peace deal. Even if one were naive enough to think that the Kremlin would see that as an end to conflict, rather than a staging post for a later offensive, it would not be a “land swap” but a land grab that Ukraine – for go...

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer gives major update on Ukraine security plans after crunch Trump meeting

Keir Starmer co-chaired a meeting of the 'Coalition of the Willing' and vowed that European leaders would work with the US to draw up crucial plans to defend Ukraine is a peace deal is reached

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2 w. ago Starmer returns to Scotland after family holiday interrupted by Ukraine talks

The Prime Minister flew to Washington DC from Glasgow for the meeting held by US President Donald Trump.

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2 w. ago Starmer hails ‘breakthrough’ on security guarantees after Ukraine talks

US President Donald Trump described the talks as ‘very good’ and said a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin would be arranged.

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2 w. ago Starmer hails ‘real progress’ made during White House summit on Ukraine war

Posting on his Truth Social platform after the meeting, Donald Trump also described the talks as ‘very good’.

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2 w. ago Putin and Zelensky to meet, Donald Trump says following European leaders summit

The US president has hosted several European leaders in Washington to discuss a pathway to ending the fighting in Ukraine.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer contradicts Donald Trump's peace terms for Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky as they head to the White House for dramatic showdown with US President

The Prime Minister will arrive at the White House later today as he and other European leaders put on a show of unity with Volodymyr Zelensky.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer at odds with Donald Trump over Ukraine joining NATO as he jets to Washington DC for crunch talks with US President as part of Volodymyr Zelensky's Euro entourage

The Prime Minister will arrive at the White House later today as he and other European leaders put on a show of unity with Volodymyr Zelensky.

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2 w. ago Starmer says allies must ‘get this right’ ahead of crunch Ukraine talks

The Prime Minister is heading to Washington DC to lend support when Volodymyr Zelensky meets Donald Trump at the White House.

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3 w. ago Starmer and European allies travel to Washington with Zelensky for crunch talks

The PM and other European leaders will aim to prevent Ukraine from having to concede to Russian land grabs.

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3 w. ago UK and EU at Zelenskyy’s side in Washington for meeting with Trump

Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and others will aim to push back against ceding of Ukraine territory in ‘peace plan’European leaders including Keir Starmer will join Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a White House meeting with Donald Trump on Monday in an extraordinary joint effort to push back on a US-backed plan that would allow Russia to take further Ukrainian territory.As well as the UK prime minister, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Italy’s PM, Giorgia Meloni, and the Finnish president, Alexander Stubb, will all accompany Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Starmer hails Zelensky’s desire for ‘just peace’ amid fears of Russian land grab

The Prime Minister and French president Emmanuel Macron chaired a meeting of the coalition of the willing on Sunday afternoon.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer to join Ukraine's Zelensky for crunch talks with Donald Trump at White House

Downing Street confirmed the Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to the White House to join crucial talks over the war in Ukraine alongside a raft of European leaders

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3 w. ago PM to speak with allies, amid reports Trump mulling Russian land grab in Ukraine

The Prime Minister, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Friedrich Merz will host the coalition of the willing on Sunday afternoon.

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3 w. ago Voices: Unless he can fix things at home, Keir Starmer will get no credit for his diplomatic skill

The prime minister may have helped to persuade Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine, but for all his energy devoted to foreign policy, Keir Starmer has gained no credit for it at home, writes John Rentoul

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3 w. ago Putin ‘rewarded’ for Ukraine invasion with Trump summit, experts warn

The summit was aimed at kickstarting a peace process to end the war in Ukraine.

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