Keir Starmer today attempted to make the debate about Ukraine’s future one primarily held by Ukraine and European countries. This came after Donald Trump had suggested at the end of last week that it was for the US and Russia to decide.
In his press conference after the summit of European leaders in London, the Prime Minister said work was now beginning on a deal to end the war with Russia, led by European countries to then be discussed with the US to ‘take it forward together’. He also dismissed suggestions that the US was an ‘unreliable ally’, and suggested that America was at least not opposed outright to the UK leading work on a plan for peace. Starmer told reporters:
The Prime Minister’s tone was not one of any kind of celebration at all
Look, I spoke to President Trump last night. I’m not going to go through the details of that conversation, but I would not be taking this step down this road if I didn’t think it was something that would yield a positive outcome in terms of ensuring that we move together – Ukraine, Europe, the UK and the US – towards a lasting peace.
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