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How good or bad do you think Keir Starmer will be at negotiating with Donald Trump?”
The pollsters surveyed 4,693 adults in Great Britain and asked We will play our part and I’ve been clear that we will need a US backstop of some sort.”
There’s one aggressor here and that’s Russia.”
Responding to comments from Putin’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov ruling out British or French peacekeepers in Ukraine, he said Russia can end this conflict tomorrow by withdrawing and stopping their aggression. All the discussion that follows, about talks, about security guarantees, has to be seen in that context. They are the aggressor. They have invaded and occupied a sovereign country in Europe, and they bear full responsibility for the conflict,
Of course, the president has been very clear about the peace that he wants. He’s right about that. We all want peace. The question is, how do we make sure it’s a lasting peace? There’s no issue between us on this.”
Yes, I've got a good relationship with him. As you know, I’ve met him, I’ve spoken to him on the phone, and this relationship between our two countries is a special relationship with a long history, forged as we fought wars together, as we traded together. And as I say, I want it to go from strength to strength.”
It’s got to be a lasting peace, and that requires us to put in place an effective security guarantee, ... Exactly what the configuration of that is, exactly what the backstop is, is obviously the subject of intense discussion.”
Starmer said, while admitting The success will depend on our talk with President Trump.”
Yet Zelenskyy described it as merely “a beginning, a framework deal,” adding I’m not going to make security guarantees beyond very much. We’re going to have Europe do that.”
The president told his cabinet I accept that European allies, the U.K. included, must do more, and that means on capability, coordination and spend,
The U.K. will play its part in that with others,
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