British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has been visiting the United States since Thursday, changed his head about the peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. He thinks specified a deal is possible. However, he insisted on sending peacekeeping forces behind our east border to guarantee that peace was long lasting.
Shortly after his gathering with Donald Trump Starmer, he confirmed that he had spoken to the US president about the end of the war in Ukraine by means of an agreement that would include Kiev and would be supported by European peacekeeping forces.
The head of the United Kingdom Government added that the British want to lead to a "room that will be hard and fair". It would be supported by “power to halt [Russian president Vladimir] Putin before returning for more”.
Starmer stated that no agreement could be reached that “rewards the aggressor”. He thus referred to the comments of French president Emmanuel Macron, who had previously hosted the White home and emphasized that this aggressor was Russia.
– We agreed that past must be on the side of the peacemaker, not the invaders. said Starmer, speaking alongside Trump during a joint press conference. He besides declared close cooperation with another European leaders. He said Britain is ready to send peace troops along with its allies, “because it is the only way for peace to be lasting.”
Trump refuses to give any safety guarantees in Ukraine. He did not express his willingness to support or, in fact, to "protect" the European peace mission, which would not be without specified support. It is simply that Europeans will request American help, for example intelligence.
– I don't like to talk about keeping peace until we come to an agreement. – Trump reposted during a press conference, adding that he "likes to settle matters". Any safeguards could be granted in the form of an agreement concluded with Kiev, which would let the Americans to access rare-earth Ukrainian minerals and let them to recover funds donated by the administration of erstwhile president Joe Biden to support the war effort of the fighting country.
During the press conference, Trump insisted on continuing direct negotiations with Russia, without the participation of Ukraine and European allies. He said that talks with Moscow are "very advanced".
The British and the French are supporters of sending European forces to defend peace in Ukraine. So far Poland and another countries have officially excluded this possibility.
The Russian leader is not in agreement with the stationing of European troops beyond our east border. On Thursday Vladimir Putin said that "Western elites" are trying to disrupt the recently established dialog between Moscow and Washington.
Trump's squad is even more curious in "functional ceasefire" than peace.
A Thursday visit from the progressive Starmer Labour organization was not easy. However, the Prime Minister attempted to balance the interests of the UK and European allies while engaging in dialog with the unforeseeable US administration.
Apart from the Ukrainian issue, the politician dealt with commercial interests. He promised to work with the United States on an economical agreement on alleged artificial intelligence.
At the same time, the British Prime Minister invited on behalf of King Charles – this is an “unprecedented” and “historic” decision of the British monarch, and there has never been anything akin in past – Trump for a unique second state visit to the UK. Previously, the American president hosted the Islands in 2019.
Starmer besides wanted to safe British interests in relation to the planned customs tariffs that the Americans intend to hit Europeans. It's about a wash of 25 percent on steel and aluminum.
The British Prime Minister, to delight Trump, announced just before his visit to Washington that Britain would increase its defence budget to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027 and then to 2.6 percent in the following year. The money will come from a depleted abroad aid budget, which will fall to just 0.3% of the country's GDP.
During the talks between Starmer and Trump and another members of the White home cabinet, including J.D. Vance, there was besides a sharp exchange of views. The vice president referred to his erstwhile statements on unacceptable censorship in the Islands. He confirmed that he did not like the fight against alleged mis- and misinformation (ugly words from russian times, reconciled in statements of a different viewpoint). He besides said that although both countries have peculiar relations, it is known that in the United Kingdom and another European countries there are violations of freedom of expression, which in fact concern not only the British, but besides American technology companies, and consequently American citizens.
Labour organization politician said: "We have had freedom of speech in the United Kingdom for a very, very long time and it will last a very, very long time." Starmer said he was “proud” of freedom of speech in his country.
Trump's gathering with Starmer took place in the face of expanding transatlantic tensions.
Sources: voanews.com, foxnews.com
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