Sir Keir Starmer has pledged his “ironclad support” for Ukraine ahead of a crucial meeting with Donald Trump on Thursday.
In a call with the Ukrainian president on Saturday, the Prime Minister said he would be “progressing important discussions” about Kyiv’s security on his visit to Washington, Downing Street said.
A No10 spokesperson said that during the call with Volodymyr Zelensky, Starmer had reiterated the UK’s “ironclad support for Ukraine and commitment to securing a just and enduring peace to bring an end to Russia’s illegal war”.
This comes after the US president called Ukraine’s leader a “dictator” and later said the British Prime Minister and Emmanuel Macron, both of whom will visit the White House this week, “haven’t done anything” to end the war.
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Sir Keir Starmer has promised Volodymyr Zelensky he will make the case for safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty in talks with Donald Trump this week as the US President claimed a deal to resolve the conflict was “close”.
In a call with the Ukrainian president on Saturday, the Prime Minister said he would be “progressing important discussions” about Kyiv’s security on his visit to Washington, Downing Street said.
A Number 10 spokesperson said that during the call with President Zelensky, Sir Keir had reiterated the UK’s “ironclad support for Ukraine and commitment to securing a just and enduring peace to bring an end to Russia’s illegal war”.
Starmer’s meeting with Trump will be a critical moment in his leadership amid fragile relations between America and Europe after the US leader launched an extraordinary verbal attack on Zelensky last week.
The US president called Ukraine’s leader a “dictator” and later said the British Prime Minister and Emmanuel Macron, both of whom will visit the White House this week, “haven’t done anything” to end the war.
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