UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signed a 100-year partnership agreement with Ukraine to provide support across various sectors, including healthcare and military technology, while pledging to provide security guarantees if an end to Russia’s war comes.
Sir Keir’s first visit to Kyiv since entering No 10 coincided with a drone attack by Russian president Vladimir Putin’s forces on the Ukrainian capital. The prime minister heard sirens warning Kyiv’s citizens of the air raid as he met Mr Zelensky - a moment he said highlighted the “incredible resolve” of the Ukrainian people.
Both this visit and his subsequent trip to Poland were held very much under the shadow of the incoming Trump administration, with Britain and the NATO powers unsure how fully Trump will commit to the Ukraine war and how much more he will demand the European powers contribute.
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The Labour government must drop that red line so we can get the economy growing again and strengthen the UK’s place in the world.Five years on from the day the UK left the EU, no one wants to go back to the years of Brexit wrangling that paralysed our politics and divided our country.
With Russia wearing down Ukraine’s stretched forces and U.S. President Donald Trump pressuring the two sides to end their nearly 3-year-old war, Kyiv and some of its European allies are discussing how that might be achieved in a way that would guarantee Ukraine’s future security.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sees drones as the great equalizer and a way for Ukraine to continue to grind down Russia’s military.
These changes make this an opportune moment for Sir Keir Starmer to re-engage with the EU. Next weekend the prime minister will attend his first informal summit with other European leaders in Brussels,
Donald Trump’s second-term will begin today, kicking off four years which are likely to push the US-UK ‘special relationship’ to its limits. Much has been made of the tension between Sir Keir Starmer and the incoming US president in the build up to the day,