Mar 20 Military leaders meet in London to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force as partial ceasefire plans are worked out By Jill Lawless, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Senior military officers from more than 30 countries across Europe and beyond met in England on Thursday to flesh out plans for an international peacekeeping force for Ukraine as details of a partial ceasefire are worked out. Continue reading
Mar 15 UK’s Starmer urges Putin to prove he is serious about peace by agreeing to Ukraine ceasefire By Pan Pylas, Associated Press British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign up to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine if he is serious about peace, and said allies will keep increasing the pressure on the Kremlin, including by moving planning… Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 2:49 European allies pledge more support for Ukraine at ‘crossroads in history’ By Malcolm Brabant, Kaisha Young After his Oval Office dressing down on Friday, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy faced a much friendlier group Sunday as he met with European leaders in London. Zelenskyy said he’s still willing to sign the minerals deal he was in Washington to… Continue watching
Mar 02 European leaders face a ‘once in a generation moment,’ Starmer says on ending war in Ukraine By Brian Melley, Associated Press British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told leaders gathered Sunday for a summit on the war in Ukraine that they need to step up and continue to support Kyiv and meet a “once in a generation moment” for the security of… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 4:20 Trump meets with British PM amid tensions with Europe over Ukraine and tariffs By Lisa Desjardins, Eliot Barnhart British Prime Minister Keir Starmer continued a week of Oval Office diplomacy, arriving at the White House for meetings with President Trump and his team. Starmer is the second of three critical European allies to meet with the president this… Continue watching
Feb 27 WATCH: Trump meets with UK leader Starmer, receives invite from King Charles III to visit Scotland By Associated Press The letter captured by photographs and shown partially by Trump to reporters in the Oval Office says the British monarch remembers with “great fondness” Trump’s visit during his first term. Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Trump and UK Prime Minister Starmer hold news conference By Jill Lawless, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press British Prime Minister Keir Starmer used a visit to Washington on Thursday to press President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine as he looks to find a quick endgame to Russia's bloody invasion of its neighbor. Continue reading
Feb 26 Starmer brings UK defense spending pledge to Washington to help sway Trump on Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer flew to Washington on Wednesday after announcing a big increase in the British defense budget, an investment that he hopes will help persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to maintain support for Ukraine as Washington pushes to end the war. Continue reading
Feb 23 France and Britain’s leaders head to Washington to urge Trump not to abandon Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week as Europe attempts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal in the three-year-old war with Russia. Continue reading
Jan 16 Starmer and Zelenskyy sign ‘100-year partnership’ agreement between UK and Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a 100-year partnership agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, part of a European show of support and promises to keep helping Ukraine endure in its nearly three-year war with Russia. Continue reading