Posted on 06/06/2026 12:29:10 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Keir Starmer will host Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz for talks in Downing Street on Sunday to discuss support for Ukraine.
The Ukrainian leader will visit the UK with the French president and German chancellor after a week of heightened hostilities and Vladimir Putin’s rejection of his proposal of face-to-face talks on Moscow’s war.
The three countries meeting the Ukrainian leader are some of Kyiv’s staunchest allies. The UK and France are leading the “coalition of the willing” initiative to provide security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a peace process.
A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted St Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, on Saturday, underscoring Kyiv’s growing ability to hit deep inside Russia. No casualties were immediately reported.
In Ukraine, one person was killed and three wounded overnight into Saturday in the Dnipropetrovsk region, as Russian forces struck three districts nearly 30 times with drones and artillery, regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said.
Putin on Friday rejected a proposal by Zelensky for face-to-face talks on the four-year-old war, claiming he saw “no point” in a meeting.
Donald Trump said it would be “great” for the two to meet, but his attention has largely been on talks with Iran.
On Wednesday, Starmer condemned Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine in a phone call with Zelensky.
Russian strikes on Ukraine earlier this week killed one person and injured 15 more, including three children, all while Kyiv has repelled hundreds of long-range drones launched by its enemy.
Ukraine used long-range drones to strike an oil terminal in the Russian Baltic port city of St Petersburg.
Last month, Starmer hailed a “generational uplift” in the UK’s defence relationship with Poland as he and his Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk, signed a new security pact.
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So, Putin couldn’t be bothered to meet with Starmer?
Student government.
Grok:
Yes, HMS Prince of Wales (the UK's current flagship aircraft carrier) is dealing with a mechanical/technical issue right now.
As of early June 2026, it's alongside in Stavanger, Norway, undergoing repairs for a “minor technical issue” (or “technical defect”) identified during NATO exercises in the North Atlantic/Arctic as part of Operation Firecrest (which included the Dynamic Mongoose anti-submarine drills).
https://youtu.be/omIPYzkt7Ug
Military Summary Channel - Facts on the ground.
Russians have lost 5 million more men today, but somehow, managed to take more cities and villages.
It’s crazy. 😉
Obviously, Pootin isn’t interested in Peace.
He just likes attacking & invading smaller countries to steal their land, like all dictators.
It’s hard to view Putin as anything other than the bad guy in all of this.
Macaroon is bringing the Cocaine from France.
It will be a snort fest.
Macaroon is bringing the Cocaine from France.
The French Connection.
Why would Putin meet with that commie wanker Starmer?
Who’s bringing the coke?
Russia is the largest country on Earth. They neither want nor need Ukraine, but they object to Ukraine (which means "borderland" in Russian and has been the path of multiple invasions of Russa) becoming a military base for NATO and the EU.
The EU however, like all socialist monstrosities, is running out of other people's money. They look upon the agricultural and natural resource abundance in Ukraine and see more other people's money they can steal and spend.
Russia is the largest country on Earth. They neither want nor need Ukraine, but they object to Ukraine (which means “borderland” in Russian and has been the path of multiple invasions of Russa) becoming a military base for NATO and the EU.
“Who’s bringing the coke?”
Exactly!
It would drive me crazy to have to deal with these people.
I don’t know how Trump does it.
Probably because he wasn't invited, just like Britain and France didn't invite Russia to Munich in 1938, so they could appease Hitler and turn Czechoslovakia over to him. Russia, France and Britain formed the Triple Entente prior to WWI to counterbalance the aggressions of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The fact that Russia wasn't invited to that meeting, or even informed about it, likely brought about Russia signing the non-aggression pact with Germany in 1939.
Read the article if you can still read. These talks are about support for Ukraine. They are not peace talks.
I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he meets in private with these people. I wouldn't be able to compose myself if I had to deal with those dummies.
“I’d love to be a fly on the wall when he meets in private with these people. I wouldn’t be able to compose myself if I had to deal with those dummies.“
It would be funny to hear Trump say,
“Hey, is that Coke coming out of your
nose?”
They teased letting Ukraine join NATO to antagonize Russia.
He’s had to deal with contractors, government regulations, red-tape, developers, and a host of employees. In NYC and around the world. He’s probably seen their type thousands of times over. Just obstacles to climb over, get around, or push out of the way!
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