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Keir Starmer has warned Vladimir Putin to stop playing games over a ceasefire as he gathers allies to hammer out peacekeeping plans. Some 25 countries will join a call led by the Prime Minister from Downing Street on Saturday to discuss forming a “coalition of the willing” to shore up peace in Ukraine. Mr Starmer will say allies need to turn the screws on Russia's economy and be prepared to support long term peace in Ukraine. Leaders from European countries, the EU Commission, NATO, Canada, Ukraine, Australia and New Zealand are expected to join the virtual summit which follows days...

... While Scholz didn’t call out the U.S. leader by name, there’s no doubt who he was slapping down when he said: “Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the elected head of the state of Ukraine. The inability to hold regular elections in the midst of war is in line with the Ukrainian constitution and electoral laws. No one should claim otherwise.” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has had almost nothing but warm words for Trump since he reentered the White House, to try to keep the so-called special relationship alive. But Ukraine is something of a red line. Starmer called Zelenskyy on...

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wants a guarantee of U.S. military intervention in Ukraine in a worst-case scenario to ensure any future peace deal there goes ahead. Speaking in Paris after an emergency summit with European leaders on Monday, Starmer said U.S. backing is the “only way to effectively deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again.” And he said the future of Ukraine is not the only thing at stake. “It is an existential question for Europe as a whole, and therefore vital for Britain’s national interests,” he added. “This is a once in a generation moment for the collective...