British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer on Sunday said that there can be no talks about the future of Ukraine without the participation of Ukraine.......CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>
Starmer stated this at the Scottish Labour Party conference in Glasgow, setting his stall out before a meeting with US President Donald Trump this week.
“Nobody wants the bloodshed to continue. Nobody, least of all the Ukrainians.
“But after everything that they have suffered, after everything that they have fought for, there could be no discussion about Ukraine without Ukraine, and the people of Ukraine must have a long-term secure future,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that Starmer will visit Washington on Thursday in the footsteps of French President Emmanuel Macron, who will meet Trump on Monday, exactly three years after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Both leaders are expected to try to convince Trump not to rush to a ceasefire deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin at any cost, keep Europe involved in the process and discuss military guarantees to Ukraine.
Recall that on Friday Trump said that Starmer and Macron have not done anything to end the war in Ukraine.
Starmer stressed that the need to maintain solidarity with Ukraine is not only right morally, but is also in Britain’s national interest.
“Instability in Europe always washes up on our shores, and this is a generational moment,” he said.
The British prime minister said he supports US calls for Europe to take greater responsibility for its security and that Britain will take a leading part.
“We have to be ready to play our role if force is required in Ukraine once a peace agreement is reached, and we have to be ready to reshape our economy with industrial policy, to stand up for Ukraine, to stand up for Europe, but most of all to stand up for our security,” he added.
