Starmer’s diplomatic flurry puts him at centre of attempts to shape Ukraine-Russia deal
by Kiran Stacey Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6VMJD)
PM's decision to bring forward Zelenskyy meeting and forge Franco-British peace plan shows UK can still play global leadership role
As Keir Starmer and his aides huddled to discuss their response to Friday's calamitous White House meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the prime minister's team pondered whether to issue a statement on social media.
Already messages of support were flooding in for the Ukrainian president from other European leaders, including Emmanuel Macron of France and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen.
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