Keir Starmer: ‘Putin is dragging his feet over 30-day Ukraine ceasefire’
by Toby Helm and Shaun Walker in Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#6VYVA)
Prime minister tells a summit of 29 leaders that the Russian president cannot delay peace talks indefinitely
Keir Starmer accused Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet over agreeing to a ceasefire with Ukraine on Saturday as international pressure grew on the Russian president to enter talks.
The prime minister said there was a limit to the length of time Putin could prevaricate, after he convened a virtual summit with 29 other international leaders who agreed to take plans for a peacekeeping force to an operational phase".
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