UK defence secretary to fly to Washington to discuss Ukraine
by Dan Sabbagh and Pippa Crerar from World news | The Guardian on (#6VPE0)
John Healey to go through European peace proposals with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth
The UK defence secretary, John Healey, will fly out to Washington on Wednesday for a two-day trip during which he will meet his counterpart, Pete Hegseth, after the Trump administration's decision to halt all military aid to Ukraine.
Officials said the minister would go through the emerging peace proposals discussed in London by European leaders on Sunday, but it was not clear if he would press for a reversal of the military freeze, which appeared to have surprised the UK.
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