Britain, France To Present Ukraine Peace Deal to Trump, Says Starmer
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Sunday that Britain and France are jointly developing a peace deal for Ukraine that will be presented to Donald Trump. The initiative comes on the heels of Friday’s explosive meeting at the White House and marks a significant step toward reviving efforts to secure a lasting ceasefire in the region.
Starmer, who is set to host Western leaders in London in a bid to reignite the peace process, said the plan is built on forming a “coalition of the willing” among forward-leaning European nations ready to support Kyiv. However, he stressed that any ceasefire must be underpinned by US backing to prevent further aggression by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Speaking to BBC television, Starmer remarked, “In other words, we’ve got to find those countries in Europe that are prepared to be a bit more forward leaning. The UK and France are the most advanced on the thinking of this and that is why President Macron and I are working on this plan, which we will then discuss with the US.” He added that he had spoken with both President (Emmanual) Macron and Donald Trump on Saturday after hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Downing Street—a day after the contentious meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy at the White House.
Starmer reiterated that for a peace deal to work in Ukraine, any prospective European peacekeeping force must be secured by a US guarantee. “I’ve always been clear that that is going to need a US backstop, because I don’t think it would be a guarantee without it,” he said.
