Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) head to a private room to hold a meeting during a summit at Lancaster House on March 2 in London, England.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday laid out a framework for a plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine — one where Europe will lead the charge for securing peace — while still relying heavily on U.S. backing.
The proposal is the result of emergency talks held by European leaders in London following President Trump’s heated exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House last week.
Over the weekend, leaders from over a dozen countries got together to discuss a roadmap to peace and security for Ukraine, as the country faces its third year of war with Russia. The emergency summit was also aimed at working to preserve Ukraine’s relationship with the U.S. and America’s involvement in the war overseas.
Starmer said that Europe must do the “heavy lifting” to secure a lasting peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, and that the U.K. should lead the front. He emphasized that “this effort must have strong U.S. backing.”
