British and other allied troops are “ready to act from day one” in the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine, the defence secretary has said, ahead of crunch talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
He also dismissed suggestions that the UK’s approach to the war was to “watch and wait” as the talks take place, saying that Britain’s role is to “lead the charge on military aid to Ukraine so that we don’t jeopardise the peace by forgetting about the current war”.
