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John T Psaropoulos

Ex-UK home secretary: Trump unlikely to yield peace between Ukraine, Russia

From left, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Polish PM Donald Tusk at a joint news conference after a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 10, 2025 [Gleb Garanich/Reuters]

Former British Home Secretary Charles Clarke has expressed little faith that United States President Donald Trump’s “combination of bullying and flattering” will produce a lasting ceasefire in Ukraine.

Trump, on April 17, presented Russia and Ukraine with a “final” ceasefire offer, which forces Kyiv to legally cede Crimea to Moscow, without offering it security guarantees.

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