Peter Mandelson has said Ukraine should be the first side to declare a ceasefire in its war with Russia as he called for Volodymyr Zelensky to back Donald Trump’s minerals deal in a clash with Downing Street’s position on the war.
The UK ambassador to the US said the Ukrainian president needs to “get back on the same page” as his US counterpart after a White House meeting between the pair descended into an extraordinary shouting match.
