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John Besley

Papers rally behind Starmer’s leading role in pushing for Ukraine support

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the European leaders’ summit to discuss Ukraine, at Lancaster House, London (Toby Melville/Pool via AP) - (AP)

The nation’s press has dubbed the Prime Minister a “peacemaker” and “statesman” for his efforts in leading the charge for increased European support for Ukraine, following last week’s tense meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump.

Sir Keir convened an emergency defence summit of European leaders at the weekend, telling European powers they must realise it is “time to act”, and warned they stand at a “crossroads in history” as he committed £1.6 billion in support for Ukraine.

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