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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

Starmer’s diplomatic flurry puts him at centre of attempts to shape Ukraine-Russia deal

Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy sit at the head of a table surrounded by representatives from Europe, Turkey and Nato
Keir Starmer hosted a defence summit with representatives from Europe, Turkey and Nato and had the backing of the leaders of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AP

As Keir Starmer and his aides huddled to discuss their response to Friday’s calamitous White House meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the prime minister’s team pondered whether to issue a statement on social media.

Already messages of support were flooding in for the Ukrainian president from other European leaders, including Emmanuel Macron of France and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen.

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