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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Dan Sabbagh in Washington DC

Starmer tells Putin Russia started Ukraine war and can end it any time

Sir Keir Starmer arrives at Joint Base Andrews Airport, in Maryland.
Sir Keir Starmer arrives at Joint Base Andrews Airport, in Maryland. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Keir Starmer has told Vladimir Putin that he started the war in Ukraine and could end it at any time after the Russian leader warned that any use of long-range British missiles into Russian territory would put Nato at war with his country.

The prime minister spoke en route to Washington to see US president Joe Biden as he sought to justify a western decision made behind closed doors that would allow Ukraine to attack inside Russia with partly British-made Storm Shadow missiles.

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