Keir Starmer to make urgent statement to MPs in Ukraine and security update

Starmer’s update comes just days before the Prime Minister meets with US President Donald Trump in Washington.

The pair, who locked horns over US-led peace negotiations, will look to smooth over relations amid growing calls for an end to the conflict.

Keir Starmer to make urgent statement to MPs in Ukraine and security update

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However, Starmer also aggravated ex-German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after voicing support for British troops being stationed in Ukraine as peacekeepers after a ceasefire is agreed.

The Prime Minister, who is showing “united leadership” alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, yet again threw his weight behind Ukraine.

Speaking on the third anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, Starmer said: “This is a time for unity. In this crucial moment as talks begin, we must work together to shape the outcome.

“Russia does not hold all the cards in this war. Ukrainians have the courage to defend their country because Russia’s economy is in trouble, and because they are have lost the benefit of their land forces and their Black Sea Fleet in this pointless invasion.”

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Despite Trump taking a swipe at Starmer and Macron last week, the Prime Minister also lauded the 47th President for “changing the global conversation over the last few weeks”.

He later demanded for the US to give Ukraine a seat at the negotiating table, with the American delegation in Saudi Arabia failing to extend an invite to Kyiv.

Following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Prime Minister also detailed the tragic conversation he had with a burns victim.

Starmer said: “He said to me ‘if Ukraine fails, Europe will be next’. And that is what is at stake here. That is why we will always stand with Ukraine and our allies against this aggression and for a just and lasting peace.”

Starmer, alongside his Foreign Secretary David Lammy, unveiled a fresh set of sanctions against Russia yesterday.

The pair hope that the “largest package of sanctions since the early days of the war” will force the Kremlin to “make concessions”.

The Prime Minister stated: “This is a time for unity. In this crucial moment, as talks begin, we must work together to shape the outcome.

“Russia does not hold all the cards in this war, because the Ukrainians have the courage to defend their country, because Russia’s economy is in trouble, and because they have now lost the best of their land forces and their Black Sea Fleet in this pointless invasion.”