Britai and France to work with Kyiv to present peace plan to Washington, - Starmer
After discussions with Zelenskyy and Macron, it was agreed that the UK, along with France and "possibly one or two other countries", would work with Ukraine to stop the war. According to him, the agreed plan will be presented to the United States.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to ZN.UA.
Starmer believes that the worst possible scenario in the event of an agreement is that Russia violates the terms of the ceasefire.
"I am clearly aware that if there is to be an agreement, if there is to be a cessation of hostilities, then this agreement must be defended, because the worst outcome is a temporary pause, and then Putin will come back.
This has already happened in the past. I think this is a real risk, and that is why we have to make sure that if a deal is made, it will be a lasting deal, not a temporary pause," the politician said.
He added that he was "uncomfortable" watching Zelenskyy and Trump argue in the White House.
The British prime minister insists that the focus should be on a "lasting peace" in Ukraine, which he says is essential for the security of Europe.
When asked about the exchange between Trump and Zelenskyy, he said that "no one would want to see that" and said that he had spoken to Trump and Zelensky on the phone after a heated exchange.
He did not elaborate, but said the goal was to "defuse tensions" to bring everyone back to the "central focus" of supporting Ukraine to "end the fighting" in the long term.
The Trump-Zelenskyy dispute
As a reminder, US President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday, 28 February.
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy started arguing and switched to higher tones during their meeting in the Oval Office.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy leaves the White House early after meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
No agreement on minerals between Ukraine and the US was signed in Washington.
