Keir Starmer is gathering his cabinet today, scrapping for a crucial journey to meet Donald Trump and try to repair Western tires.
The fears are fed that the prime minister has to deal with mission impossible in the White House after the US have taken an ax to decades of old alliances -voices with Russia, China and Noord -Korea about UN resolutions about Ukraine.
The president also used an uncomfortable encounter with Emmanuel Macron in Washington to suggest that Europe will offer safety in Ukraine if he concludes a peace agreement with Moscow, three years after the full invasion of Putin.
Mr. Trump launched a new Jibe from another former ally and called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 'Governor' in a reference to his claim that the country should become an American state.
In another disturbing sign for Sir Keir, Mr. Trump repeated his intention to impose 'mutual' rates on VAT – even if it is a sales tax instead of being only on input.
However, there was a spark of hope because America and Ukraine seem to close a deal to develop rare earth minerals. Proponents say that the US could encourage to defend the sovereignty of KYIV.
Keir Starmer (depicted on a Ukraine reception in Downing Street last night) is collecting his cabinet today, while scraping himself for a crucial journey to meet Donald Trump and try to repair Western tires
Mr. Trump used an uncomfortable encounter with Emmanuel Macron in Washington to suggest that Europe in Ukraine will offer safety if he concludes a peace agreement with Moscow
Sir Keir is expected to have a phone call with Mr. Macron to get tips on how to deal with Mr. Trump for his own turn in the Oval Office on Thursday.
The European alarm has been imposed on the American direction since Mr. Trump's telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, one -sided opening of peace talks without involving Ukraine.
The American president has branded a 'dictator' Volodyymyr Zensky, even elections are only suspended while Russia occupied around a fifth of the country.
Last night, the US came to Russia against a European UN resolution in voting to support the territorial integrity of Ukraine and condemning the aggression of Moscow. It was passed on by the General Meeting (UNGA).
A resolution in the US on the UN Security Council was then supported by Russia and China, because it put an end to the conflict but did not contain criticism of Moscow.
After attempts to change the words, the UK and France were abandoned veto.
The British UN ambassador Barbara Woodward warned the council: “If Russia is allowed to win, we will live in a world where power is good, where boundaries can be again drawn with violence, where aggressors think they can act impunity.”
The deputy Foreign Minister Lotte Machon van Denmark emphasized peace negotiations, should not involve anything about Ukraine without Ukraine, nothing about European security without Europe. “
Yesterday, the VK marked the third birthday of the Russian invasion by revealing new sanction packages.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced 107 new names, including 40 'Shadow Fleet' ships and 14 'new Kleptocrats', including the Russian billionaire Roman Trotsenko, as part of the largest sanction package since 2022.
Noord -Korean officials involved in sending troops to fight for Russia, Kyrgyzstan Bank OJSC Keremet and companies in China, Turkey and India that were mentioned to the Russian army were also mentioned.
Boris Johnson sounded optimism this morning about progress on a mineral deal, and said that the US will only benefit if there is a 'free, sovereign and secure Ukraine'.
The former Prime Minister told LBC that Ukrainians 'kept their cool' and 'negotiated very hard' with US President Donald Trump after initially rejected a deal that led to a 'terrible rattel of rhetoric against Ukraine'.
The fears are fed that the prime minister is confronted with mission impossible in the White House after the US have taken an ax to decades of alliances -voices with Russia, China and Noord -Korea about UN resolutions about Ukraine
The American ambassador Dorothy Camille Shea speaks in the UN Security Council. A resolution of the US was supported by Russia and China, because it put an end to the conflict but did not contain a criticism of Moscow
VolodyMyr Zensky has expressed the hope that a deal can be closed with the US to develop the mineral resources of Ukraine
European alarm has been set up in the US since Mr. Trump's Bombshell phone call with Vladimir Putin, one -sided opening of peace talks without involving Ukraine
'I have clearly seen some concepts. I saw the newest today. It contains a number of very good obligations by the US to the freedom, sovereignty and safety of Ukraine … It commits the fund that the Ukraine and the US will set up long -term investments in Ukraine safety. There are good things in it. '
He suggested that the US would not benefit from the deal, unless permanent peace in Ukraine was guaranteed.
'There is no way in which America will get the yield of Ukrainian minerals until there is a free, sovereign and secure Ukraine. That is a huge, massive price, and I think it is worth ahead. '
The deal is about Mr. Trump who “has to show the Wackos that Putin seem to support … that he has something in exchange for American support and long -term American support for Ukraine.”
