Keir Starmer will warn Donald Trump today.
The prime minister stands for the greatest diplomatic challenge of his premiership this afternoon when he visits the White House to find President Trump not to leave Ukraine and Europe to Vladimir Putin.
Spring with reporters while traveling to Washington last night, Sir Keir confirmed that he is ready to send thousands of British troops to keep peace in Ukraine when President Trump secures a truce in the three -year -old war.
But he warned that it would be an impossible mission, unless the United States offer a military 'backstop' to British and European forces.
The prime minister said that Putin would inevitably 'come again', unless the West is united in securing the future of Ukraine – possibly depositing the continent at war.
“The reason I say that the backstop is so important is that the security guarantee must be sufficient to make Putin come again,” he said.
“My concern is that if there is a cease -fires without a backstop, it just gives him the chance to wait and come again because his ambition with regard to Ukraine is pretty clear, I think, to see for everyone.”
He added: “I consider how we keep peace in Europe and how we get a lasting peace in Ukraine.”
Sir Keir Starmer confirmed that he is ready to send thousands of British troops to preserve peace in Ukraine
Donald Trump indicated that he was not interested in signing a large American military initiative to keep peace in Ukraine
'And I am absolutely convinced that we need a permanent peace, not stopping -the fires, and to happen we need safety guarantees.
'Exactly what that puts down, what that looks like, is clearly a subject of intense discussion.
“We will play our role and I have been clear that we need a kind of backstop of the US.”
The prime minister's visit to the White House today is part of a hectic European effort to convince from President Trump not to change side and to leave Ukraine and Europe.
The diplomatic push started with a visit from Emmanuel Macron to the White House on Monday and will continue when President Zensky visits Tomorrow to Washington to discuss which security guarantees the US is willing to offer in exchange for part of the valuable rare minerals of the UK.
Of all three leaders, they are expected to assess the progress at an emergency summit at European safety in London on Sunday.
But the size of the challenge was underlined last night when President Trump indicated that he was not interested in providing a large American military initiative to keep peace in Ukraine.
Speaking while Sir Keir was still in the air about the Atlantic Ocean, Mr. Trump said: 'I'm not going to give many security guarantees.
'We will let Europe do that because we are talking about Europe as the neighbor.
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenksy broke a cautious note after President Trump said that his country could “forget” to become a member of NATO
'But we will ensure that everything goes well and as you know, we will really work with Ukraine in terms of rare earth. We need a lot of rare earth. They have great rare earth. '
President Zensky also made a cautious note after Mr Trump said that his country could “forget” his country to join NATO.
The Ukrainian president said that the proposed deal can be part of future security guarantees for rare minerals, but I want to understand the wider vision. What does Ukraine wait? '
The prime minister is confronted with a diplomatic cord while trying to prevent a president from being opposed whose claim that President Zensky is a 'dictator' and have recently shocked and alarmed Senior Ministers' Dictator and Gaza statements.
Yesterday he explicitly referred to President Zensky as the 'democratically elected' leader of Ukraine.
And Downing Street said he would be Mr Trump to agree that the Ukraine leader must be involved in peace talks about the future of his country.
But government sources acknowledged that he would like to avoid a public row with the president, whose return to the White House increased the post -war world order last month.
On Tuesday he announced dramatic plans to distract billions of pounds from the auxiliary budget to the army to help place President Trump, who told NATO countries that they are needed to en masse the defense expenditure if they want American military support.
President Trump gives comments during a cabinet meeting in the White House on Wednesday
Today he is expected to play for the affection of Mr Trump for the royal family by offering him the honor of another state visit later this year.
Sir Keir stated last night that he 'trusts' President Trump and said that there was 'no problem between us' in wanting peace for Ukraine.
“The president is clearly dedicated to NATO, clearly dedicated to the special relationship,” he said. “He wants peace in Ukraine, we all want peace in Ukraine, not at least the Ukrainians.”
Last night he insisted that he understood the 'gravity' of committing British troops to serve as peacetestists in Ukraine, but said it was in the national interest.
“I want a lasting peace, and I don't think that will happen if there is no effective deterrence to be Putin,” he said, adding, “I understand the severity of the situation, but this is to ensure that we all enjoy peace. It is about safety and defense, not only from Ukraine and Europe, but also our own safety and defense. '
The prime minister said that the public should be 'reassured' by his decision to increase the defense expenditure to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027, and added: “What we do is to guarantee their safety, their safety and defense of our country.”
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday claimed that Great -Britain and France were warming up the conflict 'conflict' by offering to send peace groups.
President Trump with Queen Elizabeth II and inspects the guard of honor in Windsor Castle in 2018
The Prince of Wales shakes hands with President Trump in Paris last year
But Sir Keir beat the claim angry and said: “There is one aggressor here and that is Russia, in clear violation of the UN charter. Russia can end this conflict tomorrow by withdrawing and stopping their aggression.
'All discussion that follows, about conversations, about security guarantees, must be seen in that context. They are the aggressor. They have invaded and occupied a sovereign country in Europe, and they bear full responsibility for the conflict. '
The prime minister will also use today's visit to encourage President Trump to save the UK from swinging rates for export.
Last night he argued that the trade relationship between the two countries was 'quite balanced in terms of surplus and shortage'.
Downing Street said that he would also insist on closer cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence, including cooperation on 'Moonshot' projects such as finding a cure for cancer.
Prior to the visit, the prime minister said that there were enormous opportunities for us to deepen our special relationship, to offer growth and safety and improve the lives of working people in both large countries. “
