Keir Starmer arrived in the White House tonight for his moment of truth with Donald Trump.
The smiling prime minister was greeted by the president outside the famous building in Washington, where the leaders will meet each other for the first time since Mr Trump returned to power.
Sir Keir is confronted with a diplomatic high-wire act, while he appeals to Mr Trump to prevent Vladimir Putin from coming again 'after a hurried Peace deal in Ukraine, and America argues to guarantee the conditions.
He also pitches for Great -Britain to be saved rates when the US attacks the attack on what it claims are unfair trade arrangements with the rest of the world.
Sir Keir is supposed to be armed with an invitation from the king for a state visit to the UK while offering to win the famous unpredictable president.
The prime minister received a boost before the meeting when US officials praised the dedication of the UK to increase the expenditure for defense to 2.5 percent of GDP, and the supply of troops for every Ukraine settlement.
A senior civil servant of Trump said this afternoon: 'We are very happy with the announcement of Prime Minister Starmer to increase the expenses to 2.5 percent of the UK is GDP.
'President Trump continues to encourage our NATO bondmen to raise their expenses to 5 percent to tackle years of under -financing in NATO's defense options.
“We appreciate the leadership of President Starmer, also in his recent discussions that British troops commit to enforce peace once a deal has been reached.”
Eagle -eyes observers, however, also noted that the flag of the Union is flown upside down in the Blair House Residence, where Sir Keir has remained as a guest of the US – traditionally an emergency signal.
And an invitation
Keir Starmer is in Washington for conversations with the US president, with a staggering series of potential flash points to be treated
The smiling prime minister was greeted by the president outside the famous building in Washington
Mr. Trump (photo) did not seem to change the mood last night, and told a cabinet that met the US, would not provide security guarantees 'further than a lot'
Sir Keir with the new ambassador in the American Lord Mandelson in the British embassy earlier today
Mr. Trump did not seem to turn into a vote last night to change course about security guarantees, and told a cabinet that met the US, would not give them 'outside'. He said, “We're going to let Europe do that.”
The supreme commander suggested that Ukraine could 'forget' to join NATO and to blame the alliance for the invasion of Russia. “That is probably the reason that it all started,” he said.
Mr. Trump also stated that 25 percent rates will be imposed on the EU that he said to 'fuck' the US. Great -Britain is currently confronted with rates for the export of steel and the threat of 'mutual' rates to compensate for VAT – although this is a general sales tax instead of an indictment for input.
Sir Keir spoke with reporters on his way to Washington last night and confirmed that he is ready to send thousands of British troops to keep peace in Ukraine when Mr. 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.”
'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 persuade President Trump not 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 Volodyymyr Zensky visits Washington tomorrow to discuss which security guarantees the US are willing to offer in exchange for part of valuable rare minerals.
Of all three leaders, they are expected to assess the progress at an emergency summit at European safety in London on Sunday.
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.
Sir Keir has appealed to Mr Trump to stop Vladimir Putin (shown) 'Coming Again' after a hurried peace agreement, the argument that America should help to guarantee the conditions
The diplomatic push started with a visit from Emmanuel Macron to the White House on Monday and will continue when President Volodyymyr Zensky (is depicted in Dublin today) Washington visits tomorrow
Yesterday, Sir Keir 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.
During a reception attended by Sir Keir last night, the new ambassador in the US Lord Mandelson praised Mr. Trump as a “very consistent president.”
De Peer said it was a “very important moment for our lives, between our two countries and indeed for all freedom -loving democracies in the world.”
In the meantime, Foreign Minister David Lammy has admitted that there will be 'no deal' to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius – and then to pay to bring the military base back to Diego Garcia – unless Mr Trump agrees.
In anticipation of Sir Keir's conversations with Mr. Trump, a cabinet minister suggested that the prime minister would not be 'control control'.
In a clear sweeping with Mr Macron – who tried to correct Mr Trump about the financing of Ukraine during his own visit to Washington DC this week – said environmental secretary Steve that Sir Keir did not have to be 'performance'.
He told reporters during a lunch event in Westminster: 'I don't think it is for the prime minister for every visit to check facts, as you put it, his host – wherever that could be.
'It is up to the British Prime Minister to argue for the interests of the UK in a way that most likely secures the results we want. That is the approach that the prime minister will follow.
“It is not performance, it is extremely serious about achieving the results we need, whether it would be about trade, about security or about other issues that can appear during those kinds of meetings.”
