UK to Lead ‘Coalition of Willing’ on Ukraine War: Starmer

European leaders sought to assemble what Britain called a “coalition of the willing” to secure Ukraine after any US-brokered ceasefire, as they gathered in London to coordinate defense spending hikes amid concerns of an American pullback.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who hosted the emergency security summit on Sunday, said Britain and France and “one or two others” would work with Ukraine on a “plan to stop the fighting.” The summit came after a week of frantic diplomacy marked by a disastrous Oval Office clash between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy over the prospects of a ceasefire with Russia without American security guarantees.

“We are at a crossroads in history today,” Starmer told reporters after the meeting with leaders of more than a dozen US allies, including Zelenskiy. “This is not a moment for more talk. It’s time to act. Time to step up and lead and unite around a new plan for a just and enduring peace.”

The British prime minister, along with others including France’s Emmanuel Macron, have been working the phones since the bust-up at the White House raised the risk of a sudden halt in American support for a war that has raged for more than three years. Starmer spoke with both Macron and Trump after hosting Zelenskiy in Downing Street on Saturday, describing the conversations as a “step in the right direction.”

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[wyliamulayye]

Is this Starmer's practical joke?

[CraigEvans-hgdb]

How about a deal to defend your own boarder

[retiredafce]

The UK was our ally but it seems that they chose war over peace.
We will never forget what you did to the American people.

[ThomasGardiner-yz]

Get this lot out of office asap vite reform

[ruthbarron]

“READY TO DEFEND A SEAL IN UKRAINE”. Nothing plus nothing leaves nothing, you gotta have something if you want to be with….

[ChrisoKyriacou]

This guy should be removed as englands prime minister. He’s going to ruin you all

[Satendra-gvrp]

UK PM and his party have gone nuts. They should worry about UK becoming Islamist

[NS-mzgq]

I hope that the parents of the young men you want to send to a stupid war go to the parliament and your king and tell them to send their sons.Trump is doing a smart thing and staying out of a stupid decision

[ronniepace]

Sausages and a coalition of the shilling

[Iwasreportedyoudidntwin]

LOL 😂 need to defend against sharia law in your own country

[mursalimsalim]

Its clear that stammer want the war countinu without endless....

[อุบสทว์ตอแหลง]

❤ไม่ใช่ตัวตน. เรา. น.ส.ทิพวดี สมทิพน์..ห้ามมารุ้จัก.