Vladimir Putin’s top diplomat has indirectly dismissed Keir Starmer’s idea to deploy peacekeeping troops to Ukraine. Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov attacked European leaders who are still supporting Ukraine three years after Putin launched his brutal invasion.

Keir Starmer warns Putin will 'go again' in Ukraine without proper deterrent after Trump talks - The US President has resisted calls to fully commit American troops to peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine

If there is a cease-fire without a backstop, it will simply give him the opportunity to wait and to come again,” Keir Starmer warned on the flight to Washington, D.C.

The prime minister wants to keep everyone happy. He has been loath to criticize Trump, has warmed up Britain’s post-Brexit partnership with the European Union, avowedly backed Kyiv and thawed ties with China. At a time of geopolitical upheaval, he is attempting to squeeze Britain into an impossibly tight Venn diagram.

Keir Starmer led 48 hours of frantic diplomacy designed to salvage hopes of a Ukraine peace deal after last week’s unprecedented White House slanging match shocked the world.

Keir Starmer says he trusts Donald Trump as US president wants lasting peace in UkraineSource: BBC Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky share warm words in Downing Street as they meet just one day after the latter’s feisty clash with Donald Trump.The

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday dismissed calls to cancel the offer of a state visit to U.S. President Donald Trump following his extraordinary row with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.

Keir Starmer has rejected pleas from the SNP to cancel Donald Trump's historic second state visit following his and Zelensky heated exchange at the White House.