Starmer says Ukraine ceasefire viable because of Trump
Co-chairing a meeting of the 'coalition of the willing' - a European-led effort aimed at securing lasting peace in Ukraine - on Wednesday (13 August), the prime minister said the US president's actions have provided a 'chance' to end the war.
He said: 'For three and a bit years this conflict has been going on and we haven't got anywhere near the prospect of actually a viable solution of bringing it to a ceasefire. And now we do have that chance because of the work that the President has put in.'
The meeting came ahead of high stakes 'one-on-one' talks between Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday (15 August).
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