Trump and Starmer meet in Scotland to discuss the Middle East and Ukraine
The pair discussed issues such as the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
President Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin 50 days to reach a peace deal with Ukraine off his sanctions, but now, he has changed his plans.
'I'm going to make a new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today,' Mr Trump said during a meeting with Mr Starmer.
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