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The Guardian
a day ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
Trump ‘disappointed, but not done' with Putin after announcing new Ukraine deal
Update: Date: 2025-07-15T07:31:53.000Z Title: Brexit 'sloppy' but getting 'straightened out' by Starmer, Trump says Content: Trump was also asked about his views on Britain, saying the implementation of Brexit 'has been on the sloppy side, but I think it's getting straightened out.' 'I really like the prime minister a lot, even though he is a liberal,' he said of Keir Starmer. He also said he was 'looking forward' to his state visit in Britain in September, saying his focus was on having great time and showing respect to King Charles III. Trump also said he believed the UK would support the US 'if we had a war,' hailing the special relationship between the two countries. 'I'm not sure that a lot of the other countries would be [fighting for the US], which is unfair, because we pay far more than anybody else.' He ends by saying he wants America to be a 'great country, and it was a dead country one year ago,' and that's it. Update: Date: 2025-07-15T07:31:08.000Z Title: 'Disappointed in him, but not done with him', Trump says of Putin as he offers his backing to Nato Content: On Putin, Trump said he thought he had a deal with him on Ukraine 'four times.' 'I'm disappointed in him, but I'm not done with him, but I'm disappointed in him. We had a deal done four times and then you go home and you see just attacked a nursing home in Kyiv. And so what the hell was that all about?' Asked if he trusted him, he said: I trust almost nobody, to be honest with you. Trump also said he strongly supported Nato, saying that 'Nato is now becoming the opposite of' being obsolete, as he once said. He added it was 'very unfair because the United States paid for almost 100% of it, but now they are paying their own bills.' Asked if he believes in Nato's fundamental Article 5 on collective defence, he said: Yeah, I think collective defence is fine. Trump also spoke on how his relationship with European leaders changed over the years, saying 'it's maybe not all luck; it's like when you do it twice, it's a big difference.' 'Over the years, they've gotten to know me. This is not an easy crowd to break into. You understand, these are smart people heading up very, very successful generally, countries, you know, they're all Germany and France, Spain and, you know, big countries. And you know, I've gotten to know them, and I think they've come to respect my, respect me and my decision making.' Update: Date: 2025-07-15T07:30:44.000Z Title: 'Like to think about it as little as possible,' Trump tells BBC of assassination attempt last year Content: Trump spoke last night with the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue in a longer phone interview, just broadcast on BBC Radio 4. They just played the entire interview on air, so let me bring you the key quotes. Asked about last year's assassination attempt, he said: Well, I like to think about it as little as possible. Asked about his first reaction to the attack, he said: 'We had 55,000 people, and it was dead silence. And so, you know, I assumed that they expected the worst, yes, and so I had to let them know I was okay, which is what I did.' Update: Date: 2025-07-15T07:27:41.000Z Title: Morning opening: 'Disappointed, but not done' Content: US president Donald Trump said he was 'disappointed, but not done' with Russian president Vladimir Putin, hours after he announced a military deal with Nato countries to arm Ukraine. His announcement, alongside Nato secretary general Mark Rutte, was rather short on detail, but marked an important change in tone from Washington. But Moscow does not seem to be particularly impressed, with former Russian president and prime minister Dmitry Medvedev saying it simply 'didn't care' about his threats on arms or sanctions. 'Trump issued a theatrical ultimatum to the Kremlin. The world shuddered, expecting the consequences,' Medvedev wrote on X. He added: Belligerent Europe was disappointed. Russia didn't care. We should hear more European reactions throughout the day as EU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels for more talks on Ukraine, the Middle East, and other issues. I will bring you all the latest. It's Tuesday, 15 July 2025, it's Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live. Good morning.
Irish Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Irish Times
September dates for Donald Trump's UK state visit confirmed
US president Donald Trump will travel to Britain for an unprecedented second full state visit from September 17th to 19th, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Mr Trump and his wife Melania will be hosted by King Charles at a full state banquet at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, about 25 miles (40km) west of London; Buckingham Palace, which usually hosts British state banquets, is undergoing renovation works. It appears that, unlike French president Emmanuel Macron, who had a full state visit to Britain last week, the US president may not be afforded the opportunity to give an address to the joint houses of parliament in Westminster during his three-day visit. Mr Trump's visit begins the day after the UK parliament breaks for recess for the political party conference season. This may be designed to avoid a potentially embarrassing situation for Britain's prime minister, Keir Starmer , who had feared a boycott of such as address by Mr Trump by some of his Labour MPs. Last week, 15 government MPs, including left-leaning rebels Diane Abbott and Nadia Whittome, were among 20 to sign a motion calling on House of Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle to deny Mr Trump an address to parliament in Westminster. Former US president Barack Obama addressed both houses during his state visit in 2011. If he was keen to emulate his Democrat predecessor, Mr Trump could in theory still request to give an address. That would potentially force Mr Starmer into recalling parliament or delaying recess. But it appears unlikely such a request would be made following back-room diplomatic machinations between the UK and US. Mr Trump previously made a state visit to Britain in 2019, when he infamously breached royal protocol by walking in front of the late queen Elizabeth on a royal lawn. No elected politician before Mr Trump has ever been asked back for a second state visit. Mr Starmer, however, theatrically produced an invite from the king from his inside pocket in the Oval Room, during the UK prime minister's trip to see the US president at the White House in Washington in February. Mr Starmer has courted Mr Trump assiduously since last year, hoping to maintain Britain's much-valued 'special relationship' with the US. The US president is also expected to come to Britain next month on a more informal visit. He will travel to Scotland to visit his two privately owned golf courses there: Turnberry in Ayrshire and the Trump International Scotland in Aberdeenshire that officially opens in August. Mr Trump is not expected to meet King Charles during his golfing visit next month. However, The Irish Times understands that he may stay at Balmoral Castle, which is barely an hour's drive from his Aberdeenshire course.
Sky News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News
Palace confirms dates of Trump's state visit - as King and Queen to host him at Windsor Castle
The dates for Donald Trump's state visit to the UK have been announced, with the US president due to be welcomed by the King from 17 to 19 September. Buckingham Palace also confirmed that President Trump and first lady Melania will be hosted by the King and Queen at Windsor Castle. It was expected that the three-day state visit would take place in September after Mr Trump let slip earlier in April that he believed that was when his second "fest" was being planned for. Windsor was also anticipated to be the location after the US president told reporters in the Oval Office that the letter from the King said Windsor would be the setting. Refurbishment works at Buckingham Palace also meant that Windsor was used last week for President Macron's visit. This will be Mr Trump's second state visit to the UK, an unprecedented gesture towards an American leader, having previously been invited to Buckingham Palace in 2019. He has also been to Windsor Castle before, in 2018, but despite the considerable military pageantry of the day, and some confusion around inspecting the guard, it was simply for tea with Queen Elizabeth II. Further details of what will happen during the three-day visit in September will be announced in due course. On Friday, Sky News revealed it is now unlikely that the US president will address parliament, usually an honour given to visiting heads of state as part of their visit. Some MPs had raised significant concerns about him being given the privilege. But the House of Commons will not be sitting at the time of Mr Trump's visit as it will rise for party conference season on the 16 September, meaning the president will not be able to speak in parliament as French President Emmanuel Macron did during his state visit this week. However, the House of Lords will be sitting. 2:36 In February this year, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer presented the US president with the letter from the King inviting him to visit during a meeting at the White House. After reading it, Mr Trump said it was a "great, great honour", adding "and that says at Windsor - that's really something". In the letter, the King suggested they might meet at Balmoral or Dumfries House in Scotland first before the much grander state visit. However, it is understood that, although all options were explored, complexities in both the King and Mr Trump's diaries meant it wasn't possible. This week, it emerged that Police Scotland are planning for a summer visit from the US president, which is likely to see him visit one or both of his golf clubs in Aberdeenshire and Ayrshire, and require substantial policing resources and probably units to be called in from elsewhere in the UK. Precedent for second-term US presidents, who have already made a state visit, is usually tea or lunch with the monarch at Windsor Castle, as was the case for George W Bush and Barack Obama.
The Independent
16-06-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Starmer and Trump to hold ‘one-on-one' talks at G7 in push to wrap up trade deal
Sir Keir Starmer has said he will meet US President Donald Trump for 'one-on-one' talks at a major global summit in a push to get the US-UK trade deal over the finish line. The Prime Minister said he expected the economic pact to be completed 'very soon' ahead of a meeting with Mr Trump at the G7 conference in Canada. Britain's long-coveted free trade deal with Washington was agreed upon last month but is yet to be implemented, with both sides yet to take the necessary steps to reduce tariffs. Asked whether he would be able to finalise the deal as he crosses paths with Mr Trump at the international leaders' summit in Kananaskis, Sir Keir said: 'I'm very pleased that we made that trade deal, and we're in the final stages now of implementation, and I expect that to be completed very soon.' Amid speculation that the two leaders will carve out time for a bilateral meeting between G7 plenary sessions, Sir Keir said: 'I'll be having a one-on-one with him. 'I think I'm seeing him on a number of occasions today because we're in all of the sessions together, so I'll be having a lot of conversations with President Trump.' He added: 'We will be talking about our trade deal… because that really matters for the vital sectors that are safeguarded under our deal, and we've got to implement that.' The Prime Minister is walking a diplomatic tightrope as he seeks to strengthen ties with Canada, the G7 host nation, while keeping the US president, who has repeatedly threatened to annex the country, on side. On Sunday, Downing Street confirmed efforts to revive stalled trade negotiations between London and Ottawa after a bilateral meeting between Sir Keir and Mark Carney. In warm words at the top of the talks, the UK leader challenged Mr Trump's call for Canada to become a '51st state', speaking of the importance of Britain's relationship with the country as 'independent, democratic sovereign countries'. In recent months, the UK has held a series of engagements aimed at securing a reduction in the tariffs Mr Trump imposed on Britain and the rest of the world on April 2. Along with 10% tariffs on all British goods, the president imposed 25% levies on cars and steel. He later increased the tariff on steel to 50%, but gave the UK a reprieve, keeping its rate at 25% until at least July 9. Under the broad terms of last month's agreement, the US will implement quotas that will effectively eliminate the tariff on British steel and reduce the tariff on UK vehicles to 10%. The White House has also voiced concerns about plans to build a Chinese embassy near London's financial centres, with reports suggesting the issue has been raised in trade talks. The redevelopment proposals for the former site of the Royal Mint were called in last year, and ministers will now have the final say on whether the project goes ahead. On his way to the G7, Sir Keir was asked by reporters whether he was confident the matter would not undermine efforts to complete the trade deal, and whether US objections would be taken into consideration in the Government's decision-making. He said: 'We will act in our own national interest at all times on any issue including in relation to the embassy. 'We will carefully balance what is in our national interest in any decision that we take.' Sir Keir faces a busy week of diplomacy as leaders from the world's major economies descend on a luxury mountain lodge in the Rockies amid spiralling conflict in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine. As well as heads of government from Canada, the US, France, Italy, Japan, Germany and Britain, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is also expected to attend the conference. The Prime Minister told reporters he had a 'good relationship' with the US president, which is 'important' at a time of heightened global instability. 'I've been saying, for probably the best part of six months now, we're in a new era of defence and security, a new era for trade and the economy,' he said. 'And I think it's really important for Britain to play a leading part in that, and that's what I'll be doing at the G7, talking to all of our partners in a constructive way. 'And I'm very pleased that I have developed good relations with all the G7 leaders.'
CBS News
11-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Transcript: U.K. Ambassador Peter Mandelson on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 11, 2025
The following is the transcript of an interview with Peter Mandelson, United Kingdom's Ambassador to the United States, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 11, 2025. ED O'KEEFE: We're delighted to turn now to the United Kingdom's Ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, who's here making his Face the Nation debut. Ambassador, thank you for being here. AMB. PETER MANDELSON: It's great to be here, and Happy Mother's Day to all those moms out there. ED O'KEEFE: Indeed, to all of them, wherever they are. I wanted to start with the fact that the United States and the United Kingdom have now announced a framework, a framework for a trade deal that covers all sorts of things, steel, aluminum, cars, beef. You're scrapping a 20 percent tariff on U.S. beef, you're raising a quota on its imports. Do you have any sense of how soon this deal is going to be finalized, and do you trust that the United States is going to hold up its end of the bargain? AMB. MANDELSON: Oh, yes, we regard it as finalized. A deal is a deal, and I have absolutely no doubt that the President and his colleagues, Secretary Lutnick and USTR Jamieson Greer, having said they would do a deal, have been true to their word. They delivered this deal, and I have absolute confidence that they'll see it through. And it reflects the confid- the sort of amazing, confident relationship between our two countries, and the cordial relationship personally between the president and the prime minister and now we can build on it. I mean, we can look at- look to other trade barriers that we can bring down so as to create more jobs in the United States, and also something very close to my heart, I want to see us build a close U.S.-U.K. technology partnership. To invest, to build future industries in both our countries, which are science based and driven by technology. That would be a great gain-- ED O'KEEFE: --and it's not part of this deal-- AMB. MANDELSON: -- oh yes- ED O'KEEFE: –So it requires another round. AMB. MANDELSON: No, no, it's- it's featured in the deal, but it requires now work right to design it. ED O'KEEFE: My read in the British press, I'm going to pin this on the British press, is that you've accepted a worse deal than the U.K. had before just to get out from the shadow of the tariff threat. Is it that you guys perhaps rushed to be first before all other countries? AMB. MANDELSON: I don't- I don't- literally don't understand the logic of that. The fact is that- ED O'KEEFE: --Well, you're paying more tariff than you were before, right? That's part of it. AMB. MANDELSON: Well, in some cases, but in other cases, we're not. I mean, in some cases, we're down to zero. So- and in other cases, for example, in autos, we've got absolutely secure quotas for exports to the United States. So it's a good deal, and I'm very pleased that we've achieved it, but now we have to build on it. ED O'KEEFE: The other tariff thing that came up this week that has the potential to adversely affect the British economy is the idea of a 100 percent tariff on any movies produced outside the United States. Have you discussed that year with the administration? Do you have any sense of how that could adversely affect the British film industry? AMB. MANDELSON: Well, we touched on it, but this is American film production taking place in Britain, and we want to protect the American film industry and tariffs, if you can put a tariff on a film, is not going to do that. But whether it be in respect of films or pharmaceuticals that may be coming down the track towards us, we have an agreement in this deal that British interests will be protected alongside those of the United States. ED O'KEEFE: I want to turn to Russia and Ukraine, because that was a great focus of your Prime Minister this weekend. He said, after the announcement of the proposed ceasefire this weekend, that if Putin, quote, "is serious about peace, he has a chance to show it," but he's basically ignored the ceasefire proposal and is now once again, calling for one-on-one talks. Do you- is the assessment of your government that Russia is at all serious about this? AMB. MANDELSON: Look at face value it's constructive that he's offered direct talks for Putin with- with the Ukrainians. But then when you look at the small print, you see what he- you see that he wants these talks so as to call into question the very existence of Ukraine as a free, democratic and sovereign nation. And in the meantime, overnight, this weekend, we've had Russian munitions and drones raining down on Ukraine and killing Ukrainian people. It doesn't seem serious to us, and we're very glad that the Ukrainians have embraced this ceasefire, as the President asked them to do. But the truth is that it looks as if President Putin is engaging in brinkmanship with President Trump, and certainly, as far as we're concerned in Britain, we only want one president to prevail in this standoff, and that's President Trump, not President Putin, and that may require, therefore, additional pressure being mounted on Russia in order to bring them to the negotiating table. ED O'KEEFE: And I'm curious, you've been around the president in recent days. He's been clearly charmed by you, and you've been talking to the administration about a host of things. Is it your sense that he and his administration has, in essence, turned the corner on the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the last few weeks, siding more now, clearly with Ukraine? AMB. MANDELSON: I think we are at a defining moment in this conflict, this war between- that Russia has launched on Ukraine. And that's why I think that the administration now needs to consider how it's going to pursue its goal of peace. That goal can only be realized if Russia, Putin matches what Zelensky and Ukrainians have offered, which is a 30-day ceasefire during which proper negotiations can take place. That's what we need to see. ED O'KEEFE: Does the United States need to pass a new round of sanctions against Russia if they don't follow through in the next few days? AMB. MANDELSON: Well, Senator Lindsey Graham has a bill– ED O'KEEFE: He does, yes. AMB. MANDELSON: –with his colleagues up on the- on the Hill, and I think the administration will want to judge the timeliness, appropriateness of backing that bill. ED O'KEEFE: All right. Ambassador Peter Mandelson, thank you so much for stopping by. Don't be a stranger. Come again. AMB. MANDELSON: I'd love to. ED O'KEEFE: All right, thank you. We'll be back in a moment. Stay with us.
