
UK, France Agree To Work With Ukraine On Ceasefire Plan
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he looks to use the collapse of peace talks to re-engage with Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and France's Emmanuel Macron.
LONDON (AP) — Britain, France and Ukraine have agreed to work on a ceasefire plan to present to the United States, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday as he prepared to host a summit of European leaders.
The summit has been overshadowed by the extraordinary scolding by U.S. President Donald Trump of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday for being ungrateful for U.S. support in Ukraine’s battle against the invasion by Russia.
But Starmer said he’s focused on being a bridge to restore peace talks and use the collapse of talks as an opportunity to re-engage with Trump and Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron rather than “ramp up the rhetoric.”
“We’ve now agreed that the United Kingdom, along with France and possibly one or two others, will work with Ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting, and then we’ll discuss that plan with the United States,” Starmer told the BBC. Starmer and Macron have both spoken to Trump since Friday.
Sunday’s meeting is an important step