A good rapport but mixed signals on Ukraine: Takeaways from Keir Starmer’s trip to Washington
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A good rapport but mixed signals on Ukraine: Takeaways from Keir Starmer’s trip to Washington

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer wore a broad smile aboard the plane home from Washington. Starmer’s goals for his trip were to persuade President Donald Trump to provide Ukraine with security guarantees in any peace deal and head off duties on British goods while pursuing a rapport with an unpredictable U.S. leader who is the center-left prime minister’s opposite in temperament and political outlook. Starmer said Trump has made a “historic peace agreement” possible — though he cautioned that it “can’t be peace that rewards the aggressor,” pushing back on Trump’s reluctance to blame Russia for starting the war. Starmer tries to avoid tariffs and seeks a piece of the U.S. AI bonanza On the economy, Trump suggested the U.S. and Britain could soon strike a trade deal where the tariffs he has imposed or threatened on other countries “won’t be necessary.” But he offered no promises, saying only that Starmer tried hard to persuade him. Vance said during the Oval Office meeting that such laws “affect American technology companies and, by extension, American citizens.” Starmer held his ground, saying that “in relation to free speech in the U.K. I’m very proud of our history there.” A charm offensive aided by a royal invitation and Starmer’s accent Starmer’s trump card in his presidential charm offensive was royalty.

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