UK supports Trump’s push for Ukraine peace but warns ‘won’t trust Putin as far as you can throw him’
UK Labour Leader Keir Starmer warns Trump to distrust Putin and insists any peace must include Ukraine, amid concerns Kyiv is excluded and pressured to cede territory, officials said.
- On August 15, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska to discuss ending the Ukraine war, with Trump announcing the summit this week.
- Warning against trusting President Vladimir Putin, Sir Keir Starmer cautioned that peace 'must be built with Ukraine, not imposed upon it' amid exclusion concerns.
- Concern over territorial swaps surfaced as President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected proposals that would compromise Ukraine’s territorial integrity, and Trump suggested 'some swapping of territories' involving Donetsk.
- On Monday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said talks must include Kyiv to prevent Russian demands for territory seizure.
- The Institute for the Study of War warned Russia will likely violate and weaponise any ceasefire, ensuring Ukraine's full capitulation.
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What could deter Russia from attacking Ukraine in the future? Prior to the planned Trump-Putin meeting on Friday, British Prime Minister Starmer brings in an idea to "achieve a lasting peace".
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has great doubts about Putin's reliability and warns of a forced peace agreement.
As soon as the meeting between Donald Trump and the Russian President is over, the British Prime Minister warns that Putin is not reliable and that no peace agreement should be imposed on Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned US President Donald Trump that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin cannot be trusted.
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