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Starmer says UK and France will work with Kyiv on peace plan for Washington

2 March, 2025 Sunday
11:45

After talks with Zelenskyy and Macron, Starmer revealed that the UK, alongside France and potentially other nations, will join Kyiv in efforts to end the war

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He shared that this peace plan will be presented to the United States. “I believe we’ve taken a step in the right direction,” Starmer told Laura Kuenssberg on BBC.

Starmer also outlined three key elements for lasting peace:

  1. A "strong Ukraine" that can continue fighting if necessary and be in a strong position to negotiate.
  2. A European component with security guarantees.
  3. A US backstop.

He emphasized that "all three" of these must be in place.

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