Ukraine-Russia war latest: Starmer to join crisis summit after Europe’s exclusion from US-Putin peace talks
Sir Keir Starmer is set to join a European crisis summit to face down the threat of Russia after the US barred European leaders from peace talks with Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war.
France is preparing to host the last-minute, informal meeting with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte following comments by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that the continent should form an “army of Europe” as it could not rely on the US for defence.
Sir Keir said: “This is a once-in-a-generation moment for our national security where we engage with the reality of the world today and the threat we face from Russia.”
It comes after Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine revealed Europe will be consulted but will ultimately be excluded by the US during peace talks.
Asked if they would be present, Keith Kellogg said he was from “the school of realism, and that is not going to happen”.
