Starmer said Europe was at a crossroads in history and must do the heavy lifting to defend itself as world leaders met in London to discuss ways of working together to stop Russia's war in Ukraine.

Starmer addressed business leaders at the residence of the British ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, on Wednesday night after he arrived in Washington. Donald Trump is due to greet Starmer at the White House at around 12.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit the White House on Thursday to try and persuade President Donald Trump to maintain support for Ukraine as officials push to end the war. His visit follows French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron's trip to see the president Monday.

Watch live as President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a joint press conference. Starmer's trip, coming a few days after French President Emmanuel Macron's visit, reflects the mounting concern felt by much of Europe that Trump's aggressive push to find an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine signals his willingness to concede too much to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the plan emerged after talks among the four countries’ leaders following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Oval Office blowout with U.S. President Donald Trump.

European leaders closed ranks Sunday in support of Kyiv at a London summit, where they pledged to spend more on security and assemble a coalition to defend any truce in

Starmer, flanked by Zelenskyy and Macron, said the three of them had agreed to work on a plan to stop the fighting and take it to the U.S., which has discussed brokering a peace deal.

Eighteen allies were gathered to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, an issue that is all the more pressing after US President Donald Trump berated his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in an unprecedented White House blow-up.

Britain and France are working with Ukraine on plans to end the fighting with Russia, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday, as European leaders gathered for crisis talks after a