Ukraine, Starmer: “Europeans are working on a plan for peace to present to the USA”

Milan, March 2 (LaPresse) – The United Kingdom, France and other European countries will draw up a plan to stop the fighting in Ukraine and present it to the United States. This was stated by the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, at the final press conference at the end of the London summit on Ukraine, emphasizing that the purpose of today's meeting was to unite the European allies behind this plan. “Our starting point must be to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position,” said Starmer, emphasizing that ”any agreement must be backed by force.” Mr. Starmer indicated 4 points that were agreed upon by the leaders participating in today's summit: “First, we will continue to provide military aid” while the war is ongoing “and to increase economic pressure on Russia to strengthen Ukraine”; “second, we agreed that any lasting peace agreement must guarantee the sovereignty and security of Ukraine, which must be at the table; third, in the event of a peace agreement, we will continue to strengthen Ukraine's defensive capabilities to deter any future invasion; fourth, we will make further efforts to develop a 'coalition of the willing' to defend an agreement in Ukraine and ensure peace”. When asked when he should present the new plan to US President Donald Trump, Starmer did not respond in detail. He said he had spoken to Trump last night but did not provide details about their conversation. “I would not take this step if I did not think it could yield a positive result in terms of ensuring common ground,” he said.