Written by Andrew MacAskill
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that stepping up support for Ukraine is essential to putting it in the strongest position for peace talks, raising the possibility of a negotiated end to the war. admitted in the clearest terms.
Starmer stressed the importance of continued Western support for Ukraine, saying a Russian victory in Ukraine would threaten Europe’s security, stability and prosperity, especially since it could embolden Russia’s allies. I warned you.
“We must continue to support Ukraine and do what is necessary to help them defend themselves for as long as necessary,” Starmer said in a speech in London’s historic financial district.
“We will put Ukraine in the strongest possible negotiating position and be able to secure conditions for a just and lasting peace that guarantees Ukraine’s security, independence and right to choose its own future.”
Starmer’s comments come as Russia advances at its fastest pace since 2022 and that US President-elect Donald Trump, who is deeply skeptical of US aid to Ukraine, will seek to end the war quickly after taking office on January 20. This promise was made at a critical time in the war. .
Britain has been Ukraine’s most vocal supporter since Russia’s invasion began in 2022, and was the first country to supply the country with more sophisticated weapons, including tanks and long-range cruise missiles.
This was the clearest language Mr Starmer, who was elected prime minister in July, had ever used about a negotiated settlement to the war with Russia, a British government official told Reuters.
In previous comments, Mr Starmer said the war should end by Russia leaving Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders.
Trump’s election has increased pressure on Europe to step up its role in providing arms to Kiev if the United States, its largest private donor, cuts aid.
Mr Starmer said it was “crucial that all European countries take action to protect our common future” as “the future of European freedom is being decided today”.
“Russia is an erratic and increasingly desperate aggressor, mobilizing all its resources, along with North Korean forces and Iranian missiles, to kill and conquer, and to attack the continent as an erratic and increasingly desperate aggressor,” he said. “We are facing near and present danger as an increasingly desperate invader.”
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