1. The charming charm of an invitation from King Charles
Trump welcomed the underprivileged people when the British Prime Minister arrived at the White House. There, the US president said the two were “famous” and called US-UK relations “risqué.”
In the opening gambit, the eugenic class wrote a letter from King Charles to invite Trump to visit Britain. “This is an invitation to visit the state for my second visit. It’s really special. This has never happened before. It’s unprecedented,” Starmer said. Trump meditated on Charles: “He is a truly great gentleman.”
In his opening remarks, the priority thanked Trump for enabling peace in Ukraine with signs that the prime minister would limit his criticism of Trump’s sharp diplomatic turn from Europe and his criticism of his previous administration’s support for Ukraine.
“Thank you for changing the conversation and bringing the possibility that we can now get a peace deal,” Starmer said. “And we want to work with you to make sure the peace agreement is lasting and that it will last, it will be a historic deal that no one will reach, and we will work with you to make sure it will definitely happen.”
2. Could priority shift Trump to Ukraine?
Trump’s remarks following the meeting showed that his views may have shifted to an unprecedented state in Ukraine following the meeting with Tapered. He did not repeat his statement that Zelensky was a “dictator.” He respected the Ukrainian leaders, adding that the Ukrainians “fought very bravely… Someone had to use that equipment and they are very brave.”
Trump also appeared to be shifting in his opening remarks when he said on Friday that plans to sign a rare earth mineral trade with Volodymeaselensky “will really take us to that country.” He showed that the presence of American workers in Ukraine provides security assurances to Ukraine because “we work there.”
“In that sense, it’s a very good thing because we have a lot of people working there,” he said. “It’s a backstop. If we’re with a lot of workers and it has to do with other things that our country needs, I think no one will play.”
That is not a security guarantee that Ukrainian, French or British officials believe will support the country’s European peacekeeping forces if they reach a ceasefire agreement. But Trump is the closest to saying that the US would provide a deterrent threat to Russia resuming war if a ceasefire is signed.
3. Good signs for customs and starmes in the Chagos Islands
There were positive indications that Trump would not slap strict tariffs on trade with the UK as Trump praised his lobbying and said that Priority “earned anything hell they paid him.”
“I think in these two great friendly countries, you can get a real trade contract that doesn’t require tariffs,” Trump said. “I understand.”
Trump also offered a priority victory, saying he was likely to support a plan to control the strategic Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean over Mauritius, but he leased them to manage strategic air force bases used by the US and the UK.
After the general election led to a change in the government of Mauritius, the proposal to hand over control of the archipelago was plagued by uncertainty. On the eve of the summit, David Lammy admitted that Trump had an effective veto over the contract, saying, “If President Trump doesn’t like the contract, the deal won’t move forward.”
“We’re going to have some discussion about it soon, and I feel it’s going to work very well,” Trump said. “They are talking about very long-term, strong leases, very strong leases, about 140 years. In fact, it’s a long time and I think we tend to go with your country. You have to give us details, but it doesn’t sound bad.”
4. Keir Starmer is attractive not in his heart but in Trump’s checkbook
The important pledge the star made on his way to Washington is to raise defence spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027 and to 3% by 2035. He calls it “the biggest increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War.”
That solid commitment is seen as a temptation to persuade Trump to provide a “backstop” to European security guarantees in Ukraine, which will restrain Russia from breaking a potential ceasefire. “The security guarantees must be sufficient to block Putin,” the star told reporters on his plane on his way to Washington.
However, in his remarks at the UK ambassador’s residence on Thursday, Starme and his US ambassador Peter Mandelson also focused on the economic ties and opportunities for investments that exist between the UK and the US. “We are determined to help innovators thrive in the UK, so my message is to work with you, we want to welcome you to the UK, we want a new partnership.
Ultimately, the priority needs to convince Trump that his support for Ukraine and NATO is substantial, and he asserts his position as a winner’s deal rather than an obligation or obligation that the previous leaders believed in global security.
5. Starme’s tightrope walk
Earlier this week, Macron led the way in Macron’s visit by fixing Trump by saying that Europe mainly gave financial support to Ukraine and that he hadn’t given much assistance in the form of loans.
“We wanted to have a bit of what European countries had,” Trump said of his decision to demand that Ukraine repay the US for IT assistance. “They get their money back by giving them money. We don’t get their money back.”
“We don’t get everything we do. We’ve given them a fair amount of talent for ours. We had some loans, but mostly it was actually talented,” Starmer said.
Sturme trumpeted the “special relationship” between the UK and the US in defense and business, but he oversaw a few well-known barbs to current administrative officials, and spoke about the recent “discussion” of Washington, some love and new leaders that others “hate.” (He joked that this was the new ambassador, Peter Mandelson, but oblique mentions to Trump were lost in a few.)
“We share the view that our best days are ahead of us, and it’s not my style that you know, to take out a chainsaw,” Starge said. “But we’re removing red tape and bureaucracy. We’re reforming permissions, building things, reducing barriers to investment and growth. And we’re open for business.”
Like Emmanuel Macron, priority must show the President of the United States that he can stand up to him. It also shows his constituency that he is willing to sacrifice his value to make a deal. Macron walked that tightrope earlier this week, but it didn’t bring about a major award. This is the US’s reversal promise to defend Europe against Russia. Perhaps priority will have better luck with specific offers on defense spending.
6. Volodymyr Zelenskyy needs friends who can talk to Trump
The tension between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Trump is clear. In particular, strong American leaders called Zelensky a “no-election dictator” on subsequent days, as the US signed the rare earth mineral trade that Zelensky first refused to support.
According to a French media report on Thursday, Trump said this week that Macron intervened with Trump to welcome Ukrainian leaders at the White House on Friday, and even tried to cancel talks with Zelensky until Trump persuaded him. If true, it could be an important intervention to prevent the collapse of consultations between the US and Ukraine, as the fate of the country depends on balance.
On Sunday, Starmer will hold a meeting of European leaders, including Zelenskyy. The future of the leader looks uncertain, but he may resort to European leaders such as Macron and Priority to assert his side when his own relationship with Trump remains on the precarious ground.
