{"id":248469,"date":"2025-02-28T03:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T03:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/starmer-was-a-charmer-but-zelenskyy-meeting-is-the-moment-of-truth\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T03:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T03:52:08","slug":"starmer-was-a-charmer-but-zelenskyy-meeting-is-the-moment-of-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/starmer-was-a-charmer-but-zelenskyy-meeting-is-the-moment-of-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer was a charmer – but Zelenskyy meeting is the moment of truth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It feels like “the draft” has come six weeks early – the annual selection meeting in American football.<\/p>\n

For three or four days, teams in the NFL attempt to woo players with the most lucrative contracts.<\/p>\n

In a classic Emmanuel Macron manoeuvre, the French president deployed flattery in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n

Three days later, Sir Keir Starmer the charmer upped the game, whipping out a letter from the King.<\/p>\n

In their determination to entice the key player back onto Europe’s side, their tactical game was top-notch.<\/p>\n

But President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s arrival at the White House is the moment of truth for their charm offensive.<\/p>\n

The Ukrainian leader has stressed the need for security guarantees before signing any agreement.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump seems to be suggesting that a deal on rare earth minerals provides such security.<\/p>\n

“Digging our hearts out,” as he put it, in an economic partnership, would certainly be ground-breaking diplomacy.<\/p>\n

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‘What a beautiful accent’<\/span>
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This week’s flurry in Washington reflects Europe’s concern about Trump’s push to end the war.<\/p>\n

Ten days ago, his apparent concessions to Russia<\/a><\/strong> sounded alarm bells across the Atlantic.<\/p>\n

But his meetings with Macron and Starmer were more amicable than France and the UK dared hope.<\/p>\n

Both fact-checked him in real time when he claimed European aid for Ukraine had been given as a loan.<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong>
As it happened: Trump-Starmer visit<\/a>
Starmer contradicts Vance over free speech claim<\/a>
Read some of Trump’s letter from the King<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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An ‘intense session’ but ‘pretty good outing’<\/span>
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But rather than retaliate, he appeared to have heard their concerns about his U-turn towards Moscow.<\/p>\n

Asked by one journalist if he still thought Zelenskyy was a “dictator”, he replied: “Did I really say that?”<\/p>\n

Don’t underestimate that joke.<\/p>\n

It is the closest Donald J Trump would ever come to a climb-down.<\/p>\n

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The publication of the detail is a pivotal moment in assessing which team he has opted to play for.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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